Posted on 01/20/2013 5:26:35 AM PST by Jed Eckert
I first saw the USFA ZiP .22 on USFAs website and it immediately caught my attention. Why? Well, for starters it is uniquevery unique. It captures the imagination, finding something truly new in firearms development is a bit of a rarity. John Browning and Paul Mauser can still say that most firearms are mere modifications of designs they pioneered 100 years ago. So on that merit alone, I wanted to check out this pistol.
Secondly, being mainly polymer and uber-lightweight, this gun fills a niche for the survival crowd. It would fit easily in a backpack, truck or tackle box, and could be carried as an emergency survival gun without any undue weight.
Finally, it is versatile. It takes Ruger 10/22 magazines (I mean, who already doesnt own a 10/22 and a plethora of mags?), and with the Ruger 25-round mags, it makes this pistol one of the few handguns on the market with a 25-round capability. In light of the recent fervor coming from the gun-grabbers in Washington, owning multiple guns that take the same high-cap mags might not be such a bad idea. This gun can also be converted into a rifle, and can be used in conjunction with other firearms with a standard 1913 Railall NFA rules do apply, of course.
So I literally begged Douglas Donnelly, USFA CEO and inventor of ZiP, for a test sample before the masses could get their hands on it at SHOT Show. He came through, so here is my brief review.
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Kel-Tec P-32: MSRP- $ 318.00, 6 round mag + 1
The ZiP.22 L.R. :MSRP- $199.99 10 or 25 round mag + 1
And of course the rimfire ammo is much less expensive than the centerfire .32 ammo of the Kel-Tec. The Kel-Tec does win on weight though, 6.6 oz vs 15.5 oz
The Intratec TEC-22 was a great concept but reliability sucked. If this latest incarnation based around the 10/22 Ruger magazine proves reliable and accurate I predict it will fly off the shelves.
Maybe your TEC-22 is defective. The one my shooting buddy has works PERFECTLY and we shoot it all the time. We haven’t tried the new BX-25 magazines in it yet but if the old RamLine mags function so well there’s no need to assume that the higher quality BX-25 wouldn’t work perfectly too. I predict they’ll be out of business within a year IF they ever even ship ANY in the first place. Time will tell.
Takes .22 mag and holds 30 rounds. I want one.
LMAO!
Well I suppose you wouldn't approve of my new postol caliber carbine then:
Either will do just fine.
I suspect the TEC-22s had a quality control issue. (Dies or molds wearing out in manufacturing process.) In most cases the fussy ones could be tweaked to function reliably with a given brand of mag. The typical problem was the mag would be loose in the receiver and cause feeding issues. Same problem when Armalite quit making the AR-7 and Charter Arms started making it. Many of the Charter Arms version had feeding problems due to sloppy tolerances.
/sarc
Ah yes. The almost mythical PMR-30. They seem to vanish from the dealer's shelves as fast they come in and at $400.00 plus no less. It's on my wish list too along with Kel-Tec's RFB Bullpup Rifle.
Probably. But I think for the home builder or 'guerrilla gunsmith', casting is still more feasible at this time.
Actually, Staples is starting to offer a 3d print service.
The thing that really worries me about this design are the two plungers over the barrel. Especially the re-strike plunger. I’m not so sure I want to put my hand that close to the end of the barrel after a rimfire round has decided not to go bang.
It may “only” be a .22, but I’m pretty sure it will take the tip of my finger clean off if I accidentally cover the muzzle when the round decides to fire.
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