Compact Taurus TX22 at 2023 SHOT Show.
Posted on 02/04/2023 3:39:39 AM PST by marktwain
Taurus has shown a compact version of its popular TX22 pistol at the 2023 Shot Show in Las Vegas. The pistol is .34 inches shorter with a half-inch shorter barrel, at 3.6 inches compared to the standard version, which has a 4.1 in barrel, or the TX22 competition, with a 5.25-inch barrel.
The compact version is 6.7 inches in length and 4.9 inches tall, with a slightly reduced magazine capacity of 13 rounds instead of 16 rounds. It is .54 inches shorter from top to bottom of the grip compared to the original TX22.
The Taurus website says it has a barrel twist rate is 1 in 10 instead of the more common 1 in 16. Consultation with Taurus representatives at the SHOT Show confirms this is not a typo. The rate of twist was deliberately changed to increase the back pressure to make function of the pistol more reliable. An ancillary purpose is to increase the stability of heavier bullets. In this correspondent’s estimation, a 1 in 10 twist should stabilize the 60-grain bullets made by Aguila. Those cartridges are made to be quiet, and the heavy bullet for caliber should penetrate well.
The weight has been reduced to 16.5 ounces from 17.3. The compact version fit my hand well. The slide has lightning cuts, presumably to accommodate the weight of the optic. An option to bundle a Riton optic with the pistol is said to be available for an extra $70 for the compact version. It seems a pretty good discount from purchasing the optic separately. The Riton optic appears to be the 3 Tactix MPRD2. Small optics on pistols are an excellent option for those with aging eyes. The optics take a little getting used to, but can deliver fast and accurate shots on target.
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Compact Taurus TX22 at 2023 SHOT Show.
In before the Taurus haters club shows up.
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I love my TX-22, first Taurus I ever owned based on so many recommendations.
Feels like a full size striker-fired pistol in your hand, but half the weight and negligible recoil. This makes it a perfect training pistol to save money over center-fire ammo, and also a perfect pistol for breaking in newbies. Everything handles like a Glock etc, but without the recoil.
I need to take some of my Aguila SSS 60 grain to the range at test it in my TX.
This ammo keyholes out of my Ruger Standard Model 22 pistol.
Bingo. An excellent training tool.
Put a can on it and then things get REALLY fun.
I tested some old 60 grain Aguila SSS the other day.
Results were poor out of a Rossi RS22, because of the twist issue, bullets were not stabilized, and were keyholeing at only 15 yards. I recall other rifles had better stability out to 25 yards, but atmospheric conditions can make a difference. Probably 30 degrees and 10 years difference between the tests.
I tried the Kel-Tec P17 at 15 yards. The keyholing was reduced, but bullets were still unstable. Still, with the pistol, a two inch group from a rest (slide held shut by off hand, through a suppressor). Velocity average of five shots, 758 fps, reasonably consistent. Some cases were difficult to eject with manual slide retraction. Holding the slide shut stung the off hand. The P17 has a 1-14 twist.
Velocity of 10 shots from Rossi, not very consistent, from 692 fps to 927 fps, though a suppressor. One case was split. Average of 884 fps.
This lot of SSS is one of the first ones out commercially. I believe I still had an FFL when I purchased them. Maybe 2005?
I wonder how it would work with Aguila's "Super Colibri" at 20 grains.? You would think the increase in back pressure would be good for that round, but the twist, I don't know.....
I want one.
They are tremendous fun to shoot through the TX22 with a suppressor, manually operating the action.
Good accuracy to 10 yards, and so quiet, birds at that range hear the little pellet passing by, but don't know what to make of it.
It can be challenging when you have to stalk small birds to within 10 yards with a pistol.
The same results can be had with pre-charged air pistols. There are some excellent ones out there for $250 on up...
SIG P322 is the same price and holds 20 rounds.
Taurus? lol
Nice. I bought a Taurus .38 snubbing last year and love it. I can’t vouch for their semi-autos, however.
True, but the article speaks of an increase in back pressure, and I was thinking just maybe that would be enough to operate the slide.....maybe.
Good morning. I am not familiar with the term "keyholes". What does it mean? Thnanks.
It might be done with the Super Colibri cartridges, but I doubt it. There is so little energy there to work with.
My Taurus will occasionally eject a quiet .22 case, with a suppressor mounted.
I bought a fast-twist barrel for my Ruger 10-22 just so I could use the 60 grain Aguila out of it. It came threaded with a nearly invisible thread protector on the muzzle. Great suburban varmint setup.
When I told my son I bought a Taurus, he said, What happened, you lose a bet.?? :)
Keyholing refers to the non-circular holes in paper targets.
Instead, there are irregular slots in the paper from rounds hitting sideways.
The 22LR 60 grain slugs are very long, so when they are flying sideways when they hit your paper target the “keyholing” is pronounced.
[Not that anyone should be eager to be hit by a 60gr slug going sideways at 900+ fps. It will still be “minute of man” at 50 yards.
TAURUS TX22 VS GLOCK 44 - HEAD TO HEAD COMPARISON!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzXibWgoggg&ab_channel=TheGunCollective
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