If you already have a TX22 why mess around buying another .22 unless you want more than one.
I have a TX22....never a hiccup. My wife loves shooting it. Great with me.
If the Sig was available before the Taurus I would have checked it out. But now....no.

 

I have a standard TX22 and the Competition and they are fantastic, but plenty of people seem to have mag related problems. I think it’s because of the high capacity mags. I’ve read one range report where the P322 had a 50% FTF/FTE rate. Could this be due to the 20 rd mag? Who knows. I’ll eventually pick up a P322 to go with my TXs and my Beretta Neos.

 

The problems I've experienced with my TX22 are definitely mag related but I only have the stock 16rd mags.

 

Buy a Browning Buckmark or Ruger Mark-whatever if you want a good contemporary .22 that you can pass down to your children. Otherwise, buy a Colt Woodsman or S&W M41....

 

If I didn't already own a TX22, I'd probably be considering a P322. But the TX22 so far has been an awesome little plinker and I don't need another pistol chambered in .22lr. If the P322 had been out when I was shopping, I'd probably have taken one home.

At the same time.. a replacement slide or barrel for the TX22 is relatively inexpensive and as long as the frame is working like it should...the TX22 should be serviceable for many years to come.

If mag capacity is a concern... I have a +9 extension on one of my magazines and the gun has thus far run pretty flawlessly. Any malfunctions I've had have been the ammo.

IMO If you have a TX22 you don't need another .22lr pistol. But if you still want a P322, heck, that's totally your prerogative.

 

Tx competition looks good

 

This will be an interesting comparison once more P322’s start showing up in stores. I live in a capacity limited State, so 10 rounds is all I get in either pistol. I am really loving the TX22, but am curious about the Sig. If it has a nice trigger, and good sights, and is possibly a little heavier than the TX22 I will probably pick one up as well.


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Will that TX competition take the small holosun 507K?

 

Don't know if you should get the P322 since you are happy with the TX22 but IMO there are advantages to the P322 over the TX22.

The P322 has optics cut while the standard TX22 does not.

The P322 comes with much better sights out of the box.

The P322 has more capacity but most will probably find TX22 capacity adequate.

The P322 has a built in magwell.

The P322 has changeable trigger shoes. Early reports are the trigger on the P322 is excellent and improves from out of the box after a few hundered rounds or so are shot through it.

The P322 is made by a company that has reputation for better customer service for those that consider such important.

Some TX22 users are experiencing broken slides as rounds count increases. There are some You Tube videos about this and below is a link to an owners experience on another forum with pictures. The aluminum slide at the very end where the RSA contacts has little material on the standard TX22. Over time the RSA can grind away and cause breakage but the link below also explains another way that the slide can break. While a better RSA may solve the grinding problem it will probable do nothing to the other problem which may not be an issue on every standard TX22. From reports I have read Taurus has been fixing the problem under warranty but some reports say that the owner had to pay shipping to/from Taurus to have the warranty repair done.

TX22 going back for "repair" (replacement slide)

I was shooting my TX22 at IDPA last Sunday (2 nights ago) - yes, the local, unsanctioned matches have all been allowing 22LR for well over a year so that people can keep shooting. IDPA really just needs to add a 22LR division if things don't get any better, ammo-wise. Anyway, halfway through...

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Don't know if you should get the P322 since you are happy with the TX22 but IMO there are advantages to the P322 over the TX22.

The P322 has optics cut while the standard TX22 does not.

The P322 comes with much better sights out of the box.

The P322 has more capacity but most will probably find TX22 capacity adequate.

The P322 has a built in magwell.

The P322 has changeable trigger shoes. Early reports are the trigger on the P322 is excellent and improves from out of the box after a few hundered rounds or so are shot through it.

The P322 is made by a company that has reputation for better customer service for those that consider such important.

Some TX22 users are experiencing broken slides as rounds count increases. There are some You Tube videos about this and below is a link to an owners experience on another forum with pictures. The aluminum slide at the very end where the RSA contacts has little material on the standard TX22. Over time the RSA can grind away and cause breakage but the link below also explains another way that the slide can break. While a better RSA may solve the grinding problem it will probable do nothing to the other problem which may not be an issue on every standard TX22. From reports I have read Taurus has been fixing the problem under warranty but some reports say that the owner had to pay shipping to/from Taurus to have the warranty repair done.

TX22 going back for "repair" (replacement slide)

I was shooting my TX22 at IDPA last Sunday (2 nights ago) - yes, the local, unsanctioned matches have all been allowing 22LR for well over a year so that people can keep shooting. IDPA really just needs to add a 22LR division if things don't get any better, ammo-wise. Anyway, halfway through...

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Those are all very good points, and they are why I’ll probably end up with one or possibly two. If I like the pistol I’ll want one with irons and one with optics, if it will run reliably with the added weight. I like the way the Taurus sort of got around the weight issue by mounting the dot to the barrel in the Competition model.


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No reasons to buy the SIG, when you already got the TX22 which you "love", unless you just got to have the latest and greatest.

 

Lol, seriously? Loving one gun is definitely not a good reason not to buy another one. As mentioned a post or two above, there’s a lot of reasons to like the Sig. I love my P365X, and if the P322 is close enough in size to the P365 that alone would be a reason I’d want one.
Heck, “just because” is as good a reason as any to pick one up.
I think the only rimfire I’ve ever been truly disappointed in is my Glock 44. I’m a Glock guy, but I just can’t find any reasons to like it over any of my other rimfire pistols.


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Tried to finger both but nobody had the Taurus in stock so I bought the Sig P322

 

Nice. There is no doubt it’s a sweet looking pistol. We’ll be waiting for a range report after you take it out to play.


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Does the P322 field strip like most SIG handguns?

 

No, it's a fixed barrel so it is different.

Soli Deo Gloria

 

New review. Guy shooting is highly impressed with the P322 shooting out to 50 yards with the sights and commenting about how much he loved the trigger. Can't wait to try one out myself.

 

The TX22 mags are a source of some failures. Cleaning can eliminate some failures. The TX22 mags are very easy to open. I use a retracted ball point pen to push the locking pin in to unlock the base plate so that I can slide it off and then remove the spring, assist tab, and follower. The only issue is the spring and locking pin will fly across the room if one is not very careful.

How are the Sig P322 mags disassembled to allow thorough cleaning? How easy are they to disassembly and reassembly?

 

They are, indeed, easy to disassemble but a little more difficult to reassemble. The spring wire is very thin gauge so it's easy to accidentally put a little sideways pressure on it when mashing it back in place thus ending up with a bend/kink in the spring. The "assist tab" also has a tendency to bind on the groove it rides in which then prevents the locking pin from seating in the base plate.

 

I was on the fence about this, the cheapest I can find a TX22 for locally is $310 the Competition is $550. I’ve also read a few threads recently on different forums about the TX22 slides still breaking and Taurus requiring the customer to pay $50 of the shipping and still taking several weeks to fix. One of the posts was by a long time member who used to defend the TX22, so they’re not all just one & done posts either.

This morning Cabela’s had P322’s available for online order at $399 so I have one coming and hope for the best.

 

I was on the fence about this, the cheapest I can find a TX22 for locally is $310 the Competition is $550. I’ve also read a few threads recently on different forums about the TX22 slides still breaking and Taurus requiring the customer to pay $50 of the shipping and still taking several weeks to fix. One of the posts was by a long time member who used to defend the TX22, so they’re not all just one & done posts either.

This morning Cabela’s had P322’s available for online order at $399 so I have one coming and hope for the best.

Two of my LGS have been selling the standard TX22 for $300 in black and $20 or $30 more for FDE. RangeUSA (previously named Shoot Point Blank) has had the TX22 Competition in stock selling for $450. So I think your local price of $550 is price gauging. Even the TX22 Competition SCR was only selling for about $20 more than TX22 Competition from one online seller. One can follow online deals at the Gundeals subReddit. Just make sure you learn how to properly fill 22LR in the P322 mags. The TX22 also requires proper technique to avoid rim lock and to ensure rounds stagger each other properly. Some P322 reviews on YouTube mention feed failures that are attributed to improper filling of the mag. The issue is rimfire ammo is poorly designed for loading into mags especially when the mags are wider than single stack.

 

The 322 does interest me. Do I need it? No. I already have a S&W 41, Sig Hammerli Trailside, a P220 conversion and my wife has a Ruger Mk II Government Competition. In terms of shear accuracy, the winner is the S&W with the Ruger and Trailside following close behind. Overall reviews are very good for the 322. Its not meant to be a bullseye competition gun, but should serve well for most shooters and at around $400 is a great price.

 

If the Sig is similar to another Sig pistol in trigger and weight, then buy it for a less expensive training option.. To be proficient in several weapons can be expensive. Just a thought..
When ****, I would like to think being uber proficient with the weapon I use is going to happen.
I think the 322 is very similar to a 320, correct?

 

I can't tell you what you should do but with me being in kind of the same situation I can tell you what I am doing....

I have (well had) a TX22 that I was surprisingly happy with. Surprised because I never thought a day would come when I would buy any Taurus but the TX felt great in the hand and ran like a top. The problem though was I never felt positive about its long term reliability and the accuracy of my example was kind of meh.

I was out of town visiting my daughter when the P322 was announced. I actually had my TX22 with me because I planned on taking my daughter shooting as she recently bought a 9mm for SD but she needs more training/practice/trigger time and I've always felt a 22 is good for beginners/novices to practice the basics with.

We had a good time at the range and overall she did very well but I went ahead and gifted her the TX22 because I think she needed a decent 22 for practice (especially with current ammo prices) and because I knew I wanted the Sig.

I don't like to paying money to beta test guns for any manufacture and if we are being honest, Sig doesn't have the greatest track history with new releases or 22's in general so I am leery about being an earlier adopter? The good news is I have other 22 pistols so I don't have to "go without" if I decide to hold off.

I'm going to go look at one this weekend. If, after seeing one in person, I like it as much as I think I will, I might go ahead and take the chance and buy one now? If not, then my SOP is to give it a year or 2 and see how it shakes out and what the prices drop to after the initial hoopla dies down but either way I will probably end up with one eventually.

 

I use a laser not a red dot on 22's - so much fun using a laser when plinking with a 22. So I didnt buy the $300+ cut away version of the TX22, nor the competition version with the fixed RMR mount.

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What Laser are you using. I think that might be just the ticket when I'm my TX22 shooting suppressed and just can't quite utilize the factory height sights.

 

I user the super affordable, but quality, ADE HG54 Green laser. I love it for plinking.

I also have the Galloway Precision red-dot plate, but have not used it. My +3 extensions are from Galloway, but they actually give +4 on my mags.

 

There is a optic mount available for the TX22 from Galloway.


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So much good info - and on both guns, thank you all very much. TFB's new P322 post contradicts AmmoLands post about a 4 to 6 lb trigger with this review: The Rimfire Report: NEW SIG P322 - 6,000 Rounds Later

They claim a less than 3.5 lb trigger!

If so, someone get me a P322 (when you can find one) and I'll buy it NOW!

Seriously though, great conversation all.

 

Hey, you've already got a great little .22 in the Taurus, so I see no need to tempt the fates with another .22. I really like mine as well, and wouldn't change it out. I just hope that Sig has learned from their fiasco with the Mosquito. A friend and I got a pair together, and neither one of them would finish a magazine without jamming.

 

Sig 322 will be taking gun of the year in gun magazines this year. I feel like the 322 just offers more for the money.

 

Should I consider buying a P322 even though I love my Olive Drab TX22, with 20rd extended mags, and that I got from GrabAGun.com for $230?

NO!

I have 2 TX22s and they perform flawlessly (unless I don't clean them enough). They are fun to shoot. With a suppressor using suppressor ammo, the only noise is the pistol's action running -- click, click, click. Fun! Fun! Fun!
The 16 round magazines load 16 rounds without suffering misfeeds.

Sig's previous attempt at a .22lr pistol, the Mosquito, was a turd -- no one that I know, who had one, liked it. I don't trust a 1st generation P322.
The P322 has a 20 round magazine but there are lots of complaints, from owners, that they can't load more than 18 rounds in the mags.
(Admittedly, this is a pet peeve but I don't want a firearm that won't load what the manufacturer advertises.)

NO!

IMHO

 

Let’s see, how many of us have one 9mm pistol or .45 and said “I’m good”? Yeah, me either, so why would you resist getting a P322 because you’ve already got a TX22, or in my case, two? I also have a Beretta Neos - which is not only a great shooter but looks cool as heck. Do I feel guilty when I shoot it? Uh, no. I love my TX22 Competition. It’s so good it’s practically magical. Am I going to buy a P322? You betcha - the second I can get my grubby mitts on one. Do what makes you happy.

 

I have two TX 22's. Great guns, but I like Sigs, so I'm buying one P322 and if it works as well as I expect, I will sell one TX22 and keep the other for a backup should the P322 ever have to go in for service. I learned that lesson when my first TX22 had to go back for service and it took several months to come back.