my new tiny piece - THAT I call a pocket gun

simonrichter · April 1, 2013, 07:03 AM

Recently picked my Taurus PT22 PLY from the shop (the "PLY" makes the difference, sinc it's not only made of polymer but also a good deal shorter than the original PT22).

Love the gun - though it's so tiny, it fits the palm like a compact size pistol, and the tip-up barrel is very usefull.

Used to own a Beretta 950 Jetfire of similar design, but the Taurus is more lightweight, more "streamlined" and only slightly longer. And of course the .22lr is more versatile than the .25 ACP, the latter being a bit expensive for plinking...

Strongly recommended for anyone out for plinking and a "better-than-a-stick" SD option that comes in a REAL small size.

JasonJ · April 1, 2013, 08:59 AM

can you resize your pictures please? I've got 3 19" widescreen monitors and I still had to scroll over to see everything!

Willie Lowman · April 1, 2013, 09:23 AM

His giant pics are just compensation for his tiny gun.

2ndsojourn · April 1, 2013, 09:27 AM

Wow! You have a really big hand!

weblance · April 1, 2013, 10:46 AM

Holy crap dude!! Resize your pics!!

simonrichter · April 1, 2013, 03:01 PM

sorry folks - already resized!

And no, I have quite average sized hands - it's the gun being so tiny

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His giant pics are just compensation for his tiny gun.

got me!

Ruger480 · April 1, 2013, 03:13 PM

If you shoot someone with that thing, don't tell them or they might get mad!

Venom1956 · April 1, 2013, 03:26 PM

That's probably the only Taurus I'd be remotely interested in owning... Probably won't just on principle. Nice gun all the same.

Wreck-n-Crew · April 1, 2013, 03:27 PM

Bought my sister one of the pt 738's about three weeks ago

380 6+1 and so small....she loves it!
It's her purse ccw.

weblance · April 1, 2013, 06:09 PM

I have the stainless PLY-22 and love it. Its an excellent little pistol. I also have a stainless Beretta 21a to compare it to, and I like the Taurus better. The only problem I have encountered with my PLY-22 is when Im trying to squeeze every bit of accuracy out of it, and staging the trigger, sometimes it wont hit the primer hard enough to fire the round. It I pull the trigger briskly, it fires every time. I know it wasnt made to be shot by staging the trigger, as it is DAO... so I guess its my fault, but the little gun is accurate, and its fun to see just how far away I can hit things with it. Here is a link to my comments when I bought mine...

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=506085

Cheapshooter · April 1, 2013, 07:04 PM

I bought a PT22 Poly last year. Cool little gun, and fun shooter. Not my cup o' tea for CCW, but great fun plinking cans, and spinny targets and such. It could be pocket carried If one is inclned. Fits a DeSantis Nemisis for my Elsie Pea like it was made for it. Also, although the grips are more hand filling, and the sights are a bit better, the trigger is quite similar to the Elsie for practice with 22 rimfire rather than 380.

bonefamily · April 1, 2013, 08:21 PM

Nice little pistol. My wife had the .25 acp version (PLY-25) but traded it off as she found she does not like DAO triggers. I wish I would have told her that I would just take it over, but we needed the funds to purchase her Thunder 380. I also have the 21A Bobcat in .22lr, but I remember that PLY-25 having a nice, smooth DAO trigger.

Stevie-Ray · April 2, 2013, 12:55 PM

I have an original PT-22 that I used to carry as BUG. But it's a chunky little thing, so my P32 has taken over BUG duties. Now the PT-22 is just for fun, something it seems it was expressly built for.

simonrichter · April 2, 2013, 04:10 PM

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I have the stainless PLY-22 and love it. Its an excellent little pistol. I also have a stainless Beretta 21a

you don't have a side-by-side pic for comparison by chance? Even though one can look up the specs, it's always more significant to have a visual comparison...

lee n. field · April 2, 2013, 05:26 PM

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sinc it's not only made of polymer but also a good deal shorter than the original PT22).

What'd it cost you?

Any experience with the original PT22, that you can compare them? My brother has an older PT-22 (mid '90s vintage), that's only iffy, reliablity wise. I think it's a magazine problem, and he's never gotten a second magazine.

I'd also be interested in an actual shooting report.

1hogfan83 · April 2, 2013, 05:59 PM

Is that the bullet sticking out of the barrel?

simonrichter · April 3, 2013, 08:18 AM

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What'd it cost you?

320,-- Euros, which is quite cheap since handguns are very expensive here in Europe.

aarondhgraham · April 3, 2013, 01:28 PM

I own both the 22-PLY and the 25-PLY,,,
I shoot the heck out of the 22,,,
It's a great performing gun.

I paid $201.00 apiece for my guns,,,
That was about 18 months ago,,,
I think they are $240 now.

Aarond

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bonefamily · April 3, 2013, 04:23 PM

I lucked out and found the wife's PLY-25 on sale for $185 from Bud's. Really should have kept that little guy...

lee n. field · April 3, 2013, 05:28 PM

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320,-- Euros, which is quite cheap since handguns are very expensive here in Europe.

Ahhh. OK. I did not note your location. Price not necessarily comparable to what we'd see in the United State.

weblance · April 3, 2013, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by simonrichter

you don't have a side-by-side pic for comparison by chance? Even though one can look up the specs, it's always more significant to have a visual comparison...

No... but give me until Saturday, and I will post one.

simonrichter · April 4, 2013, 03:33 PM

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No... but give me until Saturday, and I will post one.

great, thx - I'm really curious about it

greyeyezz · April 6, 2013, 09:24 AM

How does it shoot? Reliable?

simonrichter · April 6, 2013, 01:06 PM

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How does it shoot? Reliable?

Didn't put to many rounds down the range so far, but the few I did (mostly cheap Federal stuff) worked out well, w/o any misfires. The fine thing is that you can also fire underpowered ammunition in one-shot-mode, simpy ejecting and reloading via the tip-up barrel (you need a short rod since there is no ejector, though)

bikerbill · April 7, 2013, 12:33 PM

Had one of the older PT-25s, sold it only because I was downsizing the number of calibers I was shelving ... wish I had it back, it was fun to shoot, pretty accurate and very reliable ... .25s may not be as cheap as .22s, but I much prefer the reliability of a centerfire cartridge ... used to use it for dog walks and trips to my small town center; it's been replaced in my pocket by an NAA Pug; much more confidence in the newer .22Mag SD rounds than I ever was in whatever they make for the .25 ... yeah, I know I criticized the rimfire .22LR, but I've never had a .22Mag fail to fire, compared with a bunch of .22LRs in a variety of semiautos, including an old Ruger and my current Smith 22a ...

April 1, 2013, 07:03 AM	#1
simonrichter Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2011 Location: Austria Posts: 757	my new tiny piece - THAT I call a pocket gun Recently picked my Taurus PT22 PLY from the shop (the "PLY" makes the difference, sinc it's not only made of polymer but also a good deal shorter than the original PT22). Love the gun - though it's so tiny, it fits the palm like a compact size pistol, and the tip-up barrel is very usefull. Used to own a Beretta 950 Jetfire of similar design, but the Taurus is more lightweight, more "streamlined" and only slightly longer. And of course the .22lr is more versatile than the .25 ACP, the latter being a bit expensive for plinking... Strongly recommended for anyone out for plinking and a "better-than-a-stick" SD option that comes in a REAL small size. __________________ "Get off of my lawn!" Walt Kowalski . ISSC PAR .223 Last edited by simonrichter; April 1, 2013 at 02:59 PM.

April 1, 2013, 09:23 AM	#3
Willie Lowman Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2009 Location: Uh-Hi-O Posts: 3,006	His giant pics are just compensation for his tiny gun. __________________ "9mm has a very long history of being a pointy little bullet moving quickly" --Sevens

April 1, 2013, 03:26 PM	#8
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 3,656	That's probably the only Taurus I'd be remotely interested in owning... Probably won't just on principle. Nice gun all the same. __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph. -Smaug

April 1, 2013, 03:27 PM	#9
Wreck-n-Crew Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,820	Bought my sister one of the pt 738's about three weeks ago 380 6+1 and so small....she loves it! It's her purse ccw. __________________ If you ever have to use a firearm, *you don't get to pick the scenario!*

April 1, 2013, 07:04 PM	#11
Cheapshooter Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 8,306	I bought a PT22 Poly last year. Cool little gun, and fun shooter. Not my cup o' tea for CCW, but great fun plinking cans, and spinny targets and such. It could be pocket carried If one is inclned. Fits a DeSantis Nemisis for my Elsie Pea like it was made for it. Also, although the grips are more hand filling, and the sights are a bit better, the trigger is quite similar to the Elsie for practice with 22 rimfire rather than 380. __________________ Cheapshooter's rules of gun ownership #1: NEVER SELL OR TRADE ANYTHING!

April 1, 2013, 08:59 AM	#2
JasonJ Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2007 Posts: 151	can you resize your pictures please? I've got 3 19" widescreen monitors and I still had to scroll over to see everything!

April 1, 2013, 09:27 AM	#4
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	Wow! You have a really big hand!

April 1, 2013, 10:46 AM	#5
weblance Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2012 Posts: 1,229	Holy crap dude!! Resize your pics!!

April 1, 2013, 03:13 PM	#7
Ruger480 Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2013 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 720	If you shoot someone with that thing, don't tell them or they might get mad!

April 1, 2013, 06:09 PM	#10
weblance Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2012 Posts: 1,229	I have the stainless PLY-22 and love it. Its an excellent little pistol. I also have a stainless Beretta 21a to compare it to, and I like the Taurus better. The only problem I have encountered with my PLY-22 is when Im trying to squeeze every bit of accuracy out of it, and staging the trigger, sometimes it wont hit the primer hard enough to fire the round. It I pull the trigger briskly, it fires every time. I know it wasnt made to be shot by staging the trigger, as it is DAO... so I guess its my fault, but the little gun is accurate, and its fun to see just how far away I can hit things with it. Here is a link to my comments when I bought mine... http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=506085

April 1, 2013, 08:21 PM	#12
bonefamily Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2012 Location: central Ohio Posts: 304	Nice little pistol. My wife had the .25 acp version (PLY-25) but traded it off as she found she does not like DAO triggers. I wish I would have told her that I would just take it over, but we needed the funds to purchase her Thunder 380. I also have the 21A Bobcat in .22lr, but I remember that PLY-25 having a nice, smooth DAO trigger. __________________ Bryan

April 2, 2013, 12:55 PM	#13
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: The shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,783	I have an original PT-22 that I used to carry as BUG. But it's a chunky little thing, so my P32 has taken over BUG duties. Now the PT-22 is just for fun, something it seems it was expressly built for. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

April 2, 2013, 05:59 PM	#16
1hogfan83 Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2011 Location: Fayetteville AR Posts: 420	Is that the bullet sticking out of the barrel? __________________ You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe—and shudder. James 2:19 "I do not fear the man that practices ten thousand kicks one time, I fear the man that practices one kick ten thousand times." Bruce Lee

April 3, 2013, 01:28 PM	#18
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	Just adding to the positive comments,,, I own both the 22-PLY and the 25-PLY,,, I shoot the heck out of the 22,,, It's a great performing gun. I paid $201.00 apiece for my guns,,, That was about 18 months ago,,, I think they are $240 now. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

April 3, 2013, 04:23 PM	#19
bonefamily Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2012 Location: central Ohio Posts: 304	I lucked out and found the wife's PLY-25 on sale for $185 from Bud's. Really should have kept that little guy... __________________ Bryan

April 6, 2013, 09:24 AM	#23
greyeyezz Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2001 Location: N.E. OH Posts: 385	How does it shoot? Reliable?

April 7, 2013, 12:33 PM	#25
bikerbill Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: Lago Vista TX Posts: 2,425	Had one of the older PT-25s, sold it only because I was downsizing the number of calibers I was shelving ... wish I had it back, it was fun to shoot, pretty accurate and very reliable ... .25s may not be as cheap as .22s, but I much prefer the reliability of a centerfire cartridge ... used to use it for dog walks and trips to my small town center; it's been replaced in my pocket by an NAA Pug; much more confidence in the newer .22Mag SD rounds than I ever was in whatever they make for the .25 ... yeah, I know I criticized the rimfire .22LR, but I've never had a .22Mag fail to fire, compared with a bunch of .22LRs in a variety of semiautos, including an old Ruger and my current Smith 22a ... __________________ "The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." Albert Camus