Taurus TX22 Jamming? Here's a solution!

[@johnwilliams640]

I solved my problem. Took the mags apart scrubbed the inside of them with a brush and oiled the inside of them. Works perfect now. Oil the inside of the mags.

[@fly4fun463]

Cool! Yeah I use car wax in mine....my theory being dry collects less powder and other grit than "wet". If my math is right I go about 350-400 rds thru a mag between cleaning and waxing.

[@garyhines9517]

the achilles heal of my tx 22 competition is the #2 magazines(i have 4) and they all took considerable filing and waxing. the #1 magazines work fine. the pistol itself is great

[@vtxdaryl]

You should only use Silicone spray to lube the magazines, oil will collect powder residue and gum up the magazine. Silicone lube won’t do that.

[@linhbowie1979]

Thank you for making this video, I was just about ready to trash my tx 22 competition. Polished up the 6 tabs and presto the issues went away. I tested today 500 round torture test. Had there been a ftf the gun was going away. All 500 rounds fired within 30 minutes. Barrel got a little warm with no other issues. Thanks again.

[@fly4fun463]

Cool! Depending on the particular one, some mods work and others won't.

[@fly4fun463]

I will be uploading a more detailed video shortly....But, if you have FTE/FTF problems that you could not solve, this might be the fix for you. I did not find 'limp wristing' or most ammo to be any problems. I shoot mostly Walmart bulk Federal Automatch. Fairly accurate, and cycles the gun fine. Over 10,000 documented rounds through this pistol.

[@ShawnShipstad]

Thank you- This is of great help. Mt Tarus TX-22 is fairly good. I have a friend who has had nothing but problems. Sent to Tarus, & Tarus sent a new barrel. Still problems. We are going to do as you did & follow a few other videos that really dove into the magazine problem. Take care, God bless.

[@madewithscraps]

Thank you for this video. I am experiencing jam, failure to extract and failure to feed initially with many different brands and types of commercial quality ammo right out of the box, brand new for my TX22. I polished the barrel ramp and remedied the feed complication. I replace the extractor with the Tandem Kross Eagle Talon unit and spring with no change for failure of extraction. I watched your video and used my flat, machinist diamond stone, with dycome to see how bad these frame to slide pads are. Needless to say, they match the majority of my experiences with Taurus lacking any quality for all machine work procedures, and had high spots on all the pads. Slide fit was fine already, so I did not remove any material other than the percentage of high spots, then finish with Flitz paste and a wool drum for my Dremel. Previously when I installed my Tandem Kross Victory trigger, had polished all internal moving or contact components to remove all the burrs and sharp edges ignored by Taurus. Extraction issue is still present, so I thought of only one reason and component remaining for this problem, mainly brought on by my need to use a small brass rod to push the spent round case from chamber after firing. The barrel chamber. I measured the inside diameter to discover it is .226"-.2265" as the spent case measures .228". For further proof, measured my friends TX22 Lakeling LLC aftermarket barrel to find his chamber inside diameter is .228". I will receive my Lakeline LLC barrel today for remedy of this out of the box ongoing problem. My recent purchase of the Taurus G3C 9mm pistol is another disastrous story that I have now resolved over 2 months of modifying and replacing, internal components, now a Flawless, Dependable, Enjoyable EDC pistol. I have installed 3 other Tandem Kross Victory triggers in these TX22 pistols for others and find large amounts of variances in internal measurements and materials.Taurus customer service was of no benefit or seem trustworthy for me after reading all of the recent purchased pistols massive failures. Nice ergonomics and a fair price initially, but effected by all the repairs made for proper function.

[@fly4fun463]

Sorry to hear of your trials. Taurus qc is the main issue. I was lucky with the barrel I got. tho unlike yours, lakeline doesn't make a competition length barrel. So we either get a good one or suffer. Along with the other aspects you mention. I think mine wasn't the worst out there, but certainly not the best. But now that its working it works. Shouldn't have to do this to something right out of the box.

[@BillPMcLaughlin]

Regular cleaning and light lubrication of mags worked for me. In fact, I clean all 4 mags after every trip to the range because I’ll shoot 12-16 full mags per trip to the range, which is 50-60 rounds per mag per trip.

[@fly4fun463]

I found mag maintenance does help!

[@NU-io4rs]

@@fly4fun463 do you have a video showing how to clean the mags? Thanks!

[@fly4fun463]

@@NU-io4rs I will plan to make one. Really easy though to use a chopstick rags and liquid car wax. Take apart mag. Wax follower guide slots, follower buttons and follower inside magg

[@stevenheires9777]

No luck polishing the parts you indicated. They are smooth as silk now, but still having FTFs (lot of them). My TX22 is been demoted to a dry fire tool only. I will not waste any more time or money on Taurus products in the future.

[@NotBadCouldBeBetter]

Try cleaning the inside of your magazines. Sometimes that solves the jamming problem with these tx22s. Use CLP and wipe the inside of the magazine with the magazine spring removed and then dry the inside of the magazine as best as you can. Hope this helps.

[@perrypogue1123]

I just purchased a dremel and polishing compound. Thanks!

[@fly4fun463]

Folks on the Taurus facebooks seem to also find it beneficial. Combo of polishing and lubing the magazines seem to help others as well.

[@mikegrant4424]

I've fired over 6000 rounds thru my TX22 with not one misfire. Use the good ammo and there's never an issue.

[@dwaynewilliams970]

Mine jammed 2 or 3 times when I first shot it. I cleaned it and the magazine. Oiled it and haven't had any issues since.

[@fly4fun463]

Cool sounds like yours is on the better side of the quality scale. I find now that any issues with mine are dud rounds that don't cycle the slide fully or an occasional round tip that drags and gets stuck on the front of the magazine top edge when the mag gets dirty. Car wax on inside of mags reduces that. But I shoot 6-700 rds a session. (Speed loader is essential)

[@fly4fun463]

Oh, one thing I also noticed was I initially used lots of lube. But for me it caused powder and lead residue to get stuck on lots of areas. After polishing the lugs I was able to cut back a lot to just a very light sheen of clo on the friction areas and cleaning is now much easier. I'm at over 12,000 rds now on mine. Really fun to shoot cheap!

[@stevenheires9777]

Having a lot of FTFs on my new TX-22 as well. One of the two magazines is sticky and does not slide smoothly. Seems like an out-of-tolerance follower component. No surprise that there is a surge in demand now for replacement magazines, and they backordered for months. However I will definately try polishing the slide rails as well. Thanks for the excellent tip!

[@fly4fun463]

I also use McGuire's liquid car wax in the mags. I tried oil but it got messy and the wax performed well.

[@stevenheires9777]

@@fly4fun463 Tried using some dry lube, but didn't solve the sticky mag slide. Assuming I just got a dud. My other mag works well (and no FTLs for the last 100 rounds). However I also polished the parts you suggested and it slides much more smoothly now. In fact once I removed the anodized finish, I found some fairly deep scratches in the metal. I had to wet sand with 1000 grit to smooth these out. Then I repolished for a nice mirror smooth finish.

[@fly4fun463]

@@stevenheires9777 the Taurus quality control is evident. Hit or miss for different people. Sounds like one bad mag, but you might try very lightly sanding any plastic burrs or mold flashing off the edges of the follower, then waxing or your dry lube. I also waxed the follower thumb loading "button" grooves and the channels it slides against Some people also lightly sand the inside middle portion of the mags as they have mags that stick in the middle.

[@J.Wick.]

I do this to all my guns regardless of issues or not. Makes most of them buttery smooth like they should be from the factory IMO. I just got a TX22, haven't shot it yet. May go ahead and do this ahead of time as well.

[@fly4fun463]

Spotty quality control from Taurus. Some people have luck right out of the box. I was not as fortunate and my pistol needed the tweaks.

[@J.Wick.]

@@fly4fun463 Been there. On far more expensive guns, and "better" manufacturers.

[@arrad77]

I took the thumb assists off the magazines also. Federal 40 grain doesn't work well either.

[@bobwiley6221]

If you reload and use a dry media like walnut or pet bedding, use Flitz and Auto polish in the media for extra shining and protecting of the brass. Not for 22LR of course.

[@stidakFYS]

Thanks for the info. Will try this. Bought mine a couple months ago and have had a lot of FTF. Cleaned the gun and mags and did better last time at range but still not great. Will take mags apart and polish those ramps too. Hope it works. I want to like this gun.

[@fly4fun463]

It's frustrating as all get out but don't give up. We see many who keep making small adjustments and it gets sorted out. Once done it's fun as heck. Now have over 18,000 rds thru mine and it's still shooting fine...don't give up

[@paxonearth]

Have you been able to make those adjustments and then test the pistol? If so, did it function better?

[@jbrad5637]

I've never had a Jam with mine

[@darrellrobinson6200]

Great gun! Mine has no problem but only use good ammo at least 40 grain. But will do some of this anyway.

[@fly4fun463]

You are one of the lucky ones that got a good one out of the box! Hit or miss QC from Taurus.....

[@baxrok2.]

Mine jams so bad that I hate shooting it. Sent it back to Taurus and they said that it's fine! lol I might try your idea. Thanks!

[@fly4fun463]

You may also try using hi velocity rds, and store it with the slide locked back for a while. If the mags are feeding and not hanging up, many times I'm hearing from other owners that a 500-1000 rd break in period helps. I think polishing in essence helps get thru that period and friction is reduced and it starts functioning better.

[@baxrok2.]

@@fly4fun463 Well, you're absolutely right. It took around 800 rounds for my gun to break in. Now it is literally flawless. After that magical break in period there has not been a single failure and I've competed with it every single weekend. It's gone from a gun that I hated to a gun that I love to shoot. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a competition 22. I'm running Federal blue box 36g.

[@Dustin-x3q]

I recently took apart and cleaned. Only took slide off . Barrel out and wiped down. Put back together but it will not fire. It racks and loads it but just clicks. Don't go off. Any clues.???

[@russellmorash3816]

I've had no problems with mine in the 3 years since I bought it alaÿs in my range bag and I almost always use bulk ammo even with a silencer I think ìve only had 10 miss fires and 2 jams all ammunition problems

[@fly4fun463]

Cool you got one of the "good ones"!

[@livingthedream335]

Great video, thanks for the info!

[@robbiedunnett4911]

Go to know. The second shot out of mine was the only problem I had. Since then it's been running the very best.

[@fly4fun463]

You got a "good one"! Mine was running fine on CCI mini mag but I wanted to shoot less expensive bulk ammo. Really fun gun to shoot inexpensively.

[@johnh4957]

mine worked flawlessly(except preferred Aguila, blazer had FTF) but now suddenly getting more and more intermittent failures especially the faster I shoot) so maybe I've reached the failure point requiring cleaning! I have 4 mags, should keep track of usage, save one out to test when others start failing to see if that difference instantly solves it

[@Dr-Funkenstien]

My gun shop sent my back to the Taurus for send time they almost replaced all the parts no charge works like a charm😀

[@fly4fun463]

Yes the taurus quality consistency is not great. So sometimes it is replacement of bad parts. Glad yours is working great

[@freecitizen7372]

My TX22 only jams when I use CCI ammo. If I use anything else my TX22 runs all day long without issue.

[@ryanfletcher317]

Very helpful!! Thank you

[@rafaelmadrigal1534]

Since I have to pull the trigger to disassemble. Can I put a dummy plastic round to not dry fire it? Will it affect the disassembly process?

[@fly4fun463]

You can. But this rimfire you can dry fire it without issues per Taurus. I have now over 24,000 rds and have also dry fired many times without dummy rds. No issues.

[@Fr33Styl3Br3k0ut]

Failure to feed issues come may come from the bullet not stacking correctly because of the magazine.

[@fly4fun463]

Absolutely spot on. Mine did not seem to have that problem. I got lucky with decent mags out of the box.

[@familyrcvideosds3680]

Mine runs perfect out of the box

[@fly4fun463]

You got a good one! Taurus has spotty quality control...but got mine working well and it has a really nice barrel rifling. I got lucky

[@foobash1]

Link to bit used?

[@fly4fun463]

Carving Expert 100pcs Multifunctional Wool Felt Mandrel Mounted Grinding Polishing Accessories Attachment Set - Fit Dremel-1/8 Inch Shank a.co/d/7hXDsCa

[@highspeed9518]

Leave the slide locked back when in storage

[@jimjab3631]

That doesn't work, it's like leaving a mag loaded. People swear that springs won't weaken

[@fly4fun463]

I've heard of that too, in principal that also helps the slide cycle more "fully" and what I was trying to do by reducing friction. It might work on Taurus mags if it's just simply cheaper springs contrary to some of the tests others have done showing most quality springs won't weaken appreciably stored full.....like my AR and Sig mags.

[@MrGraveBait]

@@jimjab3631thats because they dont. wear and tear comes from the coiling and uncoiling, not when its just sitting there. its basic science bro

[@b-villeboy2704]

I truly wish you would have actually showed yourself polishing the lugs, etc. and what you used. This would then be a better video ... maybe you can redo it?

[@fly4fun463]

I know...I have been meaning to but just started a new job. I used flitz polish, about $7 on Amazon. Dremel moto tool (or equivalent) with the dense felt small jewelry type of polishing bits. I got a whole set of cone shaped and small cylindrical ones on Amazon for $12. I used the lowest speed setting and just went slowly to maintain careful control going over the metal and avoiding the polymer portions. Just go slow and careful...

[@b-villeboy2704]

@@fly4fun463 Thank you my friend ... this is very good information.

[@lp-ry7nu]

mines fine even with a extended mag

[@fly4fun463]

Cool you are one of the lucky ones! I like my extended mags too. 25 rd Galloway is nice but I think I like the wingman conversions best without sticking too far out.

[@lp-ry7nu]

@@fly4fun463 pretty fun gun to shoot if you like .22 lr revolvers you can get a heritage rough rider they only cost $100 - 120 (single action only)

[@MrFarmer2345]

Thanks, mine is shipping back to Taurus for the stove piping issue. I don't have a high degree of confidence it will come back fixed, so if not I will certainly give this a try, thanks so much for sharing!!

[@fly4fun463]

@@MrFarmer2345 I had sent mine to Taurus and it was pretty fast last year. But they fired two mags, and sent it back. Same issues. I figured out that for mine the stovepiping was due to the slide not cycling back far enough on lower powered cartridges like fed automatch. I believe the polishing reduced friction enough so lower powered cartridges like fed automatch could cycle the slide, esp on the first rds due to spring pressure on bottom of slide.

[@johnjack8195]

Duds won’t cycle the slide on anything Unless our definition is different to me a dud is a round that gets a primer strike but doesn’t fire(not necessarily a light primer strike) But I really haven’t had any issues out of mine although it’s just a range pistol anyway 😅

[@fly4fun463]

You are right....I guess I'd mean to say cartridge with less than normal powda. Haven't had a pure dud yet.

[@daveb4550]

I see no reason for polishing the top of the lugs that hold the barrel because the barrel does not move during firing. It should make it easier to attach slide and take it off.

[@daveb4550]

Grooves under those lugs is where the slide runs and that is hard to polish. Polishing the outside of those lugs though, should help make the slide run better.

[@daveb4550]

Maybe a crazy idea, take a long pipe cleaner, put it in a hand drill, coat it with polishing compound and hold and run it in the grooves of the slide and lugs.

[@fly4fun463]

That should help others and save some time. Sounds like sides of the lugs is still good to do. I didn't try getting under them. thanks for commenting!

[@wardroland270]

Thanks F4F. Great job. Good info. God bless. Liked & subscribed. LETS GO BRANDON

[@fly4fun463]

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[@alfonsobenitez8574]

Is possible that you had the problem because you have that red dot on top and it affect the slide.

[@fly4fun463]

Not in this case...this Competition model the optic mounts directly to the barrel, and the slide cycles 'around' the optic. Partly why I wanted to try this one. So the optic mass does not affect the slide cycling like on the base tx 22.