jkh@jade.UUCP (10/17/86)
Article: 10:35 The Jennings J-22 pistol is currently the best-selling .22 pistol in the country, according to a retail salesman. It is certainly an interesting piece. It is made largely from aluminum castings. The barrel is aluminum with a steel liner. At $45.00 dealer and about $60.00 retail, the J-22 fills the need to a reasonably-priced belly gun. Without getting into the debate about the relative stopping power of the .22 LR, the J-22 is a decent-quality gun for self-defense, if you believe that some gun is better than no gun. In a limited testing of a J-22 with the black Teflon finish, firing 200 rounds resulted in 3 instances of failure to feed. No other malfunctions occurred. These 3 failures were all caused during the charging of the first round into the chamber from the magazine. When loading the first round directly into the chamber by hand, all feeding problems were eliminated. The gun is of striker ignition design, which means that there is no hammer that hits a firing pin. While the dry-firing trigger pull feels heavy, in actual use the trigger pull is acceptable. Due to the gun's small size, one must use the area of the index finger between the first and second joints to squeeze the trigger. This technique is quickly mastered. The sights on the J-22 are next to worthless, but this is not a target gun. With a 2-hand hold, one can keep all the rounds on the target at 7 feet. The black Teflon has a tendency to flake off the barrel. Until the bearing surfaces between the barrel and the recoil spring have been worn in, be sure to clean the area around the barrel after each firing session. In summary, the Jennings J-22 is simple, inexpensive and it works. Jon Kaplowitz cbosgd!erc3ba!jfka #!