Author Topic: .22lr vs. .25 acp in semi-auto's Jamming (Read 1607 times)

Mrserenity · « **on:** October 18, 2004, 08:50:41 AM »

Hi, I had a Taurus .22 semi-auto and it jammed almost constantly. Which caliber is better in the semi-auto .22 or .25 acp when it comes to not jamming? Also, which ammo is better HP or ball in the 22? and which in .25 acp HP or ball? Thanks.

unspellable · « **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2004, 11:24:35 AM »

In general, the 25 ACP will feed more reliably since it was designed from the ground up for a self loader while the 22 LR wasn't and has to overcome the handicap of the rim.

However, the difference between two pistols in this regard is often bigger than the difference bewtween the two cartridges.

Given a pocket pistol in each caliber, one as reliable a feeder as the other, I'd take the 25 ACP, as the centerfire primer is more reliable than the rimfire.

Serice sized target pistols seem to do pretty good at feeding the 22 LR because among other reasons, they sre of better quality than the average run of pocket pistols.

Uncle Howie · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2004, 08:30:49 AM »

I've got a Beretta 21/Bobcat, and it feeds flawlessly.

It has crude fixed sights and a horrible trigger. All part of the game for a $220 (new) pocket pistol, I suppose.

I bought mine for novelty, as opposed to actual carry use. Ammo price was my only consideration for caliber selection.

The .25ACP might feed better as a whole, but I've never had feeding problems with my .22LR Beretta.

Just my $.02.

Doc TH · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2004, 05:59:35 PM »

Agree w. Uncle Howie. I have a Beretta 21A, and have never had jamming problems. Many people talk about greater reliability of CF ammo vs. rimfire. But I shoot .22s a fair amount, and can recall only one FTF in the last 3 or 4 years. That makes the probability about 1 in 10,000-20,000, and it's hard for me to believe that is significantly higher than CF. The probability is no doubt even smaller if one sticks to higher-quality target ammo, or specialty rounds such as CCI Stingers (which have never malfunctioned in any .22 I own).

Tacoma · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2004, 07:48:33 AM »

All these little blowback operated picket pistols can be finiky with ammo. One nice thing about the .22 lr is that there are ALL kinds of ammo to feed it. The .25 is somewhat limited . The other is ammo cost. You can practice ALLOT with the .22 LR.
FWIW, both my Jennings J-22 and Beretta 21A feed near 100% with any hypervolocity ammo but can be very unreliable with target velocity.