American magazine Guns & Ammo, dedicated to firearms, named "pistol 2019 of the year". This honor was awarded to Taurus TX22 - a modern small-caliber pistol.
What made the editors of an authoritative publication make such a choice?
First - about the Taurus TX22 pistol itself. It was released by the Brazilian arms company Forjas Taurus S.A., which is increasingly gaining a "place in the sun" in the global arms market. So, it was this company that produced the Taurus LOM-13 traumatic revolver and the Taurus Raging Bull hunting revolver.
The new Taurus TX22 pistol is a semi-automatic weapon with a full-length polymer frame., specially adjusted for the most comfortable grip of the weapon. The safety switch is duplicated on both sides of the gun, however, the shutter button is only on the left.
Taurus TX22 - a very light pistol. Its unloaded weight is 482 gram, gun length - 178 mm, including 102 mm per barrel length.
One of the main advantages of the pistol is its simplicity.. Weapons experts consider Taurus TX22 one of the simplest representatives of similar types of weapons on the market.. No complex automation required, enough free shutter.
According to its device, the pistol is one of the simplest representatives of its class., which explains its low cost.. The simplicity of the design is primarily due to the cartridge, which even in its most “aggressive” versions does not require a complex automation system. The free shutter quite successfully copes with the tasks set.. The new pistol has a single-action trigger, udarnikovy. Taurus TX22 single row magazines can accommodate 16 rounds.
A small mass is also an undoubted advantage., although there are some downsides as well., more difficult to use a gun for people with a small or, conversely, very large hand. Some experts wonder about the reliability of a plastic pistol magazine, however, no complaints so far, associated with this particular part of the pistol design, nothing is known.
But the main competitive advantage of the Taurus TX22 pistol is its low cost.. To the American market, a Brazilian pistol with 2 stores came out with a retail price tag in 349 dollars. For a new weapon, this is a very low cost., especially by American standards..
Other pistols of a similar class are sold for a little more., what makes the Taurus a very good deal. Therefore it is easy to predict, what is in american, and the global market, this gun will be in good demand.
Especially, speaking of the USA, then in this country the market for semi-automatic pistols of caliber 22 LR is really huge. Most young Americans, acquiring weapons, they start their journey with pistols of a similar caliber. Of course, they will pay attention to the Brazilian novelty, especially after, The Taurus TX22 was described as the best pistol of the year by the mass media, which is influential among gun enthusiasts..
Ilya Polonsky
