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By DMoneyTT
Review Date: 08/13/2010
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Reviewer Experience: Weekend Shooter
Reviewer Location: GA

I did not expect much when I received my hp22a. Upon opening the box, I was immediately surprised. The fit and finish looked to be good for the price. It''s by no means an unattractive gun, even with the cheapish looking matte black finish. The multiple safeties are a bit much, but do not keep you from being able to shoot the gun, and if you can''t get used to them, they are easy to modify so that they work in a more conventional method. No last round slide like, which is no biggie at this size and price. It is a fairly heavy gun despite its size. The trigger pull is decent right out of the box, with a lot of pre-travel, a sizeable but not unduly excessive sear engagement distance, and almost no over-travel. I expect pull weight is around 4 lbs and it is fairly smooth. It will likely get a little lighter and a lot smoother from use, as mine has less than 200 rounds through it ]I just got it today[and it has already started to improve. Reliability has been perfect so far, with 4 different brands of ammo, including hp and lrd of 36 and 40 grains. The sights are very good for a pocket pistol and are adjustable, and I was able to shoot 1.5 10-shot groups at 10 meters offhand after getting used to the trigger, and I know that I had a couple user-induced fliers in every group that made the groups much larger. Fixed barrel .22''s tend to be pretty accurate, and this gun is no exception. For the price it is absolutely a 5-star gun, but I gave it a 4 because it seems to me that a Kimber for this price is a true 5, so this must be a 4. Overall an excellent first auto for a new shooter, or the recoil sensitive. It is a little larger and much heavier than my Kel-Tec p32, but it is close enough that I think it will be the ideal training weapon for a pocket defense gun. Please do not use this gun for self-defense unless you literally have no other choices, though. It''s better than harsh words, or throwing rocks, but the reliability of rimfire ammo, combined with it''s very marginal pistol ballistics pretty much makes it the worst choice possible for self-defense. Great gun at a great price. Mine will not go to the tackle box duty as quickly as I originally thought.

By chuck
Review Date: 06/05/2010
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Reviewer Experience: CC Holder
Reviewer Location: MO

I''m pretty sure that this pistol is clearly the best in it''s price range, followed closely by the High-Point line. It is accurate and points easily, though the plentiful safety features are a bit much for me. Handy size, light weight and low cost are pluses. I have only fired about 150 rnds. thru mine, and have had no misfires. I did swab it out and relube it after the first 50 rnds, and the manual says to use standard velocity ammo, which I was sure to do. [ american eagle 40 gr. ] I like it, but will limit it''s use to plinking, not CC.

By onthedot
Review Date: 05/23/2010
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Reviewer Experience: Weekend Shooter
Reviewer Location: OR

I wanted a plinking and target gun I could kick around the range with, so I didn''t have to take my S&W Model 41 out. I have owned numerous .22 pistols, and all had glitches I didn''t like, or just plain couldn''t hold a group. My last was a Walther .22 that was nearly 3 times the cost of the Phoenix, and it misfired and jammed all the time. I gave up on it. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the Phoenix .22, and most of all, the nice trigger pull ]though not that of a full target pistol, it is very good[. I think with a little work, it could be even snappier, but why bother? It''s a plinking gun. So I took it to the range, and found I could easily shoot 6 groups at 20 yards, right out of the box with the tiny 3 barrel. I ordered the 5 barrel, thinking it might improve accuracy even more, but I haven''t had a chance to test it yet. The gun fired about 9 to the right and highbeyond what the sights would allow adjustment for. That''s one reason I bought the longer barrel, thinking it might shoot closer to where I''m aiming it. It is a joy to shoot, and you will definitely get more mileage and fun out of the optional 10 shot magazine because you won''t have to reload it as often. I highly recommend this handgun.