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Some of the holes look like double hits. Try shooting a couple dozen shots, but don't aim at the same spot. Stretch them out on the target. Make sure you count 24 separate holes if you shoot 24 rounds. Use a piece of regular cardboard for a target so that the bullets will pass straight through. If your target is backed by some sort of plywood, the bullet might tend to look as a keyhole after it impacts the hard surface.
Hollow points really open up on impact.Some of the holes look like double hits. Try shooting a couple dozen shots, but don't aim at the same spot. Stretch them out on the target. Make sure you count 24 separate holes if you shoot 24 rounds. Use a piece of regular cardboard for a target so that the bullets will pass straight through. If your target is backed by some sort of plywood, the bullet might tend to look as a keyhole after it impacts the hard surface.
Will bring 'emThat target is just cardboard. No backer at all. I was shooting 5 shot strings, then checking for key holes. I'll see if @Reno will bring one of his new barrels to the club and We can do a back to back comparison with my barrel and his barrel.
I believe the OP was getting the run around from Taurus. He's called them several times to get a replacement barrel sent out and they keep saying that can't do it and to check back in a couple weeks?
On a side note, another reason added to why .22LR sux.
Actually that was me, not the OP. I'm still waiting patiently, calling Taurus every couple weeks, getting the same answer each time.
Yeah, I'm a bit tired of it. At this point I don't really regret buying it because I'm confident that they'll eventually come through and it will work like it should, based on the good reviews I hear from Reno and others, but it is frustrating to get the runaround and wait so long. I do have plenty of other .22 pistols to shoot in the meantime.
Not sure if you're joking, but the lowly .22 LR is probably the single most useful and versatile cartridges ever made.
That's not to say that it's good for everything of course, and if you use it for the wrong application it's going to pretty much suck.
Now is probably the time to call them, since they have barrels. I would recommend calling early in the morning, less chance of spending an hour on hold.I believe the OP was getting the run around from Taurus. He's called them several times to get a replacement barrel sent out and they keep saying that can't do it and to check back in a couple weeks?
Member @Reno ordered a couple barrels off their website and has reported back that there are no issues with key holing with those barrels.
My TX-22 is in limbo and currently residing in my safe. I've been holding off to see if the OP ever gets the replacement barrel and see if it's solid. I have no desire to screw around with Taurus so it will continue to collect dust. No big deal, as I bought a TacSol 6in upper for my Ruger MKIV 22/45 that has takin the sting out of the having a TX-22 that key holes.....
They have a Competition TX-22 now. Supposedly they will offer the upper for sale to peeps that already own a TX-22. Maybe I'll roll the dice on that and see how it goes..., or not.
Coincidentally, I just got a call from Taurus, literally seconds after my last post. They have barrels back in stock, and their phone order hold is over. They're sending me one today, and said to expect it in 7 to 10 business days. I'll post an update here when it arrives.