[Nomadic Paladin]

Is this a solution in search of a problem? The answer is, don't manually extract with the mag in.

 

[Nomadic Paladin]

Not if it’s just a plinker or range toy. But most people that would consider a gun for a CCW want it to be able to eject a dud round or light strike without having to drop the mag, as that’s likely with .22lr

I guess my point is that this isn't an ideal self defense gun.
1. .22LR
2. 22LR DOES have a higher than average failure rate as ammo compared to centerfire ammo.
3. A rimmed cartridge is designed around a revolver; not a semi auto

I'm not knocking it AS a defensive gun; I'm just saying that to a point, these are issues you will have to deal with using a .22 for defense. Any gun and any ammo can fail at any time. Most of the time, it will be the shooter that fails IF using quality ammo (a must for a defensive weapon) and a well maintained tool (also a must IMO).

I realize you're saying that it could have been designed better. What I'm saying is that I view this as a training tool to work alongside the .380 version. If you choose to use this as a primary defensive choice for whatever reason, these are the issues you run into.

 

[Nomadic Paladin]

Follow up to my post just above during dinner. I'm reading my second article now on the history of .22. Fascinating.

Here's a quote from an in-depth article by Chuck Hawks whom I trust. (I lived in his town for a while, but never met him.) The underlining is mine.

Sorry Kathadin, my point #3 was not so much based on historical elements as the fact that it is a rimmed cartridge, though the history you provided here seems to back up the assertion. Thanks for including it. it was a good read.