Jennings J-22 Best Ammo? - The Firearms Forum

Rhuga · 11-02-2011, 12:10 PM

I have had a Jennings J-22 for years. And I have had two major problems with it.
1. It sometimes jams with HP rounds.
2. It seems to have problems getting the next round in the chamber when using HP rounds.

I have checked out some great videos on YouTube concerning modifications to the extractor and barrel. While I think these are very practical remedies. I haven't done them yet, cuz they involve a gunsmith and I wonder if this pistol is worth it?

Has anyone else had these problems? Would just plain FMJ cartridges be better?

carver · 11-02-2011, 12:14 PM

What you have is one of the cheapest pistols on the market! Don't expect much from it, and I don't know a gun smith that would touch it. As far as I know there is no such thing as FMJ in .22. Try some solids in .22, they might not feed any better. If at all posible step up to a better quality pistol, and possibily to a better caliber.

3/2 STA SS · 11-04-2011, 08:45 AM

I had a Jenings 22 for years and it would function right if it was dirty. If I cleaned it-malfunction city. Fun little pistol but you get what you pay for....I fired most brands of ammo through it with no problems. Check you magazine spring. Clean the mag but not the pistol. Just a wipe down is all I used to do. My 2 cents.

PPK 32 · 11-04-2011, 09:06 AM

No offense meant, but after seeing what can happen with one of these pistols I'd really recommend getting a better gun. If you insist on shooting this gun, as said earlier don't use HP. I had one, I got rid of it before it got rid of me. We had one blow apart at the range, no one was hurt.

11-02-2011, 12:10 PM	#1
Rhuga Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Henderson, Nevada Posts: 656	Jennings J-22 Best Ammo? I have had a Jennings J-22 for years. And I have had two major problems with it. 1. It sometimes jams with HP rounds. 2. It seems to have problems getting the next round in the chamber when using HP rounds. I have checked out some great videos on YouTube concerning modifications to the extractor and barrel. While I think these are very practical remedies. I haven't done them yet, cuz they involve a gunsmith and I wonder if this pistol is worth it? Has anyone else had these problems? Would just plain FMJ cartridges be better? --> Last edited by Rhuga; 11-02-2011 at 12:20 PM..

11-02-2011, 12:14 PM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,547	Re: Jennings J-22 Best Ammo? What you have is one of the cheapest pistols on the market! Don't expect much from it, and I don't know a gun smith that would touch it. As far as I know there is no such thing as FMJ in .22. Try some solids in .22, they might not feed any better. If at all posible step up to a better quality pistol, and possibily to a better caliber. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

11-04-2011, 08:45 AM	#3
3/2 STA SS Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Area, FL Posts: 1,454	Re: Jennings J-22 Best Ammo? I had a Jenings 22 for years and it would function right if it was dirty. If I cleaned it-malfunction city. Fun little pistol but you get what you pay for....I fired most brands of ammo through it with no problems. Check you magazine spring. Clean the mag but not the pistol. Just a wipe down is all I used to do. My 2 cents. __________________ MORS DE CONTACTUS-DEATH ON CONTACT

11-04-2011, 09:06 AM	#4
PPK 32 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Frickin, Illinois Posts: 1,170	Re: Jennings J-22 Best Ammo? No offense meant, but after seeing what can happen with one of these pistols I'd really recommend getting a better gun. If you insist on shooting this gun, as said earlier don't use HP. I had one, I got rid of it before it got rid of me. We had one blow apart at the range, no one was hurt. __________________ -Every road leads to a town, every town has a tavern, therefore you are never really lost. -If you are gonna be stupid, you'd better be tough. Jim Parrish