TX22 & CCI Ammo Final Update - All Information 

To everyone criticizing me because the video is "too long," or because I apparently repeated myself multiple times: How can you be so unappreciative? How can you criticize free information? I am trying to help the gun community by warning my brothers in arms of shitty companies that treat their customers poorly and don't stand by their products, trying to save YOU from having to endure what I have. So in return for my efforts of trying to help our community, you criticize me? You criticize the free information and my hard work and efforts trying to help? Maybe just bite your tongue and appreciate that I am trying to help everyone. The entitlement and egotism of the modern world just completely blows me away, ESPECIALLY because these people are supposed to be my brothers in arms. YES the video is long, YES I repeated myself several times. To those who have and will criticize this video: I'm so terribly sorry that this public service I did you was so insufferable to watch...

CCI used to be the pinnacle of .22 ammo. Thanks for bringing to light the fact that we can no longer rely on CCI for quality ammo.

Well I am so glad you let us know how CCI handled this. Or should I say tried to get out of any responsibility for not only making really bad ammo in this case but also damaging your gun and putting you in a dangerous situation. I know I said it before but I am saying it again. I am grateful you didn't get Hurt. Well CCI has lost my business. I will no longer buy or use the ammo they make! Clearly they don't care about their customers safety or if they damage or destroy the gun firing their ammunition. They need to have better quality control. Thank you again! Others may see it differently than me but by posting these videos you may have saved a life or a serious injury. I am grateful to you.

Good video, good analysis of what happened. I can say I learned something. Had the CCI people been smart they would have taken care of you and replaced the entire firearm as a matter of good customer relations in my opinion. Sadly, many companies prefer to "bury their mistakes" until they are sued.

GREAT lesson for everyone here. NEVER, EVER, EVER buy from a company that doesn't stand behind it's product ! ! ! Especially a product that your life may depend on.

Customer service means a lot to me when it comes to product loyalty. Thanks for pointing out your experience with how consumers should (Taurus) be treated and how they should not (CCI).

This is a good lesson for checking your barrel every time you have a misfire. I had a similar situation with some homemade 9 mm reloads. Coincidentally it was also a Taurus pistol, a G2C. I think I accidentally miss loaded a round when I was reloading and didn’t put any powder in one of my rounds. I pulled the trigger and it went click. The primer went off and pushed the bullet into the barrel. I manually ejected the casing but the next round would not go all the way into the chamber. That was a lucky break for me because I didn’t realize the other bullet was lodged in the barrel of the gun. Had it gone another quarter of an inch, the next round would have chambered and I would’ve sent the next round right behind the stuck round. Not sure how lucky I would have been when I pulled the trigger but I’m glad I didn’t have to find out. I’m not blaming anyone but myself for that incident. It was a total lack of focus on my part while reloading. But a very important lesson for being totally aware of everything around you when you are shooting. If something sounds off, the report, the recoil, or anything else, you should stop what you are doing an examine the firearm. It could save a very serious injury.

I for 1 am very much appreciative of you bringing this to all of us. I am researching small caliber lcrs. This showed me something I knew nothing about and will never forget. Thanks so very much for bringing this to our attention.

Thanks for sharing brother. I always thought of CCI as a premium round. Count me as another customer CCI has lost.

When the gun goes CLICK! you need to stop firing, to keep the gun pointing downrange for at least 30 seconds, and then to pull carefully the slide back. If you see the casing is still in the chamber it may have been a hangfire. This can happen quite often with rimfire ammunition. Then, when the casing is extracted and you see that the bullet is missing, anyone who has any sense would check and see if there is a bullet lodged in the barrel. This is the procedure spelled out in all the gun safety textbooks used for hunter safety and concealed carry courses. I am sorry, my friend, but it's you who screwed up. When the gun went CLICK! you should have followed the correct procedure. BTW I was a gun safety and hunter safety instructor in Montana and Alaska, and was an NRA-certified rifle instructor.

just watched this and checked my ammo. you're absolutely right about that fine print on the back! had to get the biggest magnifying glass i own to read it! thanks for the info!👍

I really appreciate this video brother. I have been fond of my tx but before I turned it over to a family member for a young mans first handgun I did a lot of research. This video just brought forward a concern all gun owners should be aware of constantly. It helped me remember to pass on the basics, with so much to cover this was an important one. Thank you Sir.

THANKS! For the original video, and the updates. Very informative. I just purchased a Ruger LCP ll 22lr. I will definitely check the barrel after misfires, or anything wierd. The life you saved may just be mine. So thanks again. I now subscribe.

It’s not if you have a problem with someone’s product. It is how they deal with it in the long run that matters.

Very insightful video! I would have never thought of checking the barrel either. VERY GOOD TO SEE exactly what a "squib load" looks/sound like (or doesn't sound like), how that works, and how CCI doesn't care. THANK YOU!

Great annolosis and recall of that day- on video Nov 13th 2019 , I've only used CCI mini mag's in My TX22 , I have got hotter rounds before that i could feel but no realy problems. Its very fortunate you happen to be recording that on day . Type Company response, deny liability ! My barrel has nearly NO RIFLING = key holing, ordered a brand New barrel it was the same. Now going to order one from LakeLine marksman barrel.

I’m happy that you are thorough, I think you explained it well and it was very interesting to listen to. Thank you for sharing your experience, it means a lot. We all have a lot to learn and that would be the interesting part. Thanks again, you did great.

Thanks for the videos. Very informative. I've used CCI for many years & a few years ago it seemed like their quality degraded. Since 2017 I've had several "duds" in their Mini-Mags, Stingers, & Velocitors. No issues with the segmented rounds yet but the way they responded to you is crap. As a business owner myself, it kills me to know these big companies won't stand behind their products/craftsmanship. Again, thanks for the info & demo. Shitty that you had to go through that but glad Taurus is taking care of it & you still have all your digits. Cheers.

Thanks for all your time sharing cause you could be saving hands even lives man. No cci for me. Keep videoing. That’s how I have learned a lot.

Good video, both of them. Glad you got through to them. Carry on (and thanks for your efforts!).

Thanks for the update I’ve been following you on this issue and am with you. I don’t appreciate companies who do not care about their customers. I will be trying new brands of ammo.

Will NEVER buy CCI again! Companies that treat customers like this wont get my support.

CCI was bought by ATK a few years ago. They also own Federal ammunition. The quality of CCI and their customer service have suffered since then.

Thank you for the information and the report on this whole matter and yes, amazing you had a video to prove the case.

Thank you very much for a great video, I just bought a TX22 competition and I have plenty of cci I will be praying every time I shoot them GOD BLESS you glad you didn't get hurt.

I think you should send a polite email to CCI saying, "Thank you for your assistance with this matter. Please return my materials, which I loaned to you for your inspection and technical analysis. Yours, etc."

I appreciate the work you did here, it was very informative. I didn't know either of the issues before. Now I do. And, thanks to the other informative comments I know that CCI=Speer=Federal=expect problems.

Appreciate the info and all the work to produce your video. Thanks for sharing your experience and helpful insight.

Thanks for the info. I appreciate your honest evaluation and appraisal.

wow cci is my favorite .22 ammo by far. you can clearly tell you are totally correct in your assessment from your video! It's unfortunate cci has such shitty customer service. Hopefully I never deal with them. Glad to see Taurus had your back.

You were merely asking for a new replacement barrel and magazine and THAT'S LITERALLY IT, yet these clowns essentially told you to piss off until they watched your video and even then they still trying to say they aren't culpable. Years ago I ran into a very similar incident involving under $100. Instead this very large chain store chose to deny, Deny, DENY and try making it sound like I was trying to shake'em down. I ended up suing them and ultimately they had to pay nearly 20k, 15k of which went directly to ME. I just don't get companies like this.

Very unusual timing for seeing your video. Strangely after watching, all my CCI ammo was mysteriously lost in a boating accident but my Taurus's survived ! Thanks for the video!

Thank you for your videos. Appreciate your work. CCi improperly loaded a round and it got thru Quality Control. Such is life. A "click" is an "off-sounding" round. The moment I saw/heard it in your initial video I said out load to myself "check your barrel!" However, I too have had such an experience to inform my judgement. Mine was a 10mm and the reason I don't like autos not having fully covered slides.

Listening to your horror stories, you definitely know what your talking about..and definitely informed a lot of new shooters.

Saw the original and the update! Great explanation on the issue. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for the information. Glad I found out that CCI isn't what it used to be.

Thanks for the follow up! I just watched the original video before this and wondered how it worked out. CCI has a lot to learn about customer service. Usually eating a few $$$ is the way smarter option than proving you're right & the customer is wrong. Kudos to Taurus for their excellent customer service! I'm glad you didn't get hurt in the incident and that it worked out for you in the long run. Keep on rockin' man!!

Thanks for sharing, I'm going to pay much closer attention to any irregular/off/click sounding CCI ammo I have - any of my ammo for that matter! Don't want to be left high and dry like you almost did. Cheers bro!

All customer support services get lots of people tellling tall stories hoping to get free stuff, so no surprise the CCI guy was initially skeptical. It's a fact that not everyone is as honest as you. Great support from Taurus. All the best, Rob in Switzerland

Glad all my c.c.i. ammo is old, back when quality meant something, thanks for the info , glad you were not hurt.

Great video, super interesting. According to what I learned I will never buy a Tarus or CCI ammo. Nice how you got to the real problem of what happened. New subscriber Brian, thanks!

It's sad that Aguila ammo is so much better than the American made ammo, but it is.

Thanks for posting the final resolution to the CCI ammo problem. Count me as one more person who won't be purchasing anymore CCI (or Blazer) products. I will be sticking to my Federal ammo. I'm also glad to see Taurus has better support for their products (even though they failed the QC test) and promised you a new barrel, someday, in the future 🙏

I have used these for years and loved them.

BTW, its not a long video. Just thorough.

Great Video !!! Good Information!!!😃

Taurus will always take care of you no matter what. I bought a used PT 22 with plastic grips and the first time I shot it they cracked. I ordered new grips and it did it a second time. I emailed them to see if there was a reason and they had me ship it to them. They never told me why it was cracking the grips but they replace them anyways and also threw in a nice pair of wooden grips free of charge. No problems since then

They are MTFuxxxx. Good to you. Keep doing a good job.

I love your video. Thank you. It’s ok if it’s long. You covered all the bases. In my opinion they are not marketing or manufacturing geniuses. Any manufacturer worth anything would have said here’s a thousand rounds, a new barrel and sponsorship for your RU-vid channel. Besides, how are you going to hear an “off sounding round” when you have hearing protection on? Count me out as one of their customers.

I had two squibs within the first five cartridges in a stinger box, both bullets stuck in my barrel. Didn't bother with the rest, tossed em and vowed to never buy Stingers again.

Your video explaining was accurate, articulate, and very easy to follow people just need to criticize and have an opinion.

Thanks g&c. Great job. Good info.

Well done with your videos.I am in the U.K. and use subsonic ammo with a sound moderator for rabbit shooting.Over the years I have used CCI ammo on several occasions but have found them inconsistant accuracy wise, so tend to stick to winchester ammo.

I was looking for a good .22 to shoot as I had terrible results with a conversion kit. I watched all the reviews I could find on the TX-22 including your review. I bought my TX-22 last week but have not shot it yet, but the barrel and rifling look fine. Thanks for your reviews and updates. I hope you will get to enjoy your Taurus TX-22 soon and will be looking to see a review on how you like it after the new barrel.

Thanks for the info....I will be sure to check the barrel now on any anomalous discharge.

Just saw this vid. Its a very unfortunate experience you had. Luckily you weren't hurt. Unfortunately many gun manufacturers and ammunition nowadays have lost alot of their quality control. I'm also a Buckeye and probably an hour south of you. Keep up the good videos!

Thanks, good buy CCI, sad part is I still have about 1000 rds of CCI 22cal.

Great information you’ve presented here. Taurus sent out bad barrels on new guns and CCi has crap customer support.

Glad to hear your gun will be fixed. At some point. I am a Taurus fan. I like my TX-22 and have had PT-92 and PT-99 9mm in the past. Thanks for the video.

I bought my taurus tx 22 in February ive put almost 1500 rounds of walmart ammo through and havent had any problems with mine. Its crap that cci wants to blame other factors and not take responsiblity for their product. I just found your channel love the content.

Misfire or no case ejection = clear weapon and inspect chamber/barrel for obstructions. Squib loads are no joke.

Very interesting! If I were shooting, I would have had the same experience, because as you said, there was no sound. I don’t know how you would know the primer was ignited. If this had been a full magazine, it would be even harder to recognize. I don’t always count all my rounds accurately while shooting. Hurray for Taurus! Boo for CCI.

Amazing video thank you for the content. I just subscribed i love how you went the extra mile so they could not cheat you. Great video and thank you for keeping us informed on the company's policys just in case it happens to someone else. Please let us now the price of repair and how it ended up. Great job 👏 👍

Glad you are safe and is made this video. I also had an issue with cci in my tx22. I was shootin cci quiet and out of 50 rounds only 30 fired and none ot the round ejected but when i shot my federal rounds it worked fine

Man, that 'yoyo' is either ignorant or just doesn't give a crap!!! I can tell you and these people I have bought my LAST CCI ammunition! I have several .22 cal weapons and I WILL switch over to FEDERAL completely from now on and I will encourage every one of my friends to do the same. This problem is ENTIRELY CCI's and they are not owning up to this and/or taking care of the problem! Man, I am sorry you had to be the one who has had this problem but, many, many thanks for posting all of this and the videos along with the narration. You explained it ( in my humble opinion) very clearly. I understood what you were saying and (LOL) man, I'm a 72 year old 'novice' !! I sure hope this nightmare they have you in concludes quickly (which it sounds like its not going to) and to your COMPLETE satisfaction. You have been, literally, through hell. Thanks and God Bless my friend....

Damn that's crazy Bro. No bueno

Thx good wrap up.

Lessons learned … thanks for posting this

You have done all shooters a good turn by persevering with this. A box of ammo with multiple mis-loaded rounds means quality control failure at the factory, bad machine maintenance and inspection. This points to change of management practices, and guess what? CCI are now owned by Federal. So in a nutshell, some penny-pinching corporate suit was nearly responsible for a very nasty accident, and you were saved by a strong barrel in the Taurus. Lots of lessons learned, but not by CCI, apparently.

@Guns&Cars - Just came across your channel, NEW SUB btw. Used to be a big fan of CCI for 22, specifically the Stingers... but I won't be bothering to buy any more CCI from here forward just because of the fact that they should have taken care of you (their customer) asap and with respect. Glad to hear that Taurus at least took care of you, even if it is going to take a bit. Once you get the new barrel (which with all that's going on.. hopefully you will get it...) you should make a NEW TX22 REVIEW Video with NON-CCI ammo :-) Further, after seeing your video concerning this, for myself and all of those who have never had this happen to them.... From Here Forward, ANYTIME a shell doesn't "appear" to eject, I will be taking it apart to check and clear the barrel, to MAKE SURE it wasn't a squib load stuck in there. I'll also warn others I know of this as well. Thanks for the videos and all the information concerning all this!!

Some people criticize as they are mad you know more than they do,do not let little minded people get you down, you did right keep up the vids thanks

Customer service. It's amazing what a difference it makes.

Taurus shows what good customer service is all about.

I just applied for my permit, and am learning EVERYTHING from the start. Thank you for the videos, I will be sure to NEVER purchase cci ammo.

Dam. I was thinking about getting one of these. Thanks for sharing your experience. Peace.

Excellent information Brother thank you for explaining in depth man that is awful nice weapon is the TX22 heard nothing but good things about them God Bless Brother

Thank you for helping me decide not to buy cci ammo.

I know people who have called CCI for various issues, and they are just matter-of-factly told, "That can't happen," and then the conversation ends. I used to use their primers exclusively, but their arrogance when their customer's call is astounding. Needless to say, when a company's customer service is that bad, I stop doing business with them regardless of how good some of their products are. I'm not surprised to hear that they won't do anything. Frankly, I'm surprised that they're willing to replace the ammo.

thanks for the video. Been looking at buying this gun.

Thanks for the update

💯 true story. I had a TX 22 blow up with using CCI ammo too.

Yup. Sounds cooperate. I'm going to film every shot from now on. What a shame,bet if it blew up blew the hell up, with no video, well you can guess. Wow. Considered on buying cci for little pocket rocket, but now not so sure. I know the odds aren't great for it happening again, but if they gave you this much grief.. Love Taurus. Great company. Have a few and never had any issues with them. CCI ????!! Not so sure...........

Thanks for update! Both of these companies need to update their customer service, quality control and production especially when we are the ones who pay their salaries!!! We the People!

Dude! Sorry you had to endure that, but glad you're ok.

Thanks no CCI for me! I appreciate the video and heads up.

I have a shite load off CCI 22LR that I purchased when I purchased my wife a S&W MP22 semi auto . Now I am worried about running that ammo through the pistol. If a manufacture does not stand behind their product I can not support that manufacture. BTW thanks for sharing your experience. I have experienced issues with 22 short and 22LR in my Ruger Super Six and When I contacted Ruger I found out that that Ruger had issued a safety recall on the model of pistol due to hammer drop while loading when pistol was hot. At that time the 22LR and 22 short ammo was fine it was just part of the safe cock holding assembly coming loose when hot and after extended use.

To add to my first comment, I would have said to you on this issue if I were management at CCI is thanks for telling us about this problem and glad you are not injured and by the way we are sending you that $30 new barrel and 500 rounds.

Thx for updating

Thanks for being honest. The lesson for the rest of us? Clearing a malfunction means looking at the shell/unfired load you are clearing out of the gun and thinking about what has happened. In this case, he could have checked/thought out that #3 did eject properly (it did go boom) and when clearing number 4, it did not have a projectile attached to the shell and there was no boom....so therefore there is something missing to be accounted for.

I think CCI might be right in this case. The first (non gnarly) shell casing showed I OoB, right? So the gas escapes the wrong way, you get a squib. Makes sense, except that you never heard the 4th bang, right? The fourth bang would be simultaneous with the 3rd. I'm sure we've all had slam fires, and unless you're talking rotating lug bolt design or some sort of delayed roller system, its impossible to distinguish between the two pops. Hell, even with delayed actions it's still almost imperceptible usually. And with super hot ammo, that ejector can turn into an ad hoc firing pin. Let's not forget this is exactly how John Norrell builds full auto 10/22s. Once that squib was in the barrel, the rest was pretty much inevitable. Everyone wants to do the hindsight 20/20 thing, but funny enough no one accounts for slow cooks and while preaching that in this rare circumstance you should have field stripped your weapon....none of them talk about the 10 minute or 30 second wait. So if this was a slow cook vs squib, their advice would kill you. I think maybe everyone needs to keep the preaching to church and give this guy a break. It was a freak circumstance, but it was most likely caused by the gun/ammo combo. I'm not the smartest guy on RU-vid, though - so if someone knows something I'm not considering, share please.

great information. !!!!

I've had a TX-22 since January; it's been great, so far. I've only fired CCi Mini Mags & Std Velocity. However, notice how thin the barrels are on these, I would be very careful with any ammo with higher pressures than high velocity. I'm surprised that Taurus doesn't have a disclaimer on ammo type. You could never bulge a barrel on a Ruger MkII bull barrel. I'm with you 100%, no one would ever think a click is a squib. A dud is not a squib. Be glad that Taurus is taking care of you; in the past their CS was abysmal. BTW, my TX-22 is the the reversed color combo, i.e. Burnt Bronze slide over Black frame. It's not even shown on Taurus website.

So what responsibility do you , as the person firing the gun, accept in this matter? ANY anomaly or abnormality when firing that gun should have been investigated before continuing to shoot any further. Nit-pick between "off-sound" and "no sound" all you want, the fact is you knew something wasn't right and you blindly ignored it and continued firing. Anyone could pull a bullet from a casing, empty the powder, replace the bullet, load it into a gun, fire it while recording a video, totally ignore the squib round they created not functioning as usual, and then try to extort money from either the gun or ammunition manufacturer by telling them repeatedly " I have this on video." ITS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE THAT GUN . You knew something wasn't right and like a happy dumb-ass you just kept right on going .

I have watched all 3 video's now, and the whole time I'm watching them, I'm starring at a partial box of Stinger here near the computer. The reason its partial is because 11 rounds are in my new LCP 2, and 20 more in the my spare mags for said pistol. While the ammo was purchased recently, about 3 weeks ago, I don't know how long they were at the gun shop before I purchased them. Looks like its time to get out the old Remington single shot rifle and let the Stingers go ONE AT A TIME, and look into a different flavor of ammo for the LCP 2 while its here in the house.....

Happens to the best of us. Live and Learn. I'm not going to stop using CCI ammo, considering I've got too much of it to toss it all. You know how it sounds and feels when you fire each round in each of your firearms. When that feeling changes, you'll know to stop, drop the mag, eject the round and investigate. Just a thought. Glad you're ok and nobody was hurt.

You are correct the video saved you on this !

I have shot thousands of bulk 22lr ammo through all my rifles and pistols and I have never had an issue. In my opinion CCI spends more money on their packaging than their actual bullets.

Confirmed! I will not buy CCI ammo every again!

I want to cry bad since I just bought 5 CCI Stinger 50 rounds boxes 2h prior watching this. I am happy that they helped with your situation and you were not harmed at the time of the incident. Haven’t shot it yet but I am scared now, lol.

Well CCI convinced me to never buy their rounds. Thanks for the helpful video!