[NativeTexan]

I have one and have put a fair amount of ammo down range with it. Got it because it was cheap and I was curious. It's a zinc gun, of course, which means cheap. LOL I got it when they came out and they had a design flaw in the slide which they corrected. Mine cracked the slide, I sent it in, and they sent me a new redesigned slide that had run ever since. The recoil spring reminds me of the spring in a ball point pen and it doesn't hold up, have to replace it about every 500 rounds cause it goes limp. Couple of bucks a pop. I have one spare left. LOL

The up side is the thing is amazingly accurate. I'm not sure why, but it is. Also, the sear is very easy to file and improve the trigger, which is a good thing cause the trigger out of the box kinda sux. But, with the 3" barrel and stingers, mine will put all rounds into a 3" group at 25 yards off a rest. That just amazes me and I use the thing not as a plinker much, but as a pocketable, useful outdoor gun. I've shot quite a few water snakes with it thinning out a pond, up to 25 yard kills with it in a gun that fits in a pocket. There's always room in my collection for a gun like that, junky or not. I got a 5" barrel for it and with Federal lightening, which the 3" barrel doesn't like very much, it'll group 2" off the bench at 25. I also much like the hammer feature, not another striker fired POS, why I got interested in the gun enough to order one in the first place. The firing pin block safety got loose, I just super glued it up to disable it, no problem now.

Now, I heard that Phoenix closed its doors. Not sure if that's true or just internet rumor. Be ashame if so, even though these guys produce cheap zinc guns. They are useful zinc guns, at least, something I can't say about such as bryco/jennings et al. I get my recoil springs from gun parts inc/numrich arms, so not a problem there. And, heck, I can live without the gun, don't shoot it much, have better .22s for plinking. It just sort of fits a niche, very accurate pocket .22 that I can actually take small game with in the field. I don't have anything else this small that's this accurate and I've owned much larger guns that couldn't out shoot it. Pretty amazing.

 

[NativeTexan]

BTW, on customer service, they were very fast and cordial with me, nothing, but kudos from me for customer service! And, yeah, when they sent me the new slide, they included a new magazine for my inconvenience. I've got two mags and a finger extension mag that came with the 5" barrel.

Also, I'd NEVER carry a cheap .22 auto for self defense. That is not what I use this gun for.

 

[NativeTexan]

Yeah, if you don't already have a quality .22 like a Buckmark (or my new to me Ruger Mk 2 ;D), get that before spending money on an HP22. The HP22 is sort of a niche gun way I see it. It won't hold up to tens of thousands of rounds. Mine has probaby 4 or 5K through it, still going, but it's not a "quality" gun, can't expect that for the price and made of zinc alloy. I rarely shoot the thing anymore. I prefer my Rossi revolver and my new Ruger Mk 2 for plinking and I have a few other .22s. The HP22 just fits in the pocket sized outdoor gun for me, something I can drop in a pocket before a hike or working on my property or for snakes on the tank given an opportunity. My Mk 2, even my Rossi, won't fit in a pocket, though they are more accurate.

 

[NativeTexan]

I got my years ago for 70 bucks. I would think twice about 150. That's a little much. But, it DOES have a lifetime warranty. No more than I shoot the thing, it has lasted me. But, if I put the round count through that thing I do my Rossi revolver, I'd gone through two or three by now. LOL! I have the Ruger Mk 2 now, no worries about wearing THAT out.

 

[NativeTexan]

I had a tip up Beretta .22 short Minx. I couldn't get that thing to feed, eject OR fire consistently. POS, got rid of it. It wasn't even close to accurate, either. I got it used. Not sure its history, but I'll pass on any others. For deep ultra concealment, I have a NAA mini revolver that never jams, always goes bang. But, I really don't wanna rely on a rimfire for self defense. I don't yet have a P3AT or Ruger LCP sized .380. That could be in my future, don't know. I think I have all the .22s I really need, not that need has anything to do with it. ROFL!

I've had this desire for a while for an NAA mini master. They'd fit in the Phoenix niche for uses and are very high quality guns that ain't all THAT expensive. The Black Widow has a shorter barrel and non-adjustable sight, but they're supposed to be pretty accurate, too, well, for a gun that size.