Well my local shop got a couple in and I was able to snag one sub $500 out the door. Upon post purchase inspection I notice the pistol was very dry and the white identification paint they used on the recoil spring was flaking all over the place making a mess. Action was noticeably gritty when hand cycled.
The bolt is a direct copy of the older pistol bolt with regards to weight reducing cuts. The recoil spring is lighter than it's rifle bothers. Other than that it's a standard 15-22 with shorter barrel and hand guard.
Gave it a good cleaning, lubed up the bolt group, (gritty feeling greatly reduced) slap on an optic and headed to the range.
Well, 600 rounds later and a lot dirtier than it started "MY" pistol functioned flawlessly. I had no issue of any kind this range session. (kinda surprised really) I ran 200 rounds each of 40gr Mini Mags, Federal Auto Match and Aguila High Velocity (redish box) With the ammo listed, the action really bottoms out with authority, no indication of short stroking at all. It's feels like it will handle standard velocity without issue. (I'll test that next time
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Overall I happy with the purchase and look forward to testing it suppressed