 Hey there friends, thanks for checking in. Today we're looking at Taurus's new TX-22 competition model. Check that out. Very different, very innovative. We're going to talk about that. But let's take a look at the TX-22. Approximately two years to the date, 2019, right in February, Taurus released the TX-22. And it reviewed so well. I got my hands on one. I loved it. I said this is Taurus's new Rockstar. Has a great feel to it. A polymer frame, aluminum slide. It ran all types of ammo. I ran a bunch of different types of ammo through it. It's a striker-fired handgun that has mags that carry 16 rounds and a four pound trigger. And I loved it. And many people did. It had an MSRP of 350, still does. And people were picking it up for right around 300 bucks. Flash forward two years to today. And now they have the competition model. They expanded. They kept the primary features the same, which include the trigger. I'm measuring this one right at four pounds. Okay, consistent with the other one. Same polymer frame. Check out that grip. Real nice feel to it. And I already mentioned the 16 round magazines. Does have a pick rail right there. And let's take a look at that trigger right now. It's a single action striker-fired 22 handgun, which is unique in and of itself. But it has a nice positive break and a short reset right there. It also has a skeletonized aluminum slide. And it's actually quite lightweight. Now this is the full size model. It has a five inch bull barrel, which is different. That is threaded, in case you want to run a can. Adjustable rear sights and a pendant front dot. We're going to talk about that. All right, so let's take a look at the case because this is what is pretty interesting. A lot of people wondering how much it is. MSRP 484-85. Okay, this is what the case looks like. They're offering three 16 round magazines, but this is what I want to show you. This is a plate that goes right there. Okay. And then you can see that plate right there. I added it because I have a vortex venom. Now between that plate and this plate, it will fit up to nine red dot. The most popular red dots will fit on the TX 22 competition. And I had no problem putting that little plate right here. Okay, it works on both sides. Okay, depending on what dot you have. But I had no problem mounting this vortex venom on the TX 22 competition. So that's what I wanted to show you. It's a very unique design underneath. It has a sort of like a bunch of holes that will work with various optics. Extremely innovative. I love the way they did that. But what also is unique is that some people will say this is a slide cut. It's not a slide cut. Okay, this adapter plate, the adapter plates and the mounting plate is installed on the hood of the barrel, which is very unique. I'm going to show that when I disassemble it. All right, but it also has the front serrations and ambi thumb safety right there. All right, you can sweep it down. Good for lefties as well. And it is very nice with that five inch barrel. I found this to be extremely accurate with the original TX 22. And I think this one is going to be even more so with that long barrel. The Vortex Venom is a great red dot. I'm a huge fan of Vortex. And this is one touch on, one touch off. You can keep it on manual, adjust it yourself, or you can set it so that it is auto dimming and brightening. And that will automatically shut off after 14 hours. So many options with the Vortex Venom. Real happy with that. It even has those dots there to align with the rear sight. Great choice. And I think combined, this is pretty, pretty special. I really believe so. But I already mentioned to have a four pound single action trigger. Love it with a very short reset. Very nice polymer frame. But let's take a look at that. Okay, so the trigger is pulled. You're going to pull back a little bit. These takedown tabs are just going to pull them down on both sides and then move the slide forward and off comes the slide from the frame. You just, you just move it a little bit and it comes right off. Now, this is what I wanted to show you. Very unique. Okay, so you have a captured recoil spring and guide rod, steel guide rod. And then this comes off the front, or shall I say on top. And that's what you're looking at. It is really a unique design. So that's mounted on the barrel hood. Okay, not on the slide. I've seen others said, well, it's the slides cut for a red dot. No, it's not. The barrel hood is. And so when you get this, this piece right here is already assembled. And then you choose the mounting plate for the red dot that you went with. All right, so you put it on top, slide it through there. And then you can see that it does have a cutout right there. So you put this in place, reinstall that. Do I have it? Yep. And then to put it back together, just put it in, I don't know if I have that low enough. There it is. You get it just so it's like that. Just like that and pull it back in. You're good to go. Check that out. Let's go ahead and get it on the scale. This is, you know, everybody wants innovation. They say, give me innovation. Show me something innovative. Have you ever seen anything like that? I haven't. And I think it is pretty cool. They took a phenomenal pistol that was made better. One pound eight and a quarter ounces. Just ounces. We're looking at 24 and an eighth ounce. That's with the dot. But I have a 16 round mag here. All right. And we'll go ahead and put the loaded weight on the scale. 26 ounces even with 16 rounds. You know, you had another one. That's a 22. How much could it possibly weigh? But I'm very much impressed with it. I was impressed with the first one. I actually sold that. I sold that. I was so upset. And I said, why did I do this? One of those times where you actually sell something to a friend. Okay, let's do a friend. But I drove away and as I'm driving away, I'm saying, what did I just do? But now they came out with the competition model. And I'm happy to have this. And I'm going to get to the range shortly. Shoot some 22 long rifle, three mags, 16 rounds, MSRP 484 85. We don't know what it's going to be at the stores yet. But I do think they did a great job with this. I'm very much impressed. Happy to have it in my hands and I cannot wait to show you more. If you like videos like this, please subscribe and share. I always appreciate thumbs up button. Thanks for watching and you guys be safe.