 Hey there friends. Thanks for checking in today. We're going to do a comparison with 22 long rifle handguns here We've got the Kel-Tec P17 and over here. We've got the Taurus TX 22 Competition they are different in many ways, but they're also similar people wanted the original Taurus TX 22 I don't have it anymore. I regret it, but I got the competition, which is actually an upgraded model Let's start with the Kel-Tec P17 3.8 inch barrel It is budget priced $199 and Kel-Tec did not raise it once all the craziness started happening. Shipped with three 16 round magazines. It has adjustable serrated black rear sights Fiberoptic front sight already mentioned 3.8 inch barrel has a picatinny rail right there machine screws all over it Abadexterous thumb safety Trigger guard magazine release, which is also abadexterous and a interesting design You can see the slide right there. So it's really not a full slide as we know slides to be it has this Top plate here. It's not optic ready. I know some people were able to manipulate an optic This one is not optic ready the trigger pull, which is a Hammerfire gun it has a hammerfire indicator right there measures right around Three and a half to three and three quarters and a very short reset now I've run a bunch of ammo through this it has performed pretty impressive My original thought was it feels like a squirt gun and it kind of does But it runs and the feedback that I've gotten from the viewers say that thing runs and I shot it Guess what it ran So let's run it right now. We'll start with the target on the right that was 16 rounds and it ran so for a very inexpensive handgun 199 you're looking at Before it was 350. Yeah, I'm sitting a little bit there, but it's trapped a little bit So I'm thinking the upper 200s will get you the P17 at least that's what I saw in my research And three 16 round magazines not bad at all But now we've got the Taurus TX 22 competition and what I really like is what Taurus did With the optic mounting plates. It's on the hood of the barrel, which is very interesting Exposed barrel five inch bull barrel that is threaded. Oh by the way the P17 threaded too So both have that advantage and it is an advantage because a lot of people are running cans I've got a 22 can but that's second We have a similar if not the exact same frame as the original TX 22 But it has the five inch competition barrel aluminum slide 16 round magazines and this one is going for Right around 450 so it's offering more they have four plates for the optic You can mount nine different red dots on here. I've got a vortex viper Correction the venom I had to look at that. I had the viper out earlier Ambidextrous thumb safety awesome handgun now the original TX 22 a lot of people said that thing's great They said I like that better than the Glock picked it up for $300 it runs better than the Glock 22 I believe that's called the 44 So here we go. I've got Red dot on Ran just as well So we've got the more expensive, but very cool Taurus TX 22 competition and we have the less expensive, but just as reliable Kel-Tec P17 Five inch barrel 3.8 inch barrel both single-action triggers hammer fired striker fired both 16 round magazines It's actually a pretty good comparison if you think about it and both fired really well and both have ambidextrous Well, the Taurus has the ambidextrous thumb safety. This has mag release and thumb safety better look in here But you know looks only matter if it runs and both run very well So which one would you choose? Let me give you my thoughts I was a huge fan of the Taurus TX 22 I foolishly sold it and then they came out to competition. I was able to pick this up. I'm not selling this It runs just as well optic ready super cool. I'm going with this. That's not to say this is Not worthy for a 22 long rifle hammer fired gun that runs everything with 16 round mags for an MSRP of 199 It's great. If I was on a strict budget, I would go with this But in this comparison, I like the TX 22 competition a little bit better You know if I had to get rid of one it would be this one Probably because I know I could pick it up again rather cheap What I really want to know is which one would you choose if you like videos like this? Please subscribe and share. I always appreciate thumbs up button. Thanks for watching and you guys be safe