 Hey there friends. Thanks for checking in think about it Thursday. What have I been thinking about 22 TCM? It's a bottleneck round with a 40 grain 22 bullet in there. It's fast. It's loud It has a huge muzzle flash. It's a ton of fun zero recoil and it was developed in 2012 and Its main competitor is the 5.7 by 28 millimeter. It's also a bottleneck round That is fast and loud, but if you align them, you'll see that the 5.7 by 28 millimeter is longer but the 22 TCM which was developed in 2012 had a couple setbacks that I want to explain that back in 2012 this gained popularity because the only firearms chambered in 5.7 that I can remember is the FN PS90 rifle for about two grand and the FN 5.7 pistol for about $1,200 and people said, you know I would love to have that but it is so Expensive and the ammo was even expensive back then so the 22 TCM seemed to be an outstanding Alternative the ammo is a little bit less expensive not a lot But a little bit but its primary producer was arms core and still is and rock Island armory produced Firearms here's a 1911 that I have called the tack ultra chambered in 22 TCM it also has a 9 millimeter barrel and a Recoil spring and it shares the same 10 round magazine So it was ultra flexible a lot of options with this pistol rock Island also makes a bolt action rifle and advanced tactical a Company of rock Island armory makes barrels and recoil springs that are drop-in for Glock, but the 22 TCM had a couple setbacks What are they the first thing is that arms core is the only producer in rock island Is the only producer of the firearms right there? That's a setback secondly They have some rock Island polymer pistols that chamber it, but that has to be chambered in 22 TCM are The are is just a hair shorter and those are the same rounds that will chamber in a Glock with a drop in 22 TCM barrel now to find the difference between the standard 22 TCM and the 22 TCM are which is just a little bit shorter Made it difficult to purchase and everything was based on rock Island Armory and then what happened well as time went on you saw that the 5.7 by 28 millimeter started to gain more and more popularity just when it seemed like 22 TCM was going to be the main 22 bottleneck round that was going to gain popularity Ruger comes out with the their own version of the 5.7 pistol diamond back comes out with the DBX 57 now we're seeing all kinds of firearms like Kel-Tac and Palmetto State Armory come out with their versions of 5.7 and this has been left in the dust the 22 TCM Not a lot of ammo available Fairly expensive albeit a little less than the 5.7 But when firearms are chambered in a round that people enjoy shooting bottleneck or no bottleneck it's going to suffer some setbacks and that's what I think happened with 30 super carry 30 super carry a lot of people said this is going to be the next round That's going to take off and become a big deal. The problem is very few Handguns are chambered in it. So how can it be a viable? CCW option when very few firearms are chambered in 30 super carry? Well, the same goes for 22 TCM this right here this one is ballistically superior By by a little the noticeable difference than the 5.7 But the 5.7 was popular enough to have companies like Ruger diamond back Palmetto Kel-Tac Chamber firearms in 5.7, which made it more attractive to many people and the ammo still very Expensive, but we're seeing more and more of this. So this had a Resurgence from what I consider a once dead round and this was once a up-and-coming Champion has now died off and that is the 22 TCM because you have to get to 22 TCM are for the the pistols this Standard 22 TCM will work. It just made it more difficult And if you're not a fan of Rock Island Armoury, and you don't want their handguns and good luck getting a 22 TCM You never hear about anybody dropping in a barrel and recoil spring in a Glock with 22 TCM But think about it Thursday. What I would like to know is do you have any interest in 22 TCM? Or has your desire been replaced with 5.7 by 28 millimeter both are a ton of fun Both huge muzzle flash they they they take a 22 long rifle and just destroy it ballistically great penetration great small game Hunting round and it offers a lot to those who love fast moving low recoil 22 projectiles and both of those will offer that one has One round for many firearms the other one has two rounds for Specific firearms with only one manufacturer of firearms, and that is the 22 TCM So those are the sub setbacks and the 5.7 has enjoyed a Uprising of popularity Primarily, I think because of Ruger and then all the others that followed making that a more popular choice in Today's world if you like videos like this, please subscribe and share I always appreciate thumbs up button Thanks for watching and you guys be safe