Blazer .22 ammo and a Sig Mosquito?

[Dakotaranger]

I purchased a used Sig Misquito and have only put 350 rds in it before today all non-Blazer. Went home cleaned it.

I went to the indoor ranger with one mags worth of Winchester and two hundred Blazer .22. Every mag there was some Fail to fire, fail to eject, fail to feed with at least one round.

Has anyone had that kind of trouble with Blazers and the Mosquito? The store I purchased it from I believe has a thirty day policy on used firearms, should I just try to return it?

[Hazcat]

My GF has a Mosquito and is having the same problems with Federal ammo.  Works in my sons MKIII but she has at least one stove pipe or FTFire or FTFeed every mag.

It comes with two sets of return springs and we have the 'light' spring in it now.  I can't imagine the heavy spring would help.

[CAMO]

I had a NIB Mosquito and 1st time out I tryed 8 different types of ammo. Had read that they didn't like some types so I wanted to see which ones mine liked. Had probs with some on the first or second round on a full mag but this seemed to get better as the gun got broke in. Even some really old heavy waxed Win. Wildcats would stovepipe on the first round on a full mag but then would empty the rest with no prob. Really liked the feel of the Mosquito and I think they have a good gun but as far as being accuerate it needs some improvement.
CAMO.

[drjew]

   Hi guys.  This is my first post here.  Hope I don't step on any toes.  I love my Mosquito.  I've never fired anything but velocitors through it though.  Changed the spring before the first mag was empty.  Has worked like a charm since.  I can't beleive all the bad reviews I've heard about it.  Great training pistol.

[Flork]

Hey guys.  I can tell you what the problem is.  The freakin thing needs some serious feed and reliability work and a trigger job.

I just finished shooting the Ruger Rimfire Challenge with a Mosquito and I had absolutely zero malfunctions or problems through nearly 500 rounds.

We(Grayguns, Inc.) will be offering mosquito work in the not so distant, near future.  If you're interested please email me at scott@grayguns.com

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[texcaliber]

I have yet to find someone to have a flawless SigMisquito. I have also not seen one of those people dissapointed with the Sig costumer service. Everone i know said the service tec told them to junk the white spring(usually in the gun), then lub excessive as compaired to normal 22pistols especially the hole on the right side of the slide behind the ejection port(3-5 drops until break in finished then 1 drop of light oil per cleaning) and use high velocity or hypervelocity rounds. I have seen many happy shooters in my area using Agulia 60gr SSS w/out failure. As some people look at 22s and accept jams i along w/my peers do not and after a little info and a change of the mantinance routine they love the reliability and accurcy of the pistol for action training.The MkIII ruger is still the way to go IMHO but if you want short $ training for your action sports stick w/it .

[Hazcat]

"I have seen many happy shooters in my area using Agulia 60gr SSS w/out failure."

But .22s are supposed to be CHEAP to shoot.  I want a gun that will run with a brick of Feds that I can pick up at Wally World.  My sons MKIII does it so why shouldn't an even higher priced gun.

[texcaliber]

"I have seen many happy shooters in my area using Agulia 60gr SSS w/out failure."

But .22s are supposed to be CHEAP to shoot.  I want a gun that will run with a brick of Feds that I can pick up at Wally World.  My sons MKIII does it so why shouldn't an even higher priced gun.

That is super simple man, do not buy a Misquito and use your boys MkIII.
If you do not like the advice or can only read one line make it the highvelicioty or hypervelicioty part!!! High velicioty reminton golden bullets about $11/box of 525 where as the hyper is $4/box of 50 .
To each his own. But i once again state that the MkIII is my first pick!
Hope i was a little clearer this time for ya Hazcat

[Dakotaranger]

Took it back to the store and got a Browning Buckmarck Camper

[Yukon454]

I wouldn't test any auto with the Fed stuff now being put out there. The old Lightning wasn't too bad. Fed stopped making/marketing that and changed to the Champion packaging, same UPC code. New stuff...no 2 alike.

I shoot the .22 silhouette game. the troops were using Lightnings. We're testing everything else since Fed dropped it last year. As I said, pif, poof, pow, crack, bang, poof...not necessarily in that order.

It's awful. Definiitely, NOT the fodder for function testing.

As an aside, I 'pattern' tested some old Champion Target...not so good. PMC rifle match, 1/2" @ 40 yds, T22, 3/4"; Thunderbolts, 1"; Rem. 525 pack, 1", American Eagle, 1-1 1/4"; Aguila, 3/4". Leaning towards the T22 Winchester for the game, (.22 Silhouette)

Too Bad, Federal has some really excellent stuff, can't explain the cheap .22 problem.