r/canadaguns • u/Rubiconcross45 • May 22 '26

Fix my gun Tm22 Light Strikes

I recently purchased an 18inch tm22 pro. But I’ve been having a hell of a time with it.

First time shooting I was getting a light strike every other round probably 50% failure rate.

I broke it down fully cleaned and oiled everything and took it back out to the range and I’ve found I’m still getting light strikes maybe 20% of the time which is better than 50%. I inquired about warranty service but that’s shipping on my own time and quite a long turnaround through SFRC.

Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with this? I’ve thought about cutting maybe a coil or 2 off the firing spin spring to make it easier to move?

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u/ItsaManatee Jun 01 '26

Had same problem, except it was like 99% light strikes. Ammo brand didn't matter, removing the left extractor didn't seem to matter (although I did it anyways), and the loonie fix. The thing that fixed my light strikes was cutting the spring, although I found a similar sized spring and cut 1/2 rings off at a time.

Don't bother with warranty anymore, try tinkering with it, and I'd say worst case take it to a gunsmith before SFRC

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u/Rubiconcross45 Jun 02 '26

How do you find your reliability now and how much did you cut off the spring?

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u/ItsaManatee Jun 04 '26

I cut maybe 2 1/2 rings off, hard to say exactly. I just cut half a ring off at a time, reassembled it and tried it. Rinse and repeat until she works.

There's still the occasional light strike, but like ~95% of them feed, shoot and extract without issue now.