Taurus 22PLY 

Pocket pistols are all the rage these days, and Taurus has no shortage of such offerings in its expansive line. The company’s alloy-framed PT-22 has long been one of its most popular palm-size guns, but the folks at Taurus thought it was time to give the classic pocket pistol a facelift. Its new polymer-framed 22PLY is the result of those efforts.

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Like its predecessor, the 22PLY (and the .25 ACP 25PLY) is a blowback-operated, double-action-only design with a tip-up barrel that allows users to chamber a round without operating the slide. Dropping a cartridge directly into the barrel is easier and safer than racking the slide, which makes the 22PLY ideal for smaller-statured shooters. That tip-up design is, perhaps, the number-one reason the design has been so successful for so long.

The palm-size 22PLY is roughly the same size as the original, but its lines have been updated to give it a sleeker, more modern look. The frontstrap has three finger grooves, and the grip is contoured for a trimmer, more ergonomic feel.

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