Taurus TX22M 5.7x28 & 22 WMR: Dual-Caliber Pistol
Taurus TX22M 5.7x28 & 22 WMR: Dual-Caliber Pistol. Taurus TX22M reviewed: dual-bolt 22 Magnum & 5.7x28 pistol with suppressor testing, flat shooting, and budget-friendly pricing. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/shootingnewsweekly#person", "name": "Shooting News Weekly", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/shootingnewsweekly", "description": "Shooting News Weekly is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/80481a7f-ff20-42ee-88bd-223d91417fee.jpg" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/taurus-tx22m-5-7x28-22-magnum-review#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/taurus-tx22m-5-7x28-22-magnum-review" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/taurus-tx22m-5-7x28-22-magnum-review", "headline": "Taurus TX22M 5.7x28 & 22 WMR: Dual-Caliber Pistol", "name": "Taurus TX22M 5.7x28 & 22 WMR: Dual-Caliber Pistol", "description": "Taurus TX22M reviewed: dual-bolt 22 Magnum & 5.7x28 pistol with suppressor testing, flat shooting, and budget-friendly pricing.", "articleSection": "Gun Reviews", "articleBody": "The Taurus TX22M is a dual-caliber rimfire-and-centerfire pistol that ships with two complete bolt assemblies — one for .22 WMR (.22 Magnum) and one for 5.7x28 — plus a dedicated magazine for each cartridge. The \"M\" in the name stands for Magnum, separating it from the .22 LR TX22 that made the platform a volume seller for Taurus. Jeremy of Shooting News Weekly put a brand-new TX22M through a live-fire walkthrough at Copperhead Creek Shooting Club in Marble Falls, Texas, running both bolts suppressed and unsuppressed on the same gun, in the same session. The pistol came out of the case with the tags still on it and went straight onto the firing line. What came out of that test is the part that matters: the TX22M is not a novelty conversion kit. It behaves like two different guns depending on which bolt is installed, and in the configuration most shooters will care about — 5.7x28 through a can — it ran softer and quieter than Jeremy expected going in. Key Takeaways The TX22M ships complete with both a .22 WMR bolt and a 5.7x28 bolt, plus a magazine for each caliber — no separate conversion kit purchase. Magazine capacity is 16 rounds in .22 Magnum and 23 rounds in 5.7x28. Both bolt configurations are optics-ready; Jeremy ran a Viridian green dot for the test. The barrel is threaded from the factory — Jeremy shot both calibers through an AAC Element. The 5.7x28 side uses a delayed system — the barrel …