Walther P22

Plunky McPlunker · Aug 31, 2009

My wife wants to shoot.

She does not like my S&W 41. I told her I would get her any
.22 she liked.
She liked this one the best (the Walther). I read good and bad about them. I have a lot of respect for the folks in this forum and just wanted your opinion.
Thanks for the knowledge.

TNDixieGirl · Aug 31, 2009

I don't own one, but when I took my mother-in-law shopping for a handgun, that's the only one she could handle comfortably. She couldn't pull the trigger on the revolvers, and she couldn't rack the slide on any of the other semi-autos. But she can handle this one with ease.

I've shot hers, and I must say I like it. I think your wife will as well. If you can, rent one first and see how she likes it. Thats what we did.

pred · Aug 31, 2009

I have one and it seems fine, It has always gone bang.
There were some that the slide cracked but that was early on in construction, The newer offerings should be just fine.
They are a little odd to take apart, But then again is the Ruger MKlls which are also fine offerings.
About the same price too.
Peter

Faulkner · Aug 31, 2009

There were problems with the magazines in the early the P-22's history, pretty much long since remedied.

My wife loves her's. It loves CCI Stingers and she's a crack shot with it.

nostraDONus · Aug 31, 2009

I've had one for a couple years now. A little picky on ammo but I found it digests Rem Thunderbolt and CCI mimi mag without a hitch.

A great small gun to start out a new shooter.

Good luck.

truckemup97 · Aug 31, 2009

I love mine. It gets a steady diet of CCI Mini Mags and Federal Bulk pack ammo and does well. My wife used it to qualify for her CCW and outshot all the guys in the class. I've got the longer barrel and it's more accurate than I am.

sar4937 · Aug 31, 2009

I like mine as well. I shoot mostly federal bulk pack. It took me 5 months to get magazines from S&W. When money gets tight I shoot Steel Challenge matches with it. It has been trouble free.

Speedo2 · Aug 31, 2009

I like the accessories:

Argh! -S2

pete-driver · Aug 31, 2009

I like mine. It does lead real bad with Thunder Bolts, but very accurate if cleaned often. I have switched to plated bullets and that fixed the leading. Also I tried Stingers but it jammed alot.
Fun little plinker.

Vegetaman · Aug 31, 2009

I'd love to get one, but can't justify dropping $200 to $250 on one right now.

montezumaz · Aug 31, 2009

I have the carbon fiber P22 ... and wouldn't sell it for the world. One of the best semis I have ever owned. I won't let my wife shoot it because I know I would never get it back. Plus, you have S&W ready to do any repair work should it ever been necessary. I've only fed it CCI and after around 500 rounds, I have never had a jam or misfire.

BarbC · Sep 1, 2009

I have one. It's a great little plinker. Very ergonomic and easy to shoot.

Rule3 · Sep 1, 2009

I have the "Military" version. Green

It is a fun gun and great plinker. It is not a target gun, I wish it was a bit more accurate but I have other 22's for that. It has a great trigger and if you can afford Stingers it loves that. I have found the cheap Remington Golden bullets work great in it.
I also did all the modifications (fluff and buff if you will) found here in this PDF. The author is amazing and if you have any questions on the gun go to Rimfire Central.

http://www.freespeech.com/1917-1911M_P22_bible.pdf

Some of the fine tuning

Plunky McPlunker · Sep 3, 2009

Got one.
I bought 100 rounds of CCI Mini Mags for it.
I had two stove pipes (the round jammed at an angle going into the breach?) out of the first magazine, but all other 88 rounds were fine.
She shot 2 magazines out of it and I shot the rest! Fun gun.
It is kind of like buying a bowling ball for my wife... I am sure she'll use it a few times, but I will use it the most.

Local Wal-Mart has TONS of Federal 550 Round Value Packs.
I checked for months with no luck, and all of a sudden, boom!
Even had tons of .40 S&W and 9mm.
Thanks all law enforcement and military.
My cousin is in Afghanistan right now.

Titan · Sep 4, 2009

montezumaz said:
I have the carbon fiber P22 ... and wouldn't sell it for the world. One of the best semis I have ever owned. I won't let my wife shoot it because I know I would never get it back. Plus, you have S&W ready to do any repair work should it ever been necessary. I've only fed it CCI and after around 500 rounds, I have never had a jam or misfire.

I also have the mock carbon-fiber model. I've already 'lost' mine to my wife who says it's her favorite gun in the whole collection.

My married daughter also went out and got one. They're a blast to shoot, and women seem to love the smaller size.

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GoHogs · Sep 4, 2009

I have the green and black one.
It feels great in the hand, shoots and carries fine.
A lot of fun.

MFPD 10MM · Sep 4, 2009

I have 2, one in each barrel length. They have been very reliable, and a lot of fun.

lcdrdanr · Sep 4, 2009

My wife picked a Walther P22 out of everything the LGS had at the time, took it to the range and now only allows me to touch it when she wants it cleaned !

She decided it is her "go to" SD gun in the house and I'm of the opinion she is better off with what she is comfortable with and will use than some other better caliber that she won't use.

Did have an issue with the barrel (she has the 3.4" barrel) coming loose after a couple of boxes of ammo, it does affect accuracy !!!!

It will shoot most anything with zero problems but for home use she keeps the "Velocitator" rounds in it, if I remember right it is a 40 grain bullet at 1400 FPS.

Dan R

cutlass1972 · Mar 25, 2010

I know I am digging up an old thread here, but I am researching these pistols and I thought I would mention for anyone else that digs this thread up later that the slides are made out of cast zink, just like the old die cast cars. For what it is worth.

Plunky McPlunker · Jul 7, 2010

I know this is an old thread.
Is cast zinc weak or something?

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