Walter P22

[Gooseman]

I was at the gun show at the Cow Palace over the weekend talking to someone from Sportman's Warehouse about the Walter P22 semi-auto. I know this gun is finicky about the kind of ammo you use in it.

He told me that you need to use CCI high velocity for the first 100-200 rounds. After that the gun breaks in and you can use any standard 22lr ammo.

Is this really true? I was under the impression this gun was finicky in general about the type of ammo you use in it.

Much obliged.

[newbie1234]

I do not have P-22 but my friend has one, he & I we shoot weekly at indoor range. His P-22 is a 'lemon' , FTF, FTE.... to all kinds of ammo, he declared that his P-22, which he bought new in CA 5-6 years ago for only more than $200, never can shoot two full mags without hick-up, or it's ok this week but next week it will hick up again on same kind of ammo even he clean his P-22 after each shooting session. We try 2-3 CCI brands, 4-5 Federal brands, 3-4 Aguila brands, 2-3 Winchester brands, 2 Remington brands . The ammo that we have not try yet are Eley, CK, Wolf.
BTW, I had two High Standard Sport King pistols have the same symptom, the suspect is on the magazines ??? , but my HS Sport King is 50 years old, the P-22 is new.
BUT, some people on this forum said that their P-22 is OK to all kind of ammo. So I say it a hit & miss.
Anyway for the same price why don't you get the GSG 1911-22 for a peace of mind, this gun had proven that can shoot with all kinds of ammo, or if you want an exact same gun then you can get the "CA rip-off" Ruger RS-22.

[JacobR]

My mom has one and it has consistent ftf and fte with every brand of ammo including cci mini mags. There are loads of fixes that apparently remedy the crumby performance this little guy has.

[enegue]

Only put 300-400 rounds or so through mine before I sold it. My main problem with it was the cheap rear sights. Never had many problems with copper nose 22 ammo. Functioned like an average 22 pistol.p

[deckhandmike]

I was at the gun show at the Cow Palace over the weekend talking to someone from Sportman's Warehouse about the Walter P22 semi-auto. I know this gun is finicky about the kind of ammo you use in it.

He told me that you need to use CCI high velocity for the first 100-200 rounds. After that the gun breaks in and you can use any standard 22lr ammo.

Is this really true? I was under the impression this gun was finicky in general about the type of ammo you use in it.

Much obliged.

Run away as fast as you can. It was the ONLY gun I’ve ever sold. Do yourself a favor and get a buckmark.

[Dutch3]

I was at the gun show at the Cow Palace over the weekend talking to someone from Sportman's Warehouse about the Walter P22 semi-auto. I know this gun is finicky about the kind of ammo you use in it.

He told me that you need to use CCI high velocity for the first 100-200 rounds. After that the gun breaks in and you can use any standard 22lr ammo.

Is this really true? I was under the impression this gun was finicky in general about the type of ammo you use in it.

Much obliged.

I have one I bought a few years ago. Walther (not Walter) P22.

When I first shot it, I experienced a lot of FTF and FTE in the first few mags. Another guy at the range that day also had a new P22 and was having the same issues.

After 100 rounds or so, the problems went away and it has been solid ever since. I only feed it CCI. It is one of the couple of guns I can shoot very accurately.



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[ZX9ALLDAY]

The good reviews you hear are the ones about the old non CA P22... the P22CA is crap. Even with recomendations from the “P22 bible”, the gun will still have some FtFs and FtEs. If you dont mind 9/10 rounds going off, the sure by all means. But there are alot better options in thr rimfire pistol market.

[FlyingShooter]

I bought mine 7-8 years ago now(only gun I ever bought from Turners), and its been trouble free. It will eat any .22 I feed it....fun gun to shoot.

[Nvberinger]

I was at the gun show at the Cow Palace over the weekend talking to someone from Sportman's Warehouse about the Walter P22 semi-auto.

Much obliged.

The GSG 922 is far better, 1911 look, feel and parts. Shoots better.

Went to the show past weekend. There was a great looking 1936 Colt Ace 22lr.
Actual Army trainer...some $3600 to own. There was also a Sig 22lr at a good price.
There are some nice gems out there.

[k1dude]

Mine has been great since it was brand new. Does fine with any ammo I feed it.

[DentonandSasquatchShow]

I have a P22 and rarely have any issues with it. That said, My girlfriend bought one right before I met her and we took it to the range for the first time this weekend. Using CCI for the inaugural break in it continually had issues feeding.

What I noticed with mine is it mainly has issues with an aftermarket mag. When I use the Walther mag it came with it rarely has any problems. So much so I added it to my CCW.

After owning and using one I would say there are much better guns if you want a plinker.

[Skip_Dog]

I have 2. The last one was bought from Sportman's Warehouse 2 black Fridays ago. I have put many many rounds of many different brands of ammo. I keep waiting for the issues to start. Maybe I got lucky.

[SunsetIE]

Ive had an earlier one (pre p22-CA) for about 5 years and put easily 3k+ through it. It runs well on federal bulk, loves automatch. Remington gunks it up.

Only real issue ive found is the mags start to fatigue where its held by the mag catch. If i dont apply vertical pressure with my pinky to the floorplate, it frequently fails to lock back once empty.

[Gregchico]

I have one that is approx 10 years old and one that is about 2 years old. Their primary diet is Federal bulk.
Both are wonderful pistols. I mainly use them for training kids, but they are fun for adults too.
I also personally know 3 other Walther P22 owners with no (significant) issues. If I had to find something to complain about, the long slide version's muzzle weight/break/what ever will slide loose after several hundred rounds (400 rounds or so session) which will affect the point of aim since the front sight is on the weight/break/what ever....

[Pofoo]

After returning for warranty work mine now works pretty well with some ammo.
But another issue not addressed here, accuracy.
Mine is the lease accurate of the 10+ pistols I own.
Aftermarket sights are pretty much no existent.