Walther P22 bargain

[DanGunner]

Got flyer from Sportsman?s Warehouse today with ad for Walther P22s on sale for $280. Least expensive I?ve ever seen

[peekay331]

I've owned about 40 different guns, and without any reservation, the P22 is the worst of them all. Jam-o-matic. Piece of crap. Indeed, I am surprised any firearm can be so unreliable.

[newbie1234]

Ruger RS-22 available in CA soon. Nobody wants P-22.

[Romeo_alpha01]

I'm a certified Walther fanboy but I'll never guy anything that doesn't have the Ulm marks on it. Anything Arnsberg is Umarex trash.

[Teachu2]

Only pistol I've ever looked at where the salesperson told me not to buy it.

[dave85620]

I looked closely at these and came to the conclusion they are junk. Such a shame as they are a good looking gun. I'm going to get a sr22 once they become readily available in Ca.

[M76]

I got one years ago for $249, might as well flushed the money down the toilet.
There are those that claim “mine eats everything” but the one I got was poop.

[JWHuey]

I got one years ago for $249, might as well flushed the money down the toilet.
There are those that claim ?mine eats everything? but the one I got was poop.

Mine does not "eat everything", however, it does run reliably with cci ammo. It especially likes stingers, although minimags are just as reliable.

[AR22]

Those sound like something that if I could find one really cheap..I would like to take a run at trying to fix whatever they did wrong just for a challenge.

[DanGunner]

I've had some problems with P22s in past, but the one I bought a couple of years ago has worked well with a large variety of ammo. I did, however, replace that impossibly difficult recoil spring with a captured variety to save mu sanity.

[9Cal_OC]

With the SR22, the P22 will become even more obsolete.

People can’t get rid of them fast enough.

[Quiet]

I'm a certified Walther fanboy but I'll never guy anything that doesn't have the Ulm marks on it. Anything Arnsberg is Umarex trash.

Since 1993, Umarex has owned Walther.
^Since then, Umarex has designed/made all of the Walther branded .22LR firearms.

With the SR22, the P22 will become even more obsolete.

People can’t get rid of them fast enough.

The Ruger SR22 is way superior over the Walther P22 and PPQ22.

From personal experience, the Walther P22/PPQ22 only runs when using high velocity (1400+ FPS) ammo and will not run using standard or low velocity ammo.

[ar15barrels]

Those sound like something that if I could find one really cheap.
I would like to take a run at trying to fix whatever they did wrong just for a challenge.

We think alike.
I researched this and watched a few videos and there seems to be a common theme about needing to smooth out a step that causes the slide to hang up on the hammer and that may to be the main cause of the reliability problems.

https://www.waltherforums.com/threads/walther-p22-feed-issues-possible-fix.125236/

Looks to be a simple solution worth spending a few minutes on something like this:

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1006259611

[alpha_romeo_XV]

We think alike.
I researched this and watched a few videos and there seems to be a common theme about needing to smooth out a step that causes the slide to hang up on the hammer and that may to be the main cause of the reliability problems.

https://www.waltherforums.com/threads/walther-p22-feed-issues-possible-fix.125236/

Looks to be a simple solution worth spending a few minutes on something like this:
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1006259611

Years ago with my P22, I noticed if you pulled the slide back real slow you'd feel the hammer snag in that gap. I made the effort to disassemble and inspect everything and see what was going on and did some polishing. Still needs the "right" HV ammo to run 100% though.

Who remembers when you could still buy the P22 kit in CA with both the 3-1/2" and 5" barrels?

I like the ergonomics and OEM factory fit laser. But still need to apply for a can tax stamp here in FL.

[newbutold]

Thanks, don't want one.