Walther P22 Needs Converting

[flyte74]

Has anyone recently sent a Walther P22 to Smith and Wesson to be converted to the CA legal version? I contacted S&W first by email and the response I received was "we don't do that." I was surprised by this so I decided to call. The person who answered said, "yeah, just send it in with a note to the address on our website and we'll do it." I asked about the cost and he said, "I don't think we charge anything for that." I asked is there a certain department or person I should address it to and he said "nope, just the address on the website."

I'm not really stoked about "just sending it in with a note." Has anyone else done this recently? I haven't been able to shoot it becuase it's disassembled and there is not much worse than having a gun you can't shoot.

Any help or guidance would be appreciated. Even a "I sent mine in with a note and it came back fine" would help me feel better.

[Dannicus]

Yup, just keep track of your serial so they can refer you to the smith working on it if you want to get a status later on. I just sent mine in with a note.

[flyte74]

Yup, just keep track of your serial so they can refer you to the smith working on it if you want to get a status later on. I just sent mine in with a note.

Alrighty then. Thanks. I feel better about sending it in now. Now I have to research about sending a gun through FedEx or UPS as I have never had to do it before. I'm sure it's covered somewhere on the boards. Thanks again.

[Dannicus]

I should mention, you have to fill out a form on their website and they issue you an RMA via e ail. The RMA email includes info on how to send it. Stick your note in the box with it, then.

[TKM]

Send it in with the RMA and wait for the Fedex truck to show up in a couple of weeks.

[KrzySRT]

Mine came back from S&W all jacked up.now I cant get the slide off,to clean the gun.
I delayed sending it in,wish I hadnt,but got tired of the threatening lertters fro CADOJ.

[KrzySRT]

And to clarify.the "conversion" was free

[flyte74]

Mine came back from S&W all jacked up.now I cant get the slide off,to clean the gun.
I delayed sending it in,wish I hadnt,but got tired of the threatening lertters fro CADOJ.

Sorry to hear the conversion went south on you. I do hope I don't have the same issues and regrets. Just got the shipping notice from Fedex today and it's headed back my way now. Should be here in a few days.

Thanks to everyone who helped get me pointed in the right direction.

[Crf450rr]

Did you guys buy non Ca legal P22's in Calif?

[flyte74]

Did you guys buy non Ca legal P22's in Calif?

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[JohnCCW]

Did you guys buy non Ca legal P22's in Calif?

Yes- DOJ sent out letters when they discovered this gun had a threaded barrel/capable to install a suppressor, had/was being sold.

I had mine converted years ago. I guess DOJ is contacting those people with serial numbers that S&W/Walther has not reworked.

[redcliff]

I sent mine in when i got the letters; S&W did the mod and sent it back with the "CA" stamp on it. A couple months ago I was gonna give it to my son-in-law and we went to the lgs to transfer it and DROS kept kicking the serial# and said it was an assault weapon. I cancelled the transfer and need to call CADOJ but they've been so backed up lately I haven't done so yet. Apparently CADOJ flagged the serial # of these early pistols and never updated their records. Anyone else experience this problem?