Walther P22 anyone?
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:39 pm
I've been planning on getting a Walther P22 for a while now, mainly for use as a plinker and ranch gun (snakes, rodents, etc.). At the suggestion of my wife(!), I picked one up at the Austin gun show this last weekend.
I'm glad I did! The gun is so much fun to shoot. And the fact that it's .22 so it costs hardly nothing makes me feel even better. I've had a couple of FTE's so far, but I attribute that to the break in process. I plan on doing some polishing to smooth things out. I put about 600 rounds through it the first two days, and had to make a trip to Wal-Mart for another 1,100 rounds just so I could get my fix today! I have smaller than average hands and it fits me perfect. I wish they'd make a 9mm in the same form factor.
My wife even enjoys it, and I can hardly ever get her to go shooting with me. We spent some time yesterday taking turns shooting it from our deck at a steel swinging target across the creek (~20 yards). Ahhh, good times.
In the coming months I'd like to suppress it. Decent suppressors are in the $200 range for this gun. Not bad if you ask me (but then there's still the $200 tax...).
And just FYI for those wondering, it will shoot shotshell/snake shot fine, but obviously doesn't have enough force to cycle the slide.
Overall, I've been really impressed with this little $255 gun. I haven't seen much discussion about the P22 here so I'd thought I'd throw this out there. It would make a great trainer for someone new to shooting, or as an all around plinker. I'm really happy with mine and have had pretty good reliability with standard velocity or greater stuff. I got maybe 1 FTE out of 10 when using subsonics. Initially there were some negative reviews when it first came out, but mine was manufactured in 2007 and doesn't suffer from the problems people were having at the time. The gun definitely isn't a primary carry piece, but could maybe serve as a BUG if it's all you had. I don't ever intend on carrying mine.
I just had to share my experience here with everyone. It's injected enthusiasm and excitement back into my shooting life!
I'm glad I did! The gun is so much fun to shoot. And the fact that it's .22 so it costs hardly nothing makes me feel even better. I've had a couple of FTE's so far, but I attribute that to the break in process. I plan on doing some polishing to smooth things out. I put about 600 rounds through it the first two days, and had to make a trip to Wal-Mart for another 1,100 rounds just so I could get my fix today! I have smaller than average hands and it fits me perfect. I wish they'd make a 9mm in the same form factor.
My wife even enjoys it, and I can hardly ever get her to go shooting with me. We spent some time yesterday taking turns shooting it from our deck at a steel swinging target across the creek (~20 yards). Ahhh, good times.
In the coming months I'd like to suppress it. Decent suppressors are in the $200 range for this gun. Not bad if you ask me (but then there's still the $200 tax...).
And just FYI for those wondering, it will shoot shotshell/snake shot fine, but obviously doesn't have enough force to cycle the slide.
Overall, I've been really impressed with this little $255 gun. I haven't seen much discussion about the P22 here so I'd thought I'd throw this out there. It would make a great trainer for someone new to shooting, or as an all around plinker. I'm really happy with mine and have had pretty good reliability with standard velocity or greater stuff. I got maybe 1 FTE out of 10 when using subsonics. Initially there were some negative reviews when it first came out, but mine was manufactured in 2007 and doesn't suffer from the problems people were having at the time. The gun definitely isn't a primary carry piece, but could maybe serve as a BUG if it's all you had. I don't ever intend on carrying mine.
I just had to share my experience here with everyone. It's injected enthusiasm and excitement back into my shooting life!
