I bought a 3.4" two-toned Walther P22 today. As soon as I got it home, I ran a wet patch down the barrel and wiped the other metal surfaces with another patch to remove the factory grease. I dried it and applied some Rem Oil. Right after that, I took it out to the range with 300 CCI Stingers and a 550 round box of Rem JHP cheapies.
From what I've heard, this pistol does not work well with cheap .22LR rounds, so I started with the Stingers first. I did not have a single misfire, jam or other problem caused by the gun. After 50 rounds, I switched over to the Rem bulk ammo and it fired those without a hitch as well. I must have fired over 200 rounds of the bulk stuff before I went home.
I was very surprised because of all the mixed reviews I saw here and on other gun forums. I must have been lucky to get one that worked well right out-of-the-box. Of course, 250+ rounds is not really enough to say whether or not this is a lemon, but it is a great start. Accuracy was on par with all of my other guns, but I doubt it could match a Ruger MkII or other higher quality .22. I still don't feel like I'm out of the woods yet, but I hope I don't experience any problems down the road.
My comments on this pistol:
*It was a blast to shoot (no pun intended). I've never had so much fun with a .22LR as I did with this one.
*It has the same manual of arms as most modern combat pistols, which makes it easier to teach new shooters.
*It balances perfectly in my hand, just like its bigger brother, the P99.
*Field stripping this gun is much easier than other .22s I've used.
*I had a tendency to activate the magazine release when I fired the gun. A slight change in my grip fixed that problem.
From what I've heard, this pistol does not work well with cheap .22LR rounds, so I started with the Stingers first. I did not have a single misfire, jam or other problem caused by the gun. After 50 rounds, I switched over to the Rem bulk ammo and it fired those without a hitch as well. I must have fired over 200 rounds of the bulk stuff before I went home.
I was very surprised because of all the mixed reviews I saw here and on other gun forums. I must have been lucky to get one that worked well right out-of-the-box. Of course, 250+ rounds is not really enough to say whether or not this is a lemon, but it is a great start. Accuracy was on par with all of my other guns, but I doubt it could match a Ruger MkII or other higher quality .22. I still don't feel like I'm out of the woods yet, but I hope I don't experience any problems down the road.
My comments on this pistol:
*It was a blast to shoot (no pun intended). I've never had so much fun with a .22LR as I did with this one.
*It has the same manual of arms as most modern combat pistols, which makes it easier to teach new shooters.
*It balances perfectly in my hand, just like its bigger brother, the P99.
*Field stripping this gun is much easier than other .22s I've used.
*I had a tendency to activate the magazine release when I fired the gun. A slight change in my grip fixed that problem.