pitbullman
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p-22 ftw
Walther P22 or Sig Mosquito?
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T Slothrop
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Current generation really is ok
I just picked up a P22 last week, after dithering for nearly a month on the purchase mainly because of all the bad stuff I'd read about them here at THR. Finally I did what I should have done in the first place - talk to the folks at my local firearms emporium.
They said that the first generation really was horrible. So many were being sent back and they were receiving so many complaints that they pulled the gun from their inventory for nearly a year. However evidently Walther and Smith&Wesson got burned so badly on those initial production runs that they really did listen and actually fixed the problems with both the design and the quality control.
All I can say is I have 500+ rounds through mine already with no FTFs or FTEs. I have fed it everything from Walmart Federal bulk to CCI Stingers. I have it stripped in front of me right now and I don't see any evidence of unusual wear inside.
I just picked up a P22 last week, after dithering for nearly a month on the purchase mainly because of all the bad stuff I'd read about them here at THR. Finally I did what I should have done in the first place - talk to the folks at my local firearms emporium.
They said that the first generation really was horrible. So many were being sent back and they were receiving so many complaints that they pulled the gun from their inventory for nearly a year. However evidently Walther and Smith&Wesson got burned so badly on those initial production runs that they really did listen and actually fixed the problems with both the design and the quality control.
All I can say is I have 500+ rounds through mine already with no FTFs or FTEs. I have fed it everything from Walmart Federal bulk to CCI Stingers. I have it stripped in front of me right now and I don't see any evidence of unusual wear inside.
nwilliams
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I've owned both and both were major let downs to me. I would never buy either again.
If you're looking for a good .22 auto handgun I would either go Ruger or Browning. JMHO.
The P22 and Mosquito look very cool because the look like their full size brethren but from my personal experience looks is about all they offer.
If you're looking for a good .22 auto handgun I would either go Ruger or Browning. JMHO.
The P22 and Mosquito look very cool because the look like their full size brethren but from my personal experience looks is about all they offer.
I along with I'm sure many others may choose to disagree with you on that one
After all this great input, I took my wife back to the store and we checked out the Ruger MKIII. She loved it. Easy to chamber a round, fit well in her hand, seemed like the trigger was close enough, etc.
We were at sportsman's warehouse. I asked, "I understand this thing is a bear to strip down and clean." Answer, "Oh, you don't have to take it apart. Just drop the magazine and clean everything you can see up where the magazine goes and clean the chamber. You won't ever need to take it apart to clean it.
We were at sportsman's warehouse. I asked, "I understand this thing is a bear to strip down and clean." Answer, "Oh, you don't have to take it apart. Just drop the magazine and clean everything you can see up where the magazine goes and clean the chamber. You won't ever need to take it apart to clean it.
Well, you probably could get away with that for a while.
It's really not a bear to strip down. It's a one-second job to do that. Putting it back together requires that you do specific things in a specific sequence. If you do, it's a piece of cake. If you think, "Ah, I remember how to do this!" when you haven't done it in a while, you'll wish you'd use the manual.
It's really not a bear to strip down. It's a one-second job to do that. Putting it back together requires that you do specific things in a specific sequence. If you do, it's a piece of cake. If you think, "Ah, I remember how to do this!" when you haven't done it in a while, you'll wish you'd use the manual.
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