I have one also. It performs admirably with high velocity ammo. It chokes on regular bulk ammo. It is horrible to reassemble after cleaning. Very easy to take down, but that recoil spring is awful to get back into position.Hoodasnacks wrote:jason812 wrote:My dad, brother, and myself all have one of these with the 5" barrel. Each one has probably had more than a few thousand rounds through them. Not perfect, not as accurate as a Ruger or Buckmark but fun to plink with. One day we went through a brick a piece try just having fun but that was before .22 ammo became like the Loch Ness Monster.Lynyrd wrote:
I've had one of these little Walther P22's for about 10 years or so. The wife loves to shoot this little pistol. Is it the perfect gun? No. Has it ever jammed? Yes. Is it reliable? Maybe 1200 rounds through it, and only 2 or 3 misfeeds(sp?). I've had more bad rounds than misfeeds. Would I carry it, or let my wife carry it? No. It's an inexpensive little gun that's fun to shoot, and we have killed more than a few snakes and turtles with it.
I will add my vote on this--I bought one, it had horrible reviews, but I dared myself to make it work. The wife loves it. It was cheap. If you keep it clean and keep the barrel nut tight, it shoots pretty reliably. I rarely have issues when using high velocity ammo. And when plinking, it is good practice on clearing anyway
I also have an LCR in 22 lr. It is an 8 shot revolver. It is fun to shoot even with the long trigger pull.
Joe