Posted: 7/23/2007 3:19:49 AM EDT
So, did Walther finally get all the bugs out of this pistol? If so from what year on? What are the date codes? Should I get A Buckmark or CZ Kadet instead?
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Initially mine was the same way requiring the hotter loads to cycle reliably, but now that its well broke in, it will shoot just about anything. Earlier this week I shot a whole box of Federal Value Pack (525 rnds Load 745) with narry a problem. It's a great, cheap way to practice shooting a pistol without developing a flinch. |
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I have shot friends' P22's before, with and without supressors and had very few issues. They do tend to be a little picky about ammo, but a LOT of .22lr guns are picky. For picky guns, I use solid point Mini Mags. I don't know if it is the extra power, the wax or the fact they are better made (or all three), but they seem to run near perfect in everything. |
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Picked up a P-22 right after they came out. Was never 100%, but ran pretty well if loaded with only nine rounds of hi-speed ammo. Later on I picked up a "new model" stainless steel mag. SHUCKS ! ! Ran 100% with ten rounds ! ! ! Picked up another stainless mag. Now runs 100% with just about any ammo -- and loaded with 10 rounds too ! !  |
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I have a p22 with about 5000 through it...I mainly shoot the federal value packs from Wal-mart. for a day of shotting all 550 I was have on average 3 smoke stack jams and 2 FTF (the FTF will usualy fire after pulling the trigger a second time... I have NEVER had a malfunction shooting CCI stinger even after 1000 Rds un-cleaned |
5 million rounds through a p22 is impressive. i've got maybe 10k or so through mine. Not a single failure, although my first p22 went back to the dealer because after the third mag the hammer spring broke. I believe AG and later are the good date codes. |
| I have one with the AE date code and it runs great. I shoot it in my local steel plate match every month. It lives on a steady diet of bulk pack ammo, up until recently it was winchester dynapoints (I cant find them anymore) so now it will be federal bulk packs. |
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Read my response in this thread, and also look through the P22 Bible I link to: www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=609512 Short summary: it's a cheap pistol made with cheap materials. |