Walther equipped the pistol with a magazine safety. The P22 is shipped with two 10-round magazines and the sample functioned perfectly with both. We've got to shift our grip substantially to drop the magazine on either the centerfire P99 or the rimfire P22.
Unlike the typical button that is simply depressed to drop a magazine, Walther relies on a shoe that surrounds the rear of the trigger guard that must be pushed downward to release the magazine. While the ambidextrous release is generally in the right position, behind and below the trigger, it takes a bit of time and thought to make the catch work. If there's a fly in the ointment, it hinges on the way the magazine release works. The hammer features a rounded spur but remains easy to grab and pull if one wishes to go immediately to single action operation. Unlike the parent P99, the P22 sports an exposed hammer. It isn't a target trigger to be sure but this isn't a target gun, either. The double action pull is reasonably smooth with little "stacking" while the SA trigger action is fairly crisp and clean with just a hint of overtravel. We'd call these numbers entirely in the ballpark and grade the sample trigger completely acceptable. Walther says that the P22 trigger exhibits a pull that requires about 12 pounds in the DA mode and just over five pounds while working things in the single action mode. The P22 features a composite, dual-function trigger. The barrel is also rigidly attached to the right side-plate. Walther also relies on two steel side-plates, which are pinned into the composite receiver to serve as bearing surfaces for the slide. The P22 features a black, one-piece composite receiver while the slide and barrel are carbon steel. Walther's P22 looks like a winner for these shooters right off the bat. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.Įxternal links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Walther P22.For a variety of understandable reasons, knowledgeable shooters have long desired companion arms that look, feel, and act like a centerfire semi auto but are chambered for the. ^ Williams, Reed Morrison, Shawna (26 April 2007).Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Ī Walther P22 was the weapon used in the 2008 Kauhajoki school shooting. Criminal use Ī Walther P22 was one of the weapons used in the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. The gun will not cycle efficiently unless high velocity. The action will not open until the projectile has left the barrel and the pressures have dropped to safe levels. The P22 operates by blowback where pressure generated by a firing cartridge is countered by a combination of the inertial weight of the slide assembly and the force of the recoil spring. The P22 may be fired double action at about 11 pounds of force, and operates as a single action with slightly more than 4 pounds of force.
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