Dan, I have had a P22 for several years and it's a sweet little pistol. Mine is plain black and I paid too much but ammo is cheap. Like all semi's, some ammo (like subsonic) will not work but Remington Golden Bullets always worked for me. There is a lot of info online about tweaking this model, for example: https://www.gunfactory.ch/download/Walther_P22_bible.pdf Some of the tweaks are worthwhile improvements. The barrel is fixed to the frame so disassembly is a bit nonstandard and reassembly normally requires a tool, like a piece of cleaning rod, to align the recoil spring while you work the slide back into place. The slide is some kind of light weight material that's softer than steel or aluminum so minimize tripping the slide release to avoid unnecessary wear. Overall, the P22 is not a serious defensive weapon but its fun for practice and plinking and the grip size is good for smaller hands. If moving up to a larger caliper, I'm pleased with my S&W shield for concealed. I love my CZ 75 but I find the grip a bit wide for my hands. I also have a P95 and M&P 9, but I don't have any favorites in full-size 9mms. Scott
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Dan--- via Mercedes > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 10:40 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: d...@penoff.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - Next Pistol Purchase > > I had been looking at the Walther P22 as a good pistol for her to start out > with. > She got indoctrinated a few months ago with a 9mm S&W semi auto of some > flavor at my brother in law's range, but it was clearly big and difficult for > her to > handle due to the size, weight and ammo type. > > I asked her recently if she would go to the range with us if I could find her > something easier for her to shoot, and she said yes. The P22 was the first > thing > that came to mind, so I started looking for one. The local retailer I've > frequented had them on their web site for $229, but no stock in the plain > black > model, only the nickel plated and fancy colored versions (ugh!) I started > looking around on gunbroker.com and stumbled across a fixed price auction a > sporting goods store in MO had for a bunch of brand new nickel plated > versions. They wanted $239.00 plus shipping. With that and my FFL fee I was > still well below what the same model would have cost me anywhere else, so I > pulled the trigger and ordered one. Should be here in a day or two. > > I'm going to take it out and shoot it to check it out and get familiar with it > before it goes to her. Should be fun. > > -D > > > On Nov 8, 2017, at 10:05 AM, MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > A few years ago I gave my #1 daughter a nice little .380 Llama that I had. > > She > loves it. Looks like a miniature version of the 1911 with the grip safety and > all. > Had some very nice scroll work on the slide. > > > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >> The wife is getting a really nice nickel plated Walther P22 for Christmas. > Should be here any day. It will make her happy to shoot, as there’s little > recoil > or lift, and it’s much smaller than anything else we have so it’s easy to > handle. > >> -D > >>> On Nov 7, 2017, at 5:44 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> #1 daughter did way better with a (US made Karl/Rem) P22 than with the > luger load in a cz. She did substantially better with a P226 in 40 smith than > with the cz/luger, but not as good as with the p22. > >>> > >>> Moral of the story is: get what you like that fits well, and does what > >>> you > expect it to. While the p22 may not be considered pow'ful 'nuff for CC, 120 > grains (3 x 40) from it delivered accurately may be better than any number of > grains delivered less accurately. > >>> > >>> the 1911 will bite your hand too. > >>>> Max Dillon via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> November > 7, > >>>> 2017 at 4:32 PM The 1911 is a classic, for good reason. I know > >>>> nothing about the various makers versions, hopefully someone else will > chime in. I only shot that a couple times, and I was not very accurate with > it, > but getting better with time. Any gun is not much use if you can't hit what > you're aiming at... > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To > >> Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
