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Aviator 187
So I've just run across a few Walther sp22's for sale and they looked very intriguing... But I was wondering if anyone has heard (good or bad) anything about them.
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  • Aviator 187
    I need some expert gunsmithing advice.I recently purchased a Walther SP22,had some accuracy problems and send the pistol to S&W they replaced the barrel and did trigger work,but I still had problems.This time I had to send it to Walther in Arkansas,they shot 5 rounds and said nothing was wrong and sent me the target,which was a good group .When I took it back to the range from a sand bag rest at 50 ft. the first 6 shots were in the bullseye,the next shots were all over the board with a spread of about 7" not good for a target pistol.Since Walther will not do anything about it,do any of you pistol experts have any idea what could be wrong and can a local gunsmith correct the problem.Any help or advice is appreciated.
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  • rufe-snow
    Worked on the M3 version awhile back. It had a broken firing pin retainer pin. Had to take it apart to replace the pin, which was a mickey mouse hollow fabricated pin. Replaced it with a hardened steel pin that I made from drill shank.

    CDNN was blowing them out at last year at very attractive prices. After I replaced the pin, it worked fine. It is very accurate but quite ammo sensitive. Integral rails for all kinds of optics and red dots. If you can still pick up one inexpensively from CDNN, go for it.
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  • Aviator 187
    Thank you.. It's the "unique" look of the pistol that caught my attention, plus the fact that ammo is getting too expensive to overlook. i was initially looking for a ruger target pistol which i have had good experiences with in the past, but the sp22 might be the one that i get.
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  • rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by Aviator 187
    Thank you.. It's the "unique" look of the pistol that caught my attention, plus the fact that ammo is getting too expensive to overlook. i was initially looking for a ruger target pistol which i have had good experiences with in the past, but the sp22 might be the one that i get.


    Honestly I would go with the Ruger. Although the M 3 & M 4 versions of the SP 22 are accurate pistols, they are kind of quirky and ammo sensitive IMHO. One thing I definitely don't like about them is that the inner breech block is made of Zinc alloy, (potmetal) die casting. Why they tried to use this crappy material for such a critical part is a mystery to me?
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  • Aviator 187
    Thank you again snow!
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  • WinMike
    Not sure how much of a difference there is between the SP22 and the P22; I suspect the insides share a lot. In any case, I own a P22 and a Ruger Mark II that's been extensively modified (Volquartsen triggers, hammers, etc.). That's another advantage to the Ruger: the availability of after-market goodies.

    Yeah, the P22 is cute and really fits my hand nicely. However, after some 25 years, the Ruger (SS target 5.5" barrel) is still one of the most accurate and reliable handguns I've ever owned. And really, for the price.....

    EDIT (see post from GeeGuy) "(For all the Ruger buffs, great shooting guns if you can put them back together in less then an hour....)" Dude, it's a .22: you need to spend a couple of hours, what, every 10 years or so?
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  • geeguy
    I bought one of the first M3's in the USA. After returning to S&W several times and then a ton of my stone work, I did get it to fire very well with CCI and Hi-vel ammo, still wouldn't work with Std. Vel except CCI.

    Neat gun, very accurate and fun to shoot. But I will not use it for competition since I can't count on the gun to function. (For all the Ruger buffs, great shooting guns if you can put them back together in less then an hour, S&W mod. 41, spend the money)

    A friend I shoot with just bought a new SP22 M3 and has had no problem other then he has to use Hi-vel ammo.

    WINMIKE: Dude, you must not shoot much if you only do a complete breakdown every 10 years. The Ruger 22/45 locks up about every 1K rounds even with good cleaning between matches and requires pins to be knocked out to come apart. Don't get me wrong, great shooting gun for the price, but you won't find many using them at Camp Perry (a few, yes). I love my Rugers also, I just wouldn't use a stock one for competition.
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