Would you buy a Walther P22???

[jrebel]

I want a small 22 pistol and was wondering what the reviews were on the Walther P22.  Would you buy one and if not what would you buy instead???

Thanks in advance

[Caseyd]

I like it.
Dont have much to say about other makes of 22's but have had no problems with the walther

[coop2424]

From what I have read on the reviews it seems they are all mixed some like and some don't.  My friend picked one up a couple of months ago and he really likes it and has no complaints at all.  I shot it and the feel in my hand was really good even though it is a smaller gun.  Usually they do not feel real good but this one did.  I think if I currently did not have a 22 pistol then I would probably pick the Walther up.  I just can not give up my Ruger Mark II.

[h2ofowlr]

I purchased the one with the extended barrel.  I didn't like it as the allan heads kept loosening and the sight would turn.  I ended up selling mine, but if you get the one without the extended sight / barrel you should be good to go.

[Intruder]

I don't have any personal experience with them I've heard mostly good things but a fair number of (-) comments.  Enough to make me leery.  I'd probably forego the Walther and buy a Mark series Ruger.

[Huntboy]

I don't have any personal experience with them I've heard mostly good things but a fair number of (-) comments.  Enough to make me leery.  I'd probably forego the Walther and buy a Mark series Ruger.

[Rick]

I gave them a peek,but found too many negative reviews.

I went with a Browning Buckmark instead. Great pistol,I've got thousands of rounds through it and can't recall a single malfunction. Very accurate also.

[woodswalker]

I have both the MK I and Mk II Rugers AND a Walther-built S&W that is the P-22 in other clothes.  It had a few teething problems and after 100 rounds and a good teardown/clean its been trouble free.

The Rugers just run and run...the Mk I has over 20,000 rounds through it and all I have replaced is the recoil spring assy.  The Mk II has about 5,000 through it and it had one or two problems then ran straight.

[Bofire]

NO, at my jurisdiction we tried out Walther 380's, 12 of them for a free use for one year. all but one failed.
Carl

[carvermoe]

Sig mosquito or Ruger

[Buckmark]

This is Buckmark's "better" half and I LOVE my P22.  I would recommend it whole-heartedly.  I have smaller hands and it's perfect.  I have the whole set up with extended barrel and the grip modifications and have used everything without any hitches.  Buckmark finds the gun too small for his hands, but I could shoot it all day without any problems. 

This is by far my favorite "plinking" gun and one I have by my side everywhere I go.  It's not my personal carry weapon, but only for lack of stopping power. 

Personally, if you are looking for just a fun gun to go shooting, I don't think you could go wrong.

[shoot-em-dead]

I had one that I bought private sale. The guy bought it for his wife and she wouldn't shoot it. He wanted her to have the first shot so I bought it brand new at a steal of 180 bucks. I put only 100 rounds through it and had no problems. I sold it while I was laid off to pay bills. I'm not big on pistols so to say if it was accurate, who knows. My best self defense with a pistol would be to throw it really hard and hope it knocks em out.

[tbotts]

I had one and let a buddy talk me out of it for his son.  I liked it, especially the interchangable backstraps.  It fit my hand and if I were looking for another 22 pistol, I would buy one.  
 It is a plinker, not a target pistol.  You can buy the 3" model and then purchase the 5" barrel and switch them back and forth, which is what I did.  However, the 5" barrel wasn't any more accurate than the 3" barrel.  
 I wish that Walther would have left the 3" as the minute of soda can plinker and made the 5" as a target barrel capable of 1/2" groups at 50 yds.  

[jrebel]

All really good advice, keep it coming. 

All the responses seem to mimic all other reviews, split about 50/50 for like/dislike.  Oh the decisions.....  I have a smith 422 that is extremely accurate, but just want something I can throw in the truck or pack when out goofing in the woods.  However it won't take the place of my 45 acp or .357 mag so I would like it to be small and not to heavy. 

[coop2424]

Walther is also coming out with a 380 that is almost the same size and looks as the P22.  I have been looking at getting that since it is a little more pop than the 22..