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Posted: 9/19/2004 8:25:03 PM EDT
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Has there been any changes to the P22 over the years? Is there a German made version and a US made version like the P99 or are all P22s US made? Any when I talk about the US made P99, I'm not talking about the S&W SW99. Scott |
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I looked into buying one a couple years ago because of the " cool factor " My son and I are into James bond stuff and when he switched to the P99 I was just getting my son into shooting so the P22 seemed a natural choice . However I talked to several people and even saw a p22 in action at my range . All the reactions I got were negative . So I decided to go with the Browning Buckmark . |
mine is great. you can add all the big pistol accesories on to it at a very reasonable price from walther. im training my girlfriend with it. its great it isnt loud & theres no recoil [her 2 bigest fears]. IMHO money well spent. clarification edit- im training my girlfriend to shoot pistols with it. |
LOL, good thing you clarified that, I was starting to wonder! "I said a samich, dammit!" Bang! 
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The only P99s that were manufactured here in the USA were .40 cal (and the only parts made here were the bbl and slide), back when S&W started importing the P99. It was to keep the supply up to the demand. Now, all the P99s are manufactured in Germany and imported and roll marked by S&W. www.praxagora.com/lunde/WaltherP99FAQ/IX/8.html |
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I like my P22 all right, but then, I haven't shot it a lot. Keep in mind that, although the slick advertising brochures (like the Walther one that S&W sends out) say that the slide is steel, in fact I believe it is zinc (it's certainly non-magnetic). Having said that, I still like the gun. It just pisses me off when companies are deceitful about their products... |
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