Anyone see this happen with a P22?

[RiverGuy]

My brother has the slide crack on his Wlather P22 this past weekend while out plinking. We had my niece shooting it when we started having weird malfunctions. Trying to figure out what was going on is when we noticed the crack. It goes from right where the slide stop contacts up to the ejection port. We've never had anything like this happen with any of our P22s. Between myself, my brothers and a few friends we have 8 different P22s. Usually they are flawless and shoot great. We are going to contact Walther this week to see what they can do about it. Has anyone else seen this happen on one before?

 

[Jyang010]

What kind of ammo were you shooting?

 

[RiverGuy]

Remington golden bullet. Literally gone through buckets of that stuff in all our 22s. Never had something like this happen. Never heard of over pressure 22. Enough to break a slide?

What kind of ammo were you shooting?

 

[Jyang010]

P22's are notorious for cracked slides. Just send it back to Walther and they should replace it for you free of charge.

 

[Lucky1]

P22's are notorious for cracked slides. Just send it back to Walther and they should replace it for you free of charge.

As Jyang010 states, send it back to Walther and they will send you out a new one for free. And...it won't have the CA on it (at least mine didn't) I was using Remi bucket o bullets when it happened. Might be the ammo was a little 'hot'.

 

[Jyang010]

I'm seeing a trend here with remington rounds? I strictly use mini mags and haven't had any issues with my 22 CA.

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

My brother has the slide crack on his Wlather P22 this past weekend while out plinking. We had my niece shooting it when we started having weird malfunctions. Trying to figure out what was going on is when we noticed the crack. It goes from right where the slide stop contacts up to the ejection port. We've never had anything like this happen with any of our P22s. Between myself, my brothers and a few friends we have 8 different P22s. Usually they are flawless and shoot great. We are going to contact Walther this week to see what they can do about it. Has anyone else seen this happen on one before?

I had this happen on my fde model. Walther replaced it for me free of charge. I was shooting Aguila high/super velocity.

 

[RiverGuy]

I'm seeing a trend here with remington rounds? I strictly use mini mags and haven't had any issues with my 22 CA.

Like I said we have about 8 p22s in our group and almost always shoot golden bullet through them as well as all of our other 22 cal firearms. I personally have gone through 5 or so buckets myself. For us it's been the most reliable and best shooting stuff. This is the first issue I've ever experienced with it and I can't tell you if it's actually ammo related or not. Seeing as how how the P22 slide breaking is a common thing I'm assuming it's more of a gun issue not so much ammo. Again this is just my experience with that ammo.

 

[Jyang010]

The p22 slide is made out of a zinc alloy. Most likely the reason why they crack. Would've been nicer if they made it out of steel.

 

[ReaperCustom45]

I've got a 2002 P22 and mostly shoot golden bullets through it, never had any issues. That being said, P22s do have this issue, I don't think it's tied to ammo type, just a flaw of the weak metal they use for the slides. As stated though, Walther is aware that this happens and will usually get you a new slide with no hassle.

 

[Gawernator]

P22 is just sadly not that well made. Unbecoming of walther

 

[ReaperCustom45]

P22 is just sadly not that well made. Unbecoming of walther

That's because I believe they are actually manufactured by Umarex, as are most of the imported 22 firearms like the MP5, 416, Hammerli, GSG 1911s, ect. Most of the pistols have slides made out of cheap pot metal, not unlike the air guns Umarex makes. It's a bummer because the P22 is otherwise an awesome gun, but the possibility of having a slide crack is not great.

 

[Gawernator]

That's because I believe they are actually manufactured by Umarex, as are most of the imported 22 firearms like the MP5, 416, Hammerli, GSG 1911s, ect. Most of the pistols have slides made out of cheap pot metal, not unlike the air guns Umarex makes. It's a bummer because the P22 is otherwise an awesome gun, but the possibility of having a slide crack is not great.

The MP5 22 seems to work very well, I have only seen good reviews. I think they made my STG44 too

 

[H. Bowman]

Well known problem with them from years back.

 

[ReaperCustom45]

The MP5 22 seems to work very well, I have only seen good reviews. I think they made my STG44 too

The rifles in general seem to be pretty solid. I've got the MP5 and it's been even more reliable than my 10/22! STG is on the list if I decide to get another 22.