walther p22 User Guide

Operating instructions
Semi-Automatic pistol
P22
Cal. .22l.r.
slide
muzzle
frontsight
hammer
manual safety
slide stop
backstrap
magazine
grip
magazine catch
trigger
takedown lever
manual safety
extractor
mounting rail
barrel
trigger lock
stabilizer
USA
Loaded chamber indicator
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Always bear in mind: Keep your finger away from the trigger unless you really intend to fire. Always keep your weapon pointing in a safe direction so that you and others cannot be endangered.
Do not use force when disassembling or assembling your weapon. A gun can only be safe as long as it is in a flawless technical condition. Incorrect handling and lack of maintenance may lead to malfunctions and reduced safety of the weapon. Always be aware of possible risks from dropping your pistol or from corrosion or other external influences. In such cases, have your weapon inspected by a compe­tent gunsmith before using it again. Unauthorized modifications to the mechanism, damages caused by the application of force and modifications effected by third parties will lead to the manufacturer not to assume any liability. Only an authorized and qualified gunsmith is allowed to work on a gun.
Table of contents page
Components.............................................................1
General...................................................................2
Operation of safeties...................................................3-4
Inspections ....................................................................5
Loading the pistol...........................................................6
Insertion of the first cartridge......................................6
Firing........................................................................7
Decocking the hammer...............................................7
Pistol with empty magazine............................................7
Unloading the pistol....................................................8
Disassembly and reassembly of the pistol...............8
Adaptation of the grip.................................................9
Sights.....................................................................9
Changing the barrel.....................................................10
Cleaning.......................................................................11
Storage.........................................................................12
Repairs ...................................................................12
Warranty ......................................................................12
Technical data........................................................13
Parts/exploded view................................................14/15
Special accessories.....................................................16
Important instructions for the use of firearms
It should be remembered that even the safest gun is poten­tially dangerous to you and others when it is not properly handled. First of all read and understand the operating instructions and learn how the weapon works and is to be handled.Always treat an unloaded weapon as if it were loaded.
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3. Drop safety (automatic internal safety)
The drop safety (firing pin safety) is only disengaged when the trigger is pulled. If, after a fall, the hammer was released, then the firing pin would not be activated.
1. Manual safety
To engage the safety, turn the safety lever, as shown in fig. 1, to the lower position.
2. Trigger lock
The enclosed key is used to lock the trigger mechanism of the P 22. Without the key it is impossible to disengage the safety. Use this fea­ture to prevent unauthorized persons from using your weapon.
Operation of the safeties (safety devices)
CAUTION: It should be made a common habit to leave the manual safety engaged until you really intend to fire.
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safety engaged
fig. 1
fig. 2
safety disengaged pistol ready to fire
fig. 3
fig. 4
safety engaged safety
disengaged pistol ready to fire
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CAUTION: All safety devices of the weapon are mechanical safeties, and the shooter is the only one who can engage and disengage these safeties. NEVER RELY SOLELY ON MECHANICAL SAFETIES - always be extremely careful and avoid situations which could lead to an accident.
5. Loaded chamber indicator
A small slot in the upper part of the slide allows for an inspection of the chamber to see if a cartridge has been loaded (fig. 5).
4. Magazine safety
Without the magazine inserted, the magazine safety of the P 22 prevents a round to be fired. Acartridge in the chamber cannot be ignited.
Always inspect the chamber of your pistol after the magazine has been removed from the gun. Make sure that no cartridge is left in the chamber after the safety has been engaged.
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fig. 5
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Inspections before use
Make sure that the pistol is unloaded (chamber cleared, barrel clear of any obstructions, magazine empty) for inspection and that the safety is engaged.
Functional inspection
1. Remove the magazine, retract the slide. After the slide has been released, the mainspring must press the slide fully forward.
2. Insert the empty magazine, retract the slide. The slide must be caught in its rearmost position.
3. Remove the magazine, slightly retract the slide. After the slide has been released, the mainspring must press the slide fully forward.
4. To decock the gun, insert the empty magazine, hold the hammer with your thumb, pull the trigger and let the hammer slowly travel forward.
5. Insert the empty magazine, fully retract the slide. The slide must be caught in its rearmost position.
6. Press down the slide stop. The mainspring must press the slide fully forward. Decock the hammer.
7. Remove the magazine, pull the trigger. The hammer must not fall.
Make sure that the pistol is unloaded (chamber and barrel must be clear) after use, that the magazine is empty and that the safety is engaged. Decock the hammer.
Inspection after use
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Loading the pistol
Engage safety. Press magazine catch and remove empty magazine (fig. 6). Use the side-mounted button to press the follower down and insert a cartridge under the magazine lips (fig. 7). Do not use force. Damaged magazine lips will cause malfunctions and will render the weapon useless. Tap the back of the loaded magazine against the palm of your hand. Properly positioned cartridges inside the magazine help to prevent stoppages. When a magazine is to be emptied, remove the cartridges one after the other by pushing them to the front side of the magazine. Push the loaded magazine into the magazine well until the magazine catch locks it.
Loading the chamber with the first cartridge
Pick up the gun with your shooting hand, hold it at an angle of approx. 45 degrees and point the muzzle in a safe direction. Use other hand to retract slide. release slide. The slide travels forward and inserts the first round into the chamber, the hammer is now cocked. Leave the safety engaged until you really intend to fire.
CAUTION! Your gun is now ready to fire. Regard safety instructions, keep shooting finger away from trigger until you really intend to fire.
If you do not fire your gun immediately after loading it, decock hammer.
CAUTION: Read and understand the operating instructions thoroughly before you load your gun. Malfunction may occur when ammunition with low propellent charge is fired.
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fig. 6
fig. 7
fig. 8
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Firing
You may fire this pistol in two different ways: Double action or single action To fire it "double action" means that the gun is loaded but the hammer is not cocked. You will have to fully pull the trigger to fire a round. To fire it "single action" means that the gun is loaded and that the hammer is manually cocked before firing. The action of the slide then automatically reloads the pistol and cocks the hammer.
Decocking the hammer.
Engage the safety. Hold the hammer with your thumb, pull the trig­ger and let the hammer slowly travel forward.
Keep the pistol pointing in a safe direction when decocking it so that no other persons are endangered.
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Pistol with empty magazine
After the last round was fired, the slide stop holds the slide in its opened position. Engage the safety. In case you intend to commence shooting, replace empty magazine by a full one. Press the slide stop lever (fig. 9), the slide will travel forward and load the chamber with the first round. Keep your weapon in your shooting hand and keep it pointing in a safe direction so that there is no danger for other persons.
fig. 9
CAUTION! The pistol is ready to fire. Regard safety instructions and leave your shooting finger off the trigger.
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If shooting is not to commence, engage safety, remove magazine and ins­pect the chamber, it must be clear (fig. 10). Close breech and decock hammer.
fig. 10
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Unloading your pistol
Engage safety. Remove magazine and retract slide. The round in the chamber is extracted and ejected.
Make a visual inspection of the barrel - it must be clear!
Allow slide to travel forward and decock hammer.
fig. 11
Disassembly and reassembly of the pistol
It is not necessary to strip the pistol any further as is described in this manual. Further disassembly, improper assembly and disregard of the instructions will lead to loss of warranty, and under no circumstances will the manufacturer then be liable for damages to persons or property.
To do so, engage the safety, remove the magazine and inspect the weapon, it must be unloaded.
With the 5” version first remove the stabilizer (see page 11) Press the takedown lever down and cock the hammer. Fully retract the slide, lift its rear section and push slide forward off the receiver. Remove guidance rod. Assembly of the gun is in reverse order.
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Adaptation of the grip
In order to adapt the grip of the weapon to your hand, the backstrap of the pistol can be changed. Remove the pin (as shown in fig. 12) with the tool, change the backstrap and re­insert the pin afterwards.
Sights
The front sight is interchangeable for elevation adjustment, and the sight is adjustable for windage.
Windage adjustment:
Turn screw on the sight to the right if weapon fires to the right, turn it to the left if weapon fires to the left.
Elevation adjustment:
Elevation adjustment is changed by mounting front sights of different height. If weapon fires too low, a lower front sight is to be mounted, if it fires too high, a higher front sight is to be mounted. To change the front sight, use a screwdriver to press it out of its seat on the slide.
fig. 12
fig. 13
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Interchangeable barrel
Additional 5 inch or 3,4 inch barrel available as accessory. (see page 16)
Prior to the barrel change, engage the safety, remove the magazine and make sure that the weapon is unloaded.
Push the takedown lever down, cock the hammer and remove the slide. Use the enclosed spanner to release the barrel nut. Remove the barrel sleeve and pull the barrel to the rear from the receiver.
fig. 14
fig. 15 fig. 16
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Engage the safety, remove the magazine, open the slide and inspect the chamber.
Cleaning
In order to keep the weapon functional and to extend its service life, it should be cleaned and maintained at regular inter­vals.
Disassemble the weapon, clean fouled parts of breech, magazine lips, follower and receiver with a brush and a cloth. Clean the barrel with an oil-soaked brush and then dry it with cleaning patches, always begin at the chamber. Repeat these steps until barrel is clean. Apply a thin coat of oil to all metal parts. Reassemble gun and check for proper function.
Assembly is in reverse order. Make sure that the web on the receiver bridge is embedded in the notch of the barrel sleeve. Install mainspring no. 2668904. For running the slide onto the receiver, use the mounting pin no. 2668891 (fig. 15/16).
Mount the stabilizer, fix it with the worm screw and jam it with the stabilizer screws. (fig. 17) The front sight on the slide is to be replaced by a plug (2661314).
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2.
3.
fig. 17
To disassemble the stabilizer first remove the worm screw (fig. 17/part no. 2) then release the stabilizer screws (fig. 17/part no. 3). Now remove the stabilizer.
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Storage
Never leave a loaded pistol unattended!
Always keep and store your pistol in unloaded condition with the safety engaged. Keep Pistol away from children and unauthorized persons. Weapon and ammunition are to be stored separately.
Repair of Walther-weapons
CAUTION! A weapon which fails to function properly is dangerous. It should be safely kept in a way that prevents its use before it is repaired. It is difficult to repair a weapon, and improper assembly can lead to dangerous malfunctions.
Only let an authorized and qualified gunsmith inspect and repair your weapon!
Warranty for Walther-weapons
Within the first year after the date of purchase, the Walther company will repair or replace your defective weapon free of costs provided the defect was not caused by own fault. Please hand the weapon over to an authorized dealer, describe the problem and enclose a proof of purchase.
IMPORTANT! When transporting a firearm, make sure that it is unloaded and that the safety is engaged.
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Technical data
caliber .22 l.r.
action blowback
trigger DA / SA
trigger weight, normal approx. 77.6 ounce / ca. 2.2 kg (single action)
trigger weight approx. 197.5 ounce / ca. 5.6 kg (double action)
trigger travel approx. 0.16 inch / ca. 4mm (single action)
trigger travel approx. 0.63 inch / ca. 16mm (double action)
magazine capacity 10 rounds
dimensions (length/height/width) 6.26/4.49/1.14 inch / 159/114/29 mm
(7.84/4.49/1.14 inch) / (199/114/29 mm)
barrel length 3.43 inch (5 inch) / 87 mm (127 mm)
sight length 5.12 inch (6.7 inch) / 130 mm (170 mm)
width of rear sight notch 0.18 inch / 4.5 mm
front sight width 0.14 inch / 3.6 mm
weight (without magazine) 15.2 ounce (18.5 ounce) / 430 g (525 g)
weight magazine (empty) 1.8 ounce / 50 g
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Designation of components
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Pos. designation article no.
1 receiver, polymer 266 04 82 2 sideplate, left 267 04 61 3 sideplate, right 267 04 53 4 stove bolt 266 05 12 5 stove bolt 266 97 22 6 trigger assembly 267 04 37 7 straight pin 266 05 47 8 hammer assembly 267 04 45 9 sear 266 06 44 10 sear spring 266 06 52 11 ejector 266 06 79 12 magazine catch 266 06 95 13 straight pin 266 84 75 14 dowel pin 266 07 17 15 slide stop lever 266 07 25 16 slide stop spring 266 07 33 17 takedown lever 266 07 41 18 dowel pin 266 07 50 19 dowel pin 266 07 68 20 retaining pin 266 07 76 21 spring guidance rod 266 07 84 22 mainspring 266 89 04 23 magazine safety 266 08 06 24 magazine safety spring 266 08 14
Pos. designation article no.
25 trigger lock 266 08 22 26 trigger lock spring 266 08 31 27 backstrap 266 08 49 28 backstrap, large 266 08 57 29 key for trigger lock 266 08 65 30 slide 266 08 73 31 breech block 266 08 81 32 dowel pin 266 08 90 33 extractor 266 09 03 34 spring 266 09 11 35 pin 266 09 20 36 firing pin 266 09 38 37 firing pin spring 266 09 46 38 safety block 266 09 54 39 safety lever, left 266 09 62 40 safety lever, right 266 09 71 41 screw 266 09 89 42 ball for safety lever 266 09 97 43 spring for sayfty lever 267 08 10 44 firing pin safety 266 10 04 45 spring 266 10 12 46 barrel 3,4 inch 266 10 47 47 barrel sleeve 266 10 55
Pos. designation article no.
48 barrel nut 266 10 63 49 spanner 266 10 71 50 barrel 5 inch 266 10 80 51 barrel sleeve, long 266 10 98 52 stabilizer assembly 267 04 70 53 allen key 218 98 01 54 allen key 266 84 91 55 magazine body 266 11 36 56 follower 266 11 44 57 magazine button 266 11 52 58 magazine butt plate 266 11 61 59 magazine spring 266 11 79 60 butt plate holder 299 11 87 61 magazine butt plate, large 266 12 41 62 rear sight 267 04 88 63 rear sight screw 266 12 68 64 washer 266 12 76 65 front sight 3 267 04 96 66 front sight 2 267 05 00 67 front sight 4 267 05 18 68 filler plug 266 13 14 69 simulating divice 260 83 32 70 mounting pin 266 88 91 71 worm screw 266 84 91
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Special accessories
barrel, interchangeable
barrel length 5 inch (127 mm) Part. no.: 265 93 01
barrel, interchangeable
barrel length 3,4 inch (87 mm) Part. no.: 265 92 98
spanner for barrel
Part. no.: 266 10 71
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magazine
Part. no.: 265 93 44
magazine
Part. no.: 265 93 36
key for trigger lock
Part. no.: 266 08 65
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All technical changes and modifications reserved
art. no.: 266 1446 (Walther USA)
Walther USA 2100 Roosevelt Ave. Springfield, MA 01102 USA
Phone: +1-800-372-6454 Fax: +1-413-747-3682
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