Having a little trouble with my P22

[simplegreen]

Having a little issue with my sweetheart above. Seems the striker is having a little issue getting a good hit on the primer.

I go about 2 rounds before i get a fail to fire, i pull back the hammer again and let if fly and it works everytime. Anyone have any suggestions as to what i can do to help the situation?

Things i've done:
Shot it with and with out the suppressor
cleaned it top to bottom literally spotless
sub sonic, match grade and normal rounds
new mags

still doing it.

 

[Dino]

Having a little issue with my sweetheart above. Seems the striker is having a little issue getting a good hit on the primer.

I go about 2 rounds before i get a fail to fire, i pull back the hammer again and let if fly and it works everytime. Anyone have any suggestions as to what i can do to help the situation?

Things i've done:
Shot it with and with out the suppressor
cleaned it top to bottom literally spotless
sub sonic, match grade and normal rounds
new mags

still doing it.

I'd post your problem on the RimfireCentral forum if I were you.
There are some members there who are P22 "gurus" and know this pistol inside and out.

 

[Crxflippr]

Have you looked at your firing pin? (Not really pin like, is it... can it still be called a firing pin in a 22lr?)

 

[CHUNKERMD]

I had a click, click, click....no bang problem(previous post) on my P22.

I ended up sending back to S&W and they sent it back to me telling me everything is ok.

Never failed me since. Last night I tried subsonic hp for the first time and it ate it up.

Sorry, I got nothing.

 

[fivepointstar]

Are those Thunderbolts...my P22 hates em.

 

[simplegreen]

nope, literally tried all ammo the only bulk ammo was rem's

I have a snap cap of sorts its the blue ones on the right. I put that in there and it looks like it leaves a real nice clean hit on the rim. Not sure whats up...

 

[august1410]

nope, literally tried all ammo the only bulk ammo was rem's

I have a snap cap of sorts its the blue ones on the right. I put that in there and it looks like it leaves a real nice clean hit on the rim. Not sure whats up...

Off topic, but that manufacturer needs to change their packaging. .410 is not a gauge.

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[Scott's Gunsmithing]

I would check with rimfire central, or send it back to Walther USA.

So many problems with those guns that we refuse them for work now.

 

[BeltBuckle]

I had a High-Standard .22 semi auto pistol when I was a kid that I dry fired too much. Dinged the face of the receiver/chamber edge where it supported the shell casing rim to the point that it allowed the brass to deform without setting off the primer, resulting in regular FTFs. I doubt that's what you have going on here, but it's easy to eyeball...

 

[Scott's Gunsmithing]

I had a High-Standard .22 semi auto pistol when I was a kid that I dry fired too much. Dinged the face of the receiver/chamber edge where it supported the shell casing rim to the point that it allowed the brass to deform without setting off the primer, resulting in regular FTFs. I doubt that's what you have gong on here, but it's easy to eyeball...

P22's will do that too. They have a firing pin stop but the slide components are made of very soft metal that allows things to deform, causing a ounched breach face.

 

[Dino]

P22's will do that too. They have a firing pin stop but the slide components are made of very soft metal that allows things to deform, causing a ounched breach face.

IMO, the biggest problem with the slide components are the trigger ears.
They're cut really rough and just eat away at the slide, which will eventually crack.
I agree the slides could be made of a more durable alloy (or steel), but I'm thinking that Walther (S&W) could probably get away with this type of alloy if they just took a little more care in fitting and/or polishing the slide components.

One of the first things I did when I got my P22 was to file and polish the trigger ears.
Just that alone has saved alot of wear and tear on my gun.