i picked up a walther p22 in pink yesterday. i couldn’t resist. this is the first polymer framed handgun i’ve had, so it took a little getting used to, being much lighter than my smith & wesson 2206. i will say it’s almost as accurate. i really like the magazines, which have a protruding slide which is easy to depress when loading, and it fits nicely in my hand. of course, i shot it without cleaning it first, which may have led to several failures to cycle, but nothing that couldn’t be cleared simply by pulling back the slide.
it comes apart really easily, despite the sparse instructions, and once i figured out how to reassemble it, it went back together easily as well.
it comes with 2 magazines and a case, and features a lower rail for mounting a light and/or laser sight (not available in pink, yet). made by walther in germany, it’s distributed by smith & wesson, though only has a 1 year warranty.
i’m impressed with its simplicity - it must have about 1/2 the parts of my s&w 2006, and overall, i see it becoming one of my favorite target shooting pistols. accurate, easy to clean, and fun to shoot.
Will the eventual laser sight emit a pink beam? Will they sell pink bullets? Oh the humanity!
Comment by Ellen — July 29, 2008 @ 3:01 am
pink bullets! i want some!
Comment by nexy — July 29, 2008 @ 10:05 am
OMG, you got it and it looks so sassy! Did you end up getting it a Shootersworld? Hopefully you told them you were a member of our group- they are suposed to give you 10% off.
Awesome Piece- Welcome to the Walther Club
Comment by SassyXd — July 29, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
yes, i got it at shooter’s world, and i used my one-time/year 10% off membership discount. i also got 2 extra magazines. it is sassy, isn’t it. and if you’re nice, i’ll even let you try it out at our next shoot
it really should be our official pink pistol…
Comment by nexy — July 30, 2008 @ 9:58 am