Walther P22 question

[Guest crotalus01]

I have a Walther P22 that I bought brand new in Dec 07 for a suppressor host. It has about 2K rounds through it. Tonight I was shooting at the range and one side of the polymer takedown lever just broke off. Now the gun is still functional but I am a bit pissed (a lot pissed) since this is a low mileage gun and shouldnt have any issues. I looked at the manual and it states a limited 1 year warranty (of course it is 3 months out).

Who would I contact to see if they will fix this obvious defect despite it being out of warranty? Any suggestions?

*This is one of my favorite guns, I love shooting it suppressed. I really hope S&W or Walther does the right thing and fixes it, warranty be damned...

[Guest Rem_700]

I would contact Walther or S&W..If they won't fix it under warrenty,then they should fix it for a price.I'd say any gunsmith should be able to fix it.

[Guest m&pc9]

1. How do I return a Walther pistol for repair?

Please contact our Customer Support Center for instructions on how to return your handgun for repair: 1-800-372-6454 (Inside USA) 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (Monday - Friday).

It did say it was only a 1 yr warranty. But I would try to get them to fix it free.

It could be worse it could be a Taurus, You would get it back next year.

Edited March 22, 2009 by m&pc9

[musicman]

Hm.. didn't knwo there was a time limit on the warranty. (?) They are distributed through S&W, and all S&Ws have lifetime warranties. My P22 had a failure after about 3 years and 13-15,000 rounds. I called S&W, they sent a call tag, and I had my gun back in working order in about 2 weeks. Give 'em a call, I'm sure they'll fix it.

The P22, while not really cheap... is really cheap. I like 'em and I loved mine, but they aren't exactly built like tanks. I think breakages like that just come with the territory. For th ultimate in longevity go Ruger, IMHO.

[RoDan]

They are sweet little guns. My friend has one suppressed. He has only had minor issues with it, but nothing requiring him to send it to S&W, though he said it had a lifetime warranty. It is a very fun plink gun. I almost bought one until I got a killer deal on a Beretta Neos 6". The Neos's mechanism can't get any simpler. It is Glock simple.

[Guest pws_smokeyjones]

I like my P22 as well, but that goofy little plastic takedown 'thing' is about a sorry design IMO. however, I would be surprised if S&W won't fix it for you. if they don't, that little plastic part can't be that expensive. I have not looked at mine in a while but you probably could replace it yourself in a pinch.

[Metalhead]

We had a similiar issue with a customer breaking his take-down latch.

Course, being stupid he tried dissassembling his with a hammer & flathead screwdriver.

[Guest pws_smokeyjones]

Metalhead - if I didn't know better I would say that was a left-handed comment towards me! I will have you know that I always use a phillips head screwdriver, not a flat head.

[Metalhead]

Sorry, my bad !

[TN9mm]

I have a P22 on any given range day one of my favorite options especially with the ammo $$$$. I have had a couple of minor things that I needed and when I call the customer service number in the back of the manual (S&W) they have sent me whatever I needed no cost right away no questions, period.