Here is a table top review of my Walter P22 pistol. Despite concerns years ago about reliability with this gun, Walther has fixed several problems and is now making a rock solid 22. At around 0 this pistol is a great firearm for CCW and also a great training pistol. I bring this gun to the range every time and fire it regularly to help keep my skills fresh. It takes standard 22lr bullets and has many safety features and is a ambidextrous pistol. It also has an accessory rail any tactical lights or lasers you want to add.
This is probably a good *Rifle* round. I used a pistol, so it did not fragment as intended due to the lower velocities. It did exhibit cavitation and disruption at about 4 inches depth, and i assume the bullets started to tumble or yaw or spin or something after the polymer tips got blown out.
In this vid, I pepper a 1-foot cube of ballistics gel with my 22 magnum at a range of 3 feet. I was so close that the unburnt powder was actually imbedded in the gel.
I was fortunate enough to get a PMR 30 on loan from Tactical Gun Review.com (TGR). This thing is a PURE joy to shoot! Aside from having what I believe is an acceptable magazine capacity (interject super big smile here), the pistol shot flawlessly with the two types of ammo I had on hand. The recoil was next to nothing and the fireball out the muzzle was exciting. The weight of the pistol was nearly nothing. I wore the PMR-30 in a holster on my hip for the better part of the day while roaming the countryside with the family. I almost never knew it was there because of the weight, or lack of. I may have to pick one of these up for myself down the road. NOTE: “The Gap” I referred to in the video got me thinking. So I looked in a couple of gun magazine publications and found a marketing photo for the PMR-30. The gun in the photo also had the gap. So maybe it’s supposed to be there, but why? The only reason I can think of is that there needs to be a little room for the slide to clear the frame under recoil. I suspect during recoil that the plastic frame is flexing and if there was a tight fit between frame and slide, the slide may hit the end of the frame. But this is only a guess. Never the less, I think it is a fun pistol. See www.TacticalGunReview.com for in depth user reviews on guns and optics.
www.hornady.com The Hornady 22 WMR ammunition delivers the pinnacle of rimfire performance. Its 30 gr VMAX bullet leaves the muzzle at 2200 feet per second, and delivers levels of accuracy never before seen from this cartridge, and excellent terminal performance out to 125 yards.
First day shooting with marlin 25MN .22 WMR @ 50 yards. Shooting CCI Maxi-Mag HP +V JHP (2200 FPS). I was pretty pleased with the results considering the rifle came from a 70 degree car to this 95+ degree range and shot this well. Rifle was zeroed for el cheapo Winchester bulk ammo, this shot a bit higher. The target is a 100 yard rifle target w/ 1″ squares.
