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Looking at that 22 plinkster video, it seems to me that perhaps all one has to do to make a first generation P22 cycle most any ammo is to replace the recoil spring with the gen2 spring?
I thought about that too. So then, I had called S&W about buying a magazine button for my pistol's magazine and since I had the lady on the line......I asked about the new captured recoil spring used in the 2nd Gen for my 1st Gen P22. The lady said that the new captured recoil spring wouldn't work with my 1st Gen pistol.
Anyway, the good thing was......
S&W sent me a replacement 1st Gen recoil spring for FREE!
YES, I've seen the aftermarket captured recoil spring(s) that some people sell on EBay. However, the sellers don't say that it'll work with the 1st Gen and/or 2nd Gen Walther P22s. And, some sellers have mixed reviews about it working at all, to solve the problem.
Then.....using non-factory parts will/could be bad in the event of a slide breakage. Which has been reported with the 1st and newer Gen Walther P22s.
Aloha, Mark
PS....before we go there. YES, I've also seen those videos on YouTube about making modifications to my 1st Gen Walther P22. But, I'm not interested in doing those things, at this time.
Note: Speaking only of my Walther P22. I figure that .22 LR bullets traveling at say, under 1200 fps, will not cut it. But, I'll have to try more ammo (even different brands of ammo) before I completely give up.
Meanwhile.....Remington Golden Bullets and Thunderbolt ammo works. And, it can be usually found CHEAP enough.
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