Walther P22 question (Barrel related)

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While cleaning the P22, I noticed that the so-called stabilizer doesn't seem obligatory and wanted your opinion:

1- If I put a front sight in the proper place now, could I (theoretically) bring the pistol to the range with an exposed longer barrel?

2- Assuming #1 is fine, could I bring it to a gunsmith to have it reduced to the minimum acceptable barrel length limit so as to avoid having to put on what I consider to be an ugly-ass stabilizer ?
 
1-I don't think there's anything stopping you from shooting it without the stabilizer, the guys at the gun shop said it could be done and I don't see why it's not possible.
2-The target barrel is what, 5" right, which is 125mm give or take, at best you'd be losing not quite an inch. There'd still be some barrel poking out. Try taking off the stabilizer and measuring 20mm from the muzzle and covering it up with some paper or something to see what it looks like.

Oh, and if you do go through with it, post some pics if you can so we can see what it's like.
 
I haven't got my P22 yet, but I was under the impression that the 5" barrel is factory threaded. I was thinking about removing the stabilizer and having a fake suppressor made so I could dress up my P22 to look something like this:
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I'd have to get one made because the suppressor body would actually extend backyards a bit to cover the 2" of exposed barrel. A fake "silencer" is kinda childish, but in my opinion, it looks a lot better than a) the factory stabilizer & b) a barrel sticking two inches past the end of the gun.
 
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CanFire said:
I haven't got my P22 yet, but I was under the impression that the 5" barrel is factory threaded. I was thinking about removing the stabilizer and having a fake suppressor made so I could dress up my P22 to look something like this:
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Oh my God! You sir, are BRILLIANT! The barrel is indeed threaded in the end but there is a lot of exposed space. I was thinking that if worst comes to worst, I could always get the maximum possible cut off and thread the rest...

If you have any information on where to acquire such an item or how we should proceed, let me know.
 
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If you like the exposed barrel look, you might consider just getting the barrel ported. Here is a Glock for reference:
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But this look doesn't appeal to me at all...
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I was going to pick up a P22 thread adapter and fake suppressor from Tactical Innovations ( tacticalinc.com ) for $49USD.

I plan to have a machineshop make a stainless steel "nut" that has an O.D. equal to the O.D of the thread adapter and 1/2 x 28 threads so it can screw onto the adapter. I'll have the machinist bore a suitably sized (and suitably deep) hole into the fake suppressor and loctite this stainless nut into that bored hole. Paint it up and viola. I would want the stainless nut because suppressor's loosen themselves off and a pure aluminum can would likely have the threads stripped out in no time.

Any home machinists want to volunteer for this little project? :)
 
CanFire said:
I was going to pick up a P22 thread adapter and fake suppressor from Tactical Innovations ( tacticalinc.com ) for $49USD.

I plan to have a machineshop make a stainless steel "nut" that has an O.D. equal to the O.D of the thread adapter and 1/2 x 28 threads so it can screw onto the adapter. I'll have the machinist bore a suitably sized (and suitably deep) hole into the fake suppressor and loctite this stainless nut into that bored hole. Paint it up and viola. I would want the stainless nut because suppressor's loosen themselves off and a pure aluminum can would likely have the threads stripped out in no time.

Any home machinists want to volunteer for this little project? :)
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Will you even be able to get the fake can in through customs? No telling what those people think on an even day, let alone an odd day. ;)
 
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Will you even be able to get the fake can in through customs? No telling what those people think on an even day, let alone an odd day. ;)
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Maybe I can ask TacticalSol to sell me one that is unpainted so it looks just like what it is: a solid piece of aluminum with a quarter inch hole drilled through it. :D Really I just want the thread adapter, but since it isn't too much more $$ I thought I'd get the fake can as well.
 
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I think we should look into this because let's be honest: it would look a hell of a lot better than the regular P22 would with a stabilizer.
 
I phoned Tactical Solutions and they won't ship *anything* outside of the U.S.

It looks like [no hotlink]www.kiei.biz[/no hotlink] might be willing to ship the thread adapter.
 
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I was thinking of cutting the barrel and barrel adapter down to the minimum legal limit, re-attaching the little thread protector and getting THAT piece threaded: that way, a fake suppressor could be attached and there would only be about one centimeter of exposed barrel after the slide. Thoughts ?
 
I prefer leaving the barrel untouched so the pistol can be returned to factory config, but your suggestion has the advantage of moving the weight of the fake can closer to where the barrel is supported.

Price out the gunsmithing/machining and see if it's feasible.
 
Why not let the barrel like it is and have the fake suppressor drilled/ threaded long enought (let say 2 inch) THAN you just have to drill in the threads bigger so it would slip over the barrel and hide it, and still being able to screw it on the barrel, not only you would still have the original barrel for waranty purpose but it would keep it's accuracy.

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Why not let the barrel like it is and have the fake suppressor drilled/ threaded long enought (let say 2 inch) THAN you just have to drill in the threads bigger so it would slip over the barrel and hide it, and still being able to screw it on the barrel, not only you would still have the original barrel for waranty purpose but it would keep it's accuracy.

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Would that be a difficult process for gunsmiths ?
 
How more easy could that be? I could do it myself if I had a drill bit long enought
you take a solid 1inch rod of aluminium or Stainless, drill the center the size required to thread it (there is a chart)
then you thread long enought let say the barrel poping out lenght.
than you drill in the thread about 1/8inch bigger than the thread the lenght of the poping out barrel lenght LESS the threaded lenght on the barrel.

so if your barel pop out of 2 inch, and have 0.5inch threaded, than you have to threaded the supressor 2inch, and drill in the threaded for 1.5inch. you will have 0.5inch of thread left in it to screw it :)

The only things to care about is to have the path the bullet will take big enought so it won't hit the wall :) If you could have the thread size of your barrel, I could basicly make a good drawing for it, just try to screw some nuts on it. then you can know it's like 1/4-24 per example

I would find a shop with a machinist in it, that would be your best bet, it would probably cost you 20-30$ max.

If you chose aluminum, use the RED Thread LOCK-tite, you will be sure it wont get out :)
 
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That sounds awesome: I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to machining or anything workshop related, so I will take some measurements, pictures and post them here for some of you gentlemen to advise me on how to proceed... ;)
 
Sorry to abandon the cause Soli, but instead of buying a P-22 I just placed an order with Wolverine Supplies for one of their Sig Mostquito packages ($515). I can take off the ugly scope without having anything machined. ;)

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They have more! It's $35 more than a P-22, but I thought that it might fit my hand better and I don't have to engineer anything to clean up the looks. The little barrel extension sticking out (which is a thread protector overtop of the pre-threaded barrel) still kinda bothers me so maybe I'll get a fake can someday. A fake can wouldn't necessarily have to be as long as the functional one depicted in this photo.....

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