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{{Infobox weapon |
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{{Infobox weapon |
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|name=Walther P22 |
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| name = Walther P22 |
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| image= Walther P22 Corrected.jpg |
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| image = Walther P22 Corrected.jpg |
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|origin=Germany |
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| origin = {{flag|Germany}} |
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| type = ] |
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|is_ranged=yes |
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| is_ranged = yes |
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| manufacturer = ] |
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|production_date=2002-present |
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| production_date = 2002–present |
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|weight=<!----{{convert|430|g|abbr=on}} (P22)<br/> {{convert|525|g|abbr=on}} (P22 Target) |
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| weight = <!----{{convert|430|g|abbr=on}} (P22)<br/> {{convert|525|g|abbr=on}} (P22 Target) |
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|length={{convert|159|mm|in|abbr=on}} |
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|length={{convert|159|mm|in|abbr=on}} |
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|part_length={{convert|87|mm|in|abbr=on}} (P22)<br/> {{convert|127|mm|in|abbr=on}} (P22 Target)---> |
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|part_length={{convert|87|mm|in|abbr=on}} (P22)<br/> {{convert|127|mm|in|abbr=on}} (P22 Target)---> |
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| length = 159 mm |
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|cartridge=] (5.6 mm) |
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| part_length = 87 mm |
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| width = 29 mm |
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| height = 114 mm |
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|feed=10-round detachable ] |
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| cartridge = ] |
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|sights=Adjustable ] |
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| caliber = 5.59 mm |
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| velocity = 290 m/s |
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| range = 30-50 meters |
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| feed = 10-round detachable ] |
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| sights = Adjustable ] |
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The '''P22''' is a ] chambered for ] (5.6 mm) ]. Manufactured by ], it was introduced in 2002. |
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The '''Walther P22''' is a ] chambered for ] (5.59 mm ]) ]. Manufactured by ], it was introduced in 2002 and has become very popular among ]. It is distributed by the American gun company Walther America, associated with ]. |
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==Operation== |
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==Operation== |
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The P22 may be fired ] at about {{convert|11|lbf|N}}, and operates as a ] with slightly more than {{convert|4|lbf|N}}.<ref name="handsgunmag">{{cite web|title=Walther P22|work=]|url=http://www.handgunsmag.com/featured_handguns/walther_p22/|archivedate=2003-04-15|url-status=dead|date=2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030415112120/http://www.handgunsmag.com/featured_handguns/walther_p22/}}</ref> The P22 operates by ] where pressure generated by a firing cartridge is countered by a combination of the inertial weight of the slide assembly and the force of the recoil spring. The action will not open until the projectile has left the barrel and the pressures have dropped to safe levels. The gun will not cycle efficiently unless ] .22 (5.6 mm) rounds are used. |
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The P22 may be fired ] at about {{convert|11|lbf|N}}, and operates as a ] with slightly more than {{convert|4|lbf|N}}.<ref name="handsgunmag">{{cite web|title=Walther P22|work=]|url=http://www.handgunsmag.com/featured_handguns/walther_p22/|archivedate=2003-04-15|url-status=dead|date=2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030415112120/http://www.handgunsmag.com/featured_handguns/walther_p22/}}</ref> The P22 operates by ] energy from the motion of the ] as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gas created by the ignition of the ].<ref name="Chinn">{{harvnb|Chinn|1955|p=3}}</ref> The action will not open until the projectile has left the barrel and the pressures have dropped to safe levels. The gun will not cycle efficiently unless ] .22 (5.59 mm) rounds are used. |
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==Criminal use== |
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== Users == |
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* {{flag|Germany}} |
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This information is simply a point of fact. Like many other situations, it was a device chosen by those with bad intent, not with any specific consideration of design or what manufacturer made it available. This is not the forum to debate these facts, but the fact this device was used in this manner has absolutely no bearing on the gun or the manufacturer, or the thousands of end users who use firearms in a proper and lawful manner. |
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* {{USA}} |
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* {{flag|Colombia}} |
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A Walther P22 was one of the weapons used in the 2007 ].<ref name=Williams>{{cite web |first1=Reed |last1=Williams |first2=Shawna |last2=Morrison |title=Police: No motive found |url=http://www.roanoke.com/vtshootingaccounts/wb/114655 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120207181056/http://www.roanoke.com/vtshootingaccounts/wb/114655 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |work=The Roanoke Times |date=April 26, 2007}}</ref> |
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A Walther P22 was the weapon used in the 2008 ]. |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
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== Sources == |
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* {{cite book |last=Chinn |first=George M. |title=The Machine Gun, Volume IV: Design Analysis of Automatic Firing Mechanisms and Related Components |publisher=Bureau of Ordnance, Department of the Navy |year=1955 |location=Washington, D.C.}} |
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==External links== |
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==External links== |
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