Walther G22

bazza888

How difficult would it be to license one of these?just saw it on shoot.ie. Anyone know anybody who has one?

dCorbus

Don't have one, but have heard enough atrocious reports about them to make me not want one. By all accounts, a godawful piece of plastic crap - or so i've heard from everyone I know who's either owned or shot one!

And to add insult to injury, it's a Restricted firearm apparently - due to "bullpup" design - so if you were to go to all the bother of licencing a restricted semi-auto .22, there's plenty of others out there which come much more highly recommended.

bazza888

dont really want one just tought it be extremely hard to license!

dCorbus

extremely hard to license

I wouldn't have thought extremely hard to licence - Just more difficult and more hoops to jump through than for a non-restricted licence.

bazza888

its nuts to think it restricted cause where the magazine fits in!but laws the law!

gunhappy_ie

bazza888 wrote: »

its nuts to think it restricted cause where the magazine fits in!but laws the law!

The law was intended to restrict firearms that would be easier to conceal.

bazza888

Ah ok i see gunhappy,im happy with my bolt action so not to worry!i read up on google they not ment be great anyway!thanks!

gunhappy_ie

Ive seen/held 1 in person, for the money it felt cheap and sh*te (i dont mind paying money for a pinker but it was really crap) i was also told by the dealer who had it at the time that they were very hard to strip and assemble.... how true that was i dont know.

bazza888

looks like a lump of a thing in vids on youtube also,im sure theres much better semi autos if you wanted that arnt restricted!

gunhappy_ie

bazza888 wrote: »

looks like a lump of a thing in vids on youtube also,im sure theres much better semi autos if you wanted that arnt restricted!

Ruger 10/22


Id love to build 1 .... there are any amount of accessories available for it.

Tackleberrywho

gunhappy_ie wrote: »

Ruger 10/22


Id love to build 1 .... there are any amount of accessories available for it.

I had a Ruger 10/22

it was like a lego set there were so many things you could turn one into;)

bazza888

yeah that would be fun allright see some lovely ones on american forums

FISMA

Bazza,
IMHO, I believe that you would be disappointed with the G22.

However, I have never shot one. I did shoot the P22 - James Bond's little brother gun and found the first version to not be worthy of the Walther name. Since then, the P22 has worked out its kinks and is a fine plinker. It is still picky about what ammo you feed it.

The Ruger 10/22 is the way to go if you seek a 22 auto. CZ 527 would be the rifle for bolt action.

Research the G22 to see if it is close to the P22. If it is, stay away. It is very cool and tricked out looking. However, there's a lot of dressing up that you could do to the 10/22 as well.

bazza888

i will thanks was just interested to see if anybody on here had one as its so different looking and bullpup,id have no interest in getting it myself as its restricted.