Walther P22 High Capacity Magazine

P22 owners have long awaited a reliable high capacityEnter the 45-round drum magazine. It's a big leap to
magazine. Until now, the temperamental P22 hasgo from nothing to 45 rounds for such a small pistol,
stubbornly refused to operate reliably with evenbut it's been done and done successfully. A high
standard capacity 10-round aftermarket magazines,capacity drum magazine is now available from a
let alone an extended magazine. But thanks to thelimited number of distributors including SpentBrass.
introduction of an all-aluminum, 45-round drumThe price tag of the magazine is a little hefty at
magazine for the Walther P22, the long wait is over.about $170, but it's built to last.
Even Walther had a tough time working out theManufactured using machined aluminum components,
kinks that kept the P22 magazine from feedingthe drum magazine will probably outlast your P22
rounds reliably. It wasn't until the introduction of thepistol. The drum operates on using the same
second generation magazine that featured, amongprincipals as the old Thompson 45 caliber machine
other improvements, a slit in the side that allowsgun. Rounds aren't stacked on one another. Instead,
rounds to sit staggered that the magazines werethey're neatly arranged around a sprocket and fed up
able to feed ammunition reliably. If the manufacturerthrough a factory Walther magazine tower to ensure
had a tough time getting working through issues, youreliable feeding.
can imagine how aftermarket magazine makers areThe use of the factory Walther magazine tower is
fairing. The answer is not so well.the key to this extended magazine's success. Not to
The inability of the market to introduce a reliablediscredit the ingenuity of using a drum to feed .22
standard capacity magazine made the prospect of acaliber rounds, but the reliability and performance of
high capacity product somewhat of a pipe dream.the factory magazine seals the deal.
Aftermarket followers have been available for someThe failed ejections and feeds that the P22
time, but these modified pieces of plastic onlyexperiences are often a result of poor back pressure
increase ammunition capacity by two rounds (evenrather than a magazine issue. Anyone using a P22
though they're advertised as increasing capacity bywith a 3.4-inch barrel is advised to use a barrel
three rounds). It's better than nothing, but a 12-roundadapter and pressure booster to help rounds feed
capacity is a little less than what Walther P22reliably. This is also true with the P22 high capacity
enthusiasts were hoping for.drum magazine.