Walther P22 Field Strip And Cleaning

 

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Field Stripping the Walther P22 

Pictorial instructions for field stripping and cleaning a Walther P22 Semi-Automatic Pistol. WARNING - Make sure the pistol is unloaded before field stripping and cleaning. Remove all ammunition from the room. Position the safety "On". Point in a safe direction. Remove the magazine. Pull the slide back. Verify the gun is empty.

 


Take Down Lever		 Take Down Lever

Pull down the take down lever. This might be hard to do at first. Try using your thumbs fingernails and slowly and gently pry down from each side simultaneously. Alternatively try using a flat head screw driver and carefully pry one side first, then the other until it disengages downward. (Ignore the magazine in the pictures. I took the pictures before I removed it.)

Rack The Side		 Retract Slide 

Pull the slide back until it locks in the back position.

Remove The Slide		 Remove Slide Assembly 

Continue pulling the slide back until it won't go any further, then pull the rear of the slide upward until it clears the top of the receiver then gently ride it forward while controlling the recoil spring tension.

Remove The Slide		 Remove Slide Assembly  
 
Fully remove the slide, recoil spring and spring rod.

Components		 Field Stripped 

Field stripped Walther P22 showing (from top down) the slide, recoil spring, recoil spring rod, receiver and magazine. Clean all components. I use  Break Free CLP for cleaning all my guns.

Clean The Slide		 Slide 

The Walther P22 slide.
 

Clean The Recoil Spring & Rod		 Recoil Spring Assembly Components 
 
Walther P22 recoil spring and recoil spring rod.


Receiver		 Receiver

Walther P22 receiver. 
 

Magazine Well		 Magazine Well

Walther P22 magazine well. 
 

Top Of Receiver		 Receiver

 Top view of Walther P22 receiver.
 

Recoil Spring, Rod and
re-assembly rod.		 Recoil Spring Assembly
 
Walther P22 spring and spring rod shown with plastic rod used for re-assembly. 

Recoil Spring Assembly		 Recoil Spring Reassembly

Install the spring rod and the plastic rod into the recoil spring as show.
 

Install Recoil Spring Assembly		 Recoil Spring Reassembly

Position recoil spring assembly in the recoil spring hole in the receiver.
 

Tilt Upward.		 Reassembly

Tilt the receiver upward to prevent the recoil spring assembly from falling out.
 

Tilt Upward.		 Reassembly 

Grab the slide in your other hand and insert the plastic rod into the corresponding hole in the slide.
 

Install Slide Assembly		 Reassembly

Align the barrel and plastic rod with the corresponding holes on the slide and carefully insert. Pushing slowly against the recoil spring move the slide backward while keeping it slightly tilted as show until it runs the length of the barrel and cannot move back any further. Then lower the back of the slide flush against the receiver to lock in place. 
 

Slide Assembly Installed		 Reassembly

The slide should be configured as shown but will not be able to move forward.
 
 
Tap On Back Of Slide		 Rassembly

Tap on the rear of the slide with a downward motion with your free hand. The slide should snap forward.

Push the take down lever upward and perform a functional test of the gun. Insert the magazine.
 

 

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