Walther WMP .22 Magnum
Model: 5220300
Walther WMP .22 Magnum
Model: 5220300
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Walther WMP is a 15-round hammer-fired .22 Magnum pistol built for range shooting and small game. It has an MSRP of $499. Its slide is cut for an optic, so a red dot can be mounted on it without a gunsmith and without a rail.
Two magazines come in the box. The optic cut works through mounting plates and neither a plate nor an optic is included, so a plate for your particular dot has to be ordered with the gun. The barrel has polygonal rifling. A loaded chamber indicator and an integrated trigger safety work on their own, and there is no manual safety lever anywhere on it.
If you're cross-shopping, a Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Magnum has an MSRP of $649, holds 30 rounds at 22.0 oz and takes micro dots directly on the slide with no plate to buy. A Kel-Tec PMR-30 also holds 30 rounds, has an MSRP of $480 and weighs 14.0 oz, with no factory optic cut at all. The Walther is the heaviest of the three at 27.8 oz.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Walther states one trigger weight for it, 4.5 lbs, where Kel-Tec gives a 3 to 5 lb range for the PMR-30.
- The grip texture is molded into the polymer frame, so there is no panel or sleeve that can work loose.
- The loaded chamber indicator lets the chamber be read without racking the slide and throwing a round on the ground.
- The optic cut needs a plate bought before a dot can go on, where the Smith & Wesson takes a dot straight onto the slide.
- At 27.8 oz it carries 13.8 oz more than a Kel-Tec PMR-30 and holds half the rounds.
- There is no manual safety, so carrying it means trusting a double-action trigger and the internal safeties to do the work.
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| NAME | BEST PRICE |
|---|---|
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Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Magnum .22 Magnum
Smith & Wesson
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$398.99 |
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Kel-Tec PMR-30 .22 Magnum
Kel-Tec
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$390.99 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is it made?
Germany. Walther Arms in Fort Smith, Arkansas is the US distributor named in the manual.
Is the trigger single action or double action?
Walther describes it as a polished double-action trigger with an integrated trigger safety, so every shot comes through the same pull. It is not a single-action gun.
Is the slide steel or aluminum?
Aluminum, per Walther's 2024 specification table for this item number.
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