{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "walther-p22",
    "name": "Walther P22",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "walther",
      "name": "Carl Walther GmbH"
    },
    "category": "rimfire-pistol",
    "action": "blowback",
    "calibers": [
      ".22 Long Rifle"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "P22 Q",
      "P22 Target"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [],
    "page": "firearms/walther-p22.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/walther-p22.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "Carl Walther GmbH limits owner disassembly: Field strip only: magazine out, slide removed off the frame and guide rod out (5-inch models: stabilizer off first); backstrap change by drifting its pin.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "limited",
    "limit": "Field strip only: magazine out, slide removed off the frame and guide rod out (5-inch models: stabilizer off first); backstrap change by drifting its pin.",
    "statement": "Walther says the pistol need not be disassembled further than the manual describes, and that further disassembly, improper assembly or disregard of the instructions voids the warranty. Only an authorized, qualified gunsmith should inspect and repair it.",
    "source": {
      "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual P22Q (8.512.95.02, 2014-12)",
      "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/manuals/2014.12.01-8.512.95.02.pdf",
      "page": "11",
      "pdfPage": 11,
      "pageUrl": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/manuals/2014.12.01-8.512.95.02.pdf#page=11",
      "quote": "It is not necessary to disassemble the pistol any further than as is described in this manual. Further disassembly, improper assembly, or disregard of these instructions will lead to loss of warranty, and under no circumstances will the manufacturer then be liable for damages to persons or property."
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "pistol",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "About 71 key numbers (144 pieces in Walther's list counting old-design and variant rows) for a small zinc-slide rimfire with decocker, hammer and many small springs; Walther needs a mounting pin tool to run the slide on over the recoil spring and does not support going past the field strip.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 71,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Walther's P22Q spare part list (drawing p.1, list pp.2-5) incl. 'old design P22' rows, per this page's transcription; 139 rows, 71 distinct keys.",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "Spare Part List — Walther Mod. P22Q cal. .22 l.r. (279 31 05, Revision D 212/16)",
        "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/partsdrawings/P22Q_279_31_05_D.pdf",
        "page": "1–5",
        "pdfPage": 2,
        "pageUrl": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/partsdrawings/P22Q_279_31_05_D.pdf#page=2",
        "quote": "76 recoil spring assembly"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "Walther uses a dedicated mounting pin to run the slide back onto the receiver over the recoil spring.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual P22Q (8.512.95.02, 2014-12)",
          "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/manuals/2014.12.01-8.512.95.02.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Install recoil spring. For running the slide onto the receiver, use the mounting pin no. 512.40.21.1"
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Walther says there is no need to strip further and that improper assembly voids the warranty.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual P22Q (8.512.95.02, 2014-12)",
          "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/manuals/2014.12.01-8.512.95.02.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "It is not necessary to disassemble the pistol any further than as is described in this manual."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 30,
      "rebuild": 45,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Slide (decocker/safety, firing pin, extractor, sights) and frame (hammer and spring leg, sear, trigger bar, slide stop, mag catch, barrel nut if coating barrel); rebuild longer for the many small springs and the slide on the mounting pin.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Slide",
        "removes": [
          "safety/decocker and springs",
          "firing pin and spring",
          "extractor, pin and spring",
          "rear sight",
          "front sight"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punches"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Frame",
        "removes": [
          "barrel nut and barrel (P22Q interchangeable barrel)",
          "hammer, mainspring and pin",
          "sear and spring",
          "trigger and trigger bar",
          "slide stop and spring",
          "magazine catch",
          "takedown lever"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "pin punches",
          "mounting pin 512.40.21.1"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 8,
      "springs": 11,
      "detents": 1,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "Walther mounting pin no. 512.40.21.1",
        "usedFor": "Running the slide onto the receiver over the recoil spring"
      },
      {
        "tool": "barrel nut wrench",
        "usedFor": "P22Q interchangeable barrel nut"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Barrel nut tight",
        "why": "Walther checks the barrel nut before fitting the stabilizer; a loose nut loosens the barrel",
        "source": {
          "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual P22Q (8.512.95.02, 2014-12)",
          "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/manuals/2014.12.01-8.512.95.02.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "It is to be made sure that the barrel nut (fig. 15/ part no. 1) has been properly tightened before the stabilizer is mounted."
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Function check: trigger reset, sear/striker engagement, safeties",
        "why": "Standard post-reassembly check on any pistol whose fire-control parts were removed; a mis-seated spring shows up here, not on the bench",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [
    {
      "title": "Walther P22 Field Stripping",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LefBeZQmcsQ",
      "platform": "youtube",
      "embedUrl": null,
      "shows": [
        "field-strip"
      ],
      "appliesTo": "Walther P22 (P22 Q / Target not named)",
      "published": "2014-11-25",
      "note": null,
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCRmTR5AfERPDQuv2pm8Yg2g",
        "name": "WaltherFirearms",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@Waltherarms",
        "owner": "Walther Arms, Inc. (US subsidiary of Carl Walther GmbH)"
      },
      "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Retract the slide fully to eject any chambered round and lock it open."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Visually inspect the chamber and magazine well, then physically feel the chamber to confirm it is empty.",
          "warning": "Look and feel. Both, every time."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Use a light. Rimfire cases are small and dull-coloured."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [
        {
          "title": "Walther P22 Field Stripping",
          "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LefBeZQmcsQ",
          "platform": "youtube",
          "embedUrl": null,
          "shows": [
            "field-strip"
          ],
          "appliesTo": "Walther P22 (P22 Q / Target not named)",
          "published": "2014-11-25",
          "note": null,
          "channel": {
            "id": "UCRmTR5AfERPDQuv2pm8Yg2g",
            "name": "WaltherFirearms",
            "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@Waltherarms",
            "owner": "Walther Arms, Inc. (US subsidiary of Carl Walther GmbH)"
          },
          "accessed": "2026-10-15"
        }
      ],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure and let the slide forward."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Press the takedown catch at the front of the frame ahead of the trigger guard."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Pull the slide back, lift the rear of the slide up to clear the frame rails, and ease it forward off the barrel.",
              "warning": "The recoil spring around the barrel is compressed — control the slide.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Slide"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Slide the recoil spring off the barrel, noting its orientation.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Recoil spring"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Slide",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Recoil spring",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 139,
        "scope": "Walther's official P22Q spare part list (exploded drawing p.1, list pp.2-5), including 'old design P22' rows for the original P22. English 'Designation' column used; German 'Benennung' and price-group (PG) columns omitted."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Frame",
          "material": "Polymer",
          "finish": "Molded Polymer",
          "appliesTo": "P22 3.42 in Black (CA SKU)",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Walther P22 3.42\" 10RD 22LR California — Specifications",
            "publisher": "Walther Arms, Inc. (US importer for Carl Walther GmbH)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://waltherarms.com/defense/p22/p22-3-42-10rd-22lr-california",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Frame Material Polymer … Frame Finish Molded Polymer"
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Frame",
          "material": "polymer",
          "finish": null,
          "appliesTo": "P22",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Walther P22 3.42\" 10RD 22LR California — Specifications",
            "publisher": "Walther Arms, Inc. (US importer for Carl Walther GmbH)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://waltherarms.com/defense/p22/p22-3-42-10rd-22lr-california",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "The Walther P22 Black revolutionized the industry as the first polymer frame semi-auto rimfire pistol, blending timeless style with best-in-class ergonomics."
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Slide",
          "material": null,
          "finish": "Black",
          "appliesTo": "P22 3.42 in Black",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Walther P22 3.42\" 10RD 22LR California — Specifications",
            "publisher": "Walther Arms, Inc. (US importer for Carl Walther GmbH)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://waltherarms.com/defense/p22/p22-3-42-10rd-22lr-california",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Slide Color Black"
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Set the barrel into the inverted slide and seat it fully forward."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Seat the recoil spring assembly into the cut in the barrel lug and press it down into the slide channel.",
              "tip": "It seats in the lug cut, not on the barrel itself."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Set the slide onto the frame rails and push it rearward until it seats."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Return the takedown lever to its locked position.",
              "warning": "Confirm the takedown lever is fully returned before the pistol goes back into service."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Rack the slide several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"After that thread on the barrel nut. Hand tighten nut and use wrench for 1/4 turn more.\" (Safety & Instruction Manual P22Q (8.512.95.02, 2014-12), p. 13 (Interchangeable barrel / reassembly)) \"It is to be made sure that the barrel nut (fig. 15/ part no. 1) has been properly tightened before the stabilizer is mounted.\" (Safety & Instruction Manual P22Q (8.512.95.02, 2014-12), p. 14)"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the pistol is unloaded with no magazine inserted before each check.",
        "Rack the slide and press the trigger. The striker should release cleanly.",
        "Hold the trigger to the rear, rack the slide, then release slowly and confirm the reset.",
        "Press the trigger again to confirm the striker releases.",
        "Confirm the slide locks open on an empty magazine and the magazine drops free.",
        "Confirm the takedown catch has returned to its locked position."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Walther P22 Owner’s Manual",
      "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "carl-walther-gmbh-dacf43",
      "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual P22Q (8.512.95.02, 2014-12)",
      "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/manuals/2014.12.01-8.512.95.02.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "walther-p22-parts-manual",
      "title": "Spare Part List — Walther Mod. P22Q cal. .22 l.r. (279 31 05, Revision D 212/16)",
      "publisher": "Carl Walther GmbH",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://carl-walther.com/uploads/media/partsdrawings/P22Q_279_31_05_D.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "waltherarms-specs-45deb8",
      "title": "Walther P22 3.42\" 10RD 22LR California — Specifications",
      "publisher": "Walther Arms, Inc. (US importer for Carl Walther GmbH)",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://waltherarms.com/defense/p22/p22-3-42-10rd-22lr-california",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    }
  ]
}