Walther TPH

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Jody Hudson

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I love the Walther TPH .22 -- especially with QuickShocks.

I understand that Walther - now under S&W will no longer make them.

I just got 3 new ones and they are inferior. Two of them have been back to the factory already.

One of them has been back twice and is there still. Broken pieces; typical Walther failure to feed; however... still VERY accurate.

I look forward to getting them all back from the required two or three trips back to have them made the way they should have been made originally. Still love 'em though.

However

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Jody, I was thinking about buying a stainless one this weekend. After what you said and what several other people have said regarding these little pistols, I think it has scared me off. I hate to shop around for a good deal on a gun and then have to spend my savings on shipping charges to get a new gun fixed. It has happened to me too many times before. :mad:
 
Unfortunately, like other guns (1911?) the original Walther pistols made a reputation, which the recent production is destroying. Parts that were designed to be forged and milled for strength are being cast. Parts that were designed to be precision made are now made sloppily. And it shows in the kind of experiences you have had.

Jim
 
I like the PPK style, but not the price. I bought a 22LR FEG Mark II for 139.00. It shoots quite accurate at short ranges. Also, I found out that when I shoot a hotter 22LR round that it has occassional 2 and 3 round bursts. Makes for some interesting shooting and reminds me of my M16A2 I had on active duty, but have not been allowed to burst shoot since entering the reserves 10 years ago. Anyway, if you want an accurate 22 in PPK size, not TPH, you might want to look at one from KY imports
 
Thanks, mept

I am assuming you are responding to me. I was interested in the TPH because it is a skinny little gun you could slip in your sock or pocket as a last resort piece. Looks like it may be trouble and I don't want to gamble on whether or not the one I pick out is a lemon or not.
The FEG Mark II sounds like a good pistol but is a little large for the application I had in mind. The price is great. The little TPH pistols sell for between $300 and $400 where I live.
I got this wild idea I needed a boot gun and got to thinking about the TPHs. I think I'll just let the impulse subside.
 
The TPH is a lot of trouble to get it right and I consider that part of the cost of ownership -- sort of like a car (or a wife) from Italy, England or America.

However, other than a vintage TPH there is no similar pistol on the market -- except a vintage Beretta; and both are very scarce. Colt, Beretta, Smith, Ruger, all make shoddy product now compared to older ones from my experience.

Once I have my bases covered with these newer TPHs I will continue my search for vintage ones. So far I've never owned an older one.
For the reasons stated; thin, light, accurate, small -- they are my idea of the perfect pistol for all the time carry if you hesitate to carry a larger, heavier gun. IF I knew of a substitute or was able to find vintage ones I'd be reluctant to purchase new TPHs too.

As it is... IT's my favorite...

Next up in size is the accurate, dependable, larger Makarov (a Walther PP that WORKS as it should). If I were to carry at all times I'd always carry a TPH and have a Makarov 9x18 close by, or better yet holstered and carried, for first line whenever I thought situations might warrant.



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Walther; now owned by Smith & Wesson no longer makes the TPH, nor can they fix mine. Tomorrow I send them my receipt and they say they will send me a check for what I paid for it. :(

I'll take the money and purchase an OLD one -- from back when they were made properly.

They are a great gun I wonder if TPH means Target Pistol Hidden; as they are accurate and small. Or with the modern ones it may mean Terrible Pistol Hurtin'



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