umarex walther g22 special ops review

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Value for Money	6.8/10
Reviewer Rating	5.8/10
Overall Rating	6.2/10

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By Tom Sawyer on 13th Feb 2007

Tom Sawyer's Ratings

Value for money	9/10
Overall value	9/10
Tom Sawyer's recommendation

Good Points

Accurate
Realistic
Readily mounts accessories
Uses AA batteries

Bad Points

Instruction manual poorly written
"Iron" sights hard to use properly

General Comments

This is a 1:1 copy of the Walther G22 .22 caliber rifle. It is accurately marked and since the .22 rifle is made entirely of synthetic material, it looks very realistic.

The gun comes in a blister pack with two 28 round magazines a mock suppressor and a BB loader. The gun is 29 inches long without the suppressor, 35 inches with the suppressor and weighs 3.5 pounds. That is about 2.5 pounds less that the .22 rifle. As short as the gun is, it has a 20 inch barrel. It has three mounting rails for sights and accessories. The carry handle has a rail for a scope or red dot, the front of the forearm has a rail for a light or bipod and there is a small rail beneath the barrel for a laser. One magazine fits in the magazine well beneath the "ejection port" and the other is friction fitted into the stock as is done on some biathalon rifles. The hop-up adjustment is in the "ejection port." It is a slider that is very easy to use. The safety is a large U-shaped slider that is easy to use with either hand. When disengaged a pair of red flags stick up and visually confirm the safety is off. The instruction manual is not very clear, but there is not much to puzzle out and you can be up and running quickly.

Power is provided by six AA batteries that fit into a cavity in the forearm. Even though there are six batteries there, most of the weight is still in the rear of the gun. The gun is advertised as dual power. Pulling back slowly on the cocking handle cocks the gun and it can then be fired by a pull of the trigger. This method is quieter than the electric fire. The gun uses .12g pellets

The rear sight pushes up to use. It has five rotating notches for different ranges. I've found very little difference in the notches and use notch #1. The notches are small and the black front sight makes it difficult to regulate for elevation. I'm limited so far to shooting no further than 35 feet (the distance from the back patio to the fence) and can hit a soda can readily from that distance. I mostly use a red dot sight, but the design of the rear sight lets you use the "iron" sights with the red dot turned off. The magazine release is at the rear of the thumbhole and the bottom of the release must be pressed to release the magazine. This requires putting your hand in the thumbhole to release the magazine and makes for slow reloads.

The gun is a smoothbore and relies on the hop-up feature to provide spin on the pellet. As a result a CD sized group at 35 feet is great and a paper plate sized group is more the norm. The gun fires full auto (a feature not available on the .22 rifle) and is fun to shoot in full auto. You can easily squeeze off 3-4 rounds with each pull of the trigger or just hold it down and empty the entire magazine. There is a red button in the magazine well that resets the firing mechanism to clear jams. It is also useful for resetting the mechanism prior to storing the gun.

Many of the airsoft guns appear to be modeled on past and current military service weapons. This gun is modeled on a .22 plinker and serves that function well. It is a well made gun with a number of thoughtful features. It is fun and easy gun to shoot, can easily mount a number of accessories and a very good value for the money.

Total Respect: +1