Blue Loctite AND frequent checking of every screw/bolt, especially before shooting

Welcome to RFC, iiajoe:t

Good question.

I've used Blue Loctite on the fake comp's cross bolts, but they still walk after 500 rounds or so. Consequently, it has become second nature to me to check that all the screws and bolts on my Walther P22 5" are tight before I start shooting it.

Every time. No exceptions.

Also, the small grub screw behind the front sight needs Blue Loctite and frequent checks.

Finally check often AND use Blue Loctite on the stove bolt (requires removal of the slide from the frame, simple disassembly). You may wish to read all about these and other issues here: http://pho3nixserver.no-ip.org/p22/p22fixes.html

Cheers,
Crete

 

Does anyone have a good way to keep the P22 extension tight? I live in Canada and need this to make ithe barrel legal length. It come loose pretty easily.

The problem with the barrel's "fake" extension is that to take the slide off and clean, it must be removable. However to make the gun functional, it needs to be practically glued in place.

If you can legally buy a threaded barrel adaper, then it is the easiest answer to the problem. My "fake" extension is almost permenantly attached with red lock-tite and epoxy to the barrel cover. I remove the treaded barrel adapter when I need to clean. It also makes it easier to tighten up "the barrel nut" when it starts getting loose during shooting as it is external.

Someone is making one that uses a hex key design for tightening and removing the barrel adapter. I need to order some, that makes more sense than just using flats on the outside to use a spanner with.

 

Good advice, if legal

For such an adaptor, write here: armurier.breton@free.fr

He sells the sort that allows you to do what mhacker just described, in the earlier post. For tightening, the adaptor model he sells has a hole through the threads that allow a nail, allen key or other 3-inch long (thinnish) rod to be used. Then, Red Loctite could be used on the crossbolts, so that one can remove the entire combo of fake comp and barrel sleeve (together) everytime a P22 take-down is required. Very handy, indeed.

Just check your local laws that such an item is legal to own.

 

I used to make sure all oil including Remoil/teflon was removed from the barrel stabilizer and all associated parts, barrel sleeve, etc. I would then clamp on the stabilizer with blue Threadlocker. It rarely came loose but was still a pain.

The barrel screw at the top is for centering the stabilizer on top of the sleeve for proper sight blade alignment, "not" for holding the stabilizer. The metal in the stabilizer is very thin and weak here. The screw is easily stripped. Again it is not for holding the stabilizer in place simply aligning the piece which you can do by eye quite easily even without this screw.

Clamping the stabilizer to the barrel sleeve, the two side bolts are for that. Unfortunately the rear one which does most of the clamping is in a spot on the stabilizer that is also not very strong and can easily stretch the stabilizer ruining it. Mine not only stretched but cracked. S&W sent another free.

I might even suggest that the barrel sleeve should be roughed up slightly under the area where the stabilizer clamps. Some type of spray on adhesive might also be applied here. Possibly a weak Threadlocker to help hold it on the sleeve. My 2 cents. This is why I have a 3.4" but if you have to have a longer barrel you have to try something. :t M1911

 

I generally make sure the worm screw is quite tight, as it seems to work its way up. I then make sure the front screw is very tight, and the back screw tightened, but not to the point where I have to exert any real effort to tighten it (don't wanna warp that stabilizer).

Note my highly accurate terminology...

 

I might even suggest that the barrel sleeve should be roughed up slightly under the area where the stabilizer clamps. Some type of spray on adhesive might also be applied here.

I used epoxy - has never come loose. Hope they never ban threaded barrel extensions or we are in deep doo-doo.

mb