Walther CP3 Match MV.

[savantguarde]

Indeed there are two! I just acquired a CP3 recently and it certainly feels a step up from my old daisy 717
Other than the rear sight I'm not sure about the differences between the two. slightly different grip.
I understand a lot of people with the CP3 fit an aftermarket compensator to reduce muzzle flip. The Nygord "turbo comp" being popular. I may pick one up when I am in the states. THen again i better concentrate on getting my gun re-sealed so that it actually works!

[zooma]

My CP3 Match MV has a silver anodised finish.

The sight line is longer as the rear sight assembly is mounted noticeably further back and extends behind the grip.

I have not seen a standard CP3, but the Match MV is lighter in weight than the CP2 that I have and part of this is due to the barrel being "wasted" so it is a lot slimmer along most of it's length.

The anatomical grip again has a fair bit more work in it than the CP2 grip with individual finger recess's and other small detail points too.

I will get some pictures taken today and have it added to www.bobsairguns.com so you can have a good look at it and let me know what differences you can see between it and yours as the handbook does not go into too much detail about the differences.

Given that Walther never seemed to make any two "identical" pistols during this time period that seems to have been when all the CP and LPM-1 models were made (most seem to have small differences between them) it makes identifying all of the differences that were actually intended a bit tricky.

[zooma]

I did notice that the latest edition of the Blue Book of Airguns (volume 10) claims that the CP3 has an electronic trigger !

My trigger is far too light (even for me) so I will drop the trigger unit tonight to adjust it - but dont expect to find a battery inside anywhere.

[savantguarde]

Yeah have no fear. Although lovely (what a great design!) Its the same mechanical drop-out trigger in all the cp3's I think.
On re-sealing I am going to try to source the seals from a supplier here once I work out the correct material for Co2 seals. Walther is kind enough to show all the seal dimensions in the cp3 exploded diagrams.

[zooma]

For your information you need to use Polyurethane seals on CO2 pistols - 95 shore hardness ( if there is a choice).

Hope this helps - Bob.

[RobinC]

Hi Bob
Yep, found my way here! The CP3 match is the model, the MV versions refers to the colour, I don't know what its stands for but they did MV Silver models in other guns certainly the LPM-1 as well.
Robin

[zooma]

Hi Robin,

Great to have such a knowledgeable and experienced person such as yourself join the forum - I am sure we will all benefit greatly from having you around.

I thought (knowing Walther) that MV would stand for "many variants" meaning that the specification would largely depend on what parts they had laying about in the spares bins on the day they made it !

It's almost a bit boring to know that had a specific meaning ie - "silver coloured ".

..................keep smiling!

[Tank]

Hi Robin,

Great to have such a knowledgeable and experienced person such as yourself join the forum - I am sure we will all benefit greatly from having you around.

I thought (knowing Walther) that MV would stand for "many variants" meaning that the specification would largely depend on what parts they had laying about in the spares bins on the day they made it !

I much prefer your interpretation Bob LMAO!

And welcome Robin to the forum, I look forward to reading your posts with interest.

[savantguarde]

On the seals: I believe two of the seals in the gun are green (Co2 friendly) and the others are black? I dont know, I dont really want to strip the whole gun as I suspect its the green CO2 seal in the tank that's leaky anyhow. Baby steps. I am in no rush to get the gun working as I am still recovering from a shoulder injury. I will post up some pics of the gun at some point as Its had a bit of a transformation as I had to remove about 100g of filler from the grip! really tedious stuff!

[zooma]

Maybe this is the same CP3 I was offered a few months back (with the grip bodged-up with body filler)?

The seller did not know if he still had the filler adapter or handbook etc and was generally a bit vague about it all so I never really bothered to follow it up - although at the price it would have been worth restoring as I like doing that sort of thing.

I wanted a CP3 with an original grip, but at that time ( and since) I have never seen a replacement for sale anywhere - except some left-hookers on eGun that would not be be any help to me, and I know for sure Walther have none to sell.

Maybe if you are in the states you could find some hidden Walther treasure?.................that would be really good!

[savantguarde]

Yep one and the same there was a lot of filler on the gun. But its all gone now, Although with a few marks the grip now looks pretty good again (except where I accidentally took a chunk out of it with the dremel), and I must say its a pretty accurate fit for my hands as standard. Mechanically it seems spot on but I have not even tried filling it yet. I'll get round to it.
The seller found all the relevant adapters etc so I have all the kit. I need to now try filling with Co2 and see what happens. I am lucky to work in a University where Co2 is plentiful and I don't need to purchase any additional gear so will see what happens. Hopefully the cylinder will retain Co2 on its own and when screwed into the gun it will begin to leak.
Something it states in the instructions is that you can unscrew the cylinder at any point and it'll be fine apart from a little co2 leak. I will be very scared the first time I do this (While testing leaks etc, ordinarily I would just leave the cylinder on) as I can easily imagine the cylinder blasting off, stripping the threads and heading out the window !

[zooma]

When I bought my first Walther CO2 pistol (a CP1) it came with 4 spare CO2 cylinders.

Having filled the first three I was full of confidence (dead easy this refilling lark) and so with (not) gay abandon ( means something else completely these days) I bunged the last one onto the cylinder and opened the tap.

I could hear the gas travelling inside the cylinder, so I gave it about 30 seconds and then turned the supply tap off.

As I started to unscrew this last cylinder there was a very load "Bang" as the cylinder tried to drag me and my hand in particular across the office like a Jetex powered rocket (remember them?) - and at the same time trying to inflict frostbite as well!

What a bad tempered vindictive nasty little cylinder I recall thinking to myself (!) as I christened it with a few choice names - then I suddenly realised how much I was sweating as the volcanic eruption in the cylinder died down to a pathetic little whimper of a hiss.

The CO2 cylinder had both frozen my hand and heated my forehead at the same time - pretty versatile these things I would say.

Good luck filling your CO2 cylinder - nothing to worry about!