S&W tried marketing the gun as the SW99 with very limited sales while Walther USA was pushing the P99 at the same time.
I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with the P99 other than the marketing strategies Walther employs.
They always seem to be a day late and a dollar short.
At the same time they were pushing the P99/SW99 there were a scadload of surplus 9mm pistols being marketed, Browning Hi-Powers, genuine ones, for $299, Walther surplus P-5s for $450 and P-1s in like new shape for as low as $199, used police Glocks in 9mm and ,40 caliber for as low as $300 each.
I am fairly certain they will not fare well with the PPS either as it is a scaled up copy of the P-22 and most people are well aware of how much of a dog that pistol can be.
Fact is Walther is not following the trends of the modern age as well as they should.
The XD, the New FN pistols, and the SIG polymer frame guns line are outselling and will continue to outsell anything that Walther has offered.
I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with the P99 other than the marketing strategies Walther employs.
They always seem to be a day late and a dollar short.
At the same time they were pushing the P99/SW99 there were a scadload of surplus 9mm pistols being marketed, Browning Hi-Powers, genuine ones, for $299, Walther surplus P-5s for $450 and P-1s in like new shape for as low as $199, used police Glocks in 9mm and ,40 caliber for as low as $300 each.
I am fairly certain they will not fare well with the PPS either as it is a scaled up copy of the P-22 and most people are well aware of how much of a dog that pistol can be.
Fact is Walther is not following the trends of the modern age as well as they should.
The XD, the New FN pistols, and the SIG polymer frame guns line are outselling and will continue to outsell anything that Walther has offered.