Last week I was at my local range/store getting some trigger time with a buddy. On the way into the range we came across a used Walther CCP for sale. As it happened, that day I had also brought my H&K P7, which also uses the Barnitzke system to operate (Walther apparently refers to this as Softcoil). I didn't initially plan on purchasing the CCP, but while talking about it with my buddy, he pointed out that the gun fit in with my collection of oddball weapons.
I don't think I've ever even seen a CCP in person before this, so I figured I'd take a chance. I realize that the CCP tends to get a bad rap from many, but I didn't feel that I was risking too much at $350. It's a .380, which i believe makes it an M2 version. It also came with 2 mags and more are available rather affordably from several sources. Curiosity got the better of us before I completed the purchase (to include some of the staff), so we just had to disassemble the gun in the store. Looking at it you can see it has some unique features - most specifically a latch at the rear of the slide. To our surprise that latch disconnected the striker assembly rearward to allow for disassembly. Underneath the slide is the same basic arrangement as that found in the P7, with the obvious exception of the squeeze-cock mechanism. It was also filthy under the slide and we found out the likely reason why as we tried to reassemble the gun. To get the slide back on the gas piston must fit perfectly back in it's hole. In our case this required a fair number of foul words and a tongue in the appropriate cheek. With some practice I'm sure this will smooth out. The gun came with (2) 8-round magazines and (surprisingly) 3 different height front sights. I haven't had a chance to shoot it but I an looking forward to it and will update here when I do! Below is the only photo I currently have of the gun.
I don't think I've ever even seen a CCP in person before this, so I figured I'd take a chance. I realize that the CCP tends to get a bad rap from many, but I didn't feel that I was risking too much at $350. It's a .380, which i believe makes it an M2 version. It also came with 2 mags and more are available rather affordably from several sources. Curiosity got the better of us before I completed the purchase (to include some of the staff), so we just had to disassemble the gun in the store. Looking at it you can see it has some unique features - most specifically a latch at the rear of the slide. To our surprise that latch disconnected the striker assembly rearward to allow for disassembly. Underneath the slide is the same basic arrangement as that found in the P7, with the obvious exception of the squeeze-cock mechanism. It was also filthy under the slide and we found out the likely reason why as we tried to reassemble the gun. To get the slide back on the gas piston must fit perfectly back in it's hole. In our case this required a fair number of foul words and a tongue in the appropriate cheek. With some practice I'm sure this will smooth out. The gun came with (2) 8-round magazines and (surprisingly) 3 different height front sights. I haven't had a chance to shoot it but I an looking forward to it and will update here when I do! Below is the only photo I currently have of the gun.
