wild cat mccane
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After years of wanting a Walther P99 with a 5 inch barrel, Walther is releasing the PPQ (M2) in 5"!!! Except it is advertised with a button magazine release-no word on there being the tradition Walther paddle release version.
Soapbox rant with me for a moment. You flick your trigger finger down to release. Or you bring up your ring finger if you wish to be different. In a weird mood? use your thumb-though I am not sure why. Totally ambidextrous, really isn't possible to accidentally dump the mag unlike the push button, and you don't have to shift your hand/gun.
I am not saying the button release is antiquated or unusable, but the paddle is superior. Not for me. But period. Strong opinion, but at no point can one accidentally dump a magazine just griping a Walther or HK with a paddle release. I would also wager most don't have hands that work a push button without first shift one's grip on the grip.
Please, can everyone learn to use the paddle release correctly so this feature doesn't disappear?
Thanks
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