SW99 .40 S&W... no love?

[Miami_JBT]

I just bought a very nice conditioned SW99 in .40 SA& for $198. It came with the factory box and fired casing. The date on the casing is 05-16-2001; so this pistol had to have been made in either 2001 or 2000.

It shoots mighty fine, the double/single action for a striker fired pistol is pretty cool along with the decocker feature. The grip is comfortable and it's a nice size pistol and easy to carry as a CCW piece.

I know that the NJSP had numerous issues with the gun but they also had a strange requirement. A SW99 in 9mm without the decocker. It was the DAO version or the other version that was a one to one clone of the GLOCK striker system. It was the traditional DA/SA Striker without the decocker. Also I believe that the Charlotte Mecklenburg PD had issues with their guns. Note sure if it was a funky design requirement like the NJSP.

But what gets me is that mine is a smooth shooting shooter and doesn't have any issues at all. Is mine a fluke? Did S&W make a good gun and sadly some bad press and bad timing hit them? Does anyone still issue the SW99 or are they all on the used market? I know that S&W made a compact version and also a .45 ACP version... but they stopped making them correct? Don't see them on the website anymore.

 

[PabloJ]

It was Walther P99 with nicely rounded slide made at S&W.

 

[lexjj]

You stole it. Congratulations.

 

[Hangingrock]

The M&P series displaced the SW99 series. I have a SW99-45ACP with the AS (Anti-Stress) trigger system.

 

[Bovice]

$198?! Good condition? That was a great buy. PabloJ nailed it on the head, it's a P99 with a slightly more rounded contour. There was nothing wrong with the gun that got it taken off the new firearms market, it just did not make sense for S&W to continue to make them since they are the parent company of Walther, and the P99 is still being manufactured and sold. It's the same thing as the GMC/Chevrolet truck deal, except those are both still going since brand loyalty is that strong. They wanted to use the money tied up in SW99s to make the M&P pistols. It's about expanding the product line with the same funds.

 

[balance 740]

it just did not make sense for S&W to continue to make them since they are the parent company of Walther

S&W isn't the parent company of Walther, they are only the importer of Walther pistols into the US.

The SW99 is an excellent pistol.

 

[oblakmd]

Nice buy.