Walther PPQ Nutnfancy YouTube review

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For those who are interested in the amazing Walther PPQ, Nutnfancy has new a review out on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcV7l4AjeXk

I placed an order for mine just before reading the review and his review only reinforced my buying decision.

Please lets not make this a Nutnfancy bashing thread. You are not forced to watch his videos. You can certainly start your own thread about Nutnfancy if you like.

Here are his opening comments:

"This is an epic pistol, probably one of the best combat semi-auto pistols in the world. The outstanding Walther PPQ impressed me and my crew on just about every level. Everybody who shot one wanted it. It features world class reliability, accuracy, simplicity, outstanding ergonomics, adequate firepower, and superb value. Its fast reset trigger and grip are perfection. At just 25.5 ounces, it's also one of the lightest making the PPQ a top choice for integration in weight and size critical systems. All details are discussed and shown in this thorough video review of this outstanding pistol. Make room on your world's best list....////////////////////////////////////////////// Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 10 out of 10 (maybe 9.5 with the sight issued discussed)"
 
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If he likes the PPQ this much, his head would probably explode if he ever got around to reviewing the P99AS.
 
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I hope the gun is more accurate at 7 yds than he was able to do. Looked like 2-3" to me.
 
It is. As a matter of fact, the gun is more accurate at 25 yards than 2"-3" with some loads.

In the Guns & Ammo review of the PPQ, they managed to get a 1.5" group at 25 yards with a 115gr. load.
 
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It's hard for me to comment further without taking nutnfancy to task. That was the first review of his I watched.......and it wasn't easy.

I did like the part at the beginning when he tells his buddy "Contact!". Buddy turns around, "Whut?" "Contact front!!" "Oooh, ok"

That part was good. Well, funny at least.
 
I won't comment on nutnfancy's overall body of work as I have not watched any but this PPQ review.

This review was spot on.

I am a huge Glock 19 fan and always will be but this PPQ is awesome.

Great trigger pull, great trigger reset! Feels good in the hand.

Mags are to expensive and no 32 round happy sticks but...what a great overall gun!

Check out the test target that came with mine!

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Nutnfancy's reviews have always been a little too "bro-riffic" for my tastes, and I don't agree with everything he says, but the videos give you a very good look at the weapons and he's not beholden to advertisers/gun companies like the gun rags are.
 
legion3 said:
I won't comment on nutnfancy's overall body of work as I have not watched any but this PPQ review.

This review was spot on.

I am a huge Glock 19 fan and always will be but this PPQ is awesome.

Great trigger pull, great trigger reset! Feels good in the hand.

Mags are to expensive and no 32 round happy sticks but...what a great overall gun!

Check out the test target that came with mine!

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Dang that is a nice test target and nice looking pistol. I hope the test target with mine looks close to that but I am not worried as everyone so far is reporting great accuracy with their PPQ or P99.

I hope the recent exposure for the PPQ increases it's popularity so that more aftermarket parts become available for it.

Jet Guns has them on sale right now for $489 - I just had to pull the trigger on the PPQ at that price.
 
NF indicates he has no experience with the Walther and particularly the AS trigger set-up, he wouldn't be so enamoured with the PPQ if he had any Walther experience.

PPQ will be the biggest seller Walther has ever had. Even the 1911 folks think the reset is pretty close.

The Walther P99 AS is about as good as it gets. The PPQ may be slightly better. It's an incremental improvement.
 
I've heard of a few that went to some pretty high round counts, but these accounts are pretty hard to come by since these pistols are not as popular as other brands out there. I can only speak about the durablilty of the pistols that I own, and my PPQ, and PPS have never had a jam or broken part. My P99 jammed once on a round of 147gr MagTech FMJ that had no gun powder in it. I got more than 5k through my P99, I got more than 1k through my PPQ, and about 1k through my PPS. No issues so far.

The lack of popularity of these pistols is most likely due the the lack of marketing by Walther in the USA. Most people never even consider a Walther when they think "polymer pistol". I don't remember ever hearing any complaints about the durability of Walther pistols.

I participated in a thread earlier where one of the members was an armorer for the 99 series of pistols. In post #60, he spoke to the durability of these pistols:

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=613150&highlight=Walther+PPQ
 
Walther has many police contracts in Germany, the Dutch Justice Department actually have come down to the HK P30 and the Walther P99.

They are SOLID guns - great triggers, plastics, etc.

I own 4.
 
What is the durability on Walther products?
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The P99 has a rock-solid 15-year track record of durability. Expect durability to be on the same level as something like a Glock - maybe even better. The P99 certainly doesn't have the history of kabooms that are sometimes associated (justly or unjustly) with Glocks. Videos can be found on the German Walther site showing P99s cycling underwater, after being buried in sand, frozen in ice, etc.

The PPQ is nothing more than a P99 with a new trigger group and revised aesthetics, so durability has been pretty much established. In fact, P99 variants that are essentially identical to the PPQ (the P99Q and P99 RAD) have been sold in Europe for a number of years.

Personally, I own a P99AS that I have fired over 5000 rounds through (many different makes/types of ammo) with 100% reliability.
 
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Just wanted to say one more thing - do NOT compare Walther reliability to the Walther P-22. That gun is made by Umarex, and while it doesn't have a bad reputation it is NOT reflective at all of Walther quality.
 
reloader-1 said:
Just wanted to say one more thing - do NOT compare Walther reliability to the Walther P-22. That gun is made by Umarex, and while it doesn't have a bad reputation it is NOT reflective at all of Walther quality.
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Good point!!

Same with SIG and the Mosquito.
 
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Holy cow! :what: What type of distance was that target shot at??? I couldn't get those results at... well, 1 yard. ;)
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That was the test target that came with his new PPQ and fired at the Walther factory at I believe 15 yards most likely using some sort of bench/rest device for the test target.
 
They fire five shots at 15 meters for every PPQ, PPS, and P99 that comes out of the Walther factory in Ulm, Germany. I think the older P99s were fired at 25 meters, but I don't know what happened to my old test target, so I'm not sure if I'm remembering this right. All of the pistol's sights are zeroed at the factory as well.

Some test targets that come with the pistols are great, like the one that legion3 posted, while others are just very good. I don't know if they put them on a rest, or if this is the target that they use to zero the pistols, but from what I've heard and seen posted, most pistols are capable of better accuracy than what is on the usual test target when they are shot in a rest.
 
This is the greatest combat handgun ever ;) well maybe not :D but

This trigger is awesome!!!!!!!! Took it shooting today and it was one of the best triggers and polymer triggers on a service gun i have shot, if not the best.

Makes the glock trigger, which I like a lot and have carried going on 22 years seem like an edsel.

With a Glock you have an audible and feelable reset click.

You don't with this gun because its not needed, the reset is so short that its just reset. Its awesome.

I won't be getting rid of my glocks but I will be getting a second PPQ.

Look forward to the G26 size compact in the future!!!

Now for more mags.
 
WinThePennant said:
What is the durability on Walther products?
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I can chime in on that. I'll share my experiences.

I purchased a P22 about four years ago, the one with the long barrel. The attachment at the front which included the front sight on top of a shroud looking thing, developed a bit of a problem after a few hundred rounds. It would spin around. As in the front site would be on the bottom of the gun after firing. ONly ever got it to stay put for a few hundred rounds with some real good loc-tite work on the screws and any contact points i could find. Accuracy was negligible even before the problem, but good enough for plinking. All the smiths I showed it to were baffled. Sold that with full disclosure to help get my ruger .22.

I purchased a Walther PPK/S about five months ago and after about 200 rounds, it would not fire. I thought it was an ammo problem but, nope. I then noticed the safety was loosly flopping about, and the extractor was missing. I found the extractor on the table to the right of me. Back to S&W.

I purchased a used bodyguard .380. I know its not a walther, but since walthers are made by S&W now... (as far as I know, please correct me if I'm wrong). Well, I didn't do my research ahead of time and purchased one with an early serial number. I'm at an indoor range this time and while firing the slide launched forward along with the barrel, guiderod, spring, and takedown lever. Turns out this problem is supposed to be fixed with the newer ones. Off to smith and wesson.

I'm not attacking the company or badmouthing, and I'm not upset (any more). But I was dissapointed. They did right by their lifetime warranty and made the guns right each time. But a pain in the ass and as I said, dissapointing each time.

And now, I'm looking at buying another PPK/s or this PPQ. My fiance thinks I'm a glutton for punishment but I guess I have faith that I've just gotten a few lemons.

Hope that informs some.
 
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but since walthers are made by S&W now... (as far as I know, please correct me if I'm wrong)
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:uhoh: :eek:

The PPK is made by Smith and Wesson now, I know of no other Walther Product made by smith and Wesson. Walther and Smith collaberated on the SW99 but nothing more.

Some Walther guns the P22 and the P380 are made by Umrex (another German company) who owns Walther, and slaps the Walther name on them.

The P99, PPQ, PPS are all still made at the Walther Factory in Ulm Germany.
 
I'm at an indoor range this time and while firing the slide launched forward along with the barrel, guiderod, spring, and takedown lever. Turns out this problem is supposed to be fixed with the newer ones. Off to smith and wesson.
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:what:Yikes!
 
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