Walther PPQ

[priler]

in any trigger mode,whether DA,SA or SA AS mode,if i place my trigger finger right between the trigger and mag release,my finger is on the edge and easily touching both controls,that's how easy and fast my finger can glide between the trigger and mag release. it makes for a fast and easy mag change while your other three fingers and palm never reposition at all on the grip. at most,your thumb will counter weight/counter act your trigger finger a little.

the extended lever type mag release on the p99 and PPQ is the best there ever was,bar none. the only others that come close are the extended(across the grip,front to back) button after market i have rarely seen that some use for competition and need a special grip panel with a recess. it brings the button to your thumb instead of your thumb having to reach it.(i'm not simply refering to extended mag releases)

i have never accidently actuated the p99 mag release by the way.

 

[Fishbed77]

It's not sarcasm, I really didn't think to use the index finger. I'll have to give it a try next time I check one out.

My bad! I just re-read your post and saw no sarcasm was intended. Need to work on my reading comprehension skills!

Anyways, I'm sure that if I replaced the backstap, I would have an easier time operating the mag release with my thumb (have always used mid-sized backstrap). But I've become accustomed to using my index finger, because the motion more closely matches that of my rifles.

 

[spcrobbins]

I'm not sure how old this post is, but I have a PPQ, a P99QA, a P99QAC, and SW990. The PPQ is unreal! The trigger sets it above anything else. It's STOCK! No modification necessary! I am going to sell my P99QA and SW990 as soon as I can as the PPQ is the only pistol I now need.

 

[rjk2475]

how's your accuracy?

 

[spcrobbins]

I have not shot it off a bench, but just resting my arms against a tree, I can easily hit my 4" steel plate at 50 yards. With the trigger, it's hard not to be accurate.

 

[fastbolt]

Considering how nice of a SA trigger the standard AS guns could develop (as they broke in and became very smooth), it's not hard to imagine why they eventually developed it as a regular variant (becoming the PPQ model).

As far as accuracy? My late production SW999c SA trigger allows me to realize some slightly better inherent accuracy, at all distances, than even my favored 3913 (as well as my G26's).

 

[DAdams]

Recent attention to Walther:

Guns America Blog, [email protected] had a reasonably comprhensive and unbiased review/description of the P99 and PPQ.

www.gunsamerica.co/blog/walther-ppq-p99-reviews/

for those interested in the PPS there is a write up on it as-well....and a $50 rebate.

www.gunsamerica.com/blog/the-walther-pps-gun review/

 

[spcrobbins]

I like the article on Guns America, but it doesn't do the PPQ justice. This gun is so nice that the Glock guys will even think about it. The greatest feature I enjoy is that I don't have to do anything to the trigger. It's factory AWESOME! If I were to ever be in a "sticky" situation, I would not be in it with a gun that I had modified or had someone else modified. I think it is something to consider. I also have a PPS and it a great CCW.

 

[Solidgun]

About 2 months old, but I was just reading this for personal curiosity and ended up ordering one. Just wanted to compare PPQ to P30 as I own 3 P30s and wanted to know how PPQ differed.

Thank you for all the great information here.

 

[LCPor9mm]

P99

One of the four dozen here. My P99 has the best grip of ANY of my handguns, possibly any handgun I have ever picked up.

 

[sigarms228]

I finally tried mine out today - extremely impressed. My Glock 19 is going to get really lonely in the safe.

This is the very first 15 rounds I fired through my new PPQ:

 

[dcarch]

Wow. That is all that needs to be said. Just wow.

 

[Ar180shooter]

Of course, the real problem is that Walthers are marketed (very poorly) in the US by S&W. And I can guarantee you that while the PPQ will be successful in Europe (just as the P99 already is), there is no way S&W is going to let it cut into M&P sales here.

Walther definitely needs to find a better importation/marketnig deal than what they have now.

x2 on that!

IMO Walther is getting shafted with the current arrangement. They should open Walther U.S.A. and market their own guns properly.

 

[Fishbed77]

IMO Walther is getting shafted with the current arrangement. They should open Walther U.S.A. and market their own guns properly.

This is always a topic of discussion over at waltherforums.com. The consensus there is that either:

A. Walther is content with the profits they make from numerous LE/Military contracts in Europe.

or

B. Umarex (Walther's parent company) is more concerned with marketing large numbers of airsoft and cheap potmetal guns (like the Umarex-made P22)than in marketing real Walthers in the US.

That said, it appears that S&W is making a little more of a push to market the PPS and PPQ (at least to the civilian market) than they ever did with the (fantastic) P99. We'll see how long they keep it up.

 

[MikePaiN]

I can't turn down an accurate, comfortable pistol with an awesome trigger I'll have to pick up a PPQ as soon as funds allow.

 

[fastbolt]

S&W has had a longstanding relationship with Carl Walther GmbH since 1998, which has evolved into their exclusive importation and distribution of Walther firearms in the United
States. According to their Investor Report for 2011, their agreement to be the exclusive U.S. importer and distributor of Walther firearms (which began in February 2004) is currently extended through the end of fiscal 2013.


http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MTA0MDk5fENoaWxkSUQ9LTF8VHlwZT0z&t=1

 

[balance 740]

While I may be the odd one out for saying this, I don't want Walther to break ties with S&W. It may hurt their sales if these guns are not marketed as well as the could (or should) be, but I see no benefit from this separation for Walther's current customers.

S&W is reported to have one of the best customer service reviews in the industry, and that support is not something I look forward to losing in case one day I need to use it.

Off the top of my head, I can't think of one German pistol manufacturer with a good reputation for customer service, so while they may do a better job of advertising, and that is a big "maybe" at this point, chances are they will not have as good of a CS center, so this may be a "be careful what you wish for" scenario.

I'd prefer them to stick together.