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Walther PDP (new optics ready 9mm)
Posted on 2/16/21 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 2/16/21 at 11:01 pm
Supposed to have an even better trigger than the PPQ, better grip, flat top slide for optics, and deeper serrations.
Comes in 4.5" full size, 18+1, and 4" compact (lighter than a Glock 19 at 23-ish oz), 15+1. If you can even find one, they're selling for around $650 and $620, respectively, but I've seen some selling for $750+.
Hope this finally gives Walther its due in market share. For the life of me, I never understood how, with such pedigree and reliability and ergonomics, Walther never rivaled Glock and S&W in the N. American market. This thing looks phenomenal.
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This post was edited on 2/16/21 at 11:02 pm
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Posted on 2/16/21 at 11:20 pm to Jack Ruby
HUGE fan of Walther! It’s comical that this brand isn’t that well known. My favorite thus far is the Creed.
Posted on 2/16/21 at 11:46 pm to SpotLight17171717
Apparently cops all over Europe carry Walthers all the time, yet Glock, a damn Austrian company, has nearly a monopoly on duty pistols in the US. It's bizaare. Walter's are, in Amy way ways, the superior arm, but Glock is just a great case of elite marketing and a word of mouth I guess.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 2:23 am to Jack Ruby
I love a walther
Posted on 2/17/21 at 3:47 am to Jack Ruby
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but Glock is just a great case of elite marketing and a word of mouth I guess.
You’re not wrong, but you’re also missing the big point that Glock was the first company to create a modern and well functioning polymer framed gun. They were able to create their brand and marketing as THE polymer striker fired gun with virtually no competition.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 6:51 am to Jack Ruby
I own a PPQ, P99ac, and had a Creed that I gave to my nephew. They are all exceptional firearms. The ergonomics for me as a left handed shooter are excellent and the trigger is as well. Walther pistols are a definite thumbs up.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 7:35 am to GardenDistrictTiger
Cops I know don't like the Walther.
This post was edited on 2/17/21 at 8:25 am
Posted on 2/17/21 at 7:41 am to LSUGent
They were always cheaper than HK and Sig too. It was always, “best...for the money.”
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:13 am to prplhze2000
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Cops I know don't like the Weather.
It has been a bit nippy lately
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:25 am to SpotLight17171717
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It’s comical that this brand isn’t that well known.
You serious clark?
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:12 am to Jack Ruby
FUUUUUUUUUUDGE. I want. Haven't even clicked yet, but Walther's are damn sweet.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:24 am to Jack Ruby
Damn. I’m very close to snagging a Sig M17, but that 4.5” model has me balking.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:41 am to Jack Ruby
It kinda reminds me of the P99 but an updated version. Had one a few years ago. Traded it for a H&K P30 because I was not a fan of the trigger.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 9:56 am to Jack Ruby
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but Glock is just a great case of elite marketing and a word of mouth I guess.
Really? I prefer the M&P to Glock, but come on. Coming up with the original formula is always going to give you some big inertia in the market, and they work. They've always just worked.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 10:35 am to Jack Ruby
I'm a big fan of the steel frame Q4.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 11:01 am to Jack Ruby
Walthers are probably great guns. My only experience with them is my girlfriends P22. It shoots fine and is fun to shoot, but I don't really like it because it is kind of a pain in the arse to reassemble after I take it apart to clean it. You have to have a dowel to get the slide back on over the spring, which is an annoyance. For this reason alone I will never buy a Walther. I would rather own a handgun that doesn't require any other tools in order to put it back together.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 12:26 pm to KCMIZSEC
Neither the P99 or PPQ require any kind of special tools for takedown. They disassemble just like a Glock.
Maybe that 22 model is differnt, but their big flagship type guns are very very easy to work with.
Maybe that 22 model is differnt, but their big flagship type guns are very very easy to work with.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 12:52 pm to KCMIZSEC
For this reason alone I will never buy a Walther. I would rather own a handgun that doesn't require any other tools in order to put it back together
The P22 is the only Walther I know that uses the tool. All the others are super simple and easy. You are missing out if you don't buy one. They're excellent.
The P22 is the only Walther I know that uses the tool. All the others are super simple and easy. You are missing out if you don't buy one. They're excellent.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 1:22 pm to KCMIZSEC
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You have to have a dowel to get the slide back on over the spring, which is an annoyance. For this reason alone I will never buy a Walther. I would rather own a handgun that doesn't require any other tools in order to put it back together.
Ummmm......I own two and this is not a thing. Maybe on that particular gun, but not on my PPQ 45 or my PPS M2.
Posted on 2/17/21 at 8:56 pm to Jack Ruby
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I never understood how, with such pedigree and reliability and ergonomics, Walther never rivaled Glock and S&W in the N. American market.
It also helps that Glock has a stranglehold on the US law enforcement market. Ask for a recommendation on a self defense gun from a law enforcement officer and he'll prob say "Glock." As far as S&W, it's hard for a "German" gun company to better an iconic American gun company. My son in law has a Walther 22LR handgun. I don''t know the model number, but it's probably 10-15 years old. For me, it handled nicely and was very accurate, but the thumb safety worked the opposite of the 1911. Seems like they also had guns w/ a "paddle" safety built into the trigger guard. I think they now have "American" type safeties, but the unconventional safeties were an impediment in establishing their guns in the US market.
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