Ppq q5 match range reports

rkm456 said:
Not that you would do it, but that someone would have ran in front of you.
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If the RO would have ran behind me, he would have been DOWNRANGE. It doesn't matter what direction I was running, or which way my head was turned. Muzzle direction is what matters, and it must be pointed downrange. At that point, the gun was still unloaded and holstered. The stage design was one that it would be easy to break 90, or for the RO to be caught in an unsafe position, and that's why the stage plan was discussed with him beforehand. ie. he was exactly where I expected him to be, and I was exactly where he expected me to be, and it was a safe run.
 
grimreefer said:
If the RO would have ran behind me, he would have been DOWNRANGE. It doesn't matter what direction I was running, or which way my head was turned. Muzzle direction is what matters, and it must be pointed downrange. At that point, the gun was still unloaded and holstered. The stage design was one that it would be easy to break 90, or for the RO to be caught in an unsafe position, and that's why the stage plan was discussed with him beforehand. ie. he was exactly where I expected him to be, and I was exactly where he expected me to be, and it was a safe run.
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As has been said, as long as everyone was safe, no worries at all. Just looks odd to outside viewers.
 
Rich LPS said:
As stated before, the PPQ and Q5 are using exactly the same barrel. If the process has changed from conventional to polygonal then it will change for both guns.
Go argue with Walther, this is what they are advising. To make it simple, older production may have used a different rifling than newer production guns.

Rich
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North Silva confirmed later the barrels are different on another thread. Rich got his info from a Shot Show Rep. North Silva from the factory Production Manager. Whether the difference makes a difference is anyone's guess.

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Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
North Silva confirmed later the barrels are different on another thread. Rich got his info from a Shot Show Rep. North Silva from the factory Production Manager. Whether the difference makes a difference is anyone's guess.

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Take Care

Bob
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Took a close look at my Q5 match tonight - the barrel is stamped "Q5" on the underside. They likely wouldn't do that if it wasn't different.
 
Steve99 said:
Took a close look at my Q5 match tonight - the barrel is stamped "Q5" on the underside. They likely wouldn't do that if it wasn't different.
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There are three versions of the Q5. The Match is one there is a Standard with no slide cuts and another that has been reported as being cancelled with three slide cuts on top of the slide. I would assume North Silva has some idea as to what they are talking about.

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
There are three versions of the Q5. The Match is one there is a Standard with no slide cuts and another that has been reported as being cancelled with three slide cuts on top of the slide. I would assume North Silva has some idea as to what they are talking about.

Take Care

Bob
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There is only one Q5 - the "Q5 Match", the others are the PPQ M2.
 
Canuck44 said:
There are three versions of the Q5. The Match is one there is a Standard with no slide cuts and another that has been reported as being cancelled with three slide cuts on top of the slide. I would assume North Silva has some idea as to what they are talking about.

Take Care

Bob
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I also have no idea what you are talking about. I am only aware of one PPQ Q5 and that is the "Match" found on the manufacturers website. Perhaps you could provide a link to these other variants? Or is this something that N.Sylva told you over the phone and if that is the case why is there only one "variant" as you put it for sale anywhere?
 
Steve99 said:
There is only one Q5 - the "Q5 Match", the others are the PPQ M2.
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Yes you are correct I mis spoke. As far as the Match having a different barrel...I am not so sure. My Match's barrel has either 50 or SO stamped on the bottom of the barrel just in front of the barrel lug. Q5 does not appear on the barrel unless the laser etched info at the breach where the searial number has been added is what the previous poster is referring to. I intend to buy the ported slide version of the M2 as a back up. Walther posts identical trigger pulls for both guns. Folks on the Walther forum who own both say the triggers are the same aside from the colour. When I get mine I will know for sure. I suspect the trigger groups are identical.

I also read where Walther maybe dropping the ported slide version of the M2. Some say they confirmed that with Walther. It would make sense in some ways. I would prefer the ported version myself.

The pistol is certainly a step up from anything I have shot recently in the striker fired market.

I cannot wait until spring.

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
Yes you are correct I mis spoke. As far as the Match having a different barrel...I am not so sure. My Match's barrel has either 50 or SO stamped on the bottom of the barrel just in front of the barrel lug. Q5 does not appear on the barrel unless the laser etched info at the breach where the searial number has been added is what the previous poster is referring to. I intend to buy the ported slide version of the M2 as a back up. Walther posts identical trigger pulls for both guns. Folks on the Walther forum who own both say the triggers are the same aside from the colour. When I get mine I will know for sure. I suspect the trigger groups are identical.

I also read where Walther maybe dropping the ported slide version of the M2. Some say they confirmed that with Walther. It would make sense in some ways. I would prefer the ported version myself.

The pistol is certainly a step up from anything I have shot recently in the striker fired market.

I cannot wait until spring.

Take Care

Bob
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I have owned both and the triggers are the same, just one is blue as is the transfer bar. My Q5 is also marked as such on the barrel (stamped on the underside). There is a non-ported slide version of the M2 5”, I have seen it on Walther’s website before, it’s called the “standard”.
 
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Canuck44 said:
...As far as the Match having a different barrel...I am not so sure. My Match's barrel has either 50 or SO stamped on the bottom of the barrel just in front of the barrel lug. Q5 does not appear on the barrel unless the laser etched info ....
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Grab a magnifying glass and turn your barrel 180 deg so the "50" or "SO" is upside down. You should see "O5", but with a magnifying glass, you may see a faint line in the "O", making it say "Q5". :)

Just a guess. :)
 
jimbo14 said:
Grab a magnifying glass and turn your barrel 180 deg so the "50" or "SO" is upside down. You should see "O5", but with a magnifying glass, you may see a faint line in the "O", making it say "Q5". :)

Just a guess. :)
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Good guess it is indeed Q5.

I hope it is made of some kind of esoteric metal. The gun is going to get a 2nd barrel once I figure out the logistics of getting a 2nd barrel ported. I will keep all informed as the project progresses. It likely will be next spring before it all unfolds. In the meantime I intend to check with Walther to see if the barrels are different. I just have a cynical bent when it comes to marketing as in why a different barrel when the gun shares the same trigger group as the M2 5" guns.

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
Good guess it is indeed Q5.

I hope it is made of some kind of esoteric metal. The gun is going to get a 2nd barrel once I figure out the logistics of getting a 2nd barrel ported. I will keep all informed as the project progresses. It likely will be next spring before it all unfolds. In the meantime I intend to check with Walther to see if the barrels are different. I just have a cynical bent when it comes to marketing as in why a different barrel when the gun shares the same trigger group as the M2 5" guns.

Take Care

Bob
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It's been stated on the Walther forum that the regular PPQ has conventional rifling and the Q5 Match has Polygonal. I am not sure if this is true or not.
 
Well just got off the phone with Walther in the US. The fellow in the Service Dept. confirmed there is no difference in the barrels of the Q5 vs the M2 5". He also stated the Q 5 Match sold in the US does not have the Q 5 stamp on the underside of the barrel referred to above. Our guns are sourced differently I was told. He also confirmed in the US, at least the ported slide M2 5" will not be sold in the US anymore. The ported slide will be available in the Q 5 Match. He was not aware if the reduction in models will apply to Canada or not. It was his opinion the porting on the Q5 Slide helped with the physics of the slide when an optic was installed.

Happy to have the "March" and I intend to track down a M2 5" with a ported slide.

Take Care

Bob
 
juancarlos said:
It's been stated on the Walther forum that the regular PPQ has conventional rifling and the Q5 Match has Polygonal. I am not sure if this is true or not.
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That all changed I believe he said in 2016. All PPQ M2's and Matches now have polygonal rifling. He mentioned that when I asked the question. He apparently has been asked before. If you run into a gun with regular rifling it would be old stock.

Take Care

Bob
 
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