peter2772000
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Posted this in CanadaCarry and posting here as well
I'm taking tactical training courses end of April. In order to do so, I needed to be holster-qualified. So I signed up for a PPC course which gives me, among other things, holster qualification.
The 1st P-99 mag base broke when I was speedloading a fresh mag. It dropped to the concrete floor and fell apart
The 2nd mag was a repeat of the 1st.
At this point, I was willing to lose a few seconds of time by gingerly placing my empty mags on the floor rather than dumping them. Long story short, I broke mags 3 & 4 in the same stage. Never dropped 'em.
Only thing I did differently tonight from all the times I've gone target shooting with this handgun in the last 13 months (average of once a week) is that I slapped all these mags into place rather than gently inserting them. This, at the insistence of my instructor who stated that if you don't slap the mag in, there's always a chance it won't stay locked in place. Makes sense.
I was so embarrassed. I was surrounded by Glocks & Sigs, I was the only Walther there. Inevitably, the snide remarks came out (all in friendly jest, of course).
I called Walther USA (which is nothing more than the S&W USA offices), they're offering to replace my mags if I send 'em the damaged ones, prolly under warranty.
I then called Earl's Guns in Maine. He's considered to be the Walther Guru in the states. He's aware of the issue and says the only fix is to custom-make aluminum baseplates using the one good baseplate that I have left as a template. Unfortunately, he doesn't make them due to the 10 round configuration not being popular in the states.
Anyone know of a machine shop here in Montreal or area that can crank out 5 of these for me within a week or so without reaming me a new porthole? Not looking for stuff done for free, I just don't want to re-mortgage the house....
Help!
I'm taking tactical training courses end of April. In order to do so, I needed to be holster-qualified. So I signed up for a PPC course which gives me, among other things, holster qualification.
The 1st P-99 mag base broke when I was speedloading a fresh mag. It dropped to the concrete floor and fell apart
The 2nd mag was a repeat of the 1st.
At this point, I was willing to lose a few seconds of time by gingerly placing my empty mags on the floor rather than dumping them. Long story short, I broke mags 3 & 4 in the same stage. Never dropped 'em.
Only thing I did differently tonight from all the times I've gone target shooting with this handgun in the last 13 months (average of once a week) is that I slapped all these mags into place rather than gently inserting them. This, at the insistence of my instructor who stated that if you don't slap the mag in, there's always a chance it won't stay locked in place. Makes sense.
I was so embarrassed. I was surrounded by Glocks & Sigs, I was the only Walther there. Inevitably, the snide remarks came out (all in friendly jest, of course).
I called Walther USA (which is nothing more than the S&W USA offices), they're offering to replace my mags if I send 'em the damaged ones, prolly under warranty.
I then called Earl's Guns in Maine. He's considered to be the Walther Guru in the states. He's aware of the issue and says the only fix is to custom-make aluminum baseplates using the one good baseplate that I have left as a template. Unfortunately, he doesn't make them due to the 10 round configuration not being popular in the states.
Anyone know of a machine shop here in Montreal or area that can crank out 5 of these for me within a week or so without reaming me a new porthole? Not looking for stuff done for free, I just don't want to re-mortgage the house....
Help!
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