Interesting. Great build incidentally. You have a talent this guy doesn't have.
I went with the X Five and plan on playing tinker toy with a Tacops and compact frames but that is for another day.
I do have the PPQ Match and 5".
Comparing the PPQ Match and the XFive my take is:
PPQ wins on trigger -as close to a 1911 as I have seen out of the box with an advertised and tested 5.6lb pull that will decrease over time.
PPQ wins on grip in my hands. Grip feel is very subjective.
PPQ wins on accuracy Off a bench with my eyes using the irons it is the most accurate pistol I own at 20 yards - my self imposed limit for testing. I can't see well enough to go out to 25 yards. I prefer the larger FO the PPQ has over the much thinner FO on the XFive.
The ability to swap frames etc and the fact the US Army has adopted the pistol will ensure the XFive and the 320 Series will be with us for a very long time and the amount of after market systems for the series is just beginning. I like the gun and will either run it with irons or get a Romeo sight for it.
To date I am way faster with irons over using my Vortex Viper 6MOA. Still Alive is correct finding the dot does take practice.
I should add my PPQ 5" went auto on me at a match and is now in the hands of North Silva. I suspect the gun will have a new sear set when it returns. Parts and service is a big question mark on the Walther line. We shall see how North Silva does. So far they have been very professional.
Take Care
Bob
I went with the X Five and plan on playing tinker toy with a Tacops and compact frames but that is for another day.
I do have the PPQ Match and 5".
Comparing the PPQ Match and the XFive my take is:
PPQ wins on trigger -as close to a 1911 as I have seen out of the box with an advertised and tested 5.6lb pull that will decrease over time.
PPQ wins on grip in my hands. Grip feel is very subjective.
PPQ wins on accuracy Off a bench with my eyes using the irons it is the most accurate pistol I own at 20 yards - my self imposed limit for testing. I can't see well enough to go out to 25 yards. I prefer the larger FO the PPQ has over the much thinner FO on the XFive.
The ability to swap frames etc and the fact the US Army has adopted the pistol will ensure the XFive and the 320 Series will be with us for a very long time and the amount of after market systems for the series is just beginning. I like the gun and will either run it with irons or get a Romeo sight for it.
To date I am way faster with irons over using my Vortex Viper 6MOA. Still Alive is correct finding the dot does take practice.
I should add my PPQ 5" went auto on me at a match and is now in the hands of North Silva. I suspect the gun will have a new sear set when it returns. Parts and service is a big question mark on the Walther line. We shall see how North Silva does. So far they have been very professional.
Take Care
Bob
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