Walther PPQ .40S&W
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I think you will the answer to you first Q is no. Many of us are awaiting this little beaut. Want one for my wife and older sons.
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Got one! Well, not me personally, but testing one! hehe... Straight from Germany, so it doesn't have any ugly S&W literature on the pistol. .40S&W, tritium sights, three mags and all the back straps. The instruction manual is in all the major European languages, including a little Canadian flag for English and French... cute.
It was test fired and accuracy is fantastic. Muzzle flip is pronounced, but not unmanageable. The bore axis is slightly higher than a Glock and M&P, but less than a XDm.
The ergonomics of this pistol is outstanding! It definitely is designed with the small to medium handed shooter in mind. Shooters with larger hands might find it... awkward (I guess that's the best word for it) unless the largest back strap is used.
Trigger reset is insanely short and positive for a striker fired pistol. Best I've tried (XDm, Glock w/ various triggers, FNS, SW M&P even with APEX kit). Fast fast follow up shots that make me look like a rock star! Trigger is in the 5 pound range, with an initial take up but smooth release. No stacking at all!
The mag release does take a little getting used too, but it's a little easier for me (I shoot a HK P7M8 when I can), but others who are unfamiliar with the lever area little leery. The reason is that the trigger finger is used to move the lever (that is on the trigger guard) down. Using the gun hand thumb without repositioning the pistol is almost impossible unless you have mutant hands (I can do it, but it's a real stretch). Some think that a ND can happen due to proximity of the index finger to the trigger. I can appreciate the concern, but I do not share this view. The finger must come off the trigger and activate the mag release DOWNWARD. The trigger finger cannot hit the trigger safety and push down at the same time, making an ND a near impossible event (I say near impossible, as I'm sure someone with thick enough sausage fingers might be able to do this).
The pistol is full ambidextrous which is nice when shooting support hand side. The slide is narrower at the top verses the base of the slide, but again, this is probably to assist the smaller handed shooter with positively grasping the pistol.
If you shoot thumbs high with the PPQ, you will have failure of the slide to hold open on an empty mag unless you adjust where you place your gun hand thumb. As this is a European designed pistol, the PPQ is probably designed for shooters to used the crossed thumb method of gripping the pistol.
Here's a few pics:
Back strap comparison:
Hopefully the PPQ will be entering the Canadian market soon, as this is a fantastic little pistol!
It was test fired and accuracy is fantastic. Muzzle flip is pronounced, but not unmanageable. The bore axis is slightly higher than a Glock and M&P, but less than a XDm.
The ergonomics of this pistol is outstanding! It definitely is designed with the small to medium handed shooter in mind. Shooters with larger hands might find it... awkward (I guess that's the best word for it) unless the largest back strap is used.
Trigger reset is insanely short and positive for a striker fired pistol. Best I've tried (XDm, Glock w/ various triggers, FNS, SW M&P even with APEX kit). Fast fast follow up shots that make me look like a rock star! Trigger is in the 5 pound range, with an initial take up but smooth release. No stacking at all!
The mag release does take a little getting used too, but it's a little easier for me (I shoot a HK P7M8 when I can), but others who are unfamiliar with the lever area little leery. The reason is that the trigger finger is used to move the lever (that is on the trigger guard) down. Using the gun hand thumb without repositioning the pistol is almost impossible unless you have mutant hands (I can do it, but it's a real stretch). Some think that a ND can happen due to proximity of the index finger to the trigger. I can appreciate the concern, but I do not share this view. The finger must come off the trigger and activate the mag release DOWNWARD. The trigger finger cannot hit the trigger safety and push down at the same time, making an ND a near impossible event (I say near impossible, as I'm sure someone with thick enough sausage fingers might be able to do this).
The pistol is full ambidextrous which is nice when shooting support hand side. The slide is narrower at the top verses the base of the slide, but again, this is probably to assist the smaller handed shooter with positively grasping the pistol.
If you shoot thumbs high with the PPQ, you will have failure of the slide to hold open on an empty mag unless you adjust where you place your gun hand thumb. As this is a European designed pistol, the PPQ is probably designed for shooters to used the crossed thumb method of gripping the pistol.
Here's a few pics:
Back strap comparison:
Hopefully the PPQ will be entering the Canadian market soon, as this is a fantastic little pistol!
- Location
- Airdrie, Alberta
Looks like a Hi-Point
I ordered mine from Buffalo Gun Center back in March. Great guys to deal with, and make the paperwork very easy. They even drive to the border with you to make the whole export/import thing go smoothly. You will need an International Import certificate from Canadian Gov't. Awesome firearm, and less than half the price in the US vs what it will be when it actually goes on sale here.
