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Re: Opinion on Walther Hand guns

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 5:26 pm
by Reserve161
I have the S&W SW99 - the "joint venture" ? between Smith & Wesson and Walther.
It is chambered in .40 cal.

It is my primary EDC, but I don't particularly like the DA/SA trigger, and even in
SA mode it is not very smooth.

Re: Opinion on Walther Hand guns

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:18 pm
by HankB
When I was active in IDPA, a few shooters showed up with P99s. They eventually switched to something more reliable.

I know some forum members LOVE their Walthers and that they've never jammed . . . fine. I believe them. But I know a few shooters who simple weren't so lucky.

I had a Walther air pistol. Once Walther quit making that model, they quit making spare parts. :mad5 (I read that at least one college pistol team with Walther target pistols had the same problem.)

I've seen quite a few different folks with P22s at the range struggling to get through a full magazine.

So . . . Walther does make some good guns. But they also make plenty of turkeys. (Maybe the bad ones are Monday AM or Friday PM guns?)

Re: Opinion on Walther Hand guns

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 10:21 am
by extremist
HankB wrote:When I was active in IDPA, a few shooters showed up with P99s. They eventually switched to something more reliable.
I am active in IDPA, and several shooters show up with (insert gun name here). They eventually switched to something more reliable "rlol"

Regards,
James