Walther was in town today to let people play with some of their more popular guns. Since I've never shot a P99 I went there to send some round through it and play with the trigger. Behold, two PPQ45 showed up but no P99c. Below are my experiences from shooting PPQ45 as well as things I heard from the Factory Rep.
PPQ45
My first time shooting .45, so I don't have a clue as to how it compare to other .45 out there.
Good: Feel like the regular PPQ 9mm, slightly more recoil than 9MM, easy to be accurate, relatively light.
Bad: I shot 2 magazines (24 rounds) and had at least 2 Failure to Feed. A person who was there with me also shot two magazines and had 2 to 3 Failure to Feed. The culprit could be the ammo, which I have no clue what brand/make as magazines were loaded for participants, but Failure to Feed did occur.
Things the Rep told me
Below are paraphrasing of what the Rep told me during our conversation:
1. M2's sales volume is way greater than M1, 10:1, that's why PPQ45 comes out with M2 first. If Walther sales a ton of PPQ45 M2 then they might consider doing a M1.
2. Rep heard nothing from Walther Germany if they are working on PPQc. Walther Germany usually doesn't reveal a product to their counterparts until they are done with the development. So even if it's in the pipeline, it won't show up in the next two years. The Rep personally loves the idea of a compact PPQ and is pushing for the PPQc to come to fruition.
[and when I told the Rep that I hope PPQc comes out become HK's VP9sk, he said:]
3. HK VP9sk already exists, not sure why they release P30sk first.
4. PPS could use a design update, though he hasn't heard any news of an update.
5. P99 will still be around but PPQ is the flagship and the driving force going forward.
That's it, check out PPQ45 when it hits your LGS!
PPQ45
My first time shooting .45, so I don't have a clue as to how it compare to other .45 out there.
Good: Feel like the regular PPQ 9mm, slightly more recoil than 9MM, easy to be accurate, relatively light.
Bad: I shot 2 magazines (24 rounds) and had at least 2 Failure to Feed. A person who was there with me also shot two magazines and had 2 to 3 Failure to Feed. The culprit could be the ammo, which I have no clue what brand/make as magazines were loaded for participants, but Failure to Feed did occur.
Things the Rep told me
Below are paraphrasing of what the Rep told me during our conversation:
1. M2's sales volume is way greater than M1, 10:1, that's why PPQ45 comes out with M2 first. If Walther sales a ton of PPQ45 M2 then they might consider doing a M1.
2. Rep heard nothing from Walther Germany if they are working on PPQc. Walther Germany usually doesn't reveal a product to their counterparts until they are done with the development. So even if it's in the pipeline, it won't show up in the next two years. The Rep personally loves the idea of a compact PPQ and is pushing for the PPQc to come to fruition.
[and when I told the Rep that I hope PPQc comes out become HK's VP9sk, he said:]
3. HK VP9sk already exists, not sure why they release P30sk first.
4. PPS could use a design update, though he hasn't heard any news of an update.
5. P99 will still be around but PPQ is the flagship and the driving force going forward.
That's it, check out PPQ45 when it hits your LGS!