recently i've been hearing a lot about messed up recoil guide rods, warped frames, cracked magazines...and even broken trigger assemblies! here is a thread from Glock Talk's Walther Forum:
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Well, crap! I broke my P99.
Tonight I was going to clean my P99 and when I pulled the slide back to ensure it was unloaded, a small piece of black plastic fell out of the magwell. After ensuring the gun was unloaded, I pulled the trigger to see if it still functioned. When I did, a little metal piece fell out.
According to my manual, the metal piece is the "trigger bar guide" (#17 of the exploded view) and the plastic piece is part of the fire control assembly where the trigger bar guide fits.
Has anyone ever heard of this type of breakage?
If anyone is interrested, it's a 2003 AS model that I bought about a year ago and has less than 1000 rds. through it (mostly WWB).
Looks like I get to call S&W monday.
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and a few other people chimed in and said the same thing happened to them. I think they had 2003 models.
so what is the deal? I am hoping the newer model P99's made in 2004 or 2005 have better magazines, non warping frames, tougher stock recoil rods, and better trigger assemblies.
As you can tell I really want a P99 because it has such great features and is really accurate. not to mention extremely cool looking. But is the P99 truly reliable, or will it be a maintenence nightmare?
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Well, crap! I broke my P99.
Tonight I was going to clean my P99 and when I pulled the slide back to ensure it was unloaded, a small piece of black plastic fell out of the magwell. After ensuring the gun was unloaded, I pulled the trigger to see if it still functioned. When I did, a little metal piece fell out.
According to my manual, the metal piece is the "trigger bar guide" (#17 of the exploded view) and the plastic piece is part of the fire control assembly where the trigger bar guide fits.
Has anyone ever heard of this type of breakage?
If anyone is interrested, it's a 2003 AS model that I bought about a year ago and has less than 1000 rds. through it (mostly WWB).
Looks like I get to call S&W monday.
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and a few other people chimed in and said the same thing happened to them. I think they had 2003 models.
so what is the deal? I am hoping the newer model P99's made in 2004 or 2005 have better magazines, non warping frames, tougher stock recoil rods, and better trigger assemblies.
As you can tell I really want a P99 because it has such great features and is really accurate. not to mention extremely cool looking. But is the P99 truly reliable, or will it be a maintenence nightmare?