Best gun I've ever owned, I know that.

 

That's certainly good to hear. What's impressive to me about the P99 is that -- from my experience, at least -- 5,000 rounds into it and you'll still be able to say the same thing: no hiccups of any kind.

 

I've had some good guns that were 100% reliable and had lots of good features. None were the overall package of the P99AS and that is why I sold off the other carry guns and now have 3 P99's I rotate as my primary carry guns.

Some great features include:

-Reliable/durable
-AS Trigger system for DA/SA and second strike capability
-Magazine release
-Lightest weight (or almost) for size/capacity
-Good capacity
-Ergonomics
-Nothing to snag on clothing
-No stupid manual safety

 

A soon as my holster arrives, this will be my main carry gun.

 

Which holster are you going with??

 

Tucker Gunleather Texas Heritage.

 

The P99 is, in my opinion, the finest polymer handgun ever made.

I can't think of anything I'd rather own and trust my life to.

I hope you continue to enjoy yours as much as I have mine.

 

it's a fairly rare thing.

many times you buy a gun because it has certain atributes you like about it.after a while,you still like it but comparatively you now see a tiny fault with it here or there and your interest moves on to something else and your not so smitten with it any more.sometimes,after you buy a gun,you may even find fault with it and don't like it at all even if you had fired one before you bought.


for me,none of these describes my experience with the p99 AS.i get intersted in other platforms and maybe even buy them,but every time i pick it up and think about it,there it is,that very same feeling and thoughts i had from the very begining.that's kind of rare.

i have a h&k that i will not sell and yet,i don't feel the same about it.i have others but my desire for them comes and goes.

here's a few words i'd use to describe the p99;captivated,bewitched,infatuated,beguiled,charmed and maybe even awe-struck,..it's just so effecient,..the trigger,the weight,the grip,even the looks of the damn thing.just looking and studying the ejection port/locking area and noticing the details,tells a story of design.

ok,i feel silly now but yes,it's a piece i still love.

i didn't mention reliability because,well,i don't have to.it's a given as far as i'm concerned.

 

Am in the impressed camp as well, and am still baffled by how under appreciated this gun is on the American market. Am actually quite used to guns that are 100% reliable, owning H&K's and Beretta's I have some issues once in a blue moon because of a broken mag but other than that nothing. Regardless, this gun is so impressive. Balanced, accurate, original, enormously ergonomic, reliable and built with an attention to quality and detail that is more and more uncommon.

On a side ar now: Have just had the time to go through the last issue of th IDPA magazine, and have noticed that nobody used a Walther at the last national match. Since am registered for the winter nationals in February I will make sure that there will be at least one shooter with a P99. So far, have shot a few matches and a classifier with the P99, and we are developing a mutual understanding pretty fast.

What a fine competition pistol this is, I wish Walther would produce a long version like the H&K p30L, with adjustable night sights. That would be a fine gun indeed.

 

yeah,a p99 AS long version,similar to the s&w pro,..5" barrel,optional sights(including fiber optics or NS),a 20rd mag to restore some balance(i think they could do this with the stock mags by using a purposely designed base plate similar to berettas' 9mm px4 or fnh fnp 45),the trigger could stay stock but maybe shorten the LOP.

oh yeah,i would definately buy this,without a doubt.

there's enough parts out there that you can actually build something similar to this right now but the barrel would stick out(you can use a thread protector though).

 

i bought my P99 AS 40 NIB almost 2 months ago. i also put 500 rounds through mine & have had no problems what so ever.. got the factory night sights with it & i am more than satisfied. with the damn good looks, ergonomics & accuracy my next pistol will be the P99C 40 for sure!

 

i can't believe it's taken me this long(probably my concern of having to grab a small grip quickly in a stressful situation) but i'm definately heading in the same direction but in 9mm.

it seems to me that the compact has incredible recoil management.here's a close-up of a QA in 40:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T21X21M8bcA

...and if you note his weak hands' index and pinky,he's not even holding it that well.

you can actually hear the sharp and smooth mechanical sound in that video and not just the blast,awesome.it sounds like some kind of wicked pump.

 

No failures in five years and 1000s of rounds...

And boy does my P99 ever get a workout everytime a new Bond movie comes out or there's a Bond marathon on TBS. It along with my Sig P229 are the most reliable pistols I've ever owned.

 

I've had my P99 for several months now. It's in S&W .40 and I have the full size, not the compact. Over the Turkey day holiday, I got to go up to our favorite outdoor range and put a little more concentration into comparing the Walther to my two other favorite handguns, a Springfield 1911 and an EAA .357 magnum. The 1911 has recently been cleaned and reworked by a local gunsmith and where it used to be un-reliable, it's now jam free. I put ball ammo through the auto's and several different loads of Mag and .38 special through the Wheel gun.

All in all, the Walther is very smooth, light and totally reliable. The recoil is "Snappy" and not as nice as the 1911. But, the 1911 is double the weight and 8 shots. I found that I could put 3 well placed shots on target with the Walther, where it would take twice as long with the 1911. Of course those 1911's bullets are .45 so at the end of the day, one has to decide if the extra weight is worth it. You also have the "Snag" issues with the 1911 and concealability is far better with the Walther. Lastly, you can pick up a Walther for a good bit less than a new Springfield (I guess you could go with a Rock Island copy). The .357 is most concealable(and the least expensive $275 bucks), and as a revolver, every time you pull the trigger it goes bang. But, if you want accuracy, you'll have to go single action and pull the hammer back. Close in (< 10 yards) it's hard to beat, but the smoothness & accuracy of the Walther still wins the day for me.


Just my observations...

KKKKFL

 

Here are my good comments about the P99.

Have taken the gun to the range twice and each time i shot 500 rounds. The first time was just getting used to the gun. I did not know how to move the slide back 1/8th of an inch to release it out of the AS mode. I tried and shoot while it was in the AS mode. Kind of rough getting used to it.
Came home and learned that there is a user's manual and read about it... on the second visit i was shooting tin cans from 15 yards.
Being used to shooting single action six guns for a long time, i can shoot this gun one handed and from the hip. It shoots straight!!! The best thing about the gun is that i don't have to cock the hammer like you would in a single action. Imagine having to do that 1000 times in one visit to the range!
I am very impressed with the P99. I think that i have found a replacement for my Colt 45.
On the other hand, comparing the two guns, draw and shoot... the speed... i think, that is another issue.

 

hooch, do you have the 9mm or .40?

 

I have a 9mm.

 

The only issue I have ever encountered with a P99 is actuailly a very good thing for me. I have several. I look for them used at gun and pawn shops. A dirty P99 will actually cause the slide lock to not raise enough to secure the slide. When you slam home a magazine the slide will automatically release and if the magazine has rounds will chamber one. An inexperienced pawn broker or gun shop employee will agree there is something wrong with the weapon and you can usually get a great deal. A thorough cleaning of the gun AND the magazines will solve that issue.

Every person who has ever shot one of my Walthers ends up owning one (just not one of mine).

 

... and just finished a new holster for the gun. This is a later improved version of my other post for the holsters:

It all started with what you see here:

and the finished product:

I later installed the strap to meet the snap: