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Just got back from the range a few minutes ago. Fired both the S&W PPK and the Walther P99. Let me give the complete story right from the lips of M 
Was planning on testing both guns as soon as the ammo came in for the P99. Got it yesterday so range day today. Worked out good as our outdoor range is only open Fri-Sun. Anyway, this morning I cleaned and lubed both pistols. Tetra Gun grease on the frame rails and friction locations and Tetra Gun oil on moving parts. I truly believe that proper lubrication is the key to reliable operation.
Then off to the range. Got to the range about 11:30 this morning. LOTS of old geezers (older geezers than me) were out there. I was the only pistol shooter in my area. Everyone else had rifles. I paid my $2 range fee and set my stuff up. First to shoot was the PPK. I must confess I was a bit concerned after hearing reports of S&W having reliability problems with their PPK. Fortunately, at least in my case, those rumors proved totally unfounded. I had both the finger rest mag and the plain mag with me. The finger rest mag went in first. I loaded up 7 Winchester White box FMJ rounds (yuck) and took a Weaver stance. I had the Shoot-N-See paste on bullseye, so I could see the hits pretty well. Target was at 25 feet. I popped off 7 rounds. Then slapped in the regular mag and popped off 7 more. All hit the target. Recoil was almost nil. I repeated this drill over and over until all 50 rounds of ammo were exhausted. No malfunctions of ANY kind were experienced and the infamous Walther "bite" never occured. I had a nice big shit-eatin' grin on my face. Only negative to report was the filthy Winchester ammo. This was no surprise to me and duplicates every other time I shot this stuff. Fortunately Winchester Premium ammo doesn't funk up anywhere near as bad as the white box crap.
Next up was the new James Bond gun...a Walther P99AS. A couple of guys whom I trust for input on this forum mentioned the need to "get used" to the rather strange trigger, and they were correct. The P99 does have a different trigger than any other gun including Glock. I had no problem hitting the target with the P99. But to get really proficient I think at least one more range day with it is required. Anyway, the P99 also functioned without ANY problems. I was able to stay in the (approximately) 9 inch bullseye at 25 feet and after 50 rounds of Federal 124 grain FMJ, I had a nice big ragged hole in the center of the target. Fouling was less with the Federal ammo than with the Winchester, but was still way more than S&B ammo that I normally shoot.
So I had another SEG on my face when I finished off the box of 50 for the P99.
Butt...and you all KNEW there would be a BUTT ...I have one relatively minor complaint about the P99. The 15 round magazine. The magazine spring must have come off the front of a Chevy pickup truck . I have NEVER had so much problems loading a magazine before. I've had Glock, SIG, CZ75, Beretta, H&K, and S&W 9MM hi-cap mags and NONE of them had a spring so stiff that I couldn't load the mag to full capacity. But the P99 was topped out at 12 rounds. My thumbs are STILL sore from trying to load those pricks. So I guess I am going to have to invest in one of those goofy magazine loading tools to help load these mags. I'm amazed the P99 can even feed a full 15 round mag with a spring that stiff. I ended up just loading 10 rounds in a mag and then working it that way.
Okay...that's the end of my report. I hope to get hold of some S&B ammo so that I can shoot again without having to have my gun (and hands) turn black. And if anyone can recommend a magazine loader for the P99, I'd sure appreciate it.
Dep...shaken, not stirred
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Was planning on testing both guns as soon as the ammo came in for the P99. Got it yesterday so range day today. Worked out good as our outdoor range is only open Fri-Sun. Anyway, this morning I cleaned and lubed both pistols. Tetra Gun grease on the frame rails and friction locations and Tetra Gun oil on moving parts. I truly believe that proper lubrication is the key to reliable operation.
Then off to the range. Got to the range about 11:30 this morning. LOTS of old geezers (older geezers than me) were out there. I was the only pistol shooter in my area. Everyone else had rifles. I paid my $2 range fee and set my stuff up. First to shoot was the PPK. I must confess I was a bit concerned after hearing reports of S&W having reliability problems with their PPK. Fortunately, at least in my case, those rumors proved totally unfounded. I had both the finger rest mag and the plain mag with me. The finger rest mag went in first. I loaded up 7 Winchester White box FMJ rounds (yuck) and took a Weaver stance. I had the Shoot-N-See paste on bullseye, so I could see the hits pretty well. Target was at 25 feet. I popped off 7 rounds. Then slapped in the regular mag and popped off 7 more. All hit the target. Recoil was almost nil. I repeated this drill over and over until all 50 rounds of ammo were exhausted. No malfunctions of ANY kind were experienced and the infamous Walther "bite" never occured. I had a nice big shit-eatin' grin on my face. Only negative to report was the filthy Winchester ammo. This was no surprise to me and duplicates every other time I shot this stuff. Fortunately Winchester Premium ammo doesn't funk up anywhere near as bad as the white box crap.
Next up was the new James Bond gun...a Walther P99AS. A couple of guys whom I trust for input on this forum mentioned the need to "get used" to the rather strange trigger, and they were correct. The P99 does have a different trigger than any other gun including Glock. I had no problem hitting the target with the P99. But to get really proficient I think at least one more range day with it is required. Anyway, the P99 also functioned without ANY problems. I was able to stay in the (approximately) 9 inch bullseye at 25 feet and after 50 rounds of Federal 124 grain FMJ, I had a nice big ragged hole in the center of the target. Fouling was less with the Federal ammo than with the Winchester, but was still way more than S&B ammo that I normally shoot.
So I had another SEG on my face when I finished off the box of 50 for the P99.
Butt...and you all KNEW there would be a BUTT
...I have one relatively minor complaint about the P99. The 15 round magazine. The magazine spring must have come off the front of a Chevy pickup truck . I have NEVER had so much problems loading a magazine before. I've had Glock, SIG, CZ75, Beretta, H&K, and S&W 9MM hi-cap mags and NONE of them had a spring so stiff that I couldn't load the mag to full capacity. But the P99 was topped out at 12 rounds. My thumbs are STILL sore from trying to load those pricks. So I guess I am going to have to invest in one of those goofy magazine loading tools to help load these mags. I'm amazed the P99 can even feed a full 15 round mag with a spring that stiff. I ended up just loading 10 rounds in a mag and then working it that way. Okay...that's the end of my report. I hope to get hold of some S&B ammo so that I can shoot again without having to have my gun (and hands) turn black. And if anyone can recommend a magazine loader for the P99, I'd sure appreciate it.
Dep...shaken, not stirred
