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Hello all, my name is Yoshi. I just signed on as a new member and wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions as well. I hope this turns out to be a place I can come back to often to share and receive helpful information
In about a month I am going to purchase my first handgun. I have been looking at several different handguns over the last few months and I believe that for the price and features I am interested in, the Walther P99 can't be beat. I am a left handed shooter and my hands are not that large, so I was very attracted to the ambidextrous and ergonomic qualities of the P99. The left handed shooter's dream would be the H&K P2000 (slide release is on both sides to accomodate R&L handed shooters), but I am looking for a full size pistol, and looking at other H&Ks, the cost would likely be too high.
I have a few questions about the P99 that I'm hoping people here can help me with.
1. What is a good price for the Walther P99? At gunshops, I've gotten a price from $584 to $600. However, online prices range from as low as $539 to $570. This is before shipping and FFL transfer fees.
2. I have read various reviews online written by P99 owners and about 1/3 are negative. Most relate to FTF, FTE problems. Is this a break-in normality that goes away after a few hundred rounds, or is this a problem that affects random weapons to the point where it must be returned to the factory? There was even one review that claimed the barrel was stripped of rifling after 100 or so rounds. However, I compare these reviews to Walther's general aura of a high quality product and reliability and I am left confused.
3. What is the average service life of the P99? Ex; On the Beretta website, they claim average service life to be from 22,000-35,000 rounds.
Thanks!
-Yoshi

In about a month I am going to purchase my first handgun. I have been looking at several different handguns over the last few months and I believe that for the price and features I am interested in, the Walther P99 can't be beat. I am a left handed shooter and my hands are not that large, so I was very attracted to the ambidextrous and ergonomic qualities of the P99. The left handed shooter's dream would be the H&K P2000 (slide release is on both sides to accomodate R&L handed shooters), but I am looking for a full size pistol, and looking at other H&Ks, the cost would likely be too high.
I have a few questions about the P99 that I'm hoping people here can help me with.
1. What is a good price for the Walther P99? At gunshops, I've gotten a price from $584 to $600. However, online prices range from as low as $539 to $570. This is before shipping and FFL transfer fees.
2. I have read various reviews online written by P99 owners and about 1/3 are negative. Most relate to FTF, FTE problems. Is this a break-in normality that goes away after a few hundred rounds, or is this a problem that affects random weapons to the point where it must be returned to the factory? There was even one review that claimed the barrel was stripped of rifling after 100 or so rounds. However, I compare these reviews to Walther's general aura of a high quality product and reliability and I am left confused.
3. What is the average service life of the P99? Ex; On the Beretta website, they claim average service life to be from 22,000-35,000 rounds.
Thanks!
-Yoshi