[HenryIV]

I had my P99 QA .40 at the range and was doing rapid fire double tap drills. I have put only about 350 rounds through the gun, as I got it new this month. One time the trigger failed to reset. The gun fired normally, but the trigger felt "funny". I was shooting as fast as possible when this happened. A round had been loaded in the chamber as normal, but the trigger was de-cocked and usless. I had to pull the slide back to re-set the striker and set the trigger. Is this a common problem with the QA? Is it caused somehow by short stroking the trigger in rapid fire? Clearly this is a big problem if it is a common thing. Thanks for the input peeps.

 

[HenryIV]

Quote[/b] (toeball @ June 29 2005,10:57)]Best guess would be that the round didn't have enough recoil to properly cycle the gun. Were you limp wristing it or anything like that? What rounds were you shooting? The new ones need a bit of time to break in properly to. Mine got alot smoother after feeding a few hundred rounds through it. I'm probably at the 1000 round mark, and I've only had it 2 1/2 weeks so I'm no expert. But you may want to try out different ammo too.

I was using blazer 165, a rather Hot load. It had plenty of pop to cycle the gun. The next round was loaded properly, but the trigger was not re-set. I have never had a limp wrist problem with any other pistol, so I doubt that.

 

[HenryIV]

Quote[/b] (Navy87Guy @ June 29 2005,11:07)]Any chance that in your "hurry" you hit the decocking lever? That would cause the problem you described. Not likely -- but possible.

The decocker on my 04 QA is #### near impossible to press when you want to, so no way hit it when firing. Plus I am left handed, so my right hand was no wear near the decocker.

 

[HenryIV]

Quote[/b] (carloponti @ July 02 2005,09:27)]Henry,
It ain't you!! It ain't the ammo!!!  It is Walther!!!

I had the same problem last year. I had to send it back twice.

Thanks for the feedback Carlo. It is very worrysome to have a pistol that might fail in this manner. I put another 100 rounds through it today without problems. But knowing you have had the same issue does give me pause. I think I will give 'ol Jeff a call after the holiday and see if he will send me a shipping label. Thanks for the tip.

H4