Hi, Everyone….
This is my first post, but I’ve been lurking here for a couple of weeks, soaking up all the good information on the P99.
I was initially attracted to the QA, but, although its trigger has a nice short stroke, the heavy pull (8.5 lbs) scared me away. A week ago I was pretty much convinced I wanted to get the AS version, but now I’m a little uncertain because of confusion about its first-shot, SA trigger pull profile. Here’s my dilemma:
When I first looked at the trigger pull graph in the Walther P99 brochure at http://194.150.229.31/ersatzteil/P99E.pdf (page 8), it appeared to me that the first SA shot consisted of a very light (less than 2 lbs) “take up” followed by a short, 4.5 lbs “action range” virtually identical to the SA mode of subsequent shots. In fact, I believe I read somewhere that if you pulled through the “take up” range the trigger would stay at the rearward position, thus giving the shooter the short, light SA pull on the first shot, ideal at the range or under any circumstances where you had the time. For me, this seemed perfect.
However, after reading complaints, here and elsewhere, concerning the first and subsequent shot trigger pull difference, I did a bit of research today and found a completely different AS trigger profile in the Walther catalog at http://194.150.229.31/ersatzteil/Defense_Katalog_E.pdf (scroll down to P99AS). Clearly there’s no clear cut “take up” range and it’s extremely doubtful the trigger would “reset” somewhere around the 7mm point. It isn’t that the first shot profile is bad for a defensive weapon. In fact, it’s roughly the same as a Glock 17 (A little lighter-4.5 lbs versus 5.5 lbs, and a little longer-.55 in. versus .50 in.), but it is noticeably different than the subsequent shots would be.
Now… The Walther brochure, which shows the “take up” range, appears to be addressing pre-2004 weapons, while the Walther catalog clearly addresses the 2004 and later versions. Was a trigger profile change made in 2004? If not, which, if any, of these profiles is correct?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
This is my first post, but I’ve been lurking here for a couple of weeks, soaking up all the good information on the P99.
I was initially attracted to the QA, but, although its trigger has a nice short stroke, the heavy pull (8.5 lbs) scared me away. A week ago I was pretty much convinced I wanted to get the AS version, but now I’m a little uncertain because of confusion about its first-shot, SA trigger pull profile. Here’s my dilemma:
When I first looked at the trigger pull graph in the Walther P99 brochure at http://194.150.229.31/ersatzteil/P99E.pdf (page 8), it appeared to me that the first SA shot consisted of a very light (less than 2 lbs) “take up” followed by a short, 4.5 lbs “action range” virtually identical to the SA mode of subsequent shots. In fact, I believe I read somewhere that if you pulled through the “take up” range the trigger would stay at the rearward position, thus giving the shooter the short, light SA pull on the first shot, ideal at the range or under any circumstances where you had the time. For me, this seemed perfect.
However, after reading complaints, here and elsewhere, concerning the first and subsequent shot trigger pull difference, I did a bit of research today and found a completely different AS trigger profile in the Walther catalog at http://194.150.229.31/ersatzteil/Defense_Katalog_E.pdf (scroll down to P99AS). Clearly there’s no clear cut “take up” range and it’s extremely doubtful the trigger would “reset” somewhere around the 7mm point. It isn’t that the first shot profile is bad for a defensive weapon. In fact, it’s roughly the same as a Glock 17 (A little lighter-4.5 lbs versus 5.5 lbs, and a little longer-.55 in. versus .50 in.), but it is noticeably different than the subsequent shots would be.
Now… The Walther brochure, which shows the “take up” range, appears to be addressing pre-2004 weapons, while the Walther catalog clearly addresses the 2004 and later versions. Was a trigger profile change made in 2004? If not, which, if any, of these profiles is correct?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.