This will be my second intro to the forum, if you will.
My journey through handguns started with a 1911, and eventually took me through various 2nd and 3rd Gen Smiths, a PF 9, a G17 and G29, an M&P 9c, 40c, a Python, a S&W 44 mag, and more 1911s. The non-1911s never really kept my attention, and were all sold to fund more 1911s through the years. However, I am now at point where I feel the need for a quality, hi-cap 9mm polymer (I even sold a 9mm 1911 to make room for it ).
I did my due diligence and handled as many different polymers as I could locally, and sought advice from other forums I am a part of. This all led me to the Walther Q5 Match. What is most surprising about this decision is that I had written off Walthers many years ago due to what I considered an ugly design. I just couldn't like it. Forum folks repeatedly said the triggers are the best, the ergos are the most comfortable, etc., and I decided maybe I should look at them again.
I found a PPQ M2 at Cabelas, and really liked the way it felt in my hand. Because of Cabelas' locked trigger policy, I wasn't able to try the trigger. I had handled several other pistols in the meantime, and had pretty much decided to get something from Sig or HK. I thought my decision had been made.
Several forum members kept mentioning the Q5, but I never bothered to look it up, until yesterday. What I found was almost everything I was looking for. Longer slide and barrel, high capacity, optic ready slide, and a decent trigger (so everyone said). I had originally wanted a manual thumb safety, but decided it wasn't a deal breaker.
This all led me to this forum. I read through a few posts about the Q5, and the looks of it really grew on me. I made the decision last night to go ahead and order one. Just so happens Buds is selling them fairly cheap. I hope to have it next week sometime.
My journey through handguns started with a 1911, and eventually took me through various 2nd and 3rd Gen Smiths, a PF 9, a G17 and G29, an M&P 9c, 40c, a Python, a S&W 44 mag, and more 1911s. The non-1911s never really kept my attention, and were all sold to fund more 1911s through the years. However, I am now at point where I feel the need for a quality, hi-cap 9mm polymer (I even sold a 9mm 1911 to make room for it ).
I did my due diligence and handled as many different polymers as I could locally, and sought advice from other forums I am a part of. This all led me to the Walther Q5 Match. What is most surprising about this decision is that I had written off Walthers many years ago due to what I considered an ugly design. I just couldn't like it. Forum folks repeatedly said the triggers are the best, the ergos are the most comfortable, etc., and I decided maybe I should look at them again.
I found a PPQ M2 at Cabelas, and really liked the way it felt in my hand. Because of Cabelas' locked trigger policy, I wasn't able to try the trigger. I had handled several other pistols in the meantime, and had pretty much decided to get something from Sig or HK. I thought my decision had been made.
Several forum members kept mentioning the Q5, but I never bothered to look it up, until yesterday. What I found was almost everything I was looking for. Longer slide and barrel, high capacity, optic ready slide, and a decent trigger (so everyone said). I had originally wanted a manual thumb safety, but decided it wasn't a deal breaker.
This all led me to this forum. I read through a few posts about the Q5, and the looks of it really grew on me. I made the decision last night to go ahead and order one. Just so happens Buds is selling them fairly cheap. I hope to have it next week sometime.