I asked Walther Germany, directly, about both of these.
I mentioned that the reps at the 2012 SHOT Show said the PPQ was replacing the P99, including the AS.
Here is Walther's response:
To whom you have spoken? The S&W people who [take care of] our self-defense weapons or our own people? The P99 with the AS trigger system is still in production and will not be discontinued within the next [few] years.
[No] longer in production are the Quick Action version which was replaced by the PPQ and the Double Action Only version as there is no demand on the civilian market for the DAO. The only DAO customers are law enforcement agencies but they have special needs and so each agency has [its] own version.
The P99Q is an exclusive model only for law enforcement agencies and will not be sold on the civilian market.
That's good news. Now I'll be waiting for the next shipment to arrive some time this month if the rumors are true. Need a P99C AS to join my PPQ and PPS.
jonm61, I know you're trying to reduce confusion but I found your post confusing and had to read it a couple times to get which quotes were the 'right' ones.
You title it "...directly from Walther Germany" and then present a quote saying "No more QA or AS triggers".
You do then later present quotes you got from the Walther rep at shot show saying the P99AS will remain, apparently to rebut the initial quote which eventually suggested to me that the original quote was from some other context. But to someone like me who doesn't follow the forums regularly, a quick scan of your post appears to a cursory reading as if you are actually saying the AS is discontinued when the opposite is the case. Like I said, after rereading it I can tell that's not your intent, but the way you presented the quotes was confusing at first skim.
Not trying to bitch, just letting you know one old fart was confused at first.
jonm61, I know you're trying to reduce confusion but I found your post confusing and had to read it a couple times to get which quotes were the 'right' ones.
Just to throw my two cents in on this subject, I've been hearing rumors of the P99 being discontinued since I founded WaltherForums nearly a decade ago; said rumors have been flying around since a month after it's release. Nothing to see here. Move along...
My local gun shop told me that Walther is discontinuing the PPQ and ramping up P99 production so that they'll have enough on hand when they take over U.S. distribution.
Darn and I just ran out and bought 25 of them PPQs. Now I am stuck with them. Anyone wanting one as Walther are discontinuing them. I am giving them away selling them at a discount price of $900 Each+ Shipping.
Pretty sure but either way it doesn't matter. It was the first time I ever went into that place and she lost all credibility at that moment and I thought it was time to leave.
Does anyone have any ideas as to when the next production cycle of the P99as chambered in .40 s&w is due to hit the states?. I've been looking for one for some time with very little success.
Pure guess? Sometime just after the first of the year, when Walther USA takes over U.S. distribution from S&W. I expect to see a flood of PPQ, P99, and P99c in both .40S&W and 9mm come mid to late January.
In that case...I (im)patiently wait for our Walther overlords to take my money.
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