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Well it seems it's been a while since I checked in here. Late 2002, if the forum software is correct. That appears to be an eternity in Walther years. Back then the P99 FAQ page was only one page and didn't have more than a handful of Lunde's pics on it. 
Then -
Smith & Wesson was just entering the picture. You could only get 10 round mags(and those were hard to find). The rail was proprietary. Holsters were special order and only a couple of folks made them. There was no compact, and only one or two versions of the full size.
Now -
Just a quick look indicates lots of cosmetic changes to the P99, and apparently some mechanical ones as well. From browsing the FAQ, it appears this all started in 2004.
So bring me up to speed. How do the current models compare to the AB date code models. What has changed? What is the same? Are they as good as they were then? What impact has S&W had on things?
It seems I hear the siren song calling me back to Ulm, but I wonder if you can go home again.
Then -
Smith & Wesson was just entering the picture. You could only get 10 round mags(and those were hard to find). The rail was proprietary. Holsters were special order and only a couple of folks made them. There was no compact, and only one or two versions of the full size.
Now -
Just a quick look indicates lots of cosmetic changes to the P99, and apparently some mechanical ones as well. From browsing the FAQ, it appears this all started in 2004.
So bring me up to speed. How do the current models compare to the AB date code models. What has changed? What is the same? Are they as good as they were then? What impact has S&W had on things?
It seems I hear the siren song calling me back to Ulm, but I wonder if you can go home again.