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October 19, 2017, 06:13 AM | #1 |
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For Walther fans and dreamers...
I had a chance to handle a CCP pistol this week. I didn't shoot it, just held it. I was immediately impressed by all the usual cool things about Walthers, like the grip. Then I realized it was made by Umarex but branded as Walther...a little research reveals that it doesn't appear to have quite the quality of the "real" Walther pistols.
What really blew my mind was "Oh, wow, I'm holding a pistol that's almost the size of a Glock 19, and it's a single stack with only 8+1 rounds????" The grip is a little higher than 5", the length is the main dimensional difference from the larger pistols. But honestly, it isn't THAT much smaller than even the PPQ. WHY make a pistol that size with half the capacity that it should have? Anyway, if Walther were to make a doublestack compact version of its PPQ line, what features would you want to see? - Just a chopped version of the PPQ, along the lines of the HK "sk" variants? - Something really small, along the lines of an XD subcompact or even Glock 26? - Exactly the same trigger that's on the PPQ now? - Some manner of external safety, since so many seem to regard the PPQ trigger as too short/light for safe carry? - A return of the "anti-stress" trigger from the P99AS? - A decocking option, so you have the option of carrying in DA mode if you want, or otherwise carrying in the standard single action of the PPQ? I was a little bummed when Walther's teased new handgun this week turned out to be a 4" version of the Q5. I was really hoping they'd unveil a compact. I have a PPQ .22, a Q5 match and a PPS M2. The standard PPQ is just a little too big for my carry needs, and the PPS is just a bit too small because I shoot doublestack guns better. A PPQ Compact that's at least on par with the HK subcompacts just might make me take a plunge. |
October 19, 2017, 06:21 AM | #2 |
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On paper the CCP doesn't appear small, but you held it? It's fairly small for not trying to be a pocket pistol.
Double stack sub compacts don't interest me at all all Walther told me the NEVER had plans to bring the AS trigger system (decocker) into the PPS line up. I imagine decocking DA/SA Walthers will stay with the P99 and P99c. |
October 19, 2017, 08:12 AM | #3 |
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I still have my first generation P99 AS. 17 years old and still running strong, its one of the best semi auto pistols that I've ever owned. The only issue that I've had with it was that once I lost the detent pin on the rear sight, Walther sent me another one at no cost.
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October 19, 2017, 08:23 AM | #4 |
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Umarex is the parent company of Walther. Bought them in 1993.
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October 19, 2017, 08:34 AM | #5 | |
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The only difference from what you're describing is a safer trigger system with a better feel. |
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October 19, 2017, 08:35 AM | #6 |
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Is made in Germany, right. I prefer the 9mm made in Austria - the great Glock 17. I've been carrying one since 1990.
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October 19, 2017, 08:58 AM | #7 | |
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I've called every gun store within 45 minutes of me, and none has a P99 that I could actually go and handle. Are the ergonomics much different from the PPQ? They certainly look different in photos, and that's one of the things I most love about the PPQ. |
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The paddles vs. buttons debate is highly subjective and IMHO not worth rehashing here at any length; however, it's worth mentioning that the [EDIT] paddle-release and button-release mags are incompatible with one another, while used paddle mags are more common because the P99 and its licensed copies (the S&W SW99 and MR Eagle) have been around much longer.
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October 19, 2017, 02:01 PM | #12 | |
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For comparison, the XD Subcompact (which is my primary do-everything gun) is .25" shorter than the CCP, .35" shorter in height, and the same width...and holds 13+1 rounds. The XD-e single-stack (DA/SA) is about the same length and height as the CCP, but considerably narrower, and still holds the same round count. I'm not saying the CCP is large, nor hard to conceal. Just that its capacity is extremely low for its size, vs. other options. |
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October 19, 2017, 02:01 PM | #13 |
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just get the grip extension and run full-sizes 15 round mags with the 99c I do use the 10 round magazine with finger hook when running compact myself.
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FWIW there is a minor issue using early P99 and SW99 (paddle) magazines in later-production paddle pistols because the front wall of the early magazines is taller to mate with the smaller early feed ramp. However, this can easily be addressed by filing or Dremeling the front wall of the magazine down. OTOH the paddle and button mags have magazine release notches in different places, making it considerably more difficult to modify a magazine to work in the other type of pistol; in this case, I would recommend buying the correct magazine, rather than attempting to modify the other kind.
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October 19, 2017, 04:15 PM | #15 |
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Maybe I'm remembering it wrong, but wasn't the CCCP's claim to fame that the slide is supposedly considerably easier to rack than conventional pistols? I imagine it would be a chore to fit a gas piston system in much smaller of a pistol.
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I forget what CCCP stands for.
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October 20, 2017, 06:03 AM | #17 |
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So, if Walther were to produce a PPQ model identical in size to the P99AS Compact, who would buy one?
Would it fill a Walther shaped hole in your collection? It just might, for me. Even people who have no concerns at all about carrying chambered striker-fired guns seem very hesitant to consider carrying the PPQ. I've shot a lot of guns, and I can't say that the trigger feels necessarily lighter to me than most others...just shorter and cleaner. They claim 5.5 lb (thereabout) for the pull weight. That's about what I have on my XD. The XD just has a lot more pretravel and a longer reset. My mind tells me that if I'm comfortable carrying a Glock, XD, M&P and other similar guns, the PPQ would be no different. |
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CCCP is an abbreviation for Russia, right?
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October 23, 2017, 10:34 AM | #19 |
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The old USSR abbreviation in Cyrillic letters. Sorry for the pun, I've been tempted to buy a CCP, get an additional C, and a star engraved, and filled in red.
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That is not to say that I don't carry pistols with constant action triggers like the Glock or M&P Shield. But the PPQ trigger pushes the comfort level for me. |
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To be fair, I feel the same way about the HK VP9 and the Canik TP9SA/SF/SFx/SF Elite.
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October 23, 2017, 11:17 AM | #23 |
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Glock started the "no thumb safety" craze.
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OTOH I will carry a Glock, P99, or non-thumb-safety M&P without hesitation.
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October 23, 2017, 12:03 PM | #25 | |
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Granted, the Glock did make manual safety-less constant-action trigger designs popular. |
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