wanderinwalker
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Since I'm an avowed Walther fan, I thought it was time to share my latest addition, an OD Green Walther PDP Compact. The Trijicon RMR is a recent addition. The ability to mount a red dot sight was the entire reason I picked up this pistol in the first place, otherwise I've been perfectly happy with the Walther PPQ.
I probably only have 400 rounds through this pistol so far, including 100 after mounting the Trijicon RMR. It's accurate, reliable and as well made as any of the current crop of polymer service pistols. The trigger gets rave reviews from most folks, but all I really notice about the trigger on my example is that it doesn't get in the way of making good hits. The ergos are as well-thought out as all of the Walther P-99/PPQ series pistols, it's very comfortable in the hand and all controls are easy to reach and manipulate. The button magazine release is a bit of a bummer to me, as I have a pile of magazines for my paddle release PPQ M1 that are not compatible with this new pistol. The slide is chunky compare to the P-99/PPQ series pistols, being significantly wider, though it makes sense when adding the mounting plate and red dot.
Those are Ameriglo GL-492s on it for back-up irons, and they are both much taller than necessary (somewhere between a lower 1/3 and absolute cowitness) and my particular pistol prints 3" low at 12-yards with them. It was starting down the path of sorting out the proper sight heights to solve that issue that prompted me to purchase and mount the RMR a little sooner than I had planned. And I'm glad I did, both because you can get away with much shorter sights due to the height of the Walther's slide cut and the RMR is an excellent sighting solution.
At this point in time my only complaint about the pistol is that it seems to be a little over-sprung as it comes out of the box. The owner's manual warns the extensive use of +P ammunition will shorten the service life of the firearm, but it seems to work best with the 124gr FMJ Winchester 9mm NATO ammo I like for my 9mm carbines. Ejection with Federal Champion 115gr FMJ 9mm is pretty wimpy, landing only 12-18" to the right of my elbow. But even with that, the Walther hasn't given me any brass to the face or dropped empty cases on my forearms like a certain manufacturer's perfect pistols can.
Needless to say, I'm still a satisfied Walther fan, and I suspect the PDP/RMR combination will relegate my other pistols to the dark corners of the gun safe. Now I have to figure out how to keep my PPQ and PDP magazines separate enough I don't accidentally grab the wrong ones.
I probably only have 400 rounds through this pistol so far, including 100 after mounting the Trijicon RMR. It's accurate, reliable and as well made as any of the current crop of polymer service pistols. The trigger gets rave reviews from most folks, but all I really notice about the trigger on my example is that it doesn't get in the way of making good hits. The ergos are as well-thought out as all of the Walther P-99/PPQ series pistols, it's very comfortable in the hand and all controls are easy to reach and manipulate. The button magazine release is a bit of a bummer to me, as I have a pile of magazines for my paddle release PPQ M1 that are not compatible with this new pistol. The slide is chunky compare to the P-99/PPQ series pistols, being significantly wider, though it makes sense when adding the mounting plate and red dot.
Those are Ameriglo GL-492s on it for back-up irons, and they are both much taller than necessary (somewhere between a lower 1/3 and absolute cowitness) and my particular pistol prints 3" low at 12-yards with them. It was starting down the path of sorting out the proper sight heights to solve that issue that prompted me to purchase and mount the RMR a little sooner than I had planned. And I'm glad I did, both because you can get away with much shorter sights due to the height of the Walther's slide cut and the RMR is an excellent sighting solution.
At this point in time my only complaint about the pistol is that it seems to be a little over-sprung as it comes out of the box. The owner's manual warns the extensive use of +P ammunition will shorten the service life of the firearm, but it seems to work best with the 124gr FMJ Winchester 9mm NATO ammo I like for my 9mm carbines. Ejection with Federal Champion 115gr FMJ 9mm is pretty wimpy, landing only 12-18" to the right of my elbow. But even with that, the Walther hasn't given me any brass to the face or dropped empty cases on my forearms like a certain manufacturer's perfect pistols can.
Needless to say, I'm still a satisfied Walther fan, and I suspect the PDP/RMR combination will relegate my other pistols to the dark corners of the gun safe. Now I have to figure out how to keep my PPQ and PDP magazines separate enough I don't accidentally grab the wrong ones.
) except for looking through some at a store. I wanted the RMR because I have an Aimpoint PRO and a Trijicon MRO on my ARs and decided to "do it right" and get something else with a reputation for being tougher than woodpecker lips. My MRO is the green dot version and I do find my eyes pick it up slightly more quickly than the red on the PRO. The dot on the RMR is big and bright enough that it jumps out to me, but I'd be all over trying one in green, or maybe a green SRO with the bigger window, on a future project. The downside to the green is battery life: the green MRO is rated for 1-year of run time on setting 3 (I think), while the PRO is rated for 3 years at setting 6 and the RMR should be good for 2-4 years on automatic, depending on how much time it's stored in the dark.
