What do you not like about the P99?

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Mine is a 9mm. It had many jams with 115 gr ammo the first couple times I took it to the range. It seems to like 124 gr ammo just fine, and hasn't jammed yet with 124s.
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That sounds about normal. They say that you should use the 124s to break in the recoil spring for a few hundred rounds or so. I'd bet that if you go back to any type of 115s now that she's broken in, they'll function perfectly fine. Let us know how it goes. Good luck.

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Wildalaska,
Your signature is always interesting.

I like my P99 very much, I would like a non adjustable rear sight, mine has too much play for my taste. The decocker is awkward at first but I'm fine with it know.
 
I really liked my Walther P99 9mm. The only two things that I didn't like were the fact that I kept getting my finger pinched between the trigger and trigger guard, and I didn't particularly like where the mag release was located. Enough that I sold it, but I would recommend it to someone else.
 
The decocker is an unbelievable ergonomic gaffe on a pistol that is otherwise so well thought out. Other than that and the goofy bump inside the trigger guard, I really like them. They definitely have the best DA triggers of any of the polyguns.

Were I to suddenly lose my mind and start buying plastic pistols tomorrow, the P99 would be at the top of my list.
 
I'm another hater of the "ski-slope" inside the trigger guard. Rubs me raw too! And yeah, the proprietary rail system sucks.

The decocker hating is curious. When I need the decocker it will never be a high-stress situation. Seems to work fine for me. I like the clean lines it gives the slide.

Other than that? Nope. Loving it and will likely never sell it. For me, it is like an eye-pleasing version of a Glock. Otherwise I'd probably have a G17.
 
Although the decocker for the most part trivial I think it's more of a matter of preference. I don't think anyone thinks of it as show stopper but rather an answer to the question asked in this thread. Furthermore if I only need the decocker for disassembly then its seems even more trivial, I have several striker fired handguns none of which have decockers or need decockers for disassembly. So with that in mind and if it is true I don't like the fact that the p99 has this useless feature.
 
Ditto on the bump in the trigger guard. Can anyone tell me why it is there. Also, has anyone thought to dremel it away?

Does anybody find the whole trigger to be too small and too curvy? I had some old promotional literature from the 99's early days and several pics showed a bumpless guard and a longer, flatter trigger. I asked a S&W/Walter USA rep about it and he looked at me like I was speaking martian.

I don't understand everyone's issues with the decocker. Am I missing something? Is it only aesthetics? How else can you practice shooting double action?

The P99 seems to do its job pretty good. Mine has been accurate and reliable. For show and tell I do have a walnut P88 with bluing/polish black and mirror-like. That is my pretty pistol. The P99 is so ugly I have to love it.
 
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That sounds about normal. They say that you should use the 124s to break in the recoil spring for a few hundred rounds or so. I'd bet that if you go back to any type of 115s now that she's broken in, they'll function perfectly fine. Let us know how it goes. Good luck.
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Yeah, I found out about that too late. Haven't tried 115s since all the problems. I don't shoot the gun much these days, but I do like having it.
 
I have several striker fired handguns none of which have decockers or need decockers for disassembly. So with that in mind and if it is true I don't like the fact that the p99 has this useless feature.
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The Glock, which is another striker fired pistol, does not require a decocker for disassembly, but you must dry fire it first. The P99QA takes this potentially dangerous step out by giving you a safer method of relaxing tension on the firing system.
So with that in mind............ is it still a useless feature?
Once you understand the design, the decocker is a good feature on the QA.
 
If in fact the only reason for a decocker is for disassembly then yes to me it is a useless feature, unless of course the P99 design is unable to sustain an occasional dry fire.

Dry firing your weapon is only a potentially dangerous action if you don't do your part. I'm guessing you don't believe in dry firing your weapon for practice?
 
The only complaint I have about my P99 is the trigger. This was made especially clear when I was firing it right alongside my Kimber STII 10mm. The trigger (especially in SA mode) is very long, and it's so mush that I can't even get a clue when it's going to go off...to the point that I'd swear it was tripping at different lengths on different shots. Maybe I'm spoiled, but I like like having a clean pull and a definite 'break point' in a trigger.

Still a keeper, as it is accurate as heck, and fun to shoot.
 
If in fact the only reason for a decocker is for disassembly then yes to me it is a useless feature, unless of course the P99 design is unable to sustain an occasional dry fire.

Dry firing your weapon is only a potentially dangerous action if you don't do your part. I'm guessing you don't believe in dry firing your weapon for practice?
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I've dry fired my P99 thousands of times.
In fact, I just finished up 15 minutes worth tonight.
No harm at all.
But I'll bet you 90% of the Glock ND's are caused by people pulling the trigger in preparation of either cleaning or storing their pistol.
While the decocker isn't idiot proof, it is an extra layer of unobtrusive protection against a ND when preparing to disassemble.
 
What's not to love....

Except for the rail system that is non standard.

Reset is a strong selling point to me.

I actually love the mag release, got myself so spoiled on ambi controls that I froze up in competition when, just for kicks, I shot my high power as a second gun one afternoon. I like the lever better than the release on my XD (but both are good).

I used to not like DA/SA much, but I don't even notice it now.

A non statement: it's at least as accurate as me!

I've never had a problem with the trigger guard. I'm having a hard time seeing how one would get pinched up? I believe it happens, I'm not sure how.

Not sure what is not to like about the decocker. As mentioned earlier, no need to use it under stress, so I like the way it is built into the lines of the gun. QA? Chances are it remains there to keep the guns as similar as possible? Keep man/dev costs to a minimum? As I don't own that version I'm no expert here.

Mines run flawless since I bought it. Well, there was the incidents with some of my reloads that didn't get sized down to spec ....

I have a few std cap mags, but I'm going to own a lot more when the AWB bans :evil: I did shoot some IPSC with it once (I mostly shoot IDPA) and discovered that a my standard mag seat effort did not work for a topped off full cap mag in a hot gun (IDPA restricts all to 10 rounds, 11 at start up). If I shot IPSC more, I would have known that a stronger seating motion was called for.

Love the handling. Best looking polymer gun out there. Never changed the back strap. Never changed the front site (I have ns on mine), but I like the idea that I could change either :confused:
 
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