WALTHER PPQ
Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about WALTHER PPQ!
Walther PPQ 45 incoming!: Walther is announcing a new version of their PPQ M2 chambered for .45 ACP. The first batch is expected to hit stores October and it may sell out entirely.
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: the Walther PPQ is a semi-automatic pistol developed by the german company Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen of Ulm for law enforcement, security forces and the civilian shooting market . it shares its engineering principles and main innovation of the PPQ over the P99QA, P99 RAD and P99Q is its ‘Quick Defense’ trigger . it can be broken down into its main parts or field stripped with a take down the PPQ has a trigger travel of approximately 9 mm (0.4 in) with a relatively short trigger reset of 2.5 mm . the striker does not protrude from the back of the slide, as the firearm the injection molded grip frame contains four steel guide rails for the slide: two at the rear of the frame, and the remaining pair above the front of the trigger guard . the polymer grip has a texturized ‘ PPQ pistols delivered in polymer pistol case containing pistol, backstraps and magazines . barrels deviate from the other models having polygonal rifling instead . as of 2016 the PP the pistol has a loaded chamber indicator in the form of an extractor on the right side of the slide that gets recessed in the slide when a cartridge is present in the chamber . when the extractor is recessed a standard staggered-column PPQ magazines weigh 80 g (2.8 oz) slide stop release levers are located on the left and right sides of the frame directly beneath the slide . when a cartridge is the rear sighting element is adjustable for windage by a screw and the front sight element can be adjusted for elevation . for this Walther offers front sight elements in four differing heights . the standard sights have 3 high- the sight radius is 156 mm (6.1 in) for the PPQ 919mm Parabellum models . it is 158 mm (6.2 in) in the .40 S&W models. Walt a non-standard hole in the striker channel ensures sufficient water displacement if the weapon becomes completely flooded with water . Hydraulic resistance is offset by means of a stronger striker spring . special guides reduce the the PPQ First Edition is a variant marketed in the united states . pistols have a 118 mm (4.6 in) long special barrel with a threaded muzzle for mounting a suppressor the PPQ M2 Navy SD is a 919mm Parabellum variant . a non-standard hole in the striker channel ensures sufficient water displacement if the weapon becomes completely flooded with water . pistols are delivered with a standard staggered-column magazine and a second magazine that add 2 rounds to the magazine capacity . the PPQ M2 5″ Sport was introduced in 2014 and is a the pistol has been enlarged to accommodate .45 ACP cartridges, also resulting in a heavier pistol . Unlike the PPQ 919mm Parabellum and .40 S&W chambered the PPQ Red Gun is a pistol identical in design and operation to the actual service weapons . all functional elements, dimensions, weights and trigger characteristics are the same . the testing/bidding process included Glock 19, During bidding phase, Walther won the government contract to deliver 49,600 PPQ M2 in 5 years.