I want to like Walthers, but...

[Jonathan]

XavierBreath said:

$460 for the pistol, $170 for the light.


$545


$645

Jonathan,
I think you are shopping in the wrong places. I won't comment on the asthetics of the Walther P99, but it seems to me you have a HK fixation. Perhaps you should try one............ FWIW, people I knew in the USN used M11s or M9s. Occasionally you would see a personal weapon. It would be a 1911 almost invariably.
Now aren't these guns beautiful? ;D

Xavier, I never said anything negative about H&Ks effectiveness or quality. As far as I'm concerned H&K put out excellent weapons. They're just hard on my eyes is all I'm saying. Too hard to justify buying one with so many other great makes out there. I will buy a Sig and a Glock before I buy an H&K. I especially don't like the odd looking thin shaped trigger guards on the H&Ks.

I hope to one day own an H&K but only after I have aquired some of my other favorites.

PS: Xavier, you have a mighty fine collection. Nice pics. That Colt must have been pretty expensive.

[Slavik]

Data said:

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So what is "pretty"?

Colt Phython, King Cobra, and Anaconda

Pretty much any 1911 style auto except those with double stack grips or rails.

Stainless S&W Revolvers

Most Stainless Revolvers except some Taurus and all Rossi

The Vaquerio and BlackHawk/Redhawk series


Ok as you can see...."looks" has nothing to do with facts or utility.

Nuff said.

You can't leave BHP out when talking about "pretty" guns
;D

[The Jeffly Has Spoken]

Oh, come on. Sigs ugly? Now you're talking nonsense.



I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder, but I think that gun is sexy as hell. No disrespect intended, Data. ;D

[Carpetbagger23]

MLB - I had a Mauherin (probably spelled incorrectly) PP32 cal (Walther) a couple of years ago and it was very accurate and never failed to function properly. Recently I purchased a surplus P1 (P38) and it has turned out to be a fantastic bargain at $299.00. It has yet to bobble in any way, and is more accurate than my tired old eyes. I have shot it side by side with my Sig P239 and it is equally accurate and fun to shoot. My experience has been wonderful with my 2 Walthers, but I have read many posts on other forums which complain about the accuracy of the PPK's. Probably out of a hundred 99 are wonderful, and one is a piece of crap.. You will generally only hear from the guy who got the bad one. Of course "right now" my favorite carry pistol is a Kel Tec P11 9MM. A pistol some folks think of as junk. Mine is excellent. (at $225 no less). JMO

[MLB]

Thanks for the note CB. The PPK is one I'll pick up despite it's reputation rather than because of it. ;D It's just one of those that I'd like to have in my collection.

[XavierBreath]

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