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olds442tyguy
11-29-09, 23:14
I like it. It looks like a Glock banged a P30. Not enough to get over the incredibly horrible mag release button set up or my hatred for the feel of pistols that have the slide at rest so far back over the hand, but it looks cooler. :confused:

http://www.armyrecognition.com/components/ebygallery/Milipol_2009_Internal_state_security_exhibition/up/walther_p99_automatic_pistol_germany_germany_milipol_security_international_exhibition_2009_001.jpg
Shadow1198
11-30-09, 04:06
Now lets see if they even attempt to market the gun this time around. ;) lol
TOrrock
11-30-09, 06:47
Also looks like they got rid of the awful bump on the inside of the trigger guard. Always pinched my trigger finger, and I have no idea why HK decided it would be a good idea to copy that when they brought out the HK45.
Iraq Ninja
11-30-09, 07:02
I am confused by your lack of details about this gun. Is this a new version or what? Based on the photo's title, it appears to be...

walther_p99_automatic_pistol_germany_germany_milipol_security_international_exhibition_2009
Littlelebowski
11-30-09, 07:52
Does that look like a P30 to anyone else?
John_Wayne777
11-30-09, 07:55
The German-made P99's were pretty good handguns, at least in 9mm. Other than the ridiculous trigger hump on my P99 I really liked the pistol. It was accurate, reliable, compact, and pretty easy to use and shoot. It was limited, however, by the fact that it was a Walther. Parts were unobtanium and someone who was certified to work on them was even more rare, (I never trusted S&W to work on a Walther pistol), hicaps (pre-ban) existed but cost more than P7M13 mags at the time, there weren't a lot of aftermarket sights available, and the number of holster options was very limited.

With better stragegery it could have been what the M&P has turned into.

Now that the M&P exists I don't see much of a point in the P99.
Palmguy
11-30-09, 08:15
Does that look like a P30 to anyone else?

Yep...from the slide serrations (slight forward curve like the P30, approximate same width and pitch, same number), to the contour of the grip below the slide release, to the slide release itself, to the texture and geometry of the grip...

Definitely looks like the offspring of a 2nd gen P99 and a P30. I don't see the decocker on the top of the slide like the previous models had; I'm wondering if this one is DAO or something.

I had a first gen QPQ P99AS that was a pretty good gun, I liked it a lot but sold it because of many of the reasons that JW mentions.
gtmtnbiker98
11-30-09, 08:43
Does that look like a P30 to anyone else?

I was getting ready to post the same comment. First thing that came to my mind was "P30."
The Dumb Gun Collector
11-30-09, 09:13
Well, Hk and Walther are ripping each other off by turns. The p99's focus on ergonomics and replacable back straps has inflenced every serious design since the mid 90s.
Mate
11-30-09, 11:40
Looks like a hi-point..
Littlelebowski
11-30-09, 11:51
Looks like a hi-point..

Not to me.

http://www.mouseguns.com/hipoint/boxed.jpg
FromMyColdDeadHand
11-30-09, 11:56
Not to me.

http://www.mouseguns.com/hipoint/boxed.jpg

Nice HighPoint LittleLew. Going to run it in the next class?
Littlelebowski
11-30-09, 12:02
Not mine, found it on the net. I believe I'd throw it before I shot it :D
olds442tyguy
11-30-09, 13:15
I am confused by your lack of details about this gun. Is this a new version or what? Based on the photo's title, it appears to be...

walther_p99_automatic_pistol_germany_germany_milipol_security_international_exhibition_2009
Milipol is a military and police exhibition held in France. Makers of all sorts of gear for the European market bring out new products. Sorry if it wasn't clear, but the P99 shown is a revised model that is new to the market. I just happened to find the gallery online, so I apologize for not having any info for you.
El Cid
11-30-09, 15:48
I like it! I'll wait for others to review it first and of course grope one at first opportunity when they hit stores. :D
Littlelebowski
11-30-09, 20:34
Looks like an exact copy of the Polish Radom P99.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/rt1-z01rad02-tm.jpg
Abraxas
11-30-09, 20:51
I like it. It looks like a Glock banged a P30. Not enough to get over the incredibly horrible mag release button set up or my hatred for the feel of pistols that have the slide at rest so far back over the hand, but it looks cooler. :confused:

http://www.armyrecognition.com/components/ebygallery/Milipol_2009_Internal_state_security_exhibition/up/walther_p99_automatic_pistol_germany_germany_milipol_security_international_exhibition_2009_001.jpg

To be honest, I like it. But then I liked the P99 from the start, it was not perfect but I liked it.
olds442tyguy
11-30-09, 20:57
Looks like an exact copy of the Polish Radom P99.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/rt1-z01rad02-tm.jpg
You're completely right. The pistol was spec'ed out by the Polish for their military a couple years back and it looks like only now Walther is offering it to other markets.

I wonder why they waited so long.
RAM Engineer
11-30-09, 21:44
A slide release only needs to be so big, and no bigger. If it's too big then I can't find a place to put my thumbs.
Snake
11-30-09, 21:52
I like Walthers, but didn't like that S&W is the only place to get them through. I'm willing to look at this one when it comes over.
SWATcop556
11-30-09, 23:53
http://www.mouseguns.com/hipoint/boxed.jpg

Good enough to kill gangbangers and crackheads since its release. :cool:
M1A2_Tanker
12-01-09, 00:18
Looks a lot like the Charles Daly CD9 as well.

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc79/kaz53_photos/Tactical/CD9rt-02.jpg