walther p99 9mm

[Abraxas]

A very under rated gun in my opinion. Walther made a huge mistake getting involved with S&W, IMHO.

I totally agree

[docsprague]

i was at the range and guy told me they are no longer importing the p99's. i think i might just got with the M&P felt and looks pretty nice.

To my knowledge S&W still import P99s. The new models include the P99AS and the P99AS compact. Earl's Repair Service also imports P99s if you dont like the S&W import mark.

I also agree it is very under rated, especially in 9mm.

[DrewH]

I had a SW99, and three P99s (I bought both frame colors and the later, less proprietary accessory rail version), and found little difference among the Walthers and between the Walthers and the S&W.

All were very reliable, only perhaps one malfunction in thousands of rounds, more reliable than my G19s, and I liked the SA (all were pseudo DA/SA versions) triggers on them-they had very short, crisp resets. Shot one in LFI with Massad Ayoob, actually, worked like a champ.

In the end I was not shooting them much. And I thought the pseudo-DA/SA trigger was negating one advantage of a SFA, the same every time trigger pull, IMHO. Accessories tended to be pricy. They were a little bigger for CCW than a G19. So I sold them.

If I bought one now it would be the version with the single light trigger pull. I would check out the M&P and XD first if you are dead set on not getting a Glock, however.

Does S&W still make the SW99s? I would think that would compete directly with the M&P.

[losbronces]

I've shot the P99 with the AST (anti-stress trigger). The first shot has a very long pull and then the trigger pull is more consistent. Personally, I can shoot a Glock better and I prefer the Sigs. I have never used one with the QA trigger that people here are referring to. I have seen one go down hard in competition due to the failure of an internal part. These were German made guns in use in South America.