Just an early disclaimer that this post may seem largely ridiculous, but I am curious to hear some opinions.
If I had $700 to blow at any point in the last 12 months, I would have gone straight to my local big box store and bought a Walther PPQ (4" in 9mm). I've handled one several times, felt the amazing trigger and adored the ergonomics and sights.
Then, just a few weeks ago, my local range finally acquired one to rent it out. And I shot it. And I was horribly disappointed, and very much confused. I have a PPS Classic that I can shoot extremely well. Even though the PPQ is a full-size pistol and inarguably has a better trigger...I sucked with it.
I found the balance of the gun to be alarmingly bad- the muzzle flip was ridiculous. It felt less like any 9mm I've shot, and more like a snappy .40. I tried several times to put the gun down, clear my mind, dry fire downrange several times, reaffirm my grip, and resume shooting, but I couldn't get past the wonky recoil impulse, and my groupings in turn, at 10 yards, were worse than my compact/sub-compact PPS!
I wanted to love it. It's no doubt a handsome pistol...and I certainly would trust anything from Walther with my life (except the PPK, not a chance!). But I hated it.
I took it back to the counter attendant and told him I was totally disappointed. He said something along the lines of "Well have you heard of Caniks?"
A few minutes later I had run 15 rounds through a TP9SF Elite, at the prescribed 10 yards, and had a sub- six inch group with a flyer or two, and I took it back to the counter with love in my eyes, no doubt about it. The sheer- let's call it shoot-ability of that pistol- was insane.
I've shot HK's VP9 and VP9-SK, as my range has both. And I did extremely well with each. I've done pretty well with my buddy's Shield 2.0, which is very close to my PPS. But the PPQ, the pistol I've been drooling over for the last three years, I couldn't connect with.
Pretty ridiculous that I'm thinking about going back to give it another whirl, right?
If I had $700 to blow at any point in the last 12 months, I would have gone straight to my local big box store and bought a Walther PPQ (4" in 9mm). I've handled one several times, felt the amazing trigger and adored the ergonomics and sights.
Then, just a few weeks ago, my local range finally acquired one to rent it out. And I shot it. And I was horribly disappointed, and very much confused. I have a PPS Classic that I can shoot extremely well. Even though the PPQ is a full-size pistol and inarguably has a better trigger...I sucked with it.
I found the balance of the gun to be alarmingly bad- the muzzle flip was ridiculous. It felt less like any 9mm I've shot, and more like a snappy .40. I tried several times to put the gun down, clear my mind, dry fire downrange several times, reaffirm my grip, and resume shooting, but I couldn't get past the wonky recoil impulse, and my groupings in turn, at 10 yards, were worse than my compact/sub-compact PPS!
I wanted to love it. It's no doubt a handsome pistol...and I certainly would trust anything from Walther with my life (except the PPK, not a chance!). But I hated it.
I took it back to the counter attendant and told him I was totally disappointed. He said something along the lines of "Well have you heard of Caniks?"
A few minutes later I had run 15 rounds through a TP9SF Elite, at the prescribed 10 yards, and had a sub- six inch group with a flyer or two, and I took it back to the counter with love in my eyes, no doubt about it. The sheer- let's call it shoot-ability of that pistol- was insane.
I've shot HK's VP9 and VP9-SK, as my range has both. And I did extremely well with each. I've done pretty well with my buddy's Shield 2.0, which is very close to my PPS. But the PPQ, the pistol I've been drooling over for the last three years, I couldn't connect with.
Pretty ridiculous that I'm thinking about going back to give it another whirl, right?