I've had the Walther CCP M2 380 long enough now to have put a couple hundred rounds through it so I thought it time to go over my initial impressions.
I'm increasingly impressed by the Walther CCP M2 380. There have only been a very few handguns that fit my hand as well or that I found more accurate and controllable at self defense distances. A lot of the accuracy is likely due to how well the grip fits my hand but also its fixed barrel and simple blowback system. The polygonal barrel rifling may also help by slightly increasing the speed.
Initially the pistol was consistently shooting low but Walther included several different height front sights and it was really easy to change to a lower sight. Each step brought the pattern up and with the shortest of the three sights I was right on vertically from 7 to 15 yards. At the range yesterday I put all eight rounds in an inch and a half pattern centered on the bullseye freehand with moderate rate firing.
The delayed blowback system in the CCP series really works. The recoil impulse is almost unnoticeable; maybe even less that shooting the other two EZ 380s, the S&W 380EZ and Ruger Security 380. I still fumble a little lining up the piston with the cylinder on reassembly but it's gotten much easier as well.
I was concerned that maintenance might be an issue but after just a few field strip experiences I have managed to get the hang of lining that piston up with the cylinder to get the sucker back together. On line there were several folk that said the frame got excessively hot after only a box or so of ammo but they were all the 9mm Luger version rather than the 9mm Browning Short. I have not noticed any real issues with the .380 and whether that is just due to the smaller cartridge or just variability between samples is unknown.
I'm increasingly impressed by the Walther CCP M2 380. There have only been a very few handguns that fit my hand as well or that I found more accurate and controllable at self defense distances. A lot of the accuracy is likely due to how well the grip fits my hand but also its fixed barrel and simple blowback system. The polygonal barrel rifling may also help by slightly increasing the speed.
Initially the pistol was consistently shooting low but Walther included several different height front sights and it was really easy to change to a lower sight. Each step brought the pattern up and with the shortest of the three sights I was right on vertically from 7 to 15 yards. At the range yesterday I put all eight rounds in an inch and a half pattern centered on the bullseye freehand with moderate rate firing.
The delayed blowback system in the CCP series really works. The recoil impulse is almost unnoticeable; maybe even less that shooting the other two EZ 380s, the S&W 380EZ and Ruger Security 380. I still fumble a little lining up the piston with the cylinder on reassembly but it's gotten much easier as well.
I was concerned that maintenance might be an issue but after just a few field strip experiences I have managed to get the hang of lining that piston up with the cylinder to get the sucker back together. On line there were several folk that said the frame got excessively hot after only a box or so of ammo but they were all the 9mm Luger version rather than the 9mm Browning Short. I have not noticed any real issues with the .380 and whether that is just due to the smaller cartridge or just variability between samples is unknown.