My friend is shopping around for a handgun, he wants to buy a American name brand first before he goes to the European stuff. I know the SW99 is a copy of the Walther P99, What else can you tell me about both guns? He wants to use it for concealment and wants the gun to be if possible problem free and that the gun to shoot any types of ammo. Tell me more about the SW99. He is really interested about that gun. I tell him to buy the Glock, even tho I am a Ruger fan. My friends own Glocks, but he wants his Smithy. I also know that in California the prices for the SW99 is $630, and the Glock 23 is about $619. It sounds really steep, but the new laws are causing the Gun shops to rise their prices. I guess it is the new laws or the New Year, or the Gun companies are charging them a arm and a leg. I heard that the California-DOJ is charging $1000 for each gun submitted for testing and to be maintain in their website. Sound like blackmail to me. Anyways tell me about the SW99 and Glock 23. Thank you.