Look at the polymer rail. They moved the proofing there. Cheaper than stamping the slide.
Lame.
Thanks. I see it there - very faint. Agreed that this is a bit lame.
My impression is the sharp edges are intentional, whether you like that or not is a question. Mine doesn’t have any obvious milling marks. I’ve owned multiple P99s and PPQs and none of them are what I would call the nicest milled pistol slides. They were good, but I’ve seen better. In the end this is an attempt by Walther at a duty pistol that will hopefully see larger sales stateside. I’m curious if that will happen.
The slide serrations, while bulky, do work extremely well, and I understand what Walther was going for here.
What is less impressive are the sharp beveled corners at the very front of the slide (reminiscent of budget Glock slides) and the clunky milling around the ejection port. This smacks of cost-cutting to me. My example also has very fine striations visible across most of the top and sides of the slide, as opposed to the very consistent finish of every P99 or PPQ I've handled. It's not a big deal (I have HKs with the same milling marks) - but it is noticeable.
The size doesn’t bother me and I like the button on this. I know people that really loved the paddle release. I’ve owned a bunch of Walthers and HKs with the paddle, even though Walther did it better imo. I have no issue with the button and according to Walther it sells better stateside.
Agreed. As button releases go, this is a very good one. Walther did do paddle releases better than HK, and it's still a shame to see them go.
On another positive note - my RMR plate was delivered to my house 6 days after requesting it - good on Walther for the fast processing and shipping.
Also, after mounting up the RMR, there may be something to the Walther marketing hype about the use of a red dot with this pistol. The PDP points FAR more naturally than any red-dot equipped Glock (the source of the majority of my experience with red dot-equipped defensive pistols), and the dot comes into view far more instinctively for me.
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