What is a Walther P99 "Sports Trigger"?

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DougB

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I saw comments in a previous thread about a new "Sports Trigger" that will be available on the P99. I got the impression that it will be a standard feature of new P99s, but I'm not sure of this. I understand that existing P99s can be retrofitted with the Sports Trigger for about $100.

The only explanation I saw was that it is "better for competitions." I'm thinking of getting a P99 or SW99, but want to know if I should wait for this. What exactly does it do? Does it change the function, lighten or smooth the trigger pull, or what?

There was also a reference to a "Quick Action" trigger option, which sounds like it just keeps the gun from being fully "de-cocked" (so you always have the 6.5 LB single-action pull). This doesn't appeal to me and sounds dangerous (for general use anyway) without a manual safety.

I'm currently considering a purchase, so any info on the Sports Trigger will be much appreciated. Thanks.

Doug
 
I received a response from Earl's repair shop (Walther USA?) to this question. Earl said there is no such thing as the "sports trigger" mentioned in earlier posts. In re-reading the posts (and between the lines) I suspect what happened was that someone read about the "quick action" trigger in German, and translated it into English as "sports trigger" (I don't know what its called in German, but maybe that would be a more literal translation). My guess is that the quote for installing it was for a quick action trigger (just my guess).

Doug
 
Doh! Don't call Earl and ask about the "Sports Trigger." Sorry about the confusion! OK, here's the whole story. At the German UBB firearms board Waffen Online I found a post about tuning the trigger of the P99. Here's the babelfish translation:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Email from Carl Walther:
Dear Mr. Zacherl, there is since short the possibility of exchanging the group of deductions of the P99 in our factory Ulm against a sportier version (lower deduction weight, drying standing deduction). The advantages way cannot be shortened to design conditionally. The costs of the exchange are with approx. 150, - - DM. If you should decide for the execution this Tuningarbeiten, get ready to your pistol please: Carl Walther GmbH technical
service Karlstr. 33 89073 Ulm[/quote]I then sent eMail to Mr. Zacherl, with whom I've corresponded before, about the conversion. His reply was: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>there is a new type of "trigger-system" available at Carl Walther in
Ulm.
I just sent them my P99 an got it back 3 weeks later with a "Sports-trigger" which is better for competitions.

Here is an Email of the person which I contacted at Walther:

d.brumbach@carl-walther.de

The price for the tuning was about 200,-- DM which ist just $100. The good thing ist that you get the old trigger back, so you can easily change it back to the origial condition.[/quote]I then sent a fax to Earl's: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Re: Walther P99 trigger system upgrade

Greetings, I've heard that Walther in Germany offers a "sports trigger" replacement for the standard P99 trigger. The service costs 200DM, which is around $100. Will you be offering this?

Also, do you have any information on the new P99 Quick Action?[/quote]Earl's sent the fax back, with their replies written on the fax. Next to my question about the "sports trigger" was written "$95" and that's all. Next to my question on the Quick Action was written "Single Action Only (SAO) April" and that's all. So they didn't contradict what I had written.

So, today I finally called and talked to Earl. Here's the deal: nobody calls it "sports trigger" and it's not new. Early 9mm P99s had a trigger where the pivot pin was visible below the frame. Newer 9mm P99s, and all .40 P99s, have a different trigger. The new trigger's pivot pin is hidden by the frame. This trigger is, indeed, better than the old one. Earl couldn't tell by the serial number whether mine was the old-style or the new-style, so I'll take a look at the trigger when I get home.

The Quick Action is completely different from what I was calling the "sports trigger."


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Gorthaur,
Thanks for clearing that up. I was a bit confused, and having a tough time deciding if I should buy now or wait for the new improved trigger. Sounds like any recent P99 likely has the new trigger.

I'm actually close to buying a used SW99 9mm (about 4 months old). I would assume that the SW99s, which are all fairly new, would also have the better trigger design. Anybody know for sure? Thanks.

Doug
 
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