#Ppq

Walther Arms was founded in Germany in 1886. Since then, they have primarily produced handguns and today their lineup includes the PPQ or PolizeiPistole Quick Defence. Available since 2011, the PPQ comes in several variants and calibers including 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. The M2 version is characterized by a left- or right-hand reversible magazine thumb release at the bottom of the trigger guard, versus the standard ambidextrous mag release levers incorporated into the trigger guard of the standard PPQ. As of June 2020, Walther has announced that this model chambered in 9mm will be adopted as standard issue for the Brevard County, Florida Sheriff’s office – shortly following the same selection by York County, Pennsylvania. The press release reads:

Walther have launched a conversion kit which can turn any of their standard PPQ line of pistols into a Q5 Match pistol ready for the local 3-gun match. The Q5 Match was first introduced back in 2016, with a steel framed version announced earlier this year. The kit comes with a new slide, a 5 inch barrel with polygonal rifling and recoil assembly.

Walther is releasing a new subcompact pistol for 2018. Shooters have been asking for a subcompact PPQ for a long time and here it is.  The new pistol has a great trigger and rounds out Walther’s line.

The recent controversy regarding the drop safety characteristics of SIG’s P320 handgun has some taking a closer look at their handguns. Drop safety is something that – in theory – is so mature in modern handguns that it should be a non-issue, but with so many different variations on the same theme ( that theme being “Glock”) in the market today, how do we know these guns are really as safe as they could be? With that in mind, it’s worth taking a closer look at what makes a modern striker-fired handgun drop safe, and that’s just what Tom Jones of Pistol-Training.com has given us in a recent forum post. Jones lays out what makes a Glock a “Glock”, in other words, the carefully designed safety features of the company’s handguns which make them as difficult to accidentally discharge as possible:

In my opinion, Walther is one of a few significantly underappreciated handguns here in the US. Long known for quality manufacturing and renowned for their ergonomic grips on their handguns. The redesigned PPQ is an excellent handgun and it pains me as a shooter that Walther had to create the “M2” model that removed the ambi trigger guard magazine release to make due for an “American” style push-button release.

Well I just heard the news today, Walther has introduced a new low budget 9mm handgun called the “Creed”. The pistol appears to be essentially a rebadged PPX with a new name and revamped external contours to match the company’s PPQ and CCP pistols. The Shooting Wire reports on the reworked handgun:

At the 2016 SHOT Show, Walther had a sprawling booth, furnished with backlit tables displaying their extensive lineup of German-made handguns. The star of the show for Walther was the new PPS M2, a restyling/ergonomic improvement of the original single stack Walther 9mm, the PPS. In fact, the PPS M2 was supposed to be Walther’s big SHOT Show announcement, but its announcement was leaked a month early by accident through a news outlet. Even so, Walther was happy to show off their new single stack, advertising its front and rear slide serrations, smooth trigger, pushbutton magazine release, and improved ergonomics.

A Walther press release was leaked last night a new model of subcompact handgun, designated PPS M2. The gun is a restyling of the single-stack 9mm Walther PPS subcompact, with new ergonomics inspired by the successful Walther PPQ line of service handguns. The images, and accompanying press release, are replicated below:

Walther announced an upgrade to the PPQ pistol for 2013.  Called the PPQ M2, the updated gun features interchangeable back straps on a polymer frame, is striker-fired and will be available in both 9mm and .40 S&W.  The new PPQ will also feature a reversible magazine release in the traditional push-button form.

At DSA ’12 Walther was exhibiting their Walther PPQ NAVY 9mm pistol.

The new Walther PPQ has finally been unveiled. The pistol is striker fired and features a new trigger system with a claimed crisp 5.5 lbs trigger. It will be available in .40 S&W and 9mm Parabellum.