Walther pdp experience

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Anyone have any experience with the walther pdp?
-How is the practical accuracy-i define by shooting at speed
- Has anyone experienced any”snappiness”
- how does it compare to other similar pistol’s
- any reliability issues
 
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Snappiness is kinda subjective. My wife has a compact and 4.5". I have several other 9mm handguns. They're easily the best to shoot. But I also don't have any that size. All the others are smaller. The trigger though is the best of any pistol I have.

As far as accurate, well after the second trip to the range, I had my "new to guns" daughter-in-law getting 2" groups at 7yards. I doubt she'd be capable of that with my hellcat!
 
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I've been happy with mine. Everyone I let try it out loves it. Fits the hand just right and the trigger is great.

I haven't had any issues with it aside from when I shot it without the optic cutout cover. Don't do that. Works great dirty and suppressed with the garbage monarch ammo I use on the range.

The snappiness isn't an issue in practice. The muzzle does flip more than a few other guns I've shot in a side by side but it also returns almost immediately.
 
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Even with a taller bore axis I don’t find it particularly snappy, though I did add a brass backstrap. I can shoot it faster than any of my other striker guns aside from the Rival which has a longer barrel and a touch less recoil (my pdp is the compact).

My only complaint is that I have short fingers and the trigger reach is borderline, but the F series wasn’t available yet. It has been my most reliable handgun to date, firing ammo with rock hard primers where other guns struggled. Only reliability issue was last round hold open specific to one particular magazine.
 
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Me. said:
It is my favorite pistol I’ve ever owned. I am more accurate with it than I was with any other striker-fired gun I’ve owned or shot.
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save up your pennies. they just announced a steel frame 5" full size pdp pro model. Looks to be about the same pdp upgrade to the ppq 5" steel frame as the rest of their new models were.
and the ppq 5" steel frame is still kicking around - 1300-1400 for the pro models at a couple sites right now, still optics cut from the factory, just a little more sleek than the pdp
 
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The trigger on mine is wierd. A WHOLE lot of pre travel to get to the break. Then it breaks nice and a crisp reset. Screwed me up at first. Screws up all my buddies who try it.

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I had a PPQ Q5 Steel Frame Match and wasn't in love with it. How would the PDP Steel be different?
 
smm72 said:
thanks for all the responses, i will run some drill and compare times and scores against my training G19
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If your coming from a Glock 19 there is really no comparison unless you just like all the STDs that come with the Glock. PDP and VP9 variants are the Kings of striker fire handguns but do not have the following of the Glocks. Dont get me wrong the Glock is a fine tool at 350ish pricing but anyone who pays 6+ for a glock just likes to be abused imo. Glocks magic was it was a cheapo pistol that was reliable, above that its just not that great
 
I've never fired a Walther centerfire psitol I didn't like. Going back to the P99.
Some of their striker triggers are really great, imo. Maybe the best striker triggers I have felt.
 
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If your coming from a Glock 19 there is really no comparison unless you just like all the STDs that come with the Glock. PDP and VP9 variants are the Kings of striker fire handguns but do not have the following of the Glocks. Dont get me wrong the Glock is a fine tool at 350ish pricing but anyone who pays 6+ for a glock just likes to be abused imo. Glocks magic was it was a cheapo pistol that was reliable, above that its just not that great
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The guns you mention are, in reality, Glock copies. Fine Glock copies, for sure. But Glock copies none the less.

I don't think Bob Vogel feels too abused, owning to his many world championships shooting Glocks. Just sayin!
 
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The guns you mention are, in reality, Glock copies. Fine Glock copies, for sure. But Glock copies none the less.

I don't think Bob Vogel feels too abused, owning to his many world championships shooting Glocks. Just sayin!
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Copies you say. I would highly disagree with you as HK produced the VP70 in the 70s and it was a flop. No one at the time wanted a plastic striker fired pistol . Really no similarities to the so called copies to the Glock other than being polymer and stirker fired which neither Glock pioneered or you could say in fact it was a copy of prior systems. Glock was a master in marketing maybe from making curtain rods and knife handles prior but in no way is some ground breaking guru of the gun world. He made a cheap reliable firearm that was ergonomically a mess but marketed them to PD departments all over the US for pennies. They were met with severe dislike but offered features the LE departments liked ie the horrid trigger at the time for nervous nellys. This along with the cheap upfront price and parts pushed them to force training past the STDs of the platform. Along comes a generation that latched on to the cheapo "undetectable" pistol that 90 percent had no experience with any handguns prior and hence the glock perfection fan boi was born.

Again it is a great cheapo gun at its native habitat, the 350ish price range. Beyond that it is massively overhyped and swims in waters that it is a guppy amongst sharks. If you like them hell go for it and as for Bob Vogel I too would shoot a piece of cat shit for enough money. Shooters of his Caliber could probably win with a Hi point so I wouldnt use that arguement.
 
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Copies you say. I would highly disagree with you as HK produced the VP70 in the 70s and it was a flop. No one at the time wanted a plastic striker fired pistol . Really no similarities to the so called copies to the Glock other than being polymer and stirker fired which neither Glock pioneered or you could say in fact it was a copy of prior systems. Glock was a master in marketing maybe from making curtain rods and knife handles prior but in no way is some ground breaking guru of the gun world. He made a cheap reliable firearm that was ergonomically a mess but marketed them to PD departments all over the US for pennies. They were met with severe dislike but offered features the LE departments liked ie the horrid trigger at the time for nervous nellys. This along with the cheap upfront price and parts pushed them to force training past the STDs of the platform. Along comes a generation that latched on to the cheapo "undetectable" pistol that 90 percent had no experience with any handguns prior and hence the glock perfection fan boi was born.

Again it is a great cheapo gun at its native habitat, the 350ish price range. Beyond that it is massively overhyped and swims in waters that it is a guppy amongst sharks. If you like them hell go for it and as for Bob Vogel I too would shoot a piece of cat shit for enough money. Shooters of his Caliber could probably win with a Hi point so I wouldnt use that arguement.
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Interesting opinions.
 
For anyone interested in the truth. Bob Vogel uses Glocks because that is what he used at his job as a Police Officer and a SWAT member.

He prefers them. Well documented all over the web from his own mouth, lol.
 
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Copies you say. I would highly disagree with you as HK produced the VP70 in the 70s and it was a flop. No one at the time wanted a plastic striker fired pistol .
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Uh, I'm going to disagree with your premise above. I actually owned a VP70Z back in the early 1980's, and although it was incredibly accurate it also had the most god-awful trigger of any handgun that I've ever owned - before or since.

That particular gun was orginally released as a machine pistol in Germany with an attachable shoulder stock. It was imported into the US as a semi-auto version that could not accept a stock.

I had no problem with the polymer frame and loved the fixed barrel's accuracy. But man that trigger.....
 
Scsmith42 said:
Uh, I'm going to disagree with your premise above. I actually owned a VP70Z back in the early 1980's, and although it was incredibly accurate it also had the most god-awful trigger of any handgun that I've ever owned - before or since.

That particular gun was orginally released as a machine pistol in Germany with an attachable shoulder stock. It was imported into the US as a semi-auto version that could not accept a stock.

I had no problem with the polymer frame and loved the fixed barrel's accuracy. But man that trigger.....
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I've never heard any first-hand accounts of the VP70, thanks for enlightening us! It's good to hear HK's reputation of giving the U.S. neutered versions of their guns isn't anything new 😂

Back to the original topic - I fully recommend the PDP. It's as accurate as the other handguns in its class, and I've encountered no reliability issues across multiple examples. The PDP has more intrinsic muzzle flip than other similar guns, but there is no difference in perceived recoil in my opinion. The muzzle flip doesn't seem to slow down myself or others when shooting at speed. The PDP's ergonomics, trigger, and overall shootability are fantastic.
 
You know I've been shooting one recently and it's highly impressive. I'm thinking about making it my EDC. It's accurate and feeds everything great. It might be a little snappy (I have a 3.5) but it gets back on point as fast as any gun I've ever had. The trigger is great for striker fire and the grip is great.
Cons..it's ugly and blocky maybe a little thick to CCW?
 
Jeppo said:
My only disappointment with my two PDPs is that they forsake the paddle mag release. 😢
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Yes! Paddles are the superior design, I agree. Thankfully the button release on the PDP feels pretty good and is neither too small nor too large in my opinion.

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Cons..it's ugly and blocky maybe a little thick to CCW?
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I like the PDP's appearance for some reason. I might just have horrible taste in gun aesthetics though. I really dig the Beretta PX4 Storm for example 😂
 
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I like mine. It has one of the better striker triggers I’ve used. Actually I just bought one from Sportsman’s Warehouse with the Ameriglo red dot on it. My other is just iron sights. They have it for $600 and you get 100 rounds of sierra jhp. I’ll probably give my other to my daughters fiance once they get married. We’ll see.
 
Apparently, the same guys who train the German Coast Guard write Walther's web content. By the way, I can't find a single PDP Steel Frame of any flavor on GB.

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Just Picked the PDP compact 4" at a local gun shop on Friday making it my first Walther. Really liked the ergonomics and trigger so took it home, cleaned it and fired it.
No snappyness and the gun seems more accurate than the shooter. The gun makes you look better than what you are.
So far it's becoming my favorite 9mm.
 
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Valkadesh said:
i own both a pdp compact and pdp pro. Love them both. However, keep a close eye on the barrel feed ramp. I just had to warranty mine on the pro with less than 1000 rounds through it for pretty bad chipping.

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That looks not cool. Mine has umpteen thousands rounds through it and no issues yet. Hasnt been cleaned in at least 2k rounds its one of the range horses look how nasty that ole nag is

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