Sidearms For Sportsmen: Walther PPQ M2 Review

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Some sights have been reported to change the point of aim but I’ve outfitted both of mine with Trijicon three dot night sights originally made for the P99 and they’ve been dead-on. There’s no divot to protect the paint and I’ve personally had some of these sights get beat up in short order. Most of the PPQ’s come with some really flimsy sights which have three white dots painted right on the trailing edge. All of the newer pistols feature polygonal rifling, though I have seen an earlier M2 with more traditional land and groove rifling. The Q4 Tac comes standard with a threaded barrel, an adjustable rear sight and fiber optic front sight and is complete with an take a look at the site here optic mount. Pull the slide back slightly then pull down on a tab just in front of the trigge


Last is the Q5 Match, a slightly tweaked 5″ barreled model which also has adjustable sights and is optic ready and features a distinct blue trigger and lightening cuts within the slide. For as many polymer framed and/or striker-fired pistols are currently on the market (and there are quite a few!) there take a look at the site here is one model which I would give the crown to, hands down and no questions asked. On the upside sights for the Walther P99 will fit the PPQ’s and they are by far the easiest sights to replace on any handgun I have ever seen.
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I own one of these as well and to be honest it’s given me a lot of trouble. It really is quite easy, even if you try to remove the sight from the wrong direction like I had. There’s a spring-loaded plunger take a look at the site here and a small click-adjustable screw for windage and the rear sight falls right out. The front can be replaced with a Glock front sight hex driver while the back can be swapped out with a small screwdrive

The Q4 and Q5 models are spared from the ‘low-end’ windage adjustable only sights and Walther’s website has a version of the M2 listed with ‘W/XS F8 night sights’ which look to be a major improvemen


I don’t know how they did it, and I really don’t care, but the Walther’s trigger is leaps and bounds ahead of the pistol I carried in the field. Striker-fired pistols have always had one drawback; the trigger. In the accuracy department, the Walther PPQ M2 should outperform most pistols in its class. The sights won’t rust because they’re polymer as is the pistol’s frame so nothing to really worry about there. In the field I carried a polymer framed duty pistol for nine year

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I’m not going to focus much time on range reports in the Sidearms For Sportsmen column. Walther definitely paid attention to the gripes pistol users have, and they made this pistol very comfortable to shoot. You don’t need NBA hands to fit around the take a look at the site here grip and everything just seems to mold to your palm. One of the biggest standouts of the PPQ M2 is the overall design of the pistol itself. One of the features of the Walther that has had people talking is the trigger.
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There are several different versions of this pistol currently available. Some models can be found in various Cerakote finishes too. If you’ve ever field-stripped a Glock or Canik then you know exactly what to expec


Whether I carry a pistol in my waistband, in my glovebox or in my overnight bag on a hunting trip, I only own pistols for one reason ­– defense. There’s another area where the Walther blows most pistols out of the water, but you’ll have to make it to the end of this article to find out what it is. At 15 rounds it doesn’t lack capacity. Plastic framed guns are what we’re talking about here! While I feel this is the natural evolution of the striker-fired sidearms, I would love to see how well the PPQ’s hold up after another ten years of hard use. The point of impact is above the front sight on the .22 model, a matter which has thrown me for quite the loop for the first couple of range session


You’ve probably disliked plastic framed pistols since you first saw them. One final point of consideration is how well these pistols will hold up with time, use, and exposure to the elements. The Q4 and Q5 models are spared from the ‘low-end’ windage adjustable only sights and Walther’s website has a version of the M2 listed with ‘W/XS F8 night sights’ which look to be a major improvement. Clear the pistol then drop the striker by pulling the trigger. It is what every striker-fired pistol strives to b


You’ve probably disliked plastic framed pistols since you first saw them. One final point of consideration is how well these pistols will hold up with time, use, and exposure to the elements. The Q4 and Q5 models are spared from the ‘low-end’ windage adjustable only sights and Walther’s website has a version of the M2 listed with ‘W/XS F8 night sights’ which look to be a major improvement. Clear the pistol then drop the striker by pulling the trigger. It is what every striker-fired pistol strives to be.
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