The Q4 Tac comes standard with a threaded barrel, an adjustable rear sight and fiber optic front sight and is complete with an optic mount. There’s the PPQ SC, their sub-compact model with a greatly reduced grip length and half an inch shaved off of the standard 4″ barrels. For those who prefer a thumb button style mag release there is the PPQ M2 model, which can easily be switched out for left or right handed use.
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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 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 Walther PPQ M2 the Walther that has had people talking is the trigge


The trigger itself has a safety lever in the center ala Glock (to prevent against accidental discharges if dropped), and the pistol has a firing pin block safety as well. I walked into my local gun store to use the range, and an employee said to me, "Hey, have you checked out the new striker-fired Walther?  It has the best factory trigger of any striker-fired gun I've ever shot." From time to time I am introduced to a new pistol design at some invitation-only, pre-production rollout event. I sincerely hope that these guns see an increase in third party support as they absolutely deserve the recognition. The predecessor to the PPQ 22 is the P22, a pistol which seems to have a mixed history of its own. I own one of these as well Walther PPQ M2 and to be honest it’s given me a lot of troubl


I had been searching the market for some time for a proper ambidextrous Walther PPQ M2 nine millimeter pistol. After seeing the groupings I knew that I had to have one of these pistols. S&W MP, Sig 320, and the XD, but when the salesman handed me the PPQ in .45 caliber, I immediately felt like this was the perfect gun. Took a swing to Cabela’s yesterday, and handled a few guns. To get started, click the link below to visit mymagnow.com and learn how to access your digital magazine. This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablet


Pull the slide back slightly then pull down on a tab just in front of the trigger. Ergonomics are another field which the PPQ scores top of its class. This is the only stock trigger which has managed to catch me off guard once while firing off-hand. From there it’s right back to needing just that teeny bit of encouragement to fire again. The reset is so short that by the time you can think about it the darn thing’s already clicked back into place with a tactile and audible repor


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. 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. 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. After putting hundreds of rounds through other guns I am still completely floored when I Walther PPQ M2 go back to shooting a PP


Nothing is perfect and the PPQ does have its share of ‘ehs,’ but it’s not a big list and it’s mostly matters of personal preference. There’s also a pistol called the ‘Creed’ which has similar frame ergonomics to the PPQ, but it is a completely different breed. The Sub-Compact holds 10 rounds in a flush fit mag but will accept any of the larger capacity mags. The PPQ 22 can be had with 10 or 12 round mags, both flush-fitting. They can be had with 4″ or 5″ barrels (4.2″ for the .40 models and 4.25″ for the .45) or a 4.6″ threaded barrel. There’s the PPQ SC, their sub-compact model with a greatly reduced grip length and half an inch shaved off of the standard 4″ barrel


Then there are the polymer sights which come standard on most of the models. 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. If there’s a problem, I’ll inform you but I’m not evaluating these guns for extreme accuracy. With a lot of our time spent in a saltwater environment we discovered the sights would rust. The polymer pistol I carried in the field had one small Achilles heel that we quickly discovered. Because of its high-quality Walther barrel and the ultra-smooth Quick Defense Trigger this pistol most definitely does not lack accurac