Walther P99 Final Edition - Walther Says Goodbye to One of the Best Guns Ever Made
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- @Waltherarms has decided to end production of the P99 AS and as a final tribute has produced the "Final Edition" pistol. The P99, In my opinion, is one of the best and most advanced handguns ever made. Think about it - the design of the P99 is 26 years old. It brought to market so many features that today we consider "normal". It is this design that gave birth to the ultra successful Canik line of handguns. No collection is complete without a P99 AS. Just my opinion. What are your thoughts on the P99 AS? I look forward to your comments.
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Breaks my heart to see a pistol this good being put out to pasture for something like the PDP. They should have updated the P99, move the decocker to a different spot to make way for a red dot. The PDP sucks as far as im concerned. I know im probably in the minority. But the P99 was a masterpiece. Da/sa and AS striker design. Truly one of a kind.
It is truly a masterpiece. I would also have like to see it updated instead of retired. Thank you very much for stopping by.
Have you used a PDP? Or are striker-fired guns not your thing?
@@NitroNinja324 If you take a look at my channel, you will see that I love striker fired pistols. I have several PDP’s featured in the channel. Not sure I understand your question.
@@MDpolo I was asking the original commenter. He said the PDP sucks and I wanted to know why.
@NitroNinja324 I have used the PDP. 3 times actually. Range rentals. I don't have a preference between striker or hammer fired. I just found the recoil of the PDP to be out of line for a 9mm. In my hands, it flips like a subcompact 40 cal. Maybe worse than that. Not sure why that is, but i can run many other pistols very flat. I will say that it is very comfortable in the hand and the PDP pro has the cleanest striker fired trigger I've ever felt. The slide serrations are fantastic. But that ridiculous recoil for a 9mm turned me off to it.
Very nice! I think it's a worthy tribute to the P99 series. I also think the price is justified given the uniqueness & the limited number that will be available. 👍👍
I think so too! Thank you very much for stopping by.
Very nice gun. I like that trigger mechanism a lot
very cool video, would like to pick one of these up before they are all gone
It is one of my all-time favorites. I would definitely grab one if you can find it. Thank you for stopping by.
Thanks for the look at an interesting pistol. I have always admired Walther quality, but somehow the P99 has escaped my attention.
You’re very welcome. I would love for you to make a video on the P99 AS. It is one of my all-time favorites. I saw always, thank you very much for stopping by.
I've always liked the p99. I may need to grab one of the standard ones before they're gone.
I definitely would. I just one of my all-time favorites. Thank you for stopping by.
I wish the trigger system wasn’t deleted for later models.
Yes, me too. Thank you for stopping by.
Cool video thanks.
Glad you liked it! Thank you very much for stopping by.
Very nice firearm! Love the case set up. Great review as always!
Thank you very much! I’m very happy with it and thrilled that I was able to get one. Now I have two! As always thank you very much for stopping by my friend.
As a collector of over 100 handguns several being Walther, I have to say I am greatly disappointed in this one. I picked it up from my FFL last weekend expecting perfection and that’s hardly what I got. Below the trigger guard was a big cast mark blemish that is discolored and scratched. Also, the hard case looks like somebody dragged it across a half mile long gravel parking lot. I contacted Walther with these issues and they told me it is a “normal casting mark”. Really? This is the first time I’m seeing this defect on any of my polymer guns. You won’t find any of these “normal casting marks” on any H&K or even a Glock so give it a rest Walther. As for the case, they told me these are stored in the warehouse stacked so some of them will exhibit marks. So they did nothing and wanted to know nothing. Not what I was expecting from a company like this. I’m greatly disappointed.
Hate to admit it, but I recently had to buy one used from the pawn shop. It was $500 but it was still on good condition and I had to get it before it was too late.
This P99 AS Final Edition was my first polymer frame, striker fire handgun. I never thought I'd ever appreciate the feel of a plastic handgun, too light or too passive,...I'm set in my ways, with that mentality of 1971-73 207th MP days cocked and locked with my M1911A1 under cover,... After reading a short review in Guns and Ammo. Then researching this weapon as a well respected, 4 decade long service revolver (throw in the James Bond element.) I did MORE research on the Walther history. It was then when I felt a real appreciation for the German engineering and feel of this handgun. So I bought it. I love this handgun and I really love the AS trigger system. It's really genius as a tactile feel of an automatic trigger action. Once you try it, you understand the beauty in the design and action. Sure wish I knew how many were manufactured.
I’ve really tried to find out how many were made but I cannot get the number anywhere. Congratulations on your purchase and thank you very much for stopping by.
I bought I regular model yesterday for $599. Been wanting one for a long time. Got it for my birthday lol. The final edition I would be hesitant to shoot it much. I’m not a collector so I like to shoot all my pistols.
Congratulations! That’s a good price on it. I also have a regular P99 AS so I don’t think I’m going to shoot this one much. Thank you very much for stopping by.
I love my p99Cas in 40 and my final edition. Love them both!!!! 😊
They are awesome.
My local shop had 2 and I wanted to buy one but too expensive for me ...they were asking $799 ....
Based on the current market, that’s not a bad price. Thank you very much for stopping by.
I have two of the P99 Gen 1's in near mint condition and would love to have one of the gen 2's in the all black version and the longer paddle mag release my gen 1's are black frame and stainless slide and the other gen one is the od green frame and black slide for no need to collect the final edition for it's the same as what I have feature wise other than my ski hump jump which is only found on the gen 1's !!!
That’s awesome that you have those two Walthers. Thank you very much for stopping by.
848 out the door Cabelas I shoot at Range USA .Picking this classic monday 1400..Great video
Congratulations on your purchase and thank you very much for stopping by!
Never seen this gun before. Not familiar with walthers. Seems to be the ultimate carry gun with the threes stage trigger. Pretty cool
It is a very cool pistol. Thank you very much for stopping by.
I have both models
Disappointed that this pistol will be retired. I acquired a Walther P99 (Gen 1, hump in the trigger guard) in 2021. This weapon, very ingenious in its mechanism, managed to mix a DA/SA with a firing pin system. Very clever !
I agree with you. So I had of its time. Thank you very much for stopping by.
Ironically I like everything about these but the antistress mode. Having a da/sa mode that is also sometimes in basically HK LEM mode is too much for me.
The P99 not only corrected Glock’s shortcomings, it provided a striker version of HK’s hammer fired LEM system. Ignorance and Smith & Wesson’s treachery hobbled it. If you don’t have one, never try one or you will realize what you missed out on.
The only disappointing thing I find on the Final Edition is that they didn't use the extended ambidextrous slide catch/release and night sights on the elusive "Defense Kit" version. It would've been nice to also include the other backstraps and a third magazine. Maybe I'm just nitpicking, but considering this is my favorite pistol of all time, if Walther is gonna make a fancy Final Edition or whatnot for like 800 bucks, I expect a little more from them. I would be just as happy with a regular second generation P99 as the Final Edition.
I completely agree with you! Thank you very much for stopping by.
I will sell my PDP 4" Compact to thin my herd, because the P99 Final Edition I just purchased is just too many in the collection. I will not sell my G17L or G40. Love 6.02" barrels. Any way, the P99 AS FEd. will keep my PDP, WMP, PPQ M2 .22 company. Golden age of polymer indeed.
Oh yea, 4 H&Ks is not enough also 🤣✌️
AND, the Sig P226 Elite I just purchased is phenomenal but the low budget case is a brand disgrace given Sig's in store premium displays . Back to metal pistols after selling my CZ's.
Sig Sauer HQ is just a 58 min car ride from me here in New Hampshire.
Pistol addiction ondeed.
Right on!
I love the gun, I want one but not worth that price. It should be a $500-600 gun
I found the 3 dots, on the prior 99 models small, In the final edition, I am curious if they have been increased in circumstance size??Thanks
Not that I know of.
Do they come in other colors (black) and are they all chambered in 9mm?
The Final Edition only comes as shown in this video. The previous models like the P99 and the P99 AS came in black. I have seen them chambered in 40 S&W and 9 mm.
Is the Walther P99 all German
As far as I know. That’s my understanding.
Weight??
It weighs exactly the same as all the other P 99s. All the specs are on the Walther website. Thank you for stopping by.
No I won't pay 899 for the new Walther P99 I got to knock off anyways the Canik Elite for half the price and love the gun
Ok
I just picked mine up from my FFL today, $738 out the door. Guess you need to shop around a little more.
Lol - you can have your Turkish crap. I’ll buy this piece of history at this price all day
@@HanBrolo That's me I'de rather have the original German made quality and that's why I have two Walther P99 Gen 1's in 9mm of course and yes I didn't mind ponying up on the price back then either !!!