Say Goodbye to the Walther P99
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ม.ค. 2023
- The venerable Walther P99 is being retired at 26 years of service, and Walther is paying tribute with a "Final Edition'" of the pistol. The Final Edition P99 is a generation 3 P99 with the Anti-stress trigger, and an OD green grip frame reminiscent of the original 1st generation P99. These will be available for a limited time with a commemorative case and medallion, and then... never again...
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*sheds a single tear*
Good bye my sweet baby
Damn... Has it really been 26 years... Hell I am getting old.
Yup. Sucks.
People forget this was a Bond gun
Also on Modern Warfare 3. There's only a few left on Gun Broker. Snag them while you can.
Unfortunately, the P99 was up against a bunch of nostalgic fans who demand Bond only carry a long outdated .380 pistol. The best compromise would be an updated Walther P5.
Being in a movie, or a video game, is much of a pedigree for actual gun folks.
Was also Jet's pistol in Cowboy Bebop
Really who?
Walther P99, The Final Solution
Cool little send-off. The P99 definitely slid under the radar for a lot of people (excluding the occasional movie appearance). Shame too as it was a pretty damn solid handgun. The PPQ and the subsequent PDP are just the offspring of that classic design. I don't collect guns for fun, or I'd snag one of these just to have a little piece of history.
The PPQ is the dumbed-down version of the P99. My fellow Americans won't buy a pistol unless it has a stupid lever in the trigger, and a button-style mag release.
@@sixchuterhatesgoogle3824 I agree. I think the P99 is superior to both the PPQ and PDP except for the shitty grip texture. I wish they had taken the best from the PDP and put it on the P99, including the Glock sight dovetail.
Luckily the p99 will survive under the canik brand. It's not a die hard clone but really it's p much a comp ready p99
I've always wanted one but the price vs. value offerings just couldn't keep up with more affordable striker fired handguns with more features. If I didn't have poverty funds if still probably buy one too, but Canik TP9 will have to suffice for me lol
@@sixchuterhatesgoogle3824 the PPX is an even more dumbed down version on the cheaper side
2:10 that guy was at great clips halfway through a cut when he found out shot show was right down the road.
I hope the P99's AS trigger gets incorporated into a PDP variant someday.
Best James Bond pistol.
A PDPas would be amazing
I would not hesitate to buy that one bit!!!
If they released a PDP with an AS trigger, I'd be waiting in line instantly.
FACTS!
@@RedOnyxProductions Apparently Canik slides fit on PDP frames and vice versa.
I'm glad Walther is still giving the P99 a little love before it's discontinued. It's my personal favorite pistol and it's served me well in competition shooting. It was a good choice for James Bond.
I bought a used gen 1 in 04 and my wife carries it everyday. I have never understood why it wasn't more popular. Put thousands and thousands of rounds through it, never had an issue with it. Absolutely amazing gun.
Glock marketing. Marketing works, unfortunately.
end of an era. The P99 was my uncle's first gun and I thought it was the coolest thing when I was a kid. It looked like a futuristic space gun to me and I thought it was cool to see it in movies like James Bond and Underworld. I'm glad the P99 is living on through Walther's PDP (and the older PPQ) as well as all the Caniks.
Iconic firearm with an amazing double action/single action system. The internal decocker is still ahead of its time.
Possibly the most comfortable pistol ever to shoot. The ergonomics are unmatched, especially for the time period that it originally came out in. I've always wanted a real P99 ever since I had a toy airsoft version of it as a kid. I might have to somehow pick up this final version of it.
The Walther P99 is the first full size pistol, and striker fired pistol I bought, and I had no idea it was the 007 step up from the PPK. It is my beloved and still my favorite Walther to shoot. I have the PPQ tacops and PDP. They have ever failed me. Damn. This year's Shot Show is going to be hard on the wallet but each of my kids have two kidneys.
As James Bond progressed from stealth kills to full blown hollywood shootouts, they kept upping the caliber along the way.
From a 32 caliber Beretta > 380 ppk > 9mm p99
In the film Tomorrow Never Dies, is where the P99 becomes Bond's pistol.
My P99 is now one of my favorite weapons. I really like the AS trigger system. I carry mine in a bag that goes every where I go. With the AS trigger I can decoct and shove the gun in my waistband if need be and not feel uncomfortable . I am very hesitant to do that with any other striker fired gun. Mine is extremely accurate also.
Honestly what made the P99 iconic for me was the AS trigger. I loved that trigger and the idea of de-cocking it made it great for conceal carry.
I love my P99as, it’s my edc. Makes me sad to see it go but all great things must come to an end. Excellent gun. Nothing but confidence.
Awesome send off, I remember wanting one as a kid but as an adult all I was finding was the S&W99. I'll definitely be picking this up. Shot show finally has me excited for a bunch of cool guns this year.
I remember wanting the Smith and Wesson not the Walther.
^ the most exquisite taste
The P99 is an awesome firearm! ❤
I wish more pistols had the paddle mag release. I'd love one on my glock. I have a p22 and it's so easy and nice to use. Also totally ambi, idk why it isn't more popular
Me too amigo. I love a paddle release, but most people are lazy I guess and different is weird. I just engage it with my trigger finger - super fast. If you trained with it - might be faster than the standard button release.
My first BB pistol was a P99, damn, this somehow gave me some feels of being a kid again
Mine too, got an airsoft gbb p99 when I was 12 that I still have to this day.
Same here. Mine was a cheap shitty spring-operated 6mm airsoft pistol, but it was my first one nonetheless. Lol. I fell in love with the ergonomics from there and have wanted the real thing ever since I became old enough to buy one. I might have to get this, somehow, when it comes out.
@@kasper_429 I've had a spring action airsoft version too,it wasn't my first airsoft gun,but of all the cheap plastic spring action airsoft pistols I had as a kid (and I had a lot lol) it was one of the longest lasting and most comfortable to hold. Since then I have a soft spot for the P99,it's one of my top 10 pistols.
Greatest striker fired pistol of all time.
Cool, but I was really praying for a Walther microcompact competitor to the p365. My wallet waits with bated breath
Yeah, having just moved on from a PPS M2, I was assuming this "year" would be the Walther competitor finally - one of the few markets they're woefully behind/outclassed in. They tend to do one "big" gun launch per year, so I was expecting a new micro-mini-skinny to compete with the rest of the market. Weird too...since the original PPS was a slim-stack 9mm concealed gun long before the craze kicked off.
@@oskar6661why’d you move on from the PPS? Just curious.
@@DWN22 The point of a single-stack pistol is supposed to be concealability. The PPS isn't any thinner than the P365, has a longer slide, and holds considerably fewer rounds in the same grip/magazine length as the P365 (6 vs. 10, 7 vs. 12)(+1). I quit carrying my PPS before the P365 was released, because it's too big to pocket carry, yet too low capacity to be competitive for IWB carry.
Was thinking about getting one in 2014, but the PPQ was just better. Love my PPQ.
Nothing I love better than listening to an interview being conducted at a live range. Smh.
"The PDP is already perfect so there's nothing new with that" gigachad walther
The first handgun i ever bought was a gen 1 p99. Badass gun.
I must be older than you my first gun was a Beretta 92
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 the first gun i ever bought was a 1956 Russian sks. I wouldn't guess a persons age by a gun purchase. Im 41
@@theshapeexists I'm older than you. I'm right lol
Walther needs to update the Q5 SF with a PDP either in Steel Frame or Tungsten Polymer Frame. The PDP has drastically better ergonomics than the Q5 SF which has a ridiculously short grip length for a Competition Pistol. Something new to compete with the Canik Rival-S in the competition space.
I heard that the P99 was going away a few days ago and ordered one from Larry Potterfield at MidwayUSA. He thanked me for my business.
Good job. Thanks
This was my first gun.
Are you 007?
Nice .
Me too...admittedly, because of Bond
I always thought the P99 used by Brosnan and (briefly) Craig as James Bond was so cool. It was a way for Bond to be more modern but still stylish. Always wanted to get one myself.
Not sure why Ian Fleming abandoned the newer, more modern 15 round 9mm strike fired Walther P99 to go back to an outdated single-stack .380 ACP pistol that just has a specific handprint assigned to the handgrip.
@@AltezzaGang15 Ian Fleming passed away long before the P99 even exists. Blame that to the script writers I suppose.
@@zerotheero my mistake brother.
But they shouldn’t have left the P99 behind, especially in a time where technology is getting even better and better. Thought wed eventually see the PDP come into the fold, unless the stay with the PPK for some odd reason
P99 is simply an outstanding pistol. I have several. Obtained an early model when it first came out on the market. Thousands and thousands of rounds through it. Walther is truly an innovative company. Ashame that in some regards that the P99 was for the most part under the radar in the North American market. It is by far my most favorite polymer pistol. The PPQ M1 is a close second.
Walther P99 is one of my Dream Gun!
Thanks, Hop 😁
I'm going to miss the P99. It was a fantastic pistol.
A pity. Walther P99 is an icon.
I didn’t know this gun was still in production
The last time I saw any at a distributor was easily more than a year ago.
I didn’t either. I bought Canik.
Bought of of these new 6 months ago and it has been a hiking bedside companion ever since. It was bought new near end of production
The Canik TP9DA is a VERY solid P99 clone. I love that I can carry something with an extremely good, light trigger with no safety, but de-cock it to be double-action on the first pull. The dimensions are darn-near perfect for my hands, and it's fairly comfortable to carry with or without a light. Sad to see the P99 go, but glad there are guns like the PDP and the Canik TP9 series to take its place.
Yeah people talk crap because they're Turkish, but I love my SC. It's a solid pistol in general, and a neat clone.
If you haven't, check out their old SHARK series, super cool looking pistols.
Canik’s are GTG. probably the only Turkish brand firearm I’d trust. The canik did well during the danish military’s pistol trials and was a finalist.
@@adamg574 I've heard generally good things about Girsan as well
@@thering0010 yeah Taurus isn't the only company making the "Beretta at home" any more lol. there's a lot of buzz about the regard, and they're making them in those wild color ways which is only going to help the meme hype lol
I have the Gen 1 P99 40 AS , crazy trigger crazy fast. I had a slight issue with it going MG . The sear finally broke , I sent it in to Walther. They fixed it feee of cost and sent it home fast
This is cool, I had hoped Walther might look into new models with the AS trigger but I don’t think there’s enough demand out there.
I already have a gen3, but it is by far the best handgun I have ever owned and I am considering trying to get one of these just for the hell of it. Maybe in 20 years it will be worth a ton and I can flex on some youngins
2nd pistol I ever owned was the Walther P99 and Canik uses half of their lowers so they really have the P99 incorporated into a LOT of pistols!!
Picked up a used P99 QA two years ago, nice shooting weapon, I'm gonna hang onto it.
I'm glad I didn't get rid of my P99.
Yep I still have my two P99 Gen 1's and they're the only 9mm pistols I own with less than 300 rds fired thru each one and still have the box and extras as well !!
Love Hop, hope he stays on for the long haul.
My first Gen P99 is my favorite 9mm. It goes when I go. Nice job on the video.
That’s guy seems genuine
That's gorgeous and I must have one. Sad to see it go!
Oh snap. Adding this to my collection!
Amazing gun with a very interesting mechanism, mixing striker fired and DA/SA, with a decocker.
Got mine few years back, still new in the box, never getting rid of it.
I was gifted a brand new Gen 1 with the titanium coated slide. Love that gun so much. Sad to see it go.
Silver slide on black poly was always a classic to me
Many people just never noticed what the Walther P99 did to the 007 franchise.
Looks like I'm have to grab one of these for the sake of having one. Carry my p99 every day. It's been a GREAT gun
Nice! It has the paddle-mag release! Just like my Walther PPS Classic.
26 years ! It was new and hot not too long ago !
I’m sad to see it go, easily my most favorite striker fired pistol
A great video and a nice pistol.
Walther and canik make the same gun with different lines and curves but I love all of them and I am still blown away with the market that makes these guns
this is the only p99 variant I like; single, double action with a decocker
Sold my P99 AS to get an optics ready M&P a while back, knew I'd regret it and have told myself I'll need to get a 1st gen in the future. Might need to get one of these. Really fantastic guns and I'm an idiot.
Very cool, too bad they don’t do a run of the gen 1 design
I gotta pick one of these up when they are available. I can't get enough Walther's
What the heck? This is one of my all time favorite Pistol Designs!
It's my generation's Bond gun!
Got my Gen 3 May of 2020. I might think of buying this one too
I have one in 9mm. I love it!!
The surprise is that they were still producing the P99. I haven’t seen one new in years.
I own a gen 1 low 2000 serial P99 never fired. The exact gun used by bond first seen in Tomorrow Never Dies. I see these getting super sought after and pricey
If we could just at least get a limited run of Walther P-88's that would be great.
Walther never truly refined it as well as the P88 compact. Would be great to have the P5 reintroduced.
I got the gen3 in 40, slick as hell outstanding pistol.. bar-sto makes a 357sig barrel for it.. May get one
James Bond: nightfire. Vividly recall how pleasing the shape of this pistol was to the eye and how it was your default gun in this Xbox classic.
The PPQ just doesn’t look as good.
Wolfram P2K
money money money ! X pensive, but we all love walther! best 2023 for tfbtv team and the whole comunity!
Paddle mag release version of the PDP when? 😢
Good buy :( such an amazing gun.
I liked last years 80’s action movie intro music. This years apocalyptic music stresses me out.
That is pretty cool.
I love this gun best walther ever! I’ll have to buy once since it’s the last!
Can't wait till spring i want it now...
Nice canik!
Only 9 I ever shot that impressed me.
One of the best handguns ever made
I may get one. I'll save up for it and get one once it's out. Assuming I can find one. I've been meaning to get a Walther so no better time than with this one.
I love my P99 AS
The last great gun that Walther made. I'd love to buy a PDP too but I never will until they release a version with a paddle mag release.
Wow. So you don't think that the PPQ, which was the direct descendant, was a good gun?
@@jayjuggrnaut It was a good gun, but not a great gun. I thought about buying one and I rented it at my local range but the weird lumps on the side of the grip made it feel awkward in my hand. That's probably my biggest issue with it.
Also compared to the HK VP9, the grip is significantly better, trigger is better, is softer shooting and I was more accurate with it. It also had a paddle mag release so it was a no brainer to go with the VP9 instead.
I’ve always wanted one
I'll be getting me one of those final editions to go with my other three Walther p99s
I will wait for the P99 comeback edition
Shortest reset of any striker fire handgun I've ever laid hands on. Kind of sad I sold mine.
Hmm, tempting, very tempting
That flinch at 2:09.🫣
I thought they stopped years ago - had a hard time finding one . Not many used ones around ( back then)
Lives on in the Canik series
Nice
Dammit now I need another Walther
I have a .40 P99AS I’ve had for years. I’ll never sell it.
Noooo. I fucking love my p99as. This has been the most underrated gun of the past two decades
*Everything has a beginning and an end. Life is just a cycle of starts and stops. There are ends we don't desire, but they're inevitable, we have to face them. It's what being human is all about.*
If I see one, I’m buying it because I’ve wanted one for a long time. I thought the Walther P99 full-size was dead a long time ago, like at least 8 or 9 years dead. I couldn’t find one anywhere, and Walther didn’t list the gun on their website.
Its on the website, you just have to dig a bit
It kinda was dead. They only produced them in Germany and only imported them on rare occasion. I managed to pick up a new production from like 2020 for 600. Love it.