Gun News Daily
Security, Americas
Out of all the handgun manufacturers in the world, perhaps none is as overlooked or underrated as Walther.
Walther has consistently been producing high quality firearms since 1886 and many of their pistols are among the most iconic in the world, including the PPK, P38, and the P99.
Their pistols serve as the sidearms for numerous militaries and law enforcement agencies across the globe, but through it all, Walther never seems to be held in as high regard as other companies such as Glock, Smith & Wesson, HK, or SIG Sauer.
Why is this? Who knows.
But one thing is for certain: Walther makes good stuff and their products really deserve more attention. One such product is their PPQ pistol.
The PPQ caused quite a stir back when it was first released in 2011 for one simple reason: the trigger.
We’ll talk about the PPQ’s trigger and its many other features and uses in this article.
WHAT IS THE PPQ?
In a nutshell, the PPQ is a development of the P99 pistol. The P99 was first released in the mid-late 1990s and was unique because it essentially combined the DA/SA trigger mode with the striker fired pistol. In other words, it was like merging the trigger system of a SIG P226 or Beretta 92 with a Glock.
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