Post by TMan on Jun 3, 2007 20:05:34 GMT -5
Since my windows are finally in, and I'm okay with the IRS for the year, it is time to fill in the holes in my collection, although I don't consider myself a collector.
I'd heard great things about the Walther P5, and since SOG had them in stock, and on sale...
It cost me $402.90 (includes 2% for credit card usage), $15 for handpicked, and $20 for transfer fee. (My dealer raised their transfer fee from $15 to $20 this year).
The gun came in a small black plastic box just like the one that the H&K P7 PSP came in. It had two magazines, and a holster.
There is a small amount of holster wear on the slide, but I can't see any signs inside the pistol that it was ever shot. I wonder if somewhere along the line the internals parts were all replaced, but even if that was done, I would think I could see some wear on the rails. All the bluing (paint?) on the slides is intact.
The recoil spring system is a lot like that on the P1, with two springs, one on each side at the rear of the frame.
At first I thought that the barrel was pinned to the frame, but that isn't the way that it works. It does move with the slide.
The pistol also has a decocker lever, which also doubles as a slide release. However, it can't be used to lock the side open. If you wish to lock the slide open, you need to use an empty magazine.
On the back of the frame is an elongated slot that the rear of the firing pin protrudes from. When the trigger is not being pulled, the firing pin is at the bottom of the slot. It lies up with a hole in the hammer. So if the gun was cocked and dropped, and the sear released the hammer, the hammer could not hit the firing pin. When you pull the trigger, it pushes the firing pin up for the hammer to strike it. Pulling the trigger is interesting.
There is the normal take-up, and then the contact with the firing pin safety, and finally the contact with the sear. So, the initial take-up is 2lbs, and then another 2lbs to move the firing pin, and finally 1-1/2lbs to release the hammer. Uhh, TMan you don't like guns with 5-1/2lb triggers - right? Well, from the time the sear is contacted until it releases only requires 1-1/2lbs of pressure. I like it in spite of just a little bit of creep, which you would never notice in firing it. The creep is nothing compared to my CZ-75's.
On the invoice someone had written on it "best available". Sorry, if you order one, it will be second best. Well, I guess the next one will be "best available too". The last one they ship will be "best available" even though it will also be the worse one they had. Wonder if I got the last one?
I've always been impressed with my P1, which cost me $300 at CheaperthanDirt, but for the money, the P5 is really impressive.
I'd heard great things about the Walther P5, and since SOG had them in stock, and on sale...
It cost me $402.90 (includes 2% for credit card usage), $15 for handpicked, and $20 for transfer fee. (My dealer raised their transfer fee from $15 to $20 this year).
The gun came in a small black plastic box just like the one that the H&K P7 PSP came in. It had two magazines, and a holster.
There is a small amount of holster wear on the slide, but I can't see any signs inside the pistol that it was ever shot. I wonder if somewhere along the line the internals parts were all replaced, but even if that was done, I would think I could see some wear on the rails. All the bluing (paint?) on the slides is intact.
The recoil spring system is a lot like that on the P1, with two springs, one on each side at the rear of the frame.
At first I thought that the barrel was pinned to the frame, but that isn't the way that it works. It does move with the slide.
The pistol also has a decocker lever, which also doubles as a slide release. However, it can't be used to lock the side open. If you wish to lock the slide open, you need to use an empty magazine.
On the back of the frame is an elongated slot that the rear of the firing pin protrudes from. When the trigger is not being pulled, the firing pin is at the bottom of the slot. It lies up with a hole in the hammer. So if the gun was cocked and dropped, and the sear released the hammer, the hammer could not hit the firing pin. When you pull the trigger, it pushes the firing pin up for the hammer to strike it. Pulling the trigger is interesting.
There is the normal take-up, and then the contact with the firing pin safety, and finally the contact with the sear. So, the initial take-up is 2lbs, and then another 2lbs to move the firing pin, and finally 1-1/2lbs to release the hammer. Uhh, TMan you don't like guns with 5-1/2lb triggers - right? Well, from the time the sear is contacted until it releases only requires 1-1/2lbs of pressure. I like it in spite of just a little bit of creep, which you would never notice in firing it. The creep is nothing compared to my CZ-75's.
On the invoice someone had written on it "best available". Sorry, if you order one, it will be second best. Well, I guess the next one will be "best available too". The last one they ship will be "best available" even though it will also be the worse one they had. Wonder if I got the last one?
I've always been impressed with my P1, which cost me $300 at CheaperthanDirt, but for the money, the P5 is really impressive.
