One of my friends just bought a Walther CCP in 9MM. The pistol felt great in hand . The accuracy was impressive and the trigger was surprisingly good. I took the slide off and it has some kind of gas piston where the recoil spring would be in a Glock or 1911. I found the recoil to be high for a 9mm I thought 40S&W recoil impulse. It is a nice pistol. I own a Kahr PM 9 I picked up used about 10 years age as a comparison . I today would buy a Shield I have tried several at the range and I like them the best. I have a P99 S&W [Walther clone] and that is my Walther experience
Walther CCP range report.
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I own a Shield 9 and love it. A Glock loving buddy of mine was giving me grief when I bought it. Up until the point he shot it.
Interesting.
I thought the trigger sucked.
But side by side with the Glock 43 or the Shield, the gas piston ("softcoil" recoil management system) produces dramatically less recoil than a pistol of similar weight.
I bought one for my wife a couple years ago.
She tried all three (CCP, Shield, G43) and it was the Walther.
Hands down.
I thought the trigger sucked.
But side by side with the Glock 43 or the Shield, the gas piston ("softcoil" recoil management system) produces dramatically less recoil than a pistol of similar weight.
I bought one for my wife a couple years ago.
She tried all three (CCP, Shield, G43) and it was the Walther.
Hands down.
I should add that mine (hers) is a couple years old. So, perhaps that trigger has been improved.
I took it completely apart, and polished all the bearing/mating surfaces.
Big improvement.
But still a long, spongy trigger.
I took it completely apart, and polished all the bearing/mating surfaces.
Big improvement.
But still a long, spongy trigger.
Was it the long travel or the reset? I liked the pistol .With a compact type pistol a revolver like trigger is fine. like the Kahr own, I like the Shield.I should by one but I really don't need any more guns.Gun feel is so personal.
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It was the long travel.
I really like the pistol.
Trigger feel is the one area I would improve. Crisp reset, but the pull itself feels as if lots of bits of plastic are rubbing. Not a smooth mechanical feel.
On the plus side: 8+1 capacity. Slim size. Ergonomic grip. Greatly reduced recoil (when compared with similar size pistols).
My wife really likes it. Recoil and grip feel were critical in that decision.
I really like the pistol.
Trigger feel is the one area I would improve. Crisp reset, but the pull itself feels as if lots of bits of plastic are rubbing. Not a smooth mechanical feel.
On the plus side: 8+1 capacity. Slim size. Ergonomic grip. Greatly reduced recoil (when compared with similar size pistols).
My wife really likes it. Recoil and grip feel were critical in that decision.
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The ergo's on the CCP are absolutely fantastic. Walther has done a great job with this including the PPQ, P99 and P22 in my opinion. My wife also loves this pistol. The trigger does leave something to be desired, but it's not a deal breaker imo...
Was this is the first generation CCP or the new M2?
Haven't shot the CCP, but I love my Walther PPS M2. Feels better than the Shield or 43 do. But it weighs a little more, which actually softens the recoil. Quite pleasant to shoot at the range for being a subcompact, single stack 9mm.
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