I have a new Walther PPQ!

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Here are a couple of close up pics of the ported barrel installed in a PPQ (courtesy of imaoldfart on the Walther Forum).





I also have one of those PPQ gun mats!

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Holster problems! Help!

Yesterday, I ordered one of the FoxX Hybrid Holsters for my PPQ after having read many positive reports about the quality. Just $39 shipped! I got it all black like the one pictured below. This morning, I snagged a pair of leather snap loops from the Marketplace to use with it. I'll probably get it in about 10 days, so I'll report on it then.

I was supposed to get this holster Saturday, but a dyslexic mail sorter in Charlotte sent it to 28741 instead of 28714! So I got it today.

I have been trying it out and I am perplexed. I have tried it with my best gun belt, then a lighter, more flexible belt, then with the belt looser than I like. But I cannot get the gun in the holster! The curve of my hip pushes the leather backing outward into the space made by the kydex shell, not leaving enough room to insert the gun. Even pushing in like crazy, I can only get the barrel and the right side of the slide in, but the left side of the slide sits on the top edge of the kydex (remember, I'm a lefty) and it won't go in. The only way I can get the gun in it is to take my pants down, insert the gun, pull it all back up and try to get my pants and belt fastened without sagging! Yuck!!!

I thought that, with the kydex shell that doesn't collapse, it would be easy to holster the gun. Boy, was I wrong! Now I see why the Garretts warn that their Silent Thunder Fusion may not be as easy holstering as the IWB with the rigid back. Also, they have the top of the kydex shell flared outward to help getting the gun in there. The FoxX is not flared at all.

Those of you who have this kind of holster, please help! Especially those of you who have them for a wider double stack gun such as a Glock 19. Do any of you have this problem holstering the gun? How do you do it?

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Anybody? ^^^

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Goooaaalll!!!

Trying to find mags for these guns has been impossible. Like about all brands, they have been sold out. Mec-gar is working to catch up, but it will be a while.

But someone posted a find on the Walther Forum about CDNN having them listed under the S&W section (the only reason they still have them in stock because they were hidden there), and I picked up two! Not a bad price, either. $39.99. They usually go for much more. It says they are for the SW99/P99 and also fit the PPQ. So I'll have to see what model name is molded on the bottom of the mag base. It won't be PPQ, but I don't care. They will feed my Q; that's all I care about! I scored!

[dkmatthews]

Congrats on finding magazines! Let me know how those work. I'm more than happy to let you be the guinea pig!

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Congrats on finding magazines! Let me know how those work. I'm more than happy to let you be the guinea pig!

No guinea pig. These are the same mags, made by the same mfgr. Item# MAGFA915. Also the same mag made for the MR Baby Eagle. If you want mags, you better grab some!

http://www.cdnninvestments.com/smwesw9mm15b.html

[DeeDubya]

Die Deutsch bauen einige feinen Gewehre.

[Bawanna]

Die Deutsch bauen einige feinen Gewehre.

Can he say that?

I'm multi lingual, let me see if I can sound it out.........


The Dutch barn indeed full of Gewehre. Hmmm, I'm thinking that's not quite right, my Ethiopian Bayou slang is a little rusty.

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Die Deutsch bauen einige feinen Gewehre.

My guess: The Germans make several guns.

[Dino]

Here are a couple of close up pics of the ported barrel installed in a PPQ (courtesy of imaoldfart on the Walther Forum).


Why would you put a ported barrel on a 9mm? I shoot nothing but .40 for CCW, maybe on a .40... but a 9mm. I would of put the money towards a new pistol. I have never shot a 9 that was snappy to the point of needing a ported barrel, maybe if it was a match grade gun, and you were shooting in competition.



I also have one of those PPQ gun mats!

Why would you put a ported barrel on a 9mm? I shoot nothing but .40 for CCW, maybe on a .40... but a 9mm. I would of put the money towards a new pistol. I have never shot a 9 that was snappy to the point of needing a ported barrel, maybe if it was a match grade gun, and you were shooting in competition.

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Each to his own, Dino. If you knew me, you'd know that I have very crippled, partially paralyzed hands and wrists. If you knew more about the PPQ, you would know it has a reputation for being surprizingly snappy, especially for a gun about the size and weight of a Glock 19. 17 posts here and you're criticizing a senior member. Let me suggest something for you to read: "How To Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.

[DeeDubya]

My guess: The Germans make several guns.

Die Deutsch bauen einige feinen Gewehre
"The Germans construct some fine weapons"

I've owned a few myself but sadly never a Walther.

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Trying to find mags for these guns has been impossible. Like about all brands, they have been sold out. Mec-gar is working to catch up, but it will be a while.

But someone posted a find on the Walther Forum about CDNN having them listed under the S&W section (the only reason they still have them in stock because they were hidden there), and I picked up two! Not a bad price, either. $39.99. They usually go for much more. It says they are for the SW99/P99 and also fit the PPQ. So I'll have to see what model name is molded on the bottom of the mag base. It won't be PPQ, but I don't care. They will feed my Q; that's all I care about! I scored!

Got them. Surprize! They are Magnum Research Baby Eagle mags. They'll work fine. Funny, they were listed in the S&W section for P99, SW99, also fit PPQ 9mm 15rd. No mention that they were Baby Eagle mags. I had cancelled my backorder at Magnum Research after I read where someone was sent the wrong mags. I could have probably gotten them awhile back and saved a couple of bucks. But I'm cool. Got my mags.

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Update on Post 80:

Well, I got the Slim EC Mike's Special holster today. It is gorgeous! Perfectly molded and finished. Great fit and retention. And that aggressive cant works perfectly with the PPQ, making the draw extra nice and helping to minimize printing. The gun rides very close and tight to my body, so much so that the texture near the top of the grip rubs against my spare tire through the thin T shirt I am wearing. I may have to sand that texture a bit or put a Talon rubber grip applique on the gun. No fault to the holster, but rather to my flabbiness.

Overall, the holster is very comfortable, stable and holds the gun tightly. Yet I can draw it in a snap, aided by that high degree of cant. The gun carries light in this holster, not tending to weigh my belt down quite as much as the Aholster OWB Belt Holster does. I attribute that to the IWB carry and the shape of the holster, including the stabilizing rounded skirt at the back. The leather snap loops with one way snaps hold very securely and make the holster more comfortable than stiff metal clips would, IMO, because they can bend and lay flat where they're put.

This holster is amazingly slim. And with the way it holds the gun so tight to my body it makes for easy concealment. I had debated about getting a Crossbreed style hybrid holster. But this holster is much thinner and lighter, so I am very pleased with my decision!

I will try to get some pictures this weekend and post them.

[dkmatthews]

Re: I have a new Walther PPQ!

Jfootin - let's see the photos or it never happened!

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