New Wave Walther: Walther PPQ 

One of the things Umarex did was make Walther a top-notch competitive air rifle maker again, but that’s a story for another time. Here we’re concerned with handguns.

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When Umarex took over, the main bigbore pistol Walther had in the catalog was the P88. A high-cap 9mm, it was an entirely useful tool, but it was not something to be loved. It was heavy and bulky, and the trigger was not what American shooters wanted. The new team at Walther set about designing a replacement for the P88, and in 1997 the P99 was unveiled. While it was a great step forward, the feedback Walther received from we American shooters was pretty much the same: We didn’t like that trigger either. While one set of designers and engineers went to work on the trigger, the rest went to work on the exterior. In addition to giving the slide cleaner lines and a profusion of cocking serrations, they also improved the already good ergonomics of the grip.

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