WALTHER PPQ 45: handgun of the year

The renowned US gunmagazine "American Rifleman" has awarded the WALTHER gun PPQ 45 as "Handgun of the Year". The WALTHER PPQ M2 in the popular caliber .45 ACP has thus received a highly coveted award from the NRA.

all4shooters.com05/20/2017

WALTHER PPQ45 pistol and award — The WALTHER PPQ45 received the award as the "Pistol of the Year" and the "Bullseye Award" of the NRA

At the annual meeting of the American National Rifle Association (NRA) in late April in Atlanta WALTHER representatives were awarded with the "Bullseye Award".

The Walther PPQ 45 is almost identical to the world-famous Walther PPQ in 9 mm Luger, but it comes in the most popular and strong caliber .45 ACP. With this award Walther Arms from Fort Smith, was able to celebrate another valuable success in the "homeland" of the .45 caliber.

Technical data and characteristics of the WALTHER PPQ45

Carl Walther

The WALTHER PPQ 45 pistol is a variant of the PPQ M2 model.

As the name suggests, the PPQ 45 is a variant of the Walther PPQ M2 in caliber .45. The handle is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic with three interchangeable parts.

The matte black slide is cut from a solid and has serrations in the rear and front closure part in order to facilitate handling and retraction of the closure. The surface finish is made of tough tenifer-nitride coating.

Technical data of the WALTHER PPQ M2 pistol

Model:

WALTHER PPQ M2

System:

Semi-automatic self-loading pistol

Caliber:

.45 Auto/ACP

Capacity:

12+1 rounds

Safety:

3 auto

Trigger:

Quick Defense

Trigger pull:

2.500 Gramm / 5.6 lbs

Sight:

3-Dot polymer sights

Sight length:

188 mm /

Barrel:

Polygonal rifled barrel

Barrel length:

108 mm / 4,25"

Dimensions:

188 x 147 x 34 mm (L/H/B) / 7.4 " x 5.8" x 1.3"

Weight:

808 Gramm / 28 oz

Notes:

Picatinny rail

Price:

699,- US-Dollar (MSRP)

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You will find further information on the website of Walther Arms.

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