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.

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WALTHER PPQ45 pistol and award
Carl Walther 
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

Pistole WALTHER PPQ M2 in caliber .45 ACP
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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