I just received a Umarex Walther, PPQ .
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I did a little YouTube searching over a few days to find a replica, pellet pistol that I thought I wouldn't have gotten pissed that I bought !!
I have two other Umarex pistols, a CP99 and a Colt 1911.
Those both have the round metal magazine. This PPQ has a 21 round belt magazine. I was a bit concerned about a long belt, but one YouTube video made a few comments about it, on the positive side...so...I thought I'd give it a try.
The gun is real life heavy. The grip frame is as mostly normal on many guns today, a plastic of some sort. Fairly solid feeling. The slide is a metal (of some sort), as is much of the inner receiver. The magazine assembly is a mostly cast metal, with both the valve and the belt a non-removable part of the assembly. No cheap doors to move or open.
The one Youtube reviewer that convinced me to buy it, explained the way that the belt drive works and why the trigger is sort of a long pull...like most other guns of this sort !
He also said that some lube on the belt went a LONG way in making the trigger...much better. Didn't make the pull shorter, but made it a lighter, smoother pull.
So with it in my hands, I was playing. With the magazine out of the gun, I messed with the trigger. It's MUCH smoother and lighter a pull...without...the magazine in place. Hence the YouTuber videos comment about lubrication. All I have around the house in a spray lube is...yep, WD40, so I sprayed some, rolled the belt around, a little more WD40. I wiped all of the excess away and proceeded to load some Meisterkugeln, 7gn. pellets into the belt.
Now...you NEED to know, the pellet loading IS...a bit fiddly ! Good thing that it holds 21 rounds ! Another thing that I learned recently, I used a pen to push the pellets ALL the way into the belt. It DOES...help with accuracy.
Loading the c02 cartridge is a simple turn of a large set screw. No pressure loss.
My 73 year old eyes AREN'T what they were in my 20's and even early 40's, but I gave the guns, iron sights a try at about 13 feet. Wow...about 6 rounds later, I was somewhat amazed.
One VERY good thing to note, the barrel has NO movement in the frame. It's pressed into the receiver, the receiver is pinned into the grip frame. So...the barrel is tight ! The slide has a little movement, but not much (mine anyway).
One thing, it IS loud. Louder than my other three replica guns.
I proceeded to put one of my less expensive, red dot sights on it so I could actually make out the target, and sighted it in.
If you shoot your guns and like to hit the target, this gun should be looked into. Out of my three other replica guns, this is by far the most accurate of the three.
Mike
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www.midwayusa.com I did a little YouTube searching over a few days to find a replica, pellet pistol that I thought I wouldn't have gotten pissed that I bought !!
I have two other Umarex pistols, a CP99 and a Colt 1911.
Those both have the round metal magazine. This PPQ has a 21 round belt magazine. I was a bit concerned about a long belt, but one YouTube video made a few comments about it, on the positive side...so...I thought I'd give it a try.
The gun is real life heavy. The grip frame is as mostly normal on many guns today, a plastic of some sort. Fairly solid feeling. The slide is a metal (of some sort), as is much of the inner receiver. The magazine assembly is a mostly cast metal, with both the valve and the belt a non-removable part of the assembly. No cheap doors to move or open.
The one Youtube reviewer that convinced me to buy it, explained the way that the belt drive works and why the trigger is sort of a long pull...like most other guns of this sort !
He also said that some lube on the belt went a LONG way in making the trigger...much better. Didn't make the pull shorter, but made it a lighter, smoother pull.
So with it in my hands, I was playing. With the magazine out of the gun, I messed with the trigger. It's MUCH smoother and lighter a pull...without...the magazine in place. Hence the YouTuber videos comment about lubrication. All I have around the house in a spray lube is...yep, WD40, so I sprayed some, rolled the belt around, a little more WD40. I wiped all of the excess away and proceeded to load some Meisterkugeln, 7gn. pellets into the belt.
Now...you NEED to know, the pellet loading IS...a bit fiddly ! Good thing that it holds 21 rounds ! Another thing that I learned recently, I used a pen to push the pellets ALL the way into the belt. It DOES...help with accuracy.
Loading the c02 cartridge is a simple turn of a large set screw. No pressure loss.
My 73 year old eyes AREN'T what they were in my 20's and even early 40's, but I gave the guns, iron sights a try at about 13 feet. Wow...about 6 rounds later, I was somewhat amazed.
One VERY good thing to note, the barrel has NO movement in the frame. It's pressed into the receiver, the receiver is pinned into the grip frame. So...the barrel is tight ! The slide has a little movement, but not much (mine anyway).
One thing, it IS loud. Louder than my other three replica guns.
I proceeded to put one of my less expensive, red dot sights on it so I could actually make out the target, and sighted it in.
If you shoot your guns and like to hit the target, this gun should be looked into. Out of my three other replica guns, this is by far the most accurate of the three.
Mike
