I’ve wanted one of these for a long time so when one popped up on AOA’s “Pre-owned” list I went for it. They advertised it in as “like new” condition and, yeah, I’d say it lives up to its billing. For my tastes it’s a gorgeous gun and beautifully made.
It’s feels very solid in your hand at 2 lbs 14 oz. I have a reasonably big hand and that grip is certainly big enough for me. Of course, the mechanism is all contained under the grips. It’s an SSP and is charged and the hammer cocked by the lever that goes from the trigger guard to the bottom of the grip. I don’t find it that difficult to charge but don’t get your finger between the lever and the trigger guard on the way back home or a blood blister results (and how would I know that?).
Mine shoots 7.0 gr Hobbys at 372 fps. The Blue Book says they shoot 450 fps so I’m thinking of having it resealed. I’d normally do it myself but there are a couple things to consider. First is that it’s in such good condition, I don’t want to muck it up buggering screw heads and adding scratches to the metalwork. The second is that these guns had different pistons and different exhaust valves over the years and both may have to be reworked. I called Pilkington and they said between $200 and $300 to reseal depending what they find inside. Still, machining some new parts is not beyond me so I may give it a go.
It’s quite a pleasure to shoot, the trigger is excellent and I’m getting more accurate with it the more I shoot it. It would be great to get another 75 fps out of it, we’ll see.
While there are wooden grips for my standard version there is another “match” version that has wooden target grips. Also the end of the receiver differs a bit. Trevor goes into that in the link below.
This is a comparison of three Walthers in my collection. As you can see the LP 3 is sized right between the LPM-1 on the top and the LP 53 on the bottom.
Some excellent information about Walther pistols including the LP 3 from Trevor Adams:
http://cinedux.com/walther-air-pistols.php
Here is a YouTube video of what it’s like to shoot the LP3. (And no, not in my dreams am I shooting like this.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfD631CE164
It’s feels very solid in your hand at 2 lbs 14 oz. I have a reasonably big hand and that grip is certainly big enough for me. Of course, the mechanism is all contained under the grips. It’s an SSP and is charged and the hammer cocked by the lever that goes from the trigger guard to the bottom of the grip. I don’t find it that difficult to charge but don’t get your finger between the lever and the trigger guard on the way back home or a blood blister results (and how would I know that?).
Mine shoots 7.0 gr Hobbys at 372 fps. The Blue Book says they shoot 450 fps so I’m thinking of having it resealed. I’d normally do it myself but there are a couple things to consider. First is that it’s in such good condition, I don’t want to muck it up buggering screw heads and adding scratches to the metalwork. The second is that these guns had different pistons and different exhaust valves over the years and both may have to be reworked. I called Pilkington and they said between $200 and $300 to reseal depending what they find inside. Still, machining some new parts is not beyond me so I may give it a go.
It’s quite a pleasure to shoot, the trigger is excellent and I’m getting more accurate with it the more I shoot it. It would be great to get another 75 fps out of it, we’ll see.
While there are wooden grips for my standard version there is another “match” version that has wooden target grips. Also the end of the receiver differs a bit. Trevor goes into that in the link below.
This is a comparison of three Walthers in my collection. As you can see the LP 3 is sized right between the LPM-1 on the top and the LP 53 on the bottom.
Some excellent information about Walther pistols including the LP 3 from Trevor Adams:
http://cinedux.com/walther-air-pistols.php
Here is a YouTube video of what it’s like to shoot the LP3. (And no, not in my dreams am I shooting like this.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfD631CE164
