Here’s a thread with pictures on slide’s breaking.
I’m intested because I own one, and now that I’m trying to hone my pistol skills, or what there is of them, I’m shooting it a lot more.
Like, 750 rounds in the past two weekends, 500 of which went down range just this weekend.
It has issues, that’s for sure. It took a while to break in, failing to cycle occasionally when I’d shoot Remington bulk ammo through it. It works alright now but once it’s dirty it’s sluggish and occasionally needs an extra “tap” to get it into battery upon initial loading.
Further, with the 5″ target barrel I’ve found that the front weight will occasionally come loose and walk forward. It’s annoying, especially if you don’t bring an allen wrench to move it back into place. You shouldn’t need to bring tools to the range.
In hindsight I’d probably have been better off with a Ruger MKII. Still, I don’t plan on selling the Walther — it’s still a fun pistol and fills my needs, and should continue to do so provided the slide doesn’t break in half.
