![]() Now, If YOU get 3 excellent P5's I WILL be upset, so please let us (or pm me) know the actual condition of the pistol's you receive.īy the way, my P5 fits in my Glock 17 #5 DeSantis thumb-snap holster perfectly. 8-round magazine Fits Walther P5 9mm pistol Magazine body constructed of heat treated steel with black oxide finish Injection molded magazine follower. I believe that SOG didn't get a whole lot of P5's and since the first ad hit the market the best ones (visually) were already taken by the time my order arrived. I'm not unhappy with SOG and their Customer Service personnel at all. I'm not unhappy with my Walther P5 at all. Trish is having the $15 handpick fee refunded to me. 6,563 views The Walther P5 was developed in the mid-1970s as a response to the West German police’s search for new a 9x19mm service pistol to replace the older smaller. Rather than take a chance on trading a P5 that shoots and functions perfectly for another which might not be as good, tho better in appearance I chose not to exchange my P5. Since I had paid for a handpick, and the sales receipt indicated I had indeed gotten the "best available" I doubted that there were any more in the warehouse any better than mine. The lady at Cust Serv (Trish?) was very helpful and offered to exchange my pistol for another. ![]() I paid the extra $15 "handpick" so I emailed SOG (sent them a picture) and inquired about the advertised vs the actual condition of my P5. I've had zero malfunctions, and it shoots poa for me at 7yards. Most likely I don't know how to rate a pistol properly, and the only aspect of the P5 that concerned me was the holster wear on the top and both sides of the slide. ![]() It was considered as a replacement choice for Colt M1911A1 in the U.S. It comes with 4 independent safety features to make it a very safe pistol to carry. It holds 8 rounds of ammunition and can have wood or plastic grips. When my pistol arrived it appeared to be in "good/very good condition" as opposed to "excellent" as advertised. The German Walther P5 is a small semiauto handgun that can be chambered in either 7.65mm or 9mm. I ordered one of SOG's P5's about two weeks ago. Here is an uploaded picture from the World of Guns: Ten minutes later, he called up SOG and told me they will be here next Wednesday. I told him it was a "superb" deal and he actually ordered three of them. Walthers two latest combat pistols are the P5 Compact and the P88 Compact, both of which are double action autos chamered for the 9mm Parabellum cartridge. "Imported Direct from Germany", I couldn't resist.Īfter some deliberation, I took the ad to my local dealer and asked him to order me one. This month, they were dropped down to about $425.00 advertised in excellent condition, with box, holster, 2 magazines, cleaning rod and instruction book. They have alway's interested me, but I couldn't really justify buying the surplus aluminum frame/steel slide pistol at the high price of $695.00 and so I passed. Over a cold dinner, I paged through the rather length flyer looking at the usual surplus rifles, collector's pistols and new handguns.įor a couple of months, I have seen the Walther P-5 advertised and passed based on the price. The night before last I came home to find my Southern Ohio Guns flyer in the mailbox.
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