This is a long one so you maybe want to do something more productive!
Preamble: After much deliberation I decided to take a chance on the 5" PPQ. I had a S&W Victory which was very accurate and problem free after almost 2500 rounds. However the grip was too small for me even with medium size hands and after a while I just did not want to deal with it any more. I spent money on different grips but to no avail. What I wanted was a full size gun that shot 22LR. I looked at Sig P226 in 22LR as well as the CZ but they were more money and I wanted a five inch barrel.
I also considered the Beretta 92 in 22, also made by Umarex, but could not find an example to see although I bought the Walther sight unseen. When I took the gun out of the box I was shocked at how light it was. It is very plastic and so toy-like that it does not feel like a real gun. However I was pleased with the red front FO sight and blacked out rear which is how I set up my guns. Holding it confirmed that it fit like a real full size gun and not a scaled down 22 for a kid. I took it apart for a pre-shoot clean and was pleased with its easy disassembly. Lots of plastic inside. The barrel has a shroud and the actual barrel is paper thin which had me concerned about rapid overheating.
So I loaded up and went to the local indoor range and shot at the max range of 12 yards. Right away it felt great and super easy and in spite of its zero weight there was no felt recoil. It just went ping ping ping no problem. The hand position was exactly what I wanted and could hold a comfortable two hand just like I do with my Sigs and STI. I was beginning to enjoy this gun.
I tried different ammo and found that it shot very well with Federal Target and Geco Semi-Auto. CCI SV seemed to work better that the Mini-Mag for some reason. CCI Velocitor and Stinger seemed to overpower it at this distance, maybe better at 25 yards. Accuracy was excellent and factory sighting was spot on.
The trigger has to be pulled straight back, obviously, because if you pull to the side at all it rubs up against the inside wall. I'll have to investigate.
After about 100 rounds the show came to an abrupt end when it suddenly started to shoot all over the place. I was mystified and could not determine the cause when the rear sight suddenly came off. Fortunately I was able to find all the pieces even a micro windage spring. This was a shock as I has done a pre-flight check and found everything tight. An examination of the rear sight revealed that is is a piece of cheap junk (I'm being polite) and should not be on a $400 gun. I have reassembled the sight and will continue to use it until an alternative comes along. It is a Novak type design but about 25 thou shorter the the Novaks on my STI. I will contact Dawson and beg him to do something since he does not carry anything at this time.
In spite of the sight issue I like the gun. The feel is great, accuracy excellent, trigger OK and reliability is fine so far. In spite of my concerns the barrel did not overheat as I thought it would.
Preamble: After much deliberation I decided to take a chance on the 5" PPQ. I had a S&W Victory which was very accurate and problem free after almost 2500 rounds. However the grip was too small for me even with medium size hands and after a while I just did not want to deal with it any more. I spent money on different grips but to no avail. What I wanted was a full size gun that shot 22LR. I looked at Sig P226 in 22LR as well as the CZ but they were more money and I wanted a five inch barrel.
I also considered the Beretta 92 in 22, also made by Umarex, but could not find an example to see although I bought the Walther sight unseen. When I took the gun out of the box I was shocked at how light it was. It is very plastic and so toy-like that it does not feel like a real gun. However I was pleased with the red front FO sight and blacked out rear which is how I set up my guns. Holding it confirmed that it fit like a real full size gun and not a scaled down 22 for a kid. I took it apart for a pre-shoot clean and was pleased with its easy disassembly. Lots of plastic inside. The barrel has a shroud and the actual barrel is paper thin which had me concerned about rapid overheating.
So I loaded up and went to the local indoor range and shot at the max range of 12 yards. Right away it felt great and super easy and in spite of its zero weight there was no felt recoil. It just went ping ping ping no problem. The hand position was exactly what I wanted and could hold a comfortable two hand just like I do with my Sigs and STI. I was beginning to enjoy this gun.
I tried different ammo and found that it shot very well with Federal Target and Geco Semi-Auto. CCI SV seemed to work better that the Mini-Mag for some reason. CCI Velocitor and Stinger seemed to overpower it at this distance, maybe better at 25 yards. Accuracy was excellent and factory sighting was spot on.
The trigger has to be pulled straight back, obviously, because if you pull to the side at all it rubs up against the inside wall. I'll have to investigate.
After about 100 rounds the show came to an abrupt end when it suddenly started to shoot all over the place. I was mystified and could not determine the cause when the rear sight suddenly came off. Fortunately I was able to find all the pieces even a micro windage spring. This was a shock as I has done a pre-flight check and found everything tight. An examination of the rear sight revealed that is is a piece of cheap junk (I'm being polite) and should not be on a $400 gun. I have reassembled the sight and will continue to use it until an alternative comes along. It is a Novak type design but about 25 thou shorter the the Novaks on my STI. I will contact Dawson and beg him to do something since he does not carry anything at this time.
In spite of the sight issue I like the gun. The feel is great, accuracy excellent, trigger OK and reliability is fine so far. In spite of my concerns the barrel did not overheat as I thought it would.