I am not sure of ownership, but I can say with certainty that Smith and Wesson handles all Walther repairs in the US. My P99 also recently failed (and I also sung the praises of it) and in my box I havent looked through in years I saw a bright yellow card that said after a certain date to send it to S&Ws repair center. Also, the barrel and frame are stamped with the famous "eagle over N" stamp that shows its true german production, but on the slide it says in big bold stamped letters Smith and Wesson/Springfield, Mass. I found it odd back then, and still kind of do wonder how their relationship works, but given the SW99 and P99 are exactly the same minus some different contours I'd say its more than a light partnership!The Annoyed Man wrote:I could be wrong about that. I'm just repeating what I've heard. But when you look at both their websites, it is pretty obvious there is a business relationship there.RHENRIKSEN wrote:Are you sure about S&W owning Walther? I know that they're the US *importer*, but I've never heard of an ownership relationship.
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- Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:37 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: PPS failure :-(((
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Re: PPS failure :-(((
- Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:44 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: PPS failure :-(((
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Re: PPS failure :-(((
austinrealtor wrote:That is not good. Sorry that happened to you.
I've been reading about similar failures related to slide lock lever on http://ppstalk.com/forum/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Quite a few stories of problems with that part - usually related to spring popping loose and jamming inside the gun, thus your range guy may well have broken the piece off by using such force. Others, IIRC, have fiddled with the spring with a paper clip or something and unstuck it.
Methinks there is enough anecdotal evidence of this problem that Walther/S&W should seriously consider a recall.
Luckily my PPS 9mm has been problem free on every range trip since I picked it up in early September. Even the one problem I did send it back to S&W to repair - broken striker guide - didn't actually negatively effect the functioning of the pistol (go figure).
I doubt they do a recall unless it is an issue that could put them in serious hot legal water i.e. like the LCP being able to discharge when dropped. While any problem with a firearm is more than potentially dangerous, I highly doubt a recall for an issue like that. Its all about dollars and cents to them