So according to Walther forums, some entries on Grabagun reference the new PPX as well as a PPQ M2 being a 5" barreled gun.
That would be an absolutely EXCELLENT production class uspsa/idpa gun!
I want one threaded to go with my PPQ FE! I think Walther is stepping up their game big time.
Thanks for the heads-up. Reading the Walther forum via googling the PPQ M2 also showed a link to Grabagun’s listing for the Walther R100 .45 caliber 1911. No pictures of either the .40 or the .45 Walthers.
I hope that Walther’s version of a 1911 is a departure from a traditional 1911. Polymer with the PPQ’s trigger would actually be useful to me.
That 5" .40 cal PPQ will probably be much more practical than the standard length .40 PPQ. I own the standard and due to it’s light weight (and probably the high bore axis although that never bothered me on the 9MM PPQ), the .40 is a serious handful. I wish that I owned the 5" instead of mine, but, am glad that this is becoming and option.
I think that .45 is a Umarex turd.
That may be the case, we’ll see. I have no interest either way.
The PPQ M2 is going to make me get in line for another raven holster though! Crap.
I think the R100 has been out for a bit - it’s sold as the ‘Regent R100’ here, just another of the sub-$500 budget 1911s.
Just found info on some of the distributor sites, that there is definitely a standard mag release coming for the PPQ M2, ala the new PPX. And new mags…
But no mention of any PPQ M2 with the German/Euro mag release on any site…
That’s fuckin’ full retard. Why wouldn’t they just all use the same magazines. 
My GUESS is that with them offering a standard magazine release version… That they are looking at the the same thing the happened to Glock with the Gen4, where they needed a magazine with an additional cut to work left or right side.
So it’s likely a PPQ mag will work in a PPQ M2 with when the reversible standard release is set to the right side, but a PPQ M2 mag might be needed when the release is configured to the left side. The same way Gen3 mags work in Gen4 guns.
Could be wholly incompatible though. Who knows… I’m just curious if they are going to continue with the trigger guard release at all. Which if they didn’t would be a damn shame, but understandable.
IMHO, I think they should be doing the opposite, they need to phase out the JMB style magazine release. I’ve always been a fan of the European paddle style magazine release, and I wish it’s what Glock used.
Well neither of us are in charge. My guess is that that’s the single biggest feature they get flack over. People complaining (some sort of rightfully so) that they can shoot Walther or Other but not both. Or they get rednecks squawking about fine motor skills or how it’s just weird or some BS. I won’t lie though, after carrying the PPQ for a year now, I will occasionally hit the trigger guard to drop a mag on an M&P or Glock 
I’m not saying they are going to outright dump it. I just don’t see any backend dealer stuff that says PPQ M2 without also saying Standard Mag Release except GrabAGun and the are only 1 or 4 places, and they have the same part number for both parts!
I suspect even if they are phasing out, the current PPQ 4" will still be offered. I just don’t see the M2 5", M2 4", or M2 4" Navy/Threaded offered yet without standard mag release. It could certainly be coming.
That said, given the option, how many LGS do you think will order the standard vs German mag release??? My bet is they get more orders for Standard/American.
You’re probably right, to be honest. It’s just sad to see them do it, because their long time customers have always seen it as a desirable feature.
Walther is going to be releasing quite a few new pistols based on their already popular designs next year. There is going to be a .22lr of the PPK/S as well as those 5" PPQs. It looks as if this is a move they are going to make once they split from S&W on Jan 1st and set up shop in the US to increase their presence.
I’m looking forward to this as I am very interested in purchasing a PPQ or two. With their transition away from S&W I hope their marketing, customer support, parts availability, etc. make huge strides.
Hopefully Umarex doesn’t screw up the fantastic job Walther has been doing thus far.
all I want for Christmas is a .45 PPQ…oh and some fuckn mags:dance3:
I’ve had a 45 Walther for years now—its just labeled SW99 45 AUTO (ACP)—not expensive either…
Rocketman, S&W CS has them (PPQ in 9mm and .40) for around $65 each last time I called. So does Earls.
My hope is Jan 1, the new facility dumps a semi load of PPQ mags on the US market. And parts like the factory threaded barrel etc.
Al
Finally found some earlier today…thanks for looking out though
I blanked out and was like “Where did he buy a PPQ for $65?!?!?!”
I thought I’d bump this thread just to point out that Noodles was absolutely right. There is a PPQ M2 that will be released with the standard push-button mag release, according to a post from the head of Walther Arms, posted on the Walther forum.
To give you a sneak preview, we will be launching three new products at the SHOT Show on the 15th of January. I can’t give exacts, but the first is a PPX, a hammer fired .9mm or .40 S&W pistol, full featured and full length. The second is a new version of the PPQ M2…new magazine release on the grip that is ambidexterous and a new PPK/S in .22 LR.
Hopefully they still offer pistols here with the paddle release.
So they’ll announce them at SHOT, but when they release them is any ones guess.
Hammer fired push button mag release makes no sense to me really. Unless they are trying to compete with the FNX?
It’s good to see Walther Arms proactively reaching out to the community. Hopefully the AWB nonsense dies down and Walther cranks out PPQ’s, PPX(?) and parts for below what S&W was asking.
Allen