Had a pretty disconcerting moment with my PPS Classic today. I purchased the gun new about 5 years ago and it has been my daily carry most of the time since then.
After some dry fire practice this afternoon, I was attempting the reload the pistol. Slide was fully forward with the striker released, chamber empty. I inserted a partially loaded 7 round mag and racked the slide firmly. For some reason I happened to look down and immediately noticed that the red striker indicator was not visible and the trigger was still fully to the rear, as if the striker did not cock. I dropped the mag, racked the slide and ejected the round out of the chamber. I proceeded to reproduce the failure to cock multiple times by racking the slide hard on an empty gun with no magazine. If I racked the slide more gently, the striker cocked normally. I'm no gunsmith and don't have a great understanding of the intricacies of the striker assembly, but this got me wondering if maybe the striker was cocking/partially cocking and then releasing, rather than totally failing to cock. I retrieved the round that ejected from the chamber off the floor, and found a light indention in the primer. Scared the shit out of me. How close was I to an ND in my living room? Good reminder to be diligent with muzzle discipline. One of my dogs could have easily walked in front of me and I would have never given it a second thought.
Anyone ever have a similar failure? I'll be calling Walther tomorrow to send it in for service. Other than pretty consistent FTEs with cheap aluminum or steel cased ammo, this is the only issue I have had with the gun.