I wrote a month or so ago about my department's quest for a new duty handgun with an optic mounted.
I had reached out to Walther on a bit of a whim based on a conversation with one of our officers. It was more simple curiosity than intent. To my surprise, they have been incredibly accommodating. Today, Walther flew one of their trainers out (from Maryland to California) to my department to put on a private armorer's class for my department and left us a brand new demo PDP (4.5" Full Size).
Prior to today, I had very little interest in the gun. After tearing one apart and shooting one today I must say I'm somewhat enamored by it. The factory trigger is simply outstanding.
I shot it side by side with my P320 (GGI shoe) and my buddy's FN 509 (Apex trigger) and I must say I walked away digging the Walther PDP more.
I'm still waiting for optics plates from Walther (they said it would be a couple weeks), but simply shooting with irons I'm quite impressed.
So my question is, for those that have been using the PDP for a bit, would it hold up to being a general issue service pistol for an entire department or should it be just an authorized gun among many? Any repeat issues that have arisen with the platform?