Walther LG400 vs. Steyr LP10

[russchi]

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/7679335/Wal ... air_pistol

http://www.carl-walther.de/index.php?co ... oduct=1555

How do LG400 compare to LP10? What are their asking price now?

Has Isakov become more competitive after started using LG400? I guess at their level, pistol makes little difference, but for us mortals, pound for pound, which pistol might be a better buy, looking at the specs. ?

[Russchi]

http://www.carl-walther.de/index.php?co ... d=1&uid=30

Target able to to do 1/10 scoring? That might be a good home training device.

[seamaster]

http://www.carl-walther.de/index.php?co ... oduct=1457


Can't read German. What does it say?

[Seamaster]

http://www.carl-walther.de/files/pdf/RO ... manual.pdf

Found it.

[ghostrip]

I believe Isakov still shoots the LP300XT. I havent seen any LP400 or LG400 yet. Only one german woman athlete using LG400 stock with LG300 action.

[Matti]

Maybe someone who is using LP 400 can share his opinion and fillings about it. Difficult to find any information about LP400 anywhere.
LP10 is not well balanced pistol in my opinion, how is with LP400? The same weight fillings?

[ghostrip]

most online shops in germany state that deliveries of LP400 are for the 4th querter of 2010. so i dont think its available yet. perhaps after holidays

[jipe]

Maybe someone who is using LP 400 can share his opinion and fillings about it. Difficult to find any information about LP400 anywhere.
LP10 is not well balanced pistol in my opinion, how is with LP400? The same weight fillings?

I had the opportunity to try a little the LP400.

First impression, the carbon version looks very nice, it is a beautifull pistol and it seems really well built. I never liked the design of the LP300(XT) but the LP400 looks much better. The aluminium version is a kind of LP10 clone.

Second impression, it is really a lightweigth pistol, switching from an LP300XT to a LP400 is an impressive weight reduction. Now is that good for the performances, to be tried but I have no problem with an heavier pistol (I have added two additional weigths on my LP10) and would think that without additional weigths, it is too low for an adult shooter.

Third impression, the grip is very flat, it gives a really strange impression in the hand. It feels so strange that I switched to an LP300XT and indeed, the shape of the grip of the LP400 is different. This was confirmed by a Walther technician: they changed the shape to make it flatter (but he couldn't give me any technical motivation to do so). He also told me that the LP400 and LP300 grips are not exchangeable, this is due to the new 3D grip adjustement system (you can now remove the grip and be sure that it will be at the same position when you put it back what was not the case with the LP300 = a great improvement... but this is the case for more than 10 years on the LP10). From the short test I did, I must say that I definitely do not like the shape of the LP400 grip (I am used to the shape of the Rink grip).

Some other impressions: the trigger seems OK, nothing special to say about it after a short test. Same for the sigths.

So, globally, if you except the grip shape (not that important since Rink will soon have a grip for the LP400), it seems a nice pistol and seen the importance of the design for selling a pistol, I think it will have more success than the LP300.

Now, compared to the LP10, I do not see any reason to prefer the LP400 which is a kind of LP10 clone (especially the aluminium version) it has nothing that the LP10 doesn't have while the LP10 is the leading pistol with now two types of trigger, so for me the LP10 remain a better, proven choice.

From a price point of view, in my country, the LP400 is more expensive than the LP10 and less expensive than the LP10E.

[yana]

I had a LP10 in my hands lately. Totally disliked the grip. Felt like a pencil so thin. And it was a M grip and I have S of M grips normally.
Wouldnt pick a new LP10 without morini grip.
LP400 is a LP10 lookalike imo.
Both will be great.
We cant tell you what suits yóu best, its personal.
I dont really like the 300XT 5D. Its quite heavy overall, but too light up front. Imo anyway. Cant hold it as still as my Tau 7 or morini.
Grip is great though, FAR better than the new LP10's. For me anyway.

[David Levene]

LP400 is a LP10 lookalike imo.

Which bit?

There is a remote similarity with the ALU barrel shroud fitted but there isn't much else that looks the same.