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Walther LP500!?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 2:14 pm
by Rover
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 5:22 pm
by ProdigalSon
The robot doing QC testing near the end was pretty cool.
Is it normal to be able to do a direct, field swap between mechanical and electronic triggers? If not, that’s a very clever feature.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:03 pm
by ChipEck
Darn it...these things are addicting.
Chip
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:29 pm
by arjuna70
Where can you get one in the US?
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:34 pm
by ChipEck
I have been looking. Does not seem like any of the US retailers have them yet. If you see one please post.
Chip
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:05 pm
by Rover
ChipEck wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:34 pm
I have been looking. Does not seen like any of the US retailers have them yet. If you see one please post.
Well, you'd better dump your EVO or Morini now, before the bottom falls out of the market when everyone rushes to buy the Walther in the hope of gaining a huge increase in their score.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:23 pm
by spektr
So now when you process the gun at a contest, do you have to present BOTH triggers for weighing. I can see processing the mechanical trigger, shooting a much lighter electronic trigger and slapping the mech trigger back in after youre done shooting... Or better yet, multiple triggers of the same kind......
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:20 am
by william
Rover wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:05 pm
ChipEck wrote: ↑Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:34 pm
I have been looking. Does not seen like any of the US retailers have them yet. If you see one please post.
Well, you'd better dump your EVO or Morini now, before the bottom falls out of the market when everyone rushes to buy the Walther in the hope of gaining a huge increase in their score.
Rog, I don't see how it will be possible to shoot under 580s what with all those wonderful farckles.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 8:16 pm
by arjuna70
I was looking to purchase a Walther LP400 Carbon Compact but now I'm not sure if I should just wait for this model. Seems like a nice upgrade, not sure the difference in price once it is released here.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:30 pm
by ChipEck
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:54 pm
by arjuna70
This company can order the LP 500 for you here in the US.
www.eliteshootingsport.com
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:43 pm
by Elmas
Best thing about this model , and other new ones just out , is that you have this good feeling that once you own one of those your scores will shoot up . This feel-good effect will probably last until your new purchase arrives and you then are jolted back to reality . You can't buy happiness !
Having said that ; The interchangeability between mechanical and electronic ( the video makes it look so easy and user friendly ) ... is a real move forward in the realm of match pistol technology .
Do you think Cesar Morini is kicking himself saying ; " Now why did I not think of this first ?".
Will the Walter LP 500 start a trend of interchangeable triggers in future models of Steyr and Morini ?
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:23 am
by Jerome
Looks like you need to purchase several 10g inline weights if you want the pistol to approach 1 kg. How many will fit under the barrel?
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:06 pm
by sparky
Elmas wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:43 pm
Best thing about this model , and other new ones just out , is that you have this good feeling that once you own one of those your scores will shoot up . This feel-good effect will probably last until your new purchase arrives and you then are jolted back to reality . You can't buy happiness !
Having said that ; The interchangeability between mechanical and electronic ( the video makes it look so easy and user friendly ) ... is a real move forward in the realm of match pistol technology .
Do you think Cesar Morini is kicking himself saying ; " Now why did I not think of this first ?".
Will the Walter LP 500 start a trend of interchangeable triggers in future models of Steyr and Morini ?
Cesare Morini did think of it first...see the Matchguns MG-1 Hybrid.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:44 am
by ihasagun
Jerome wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:23 am
Looks like you need to purchase several 10g inline weights if you want the pistol to approach 1 kg. How many will fit under the barrel?
Is there a minimum pistol weight rule? I read there is a max of 1.5 kg, but not a min. But maybe that's old info?
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:59 am
by David Levene
ihasagun wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 10:44 am
Jerome wrote: ↑Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:23 am
Looks like you need to purchase several 10g inline weights if you want the pistol to approach 1 kg. How many will fit under the barrel?
Is there a minimum pistol weight rule? I read there is a max of 1.5 kg, but not a min. But maybe that's old info?
No minimum.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:20 am
by ihasagun
Thanks. I’m just practicing at home with no real plans to ever compete, but I do want to comply with the rules. I see upthread that you can’t shoot barefoot, and I just realized that is what I have been doing most of the time. Are there shoe restrictions? Please fell free to PM that info to avoid derailing this thread. Thanks again.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:32 am
by David Levene
ihasagun wrote: ↑Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:20 am
Thanks. I’m just practicing at home with no real plans to ever compete, but I do want to comply with the rules. I see upthread that you can’t shoot barefoot, and I just realized that is what I have been doing most of the time. Are there shoe restrictions? Please fell free to PM that info to avoid derailing this thread. Thanks again.
Only low sided that do not cover the ankle bone.
Soles (and any inserts) must be flexible for the forward part of the foot,
See ISSF rule 8.5
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:44 am
by ihasagun
Elmas wrote: ↑Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:43 pm
Will the Walter LP 500 start a trend of interchangeable triggers in future models of Steyr and Morini ?
I did a quick search to see if there are any Walther patents or published applications on the interchangeable trigger feature, or any patent or patent pending markings on associated literature. I did not find anything, so it may be a feature that can soon be copied by competitors, but I don’t know for sure. If anyone gets one of these pistols, I’d be curious if there are any patent markings on the pistol, packaging, or included literature.
Re: Walther LP500!?
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 6:10 am
by Jerome
Is the mechanical trigger mechanism on this the same as the last version of the LP400?