Walther PDP-F series. A good option?

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5 ай бұрын

If you have any experience with the PDP-F, let me know your thoughts.
If you want to see a video on one of the other Walther pistols, leave a comment.

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@dakotag5551 3 ай бұрын

Heck yeah. love the content and sending a message your way to help with the algorithm. From Canada

@ElliottDelp 5 ай бұрын

Just got us a PDP. We are pumped.

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

My favorite striker fired. Next up for me is the steel frame PDP

@TheAxe4Ever 5 ай бұрын

And here I thought F stood for “fighting” because it!s such a badass gun! I love my PDP full size 5 inch pistol so much that I bought a second one! One for the irons and one for an optic. I put the Holosun SCS on mine because it sits on the PDP with no plate and sits low enough to co-witness with the stock sights and other non height sights. The one you have looks awesome too. Closed emitter! I just might have to add an F series to my line up! Love your PDP line up! Awesome!

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm obviously a PDP fan. I need to add a 5 inch. Might get it in the steel frame.

@Run_n_gunz 5 ай бұрын

The PDP-F was my first Walther . I don’t have the smallest of hands , but this thing felt great in hand , and not having to adjust or break my grip to drop the mag was the selling point on the F for me. I do agree the F (female) wasn’t the best choice as it almost turned me away lol 🫤. I love a g19 size (carried one for almost a decade) so this feels right at home but it isn’t shaped like 2X4 , so that’s a W ! This thing is SO underrated. Swapped the trigger for an overwatch , HATE the factory optic plate and the voucher deal .. so added a c&h precision plate, solid little blaster . Great review .

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I agree with everything you said. I have found that I don't have to break my grip on any of the PDP's to drop the mag. But it's a slight stretch on all of them except the F series. Walther makes a solid pistol for sure. I greatly appreciate the support.

@MF-Rell 4 ай бұрын

It was designed with the input from women. A lot of guys have small hands I guess. 😂

@tlee1982 Ай бұрын

Great pistol out of the box.

@Operatoroveralls Ай бұрын

Absolutely

@kentoncarter5613 5 ай бұрын

I agree. I enjoy a smaller frame because I feel like I can hold the pistol tighter.

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

Yessir

@Treestandtroubadour 5 ай бұрын

This is a solid one fasho!! I like it a lot

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

I dig it

@jayphillips368 5 ай бұрын

Came for review of PDP-F, stayed for the City Arsenal shirt. One of the best ranges in the upstate!

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

They're pretty much the only FFL I use. Awesome people

@christophermead9800 5 ай бұрын

Walther makes excellent weapons. I’m a big fan of the P38

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

That's one I'd love to have

@woody_outdoors 5 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

Much love Woody👊🏻 thank you

@1sabell3 3 ай бұрын

Great review. Seemed real, not staged and extremely edited.

@Operatoroveralls 3 ай бұрын

That's because I'm new to this🤣 I don't know how to do the fancy stuff. But if that's appealing, I'll try to maintain it. I really appreciate the support

@Weakeyedominant 4 ай бұрын

Just traded a Beretta M9 for a PDP-F, absolutely no issue if it's marketed towards females. Spent 30 minutes comparing the grip with the standard PDP and really preferred how tight I could grip the frame. It will make the recoil much easier to control.

@Operatoroveralls 4 ай бұрын

Let me know your results after you get some time in with it

@donio8194 4 ай бұрын

Great review. Keep going well job. How Can I contact You ? I have some question about pdp F ?

@miketaylorID1 Ай бұрын

well look at that! F is for Fuggethabout! great CCW pistol regardless of what the marketing boys at Walther have to say - crazy germans! lets see what you have to say… cheers I’m Back!! Good shooting at distance - that’s a short barrel so well done! So I mounted mine with the Holosun SCS-PDP The direct mount optic - has the recoil bosses built right in like the Walther optic plates. Window is a bit on the small side, but the direct mount gets a co-witness with the stock height sights- which is nice😊. Only wish they offered the SCS with a 6 MOA dot. Much prefer a larger dot for defensive shooting. Guess I will try mounting this SCS to the Pro SD when I get it. May want a full size RMR optic on that since I dont plan on carrying it. Subbed up! Cheers

@Operatoroveralls Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the support

@sonny1AAA 5 ай бұрын

Great review thank you. I just bought the F Series my question since you have a few pdp’s does the F Series fit any any Pdp holster

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

It sure does

@leesamuelson 5 ай бұрын

reason slide has to come back farther is because it has a 2 piece striker assembly. It also helps with slide manipulation ease. trigger then is also not the same as full size. IMO better trigger on the F. way less take up and no weird hump drag like the regular PDP on take up as it goes over safety plunger. does have a bit more pull weight but much shorter take up and no drag or grit or anything. Very crisp break. Got one for my wife but I love shooting it also even with large hands!

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

I wasn't sure if the trigger felt better or not. My other 2 PDP's (not counting the pro) have been shot a lot more. So the triggers have somewhat worn in a little.

@chefmatt6299 2 ай бұрын

Question: You mentioned here about the feeling of the safety plunger on the regular pdp when pulling the trigger. Why doesn't the F series have the feeling of going over that hump, and does the difference create any concerns for the safety plunger not being as robust of a system as the regular version?

@leesamuelson 2 ай бұрын

@@chefmatt6299 not sure but the take up is half of the regular model . The striker is a 2 piece design I guess and it also aids in ease of racking the slide. so maybe the way the assembly is designed you don't feel it. one thing though with the F series you can not just barely pull slide back to arm it. you have to pull it almost all the way back for it to be cocked.

@chefmatt6299 2 ай бұрын

@@leesamuelson thanks!

@Khai-Tri 5 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you for a great review on the PDP-F. Can you put name and the link to that optic? I like the idea of co-witness with normal or original sights. Also, if one doesn't want red dot, what kind of night sight do you think would be perfect for this PDP-F?

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

viridianweapontech.com/new-rfx44-compact-green-dot-reflex-sight-with-adapters-and-mounts As far as night sights go, I tend to like Ameriglo sights. I prefer blacked out iron sights. But they offer night sights as well.

@Khai-Tri 5 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls Thank you!

@Dpixtion 5 ай бұрын

@@Khai-Tricheck the holosun scs for PDP. No plate needed and co-sights are all good.

@MrEd-dc6mh 2 ай бұрын

I've handled the PDP F Series but never fired one. Felt good in my hand. I've been carrying the Glock 26 gen 4 for years now. I just got the G26 gen 5 mos. I have a Holosun SCS ready to install but haven't yet. I never fired anything with a Dot installed and I'm afraid I'll either love it or hare it! Procrastination I think! Any suggestions on red, green dots??? Tips ? Appreciate what you're doing. Great information for folks wanting to learn more about EDC and things or options for EDC. Thank you Sir! You're a great American! God Bless!

@Operatoroveralls 2 ай бұрын

It'll take some time getting used to, if you've never used one. But give it a fair shake. Send several hundred rounds, while using it. Before you make a final decision. Because a dot is better than irons in most situations. I prefer a red dot over a green dot. But it doesn't really matter honestly.

@MrEd-dc6mh 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice. I can't wait to try it out.

@Hoooooggg 2 ай бұрын

Walther is amazing hands down from gripping the weapon to the trigger and the overall experience the main reason I have yet to pull the trigger on buying one is because aftermarket support for them is not great compared to other companies. Once I get more into comp shooting my first Walther will be the pdp sd pro or the CZ.

@Operatoroveralls 2 ай бұрын

Yeah. But why do you need to change anything? Walther pretty much nailed it haha. But nah. I understand that fully.

@Hoooooggg 2 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls on the pro there is absolutely nothing to change but to add extra mags it’s $80 a piece and if anything did happen with the gun internal or external Walther never has inventory available.

@Operatoroveralls 2 ай бұрын

@@Hoooooggg yeah dude. The one thing that's rough about the PDP's is even the regular mags are $50 a pop. I've got the cost of a few PDP's.....just in magazines 🤣🤣

@AlejandroRodriguez-yi2vj 4 ай бұрын

Splendid review, they should change the name tho lol🤣

@Operatoroveralls 4 ай бұрын

😂🤣🤣 it would have probably been a little more popular had they have went a different direction with the name

@hman8753 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the review! I wonder if the pro SD 4,6" barrel fits in the F slide, basically making it a mute female, which everybody would like to have

@Shadow__133 5 ай бұрын

I thought the only difference was the lower, so you could use any pdp upper?

@hman8753 5 ай бұрын

No, the slides in total are not interchangeable with the F because of the new two piece striker design (which aids for the -20% racking force)

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

The Pro SD barrel does fit in the F. I can confirm. For whatever reason, Walther says it won't work. But from what I can tell, the barrels are identical. So I'm not sure what issues could possibly arise. I have moved the barrels around. Without issue.

@hman8753 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! But did you dare to testfire it also? Maybe test if some dummy rounds will cycle first. From a machining point of view, Walther would benefit from keeping the design of the barrels the same, so... Dunno why they say it would'nt work. Sometimes it's just marketing. Just buy a pro SD then, if you want a threaded barrel you know..

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

I did test fire. No issues. And vice versa. The F barrel drops into the Pro SD and functions fine. Like you said, it only makes sense to keep the barrels machined the same.

@liftsalty 3 ай бұрын

I have the PDP-F and I've taken it to the range with me about 5 times since I got it. I love the way it feels in hand but I just can't shoot it worth a damn - at 7 yards my groupings are massive. I'm very accurate with my VP9 and G19 - but the PDP I just can't seem to get the same level of accuracy. Feeling bummed about it!

@Operatoroveralls 3 ай бұрын

That's wild. If you're accurate with others. I've never had an accuracy issue out of any of the PDP's that I have. I've actually been extremely happy with the accuracy

@44Mag 4 ай бұрын

I like my Glock 19, and really thought I was done buying guns....Then I held the PDP-F at a gun show, and I bought the 4" model. Shortly after that, they released the 3.5" model, and I wish I would have waited and bought it. The Glock 19 now sits in the hold-out spot at home and is relegated to only being brought out for the zombie apocalypse. Incidentally, since I bought this F model, I discovered the Ruger Security 380, and it has actually taken over as my primary EDC gun. (10 round mag in it, and the 15-round mag as the spare.) - It has a super easy slide operation and shoots really soft. I can get 6 hits in a 2" group in the same time it takes me to get 3 hits with the 9mm (Chalk that up to getting older, less hand strength, and shooting less overall) As for the folks that think the .380 is not enough.... When compared to a 9mm, you typically only give up about 1/8"- 3/16" of expansion (at most), and about 2"-3" of penetration. For me, - those trade-offs are worth it to be able to put twice the number of rounds on target with more accuracy and more speed. Plus, the lower penetration is actually a good thing in my opinion. I am down south, and we do not have "heavy-coat" weather, so getting through a winter parka is not an issue here, and the lower penetration may help reduce the bullet passing through the target and hitting an un-intended target behind them. (and if it does, perhaps it will have dumped enough energy already to not be as likely to be a fatal round).

@Operatoroveralls 4 ай бұрын

Hey dude, you've clearly weighed your options. You've made the decision you feel best suits you. And I have nothing to say against it. Pretty spot on. And definitely pushes my curiosity to look into the 380 a little bit more.

@dtps_champion6016 Ай бұрын

Ruger makes really nice guns. I think the low price scares people off and it's a shame. I had a security 9 I replaced with my PDP f but still consider it to be a great gun. I just wanted an optic and a slightly better trigger. I'd bank my life on a Ruger, and I have.

@Operatoroveralls Ай бұрын

@@dtps_champion6016 yeah. I agree with you. Basically everything Ruger puts out is great. Low prices + lack of industry support, just freaks people out. Even though Ruger puts out so many awesome firearms. Ruger M77, 10/22, Mk series of pistols, Marlin lever guns.....etc. But their most popular non rimfire pistol, being the little LCP. And it's basically useless. I still think their pistols are great. It's just hard, to be competitive in every category. Especially when certain companies specialize in a single category. And can dump all of their funds into it. Walther, and Glock are two great examples.

@dtps_champion6016 Ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls yeah, seems like everyone adores the mark series but you really hit the nail on the head. Another thought: The readydot technology could really be revolutionary but they might have made a bit of a mis-step by releasing it too soon. Having an optic that's mostly only good in self-defense range doesn't sell well with the optic community, or the "I'll just use irons it's only self-defense range anyways" crowd.

@AVERAGESHOOTER313 4 ай бұрын

I just dropped a review of the PDP-F.. THE SAME AS THE BIG PDP in my opinion.

@Operatoroveralls 4 ай бұрын

I'll check it out. I love both of them. I have a ton more experience behind the regular PDP's though

@AVERAGESHOOTER313 4 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls That F series is SMOOOOOTH! I think it's gonna be in my rotation.

@reality_is_the_key 3 ай бұрын

I have both. I am a female with smaller hands and so I do favor the F simply because I can control recoil better. Aside from that, yeah. Same gun. Love them both

@randallbryant9456 2 ай бұрын

☆ NO PROBLEM..CAUSE I LOVE "FEMALES"..AND I WANT A "PDP FEMALE SERIES" FROM "WALTHER".👍💥👍

@Operatoroveralls 2 ай бұрын

Well there ya go haha

@randallbryant9456 2 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls 🤟

@RobnPhx1 2 ай бұрын

Who cares what anyone thinks about the name having an F in it? If it's being marketed to capture the female buyer, so what? I buy what I like, and I like the PDP-F.

@Operatoroveralls 2 ай бұрын

I like the F also

@reality_is_the_key 3 ай бұрын

Thank God something is a female❤ I love Walther

@Operatoroveralls 3 ай бұрын

You and me both

@Sasukesoloz 2 ай бұрын

I want this but I keep seeing people with this gun having trigger problems

@Operatoroveralls 2 ай бұрын

What kind of issues?? I haven't heard any issues at all

@Sasukesoloz 2 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls surprised you haven’t heard! I’m not trolling either because I’m trying to find a new EDC, I was torn between Glock 43x & PDP F series. If you look up on KZfaq or google Walther PDP trigger problem you’ll find a lot of people experiencing an issue where the trigger for some reason locks up. Some other KZfaqr said he just fired hundreds of rounds more and it was fine, this other guy said he sent it to Walther and he got it back twice with the same trigger issue so he just ended up selling it. For an EDC, I don’t even want a small chance of that happening so it’s very serious to me. But if you look it up on KZfaq or Google you’ll see some people with issues similar to what I’ve mentioned. I want it so bad over the Glock too but it worries me

@Sasukesoloz 2 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls If you look all over on KZfaq or anywhere else, and type in “Walther PDP trigger issues”, you’ll see a lot of people’s experiences or reviews on the trigger locking up randomly. For me, considering it would be an EDC, even if it is once in a while of a chance I feel like it should be taken serious. I want this gun so bad but I just heard of trigger lock issues from literally other youtubers and searching on other areas

@RazorTube55 2 ай бұрын

@@Sasukesoloz Honestly, I can create that same problem with most any striker fired pistol with a trigger "dingus". If your finger comes in at a slight angle, you start to bring the trigger back without properly pulling the trigger dingus in, and it interferes with the frame.

@nickfr3353 5 ай бұрын

I already name my guns girls names anyway😂

@Operatoroveralls 4 ай бұрын

Well there ya go🤣🤣

@charlesbeall2589 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, keep slamming it shut on an empty chamber and you won't need to worry about how easy it is to rack.😆 Any guesses why pistols lock open when they're empty?

@Operatoroveralls 2 ай бұрын

If your gun can't handle that, it's a piece of crap

@loganwhite3904 5 ай бұрын

I'm a guy with bad hand strength, this gun would be a choice of mine if I could buy a handgun

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

It would certainly serve you well

@loganwhite3904 5 ай бұрын

have you tested the trigger weight? I'm curious how many pounds it is@@Operatoroveralls

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

@@loganwhite3904 I have not. A trigger gauge is something I haven't picked up yet. I'm sure it's listed online. Or in another review.

@loganwhite3904 5 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroverallslooking at the website the trigger weight is listed as 5.6lbs

@loganwhite3904 5 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls regarding comments about the name, I personally don't exactly care what it's called. If it feels good in the hands and shoots with little to no issues I would absolutely consider purchasing it but unfortunately at the moment I live in a country that put a freeze on handgun sales

@cornrowjoe215 5 ай бұрын

what are you talking about? a walther is a walther who cares if it's a pdp f?

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

In what context are you talking about? I mean, I'd care if I ordered a regular PDP and the F showed up..... But I'm really lost on what you're referring to. I apologize

@cornrowjoe215 5 ай бұрын

@@Operatoroveralls you were making excuses for why you bought the pdp f. Dude a good gun is a good gun it doesn't matter if it's the pdp F or not. you are holding a great gun plain and simple!

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

I wasn't necessarily making excuses. I was giving reasons why other men should consider it. I've met several dudes who were concerned it wouldn't be a good fit for them. I'll try to be more conscious of how I word things.

@donio8194 5 ай бұрын

Great gun and review. Keep going well job. How Can I contact You? I have some question about pdp-f ? If You dont mind.

@Operatoroveralls 5 ай бұрын

The quickest way would be on Instagram. It's the same name @operatoroveralls If you're not on Instagram.... we'll figure something out