Walther PDP Pro SD Compact: Range Day!! A few upgrades and it MAY be perfect!!
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- čas přidán 9. 10. 2023
- With only a couple grips and complaints the Walther PDP Pro SD Compact really packed a punch on our first range visit. A few minor adjustments can be made/ will be made to ensure pure perfection!
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I keep telling myself that I don't "need" this gun and yet here I am watching another video making me want it more. 😂😂😂
I mean dude at this point I will never “need” another gun. Heck I’ve owned nearly 300 guns and traded or sold so many over the years to consolidate and/or buy higher priced guns and currently own about 81 guns. I’ll never “need” another but certainly want more so here we are telling ourselves we don’t need them but will do it anyway and feel guilty about it until the next purchase lol. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Same.......I already have enough Walthers & tell myself this will be the last one 🙄
Yeah we bother know it won’t be lol. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
@cjbecker1683 yup...I ended up buying one and ordered a Holosun SDS that matches the serrations...it will be my last Walther....until the next one! 🤣
Yep
Love my pdp pro sd tungsten gray. The best striker fire pistol I've ever owned
It’s a quality piece for sure. Not the best I’ve ever had but great nonetheless. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Indeed, the *Walther PDP Pro SD* is the finest do-it-all handgun. I bought a Herrington Arms compensator, and it made a huge difference in shooting flatter, with less flipping. The PDP Pro is one of my top favorite handguns. Great review!
Thank you sir
@@GSquaredTactical Get a Canik TP9 DA spring guide recoil rod all metal to replace the polymer one that comes with the PDP and replace it. It costs only $20, and it works flawlessly.
I bought a ZR tactical for it because I’ve had great experience with their brand in the past but thanks for that little nugget
@@GSquaredTactical My PDP Pro SD works without any hiccups whatsoever with the Canik TP9 DA recoil spring system. The ZR Tactical spring guide rod costs 3 times as much as the TP9 DA.
I understand but you have to understand who you are dealing with here lol. It’s me (Gene) and you’ve never met a more paranoid OCD freak in your life. If I know it was made specifically stated to be for that gun it would mess with my head. I know it’s probably just fine and I do thank you for telling me because I know it’s an option in a pinch but I’ve done did the deed now 😂
PDP is an excellent handgun, and the pro sd model is the best of them. I’ve got a PDP compact 5” that’s a tack driver and a f-series 4” that’s really good as well. In my opinion the PDP is the best striker fired 9mm handgun available in the compact to full size category
I can’t completely disagree with that. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
I just ordered the 15 pound ZRtactical guide rod for it... looking forward to seeing the difference
Best thing you’ve done I assure you. Thanks for watching
And agreed i actually liked the P99, PPQ three dot polymer sights.
Maybe because that’s what I learned to shoot with, but I hated the PDP factory sights. I have 20/10 vision and the front sight was hard to find for some reason.
I’m just old school I suppose and plastic sights on a gun drive me crazy lol.
So do you like the sights? LOL ...Like you, I do not like/shoot 3 dot sights. I prefer a blacked out serrated notch rear sight with a fiber optic front sight or even a brass bead front sight. Just ran across your channel being in the market for this pistol. Looking forward to your future review once you have the PDP set up to your liking. Great honest review ...you earned a new subscriber!
Thank you, sir. It was a great pistol. Don’t get me wrong and I put a ton of money in that thing changing out the sites, putting a optic on it also purchasing three different recoil springs from ZR tactical at a cost of $75 a pop and although it Function flawlessly it just was not a good fit for me for some reason. I just could never shoot well with it and with time I’m sure I could have but I just became aggravated with how much money I had in it so I sold it for about $400 loss. I’m sure you’ve been there before and just are done with something. With that being said the guy that I sold it to absolutely loves it and tells me as much all the time.
Wow you lost me when you said the Canik trigger was better. I’ve got both the PDP Pro full size 4.5” and the PDP pro compact 4” as well as the Canik Rival and Rival S……the PDP Pro trigger smokes the Canik
That’s only your opinion sir everyone likes something different. I was giving my opinion only.
I agree canik trigger is better, I have both PDP grip feels better but when you shoot the canik is less recoil
I agree canik trigger is better, I have both PDP grip feels better but when you shoot the canik is less recoil
@caniksigboy3278 100% couldn’t agree more
@@GSquaredTactical canik and CZ, love both triggers just became a Cz fanboy
I agree with the plastic guiderod. Wish it had a stainless or tungsten for the price
For sure
If you trust your grip, the “muzzle flip” is really all mental. In that you cannot shoot the gun while it’s cycling anyway, and the muzzle is going to settle back to the same exact spot every time. So thinking that you need to double check that the muzzle flip hasn’t thrown your sight picture out of alignment isn’t necessary. I’ve found if you squeeze more with bottom two fingers than top two, that’s the leverage point to counteract muzzle rise.
It’s a snappier gun, no denying that, but trusting your grip and a DPM guide rod will help.
Thanks for the advise
If/when you do a follow up video, please bring out the SFT poor to the range also and compare them. Thanks
We will see what we can do
How does the PDP PRO SD FULL SIZE compare to the VP9 Tactical OR? Both are polymer striker fired guns with threaded barrels, suppressor height sights, and optics cut? Build quality, standard equipment, recoil, ergo, trigger, accuracy, etc..
I (Gene) don’t believe there is much difference between the 2. Both have similar if not same grip profiles or feel in the hand, I put a flared magwell on my H&K, build quality does seem a little better on the H&K which is weird because they are basically the same German gun. The Walther has a much better trigger, and recoil is subjective really can’t tell a difference. I shot more accurately with the H&K but also had to buy a right hand thread adapter to suppress the H&K which sucks as I didn’t with the Walther. I’d give the H&K the edge but I admittedly am a little partial towards H&K. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
The PDP pro is snappy but returns to zero quickly mine has been flawless but where it really shines is running suppressed I put in the green recoil spring that’s included and ran it with my GSL Stealth can . The can keeps the muzzle down and you can run this super fast
Yes sir we ran it suppressed with my Obsidian 9. Thanks and please subscribe if you haven’t already
Just bought this gun myself and have the same gripes you do, the plastic sights & guide rod. Walther has a tungsten guide rod I may try, although I don’t want it to be too heavy, so may change my mind and stick with stainless steel. Other than those couple things I really like the gun, it’s my first Walther. Thanks for the great review!
I went with the ZR Tactical #15 for carry and got a #11 for range fun lol. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Only thing I dislike about ZRs pdp guide rod, they said can shoot +P ammo
@2aisabsoluteTim can or can’t ?
Can't sorry 😔
I was testing you 😁
Lol I don’t see anything on the website that declared you can’t use +P. Can you send a link please?
I ordered one pro and will put a holosun on it soon a i get it. so i dont have to care about the plastic sights. i also have sig sauer x five and i will see how it compares 🥇
Sweet let us know your thoughts. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Crazy question Gene....I have a Walther PQm2 45 which I like and a couple of FN 45s, but have been looking for a 9mm for carry and fun at the range.....Ive watched a ton of video on various 9mm from Stacatto, Shadow Systems, Canik to the Walther PDP Pro. Which do you prefer? Thanks or your info...Great video
I just wasn’t a fan of the Walther. No upgrade I made, made me a fan I just didn’t like it and wasn’t a good shot with it. With that said folks mostly seem to adore it and it never gave issues. I have a staccato p xl and reviewed a C2 this year as well. Great guns but not worth the price tag. Shadow Systems make super reliable and accurate clones and can often be found for $300 off asking price but they are mostly just to snappy to be considered fun or a range toy. Canik has always been good to us but people seem to have issues with them so they say. All of ours has been great fun and reliable at the range and priced good. If I was choosing a 9mm for fun at the range but also carryable (which is hard to find. Kinda like making a hoe a housewife). You either get a hoe or get a wife but not usually both. But the closest I could get you would be CZ Shadow 2 Compact OR. Thanks for watching and I hope that you have subscribed
I like compact guns but after I spend a couple days at range if I’m still not shooting it well I get rid of it. I have had some guns got better after 500 rounds a Baretta px4 storm for one. It gave me fits at first then became a really nice shooting pistol . I shoot every gun better with optics though . We will see how it works out for you in the future
I’ve got the Rmr mounted and the sights replaced and the guide rod replaced. We are going to shoot it tomorrow and see
@@GSquaredTactical I bet it s like a whole different gun . Waiting to see it
I want to change the guide rod on mines to a tungsten one and get that comp
I got a #15 for carry and #11 for range fun. ZR Tactical. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
And a metal thread protector looks way cooler than the teeny plastic ones
Yes sir. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Can't find this one anywhere in texas
It’s readily available here in NC
Whats better this or glock 19x?
Man that’s going to be tough for me as I bet 8 out of 10 would say this one. However, this one wasn’t a good fit for me and that’s on everyone is different. Do I think it’s better than a 19 maybe but with the added expense of this one I’m not sure. I guess it depends if the Glock is optic ready etc. Trigger, recoil and feel in the hand would certainly go to the Walther
I’m seeing these guns for $650 online from several retailers
Not the Walther PDP Pro SD. It is different from the standard PDP. The Pro SD is upgraded with features that improve overall performance.
@@v.german11byes the pdp pro sd can be found for around $650 depending on color. Look around online.
Yeah sadly I over paid. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Tell her everyone has a bad day. No one is perfect
That’s absolutely correct sir. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
Shes a shooter
Yes sir
It must be a law that you have to bitch about plastic sights and plastic guide rods. Most 99.9% of people have NEVER broken either.
As far as the sights it’s not a matter of breaking them for me I just hate the look and they could do better for the price on small things like guide rods and sights. It kills me how people will get so beside themselves in the 2A community because another supporter doesn’t like something that they are ok with. It’s okay bud if you like plastic stuff I’m ain’t mad at ya. Thanks for watching and please be sure to subscribe
I just picked up a full size PDP Pro SD, and really like it. I'm 59 and my vision is failing (I'm farsighted now) and I didn't shoot it as well as I'd have liked the first time (ammo-shortage, I only had 50 rounds to use), but I've come to realize it's because the front sight was TOTALLY blurry. I also did a lousy job of shooting my buddy's rifle with iron sights. I put my Wiley X safety bifocals on and looked at the sights in my house, and I should have used those at the range. My plan is to put a Trijicon RCR on it since I LOVE the SRO I have on my PPQ .45. My Olde eyeballs just don't work well anymore, they work fine with optics though, so, I'll have to go that route. I have EOTechs on all my long guns (even my Komrad) and love them. I really liked shooting the PDP and hope to get more range time soon now that I have some ammo. Really like the trigger, big slide serrations, and grip texture vs the PPQ.
Yeah I’m (Gene) not in love with it yet but as you I need to shoot it more and I have a similar eye issue. Thanks for watching and commenting and please be sure to subscribe if you haven’t already
@@GSquaredTactical My deteriorating vision is the worst thing about aging I've seen so far. I HATE it, because it makes reading (especially menus and checks in dark restaurants) impossible, and working on my motorcycles, shooting and cleaning my guns etc. really difficult. Ugh! Hate it. But, I can see my EOTechs and SRO just fine, so, I guess I'm stuck shooting with optics! Unfortunately the RCR is backordered. I think I might try and get a tungsten guide rod for it as well to cut the snappiness a bit.
@kx8960 those arnt bad optics to be stuck with haha. Both excellent options to equip any firearm with
@@GSquaredTactical Agreed, but being stuck with MY failing "optics" sucks ass! 🤣
Haha do you not have glasses or contacts?