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Originally Posted by makaadict
ive got a p22 and a sw99 and a p99as all 3 are basicly the same design, I pull the slide back about 1/8 inch and the takedown lever moves more freely.
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Yes, that is what I was referring to, they are labeling it as takedown lever.
And, yes if I either draw the slide all the way back and let it rest on the magazine catch lever or if I pull back the slide by just a minimal amount by grasping the black ambi-safety levers, then I can use one finger/thumb nail to start each side downward. Still can not pull it down with my fingers.
What this tells me is that apparently there is pressure being placed on the back takedown lever by some of the internals of the slide by the spring tension of the slide spring. You would think they might mention this in the owner's manual in the instructions for disassembling the pistol. Perhaps they are assuming that we are all experts of the design elements of the gun. I sure am not.
Thanks for all of your assistances on that problem.
Now for another question.
I am now in the market for a good 9mm personal protection pistol.
One of the MAIN requirements for the gun that I want is for it to have a good trigger, i.e. one that has little to no travel to it and does not have an overly strong trigger pull.
The guns that I have shot in the past have been mostly 1911 single action guns with very good triggers.
However, I would also like for the gun to have a polymer/rubber type grip as opposed to the metal frame/grips of the 1911 guns.
Although it is not up to the standard of the triggers on the 1911 guns, I like the trigger on my Walther P-22, in that, it does not have a great deal of travel and the trigger pull is not too bad but could be better.
So to my question. On the Walther P-99 9mm pistols, are any of those single action guns and are the triggers on them similar to the trigger on my P-22, in that, the P-99 would not have a great deal of travel on the trigger and have a fairly light trigger pull/release ???
In short, I am trying to decide between the Walther P-99 or a 1911 styled pistol.
Thanks.