tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post7061298831777934490..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: ...and 50 more makes 700.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-31566088791011124762014-07-29T00:48:27.445-04:002014-07-29T00:48:27.445-04:00If something is designed to be inexpensive to mass...If something is designed to be inexpensive to mass produce from the very beginning it can be very good. Witness the VW Beetle and the Austin Mini. Where things go wrong is when after the initial design the bean counters come in and say 'those pieces are costly to machine and heat treat, we'll use cheaper processes and/or materials instead to meet our price point'. <br /><br />Al_in_OttawaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13166075782790641492014-07-27T23:25:09.403-04:002014-07-27T23:25:09.403-04:00Maybe I'm simply ignorant, but why SHOULD it c...Maybe I'm simply ignorant, but why SHOULD it cost a mint to make a decent firearm in this day of polymers, CAD/CAM, casting, etc? You've often written about the amount of machining that it used to take to make (for example) a 1911; those days are pretty much gone. I wonder if other companies are looking at the PPX and feeling a little... nervous? "Damn! We can't continue to charge $$$ for a 'quality' pistol now that Walther has this #^%$&$# sub-$400 PPX on the market AND IT WORKS."<br /><br />I have to say that your continued posts about this pistol have gotten it on my list of Stuff I Want But Can't Afford. Never thought a Walther would be there (rather, I thought it would be on the list of Stuff I Simple Can't Afford So There's No Use Even Wanting It).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84462529573430634122014-07-27T22:57:51.943-04:002014-07-27T22:57:51.943-04:00Thanks. My local gunstore's website lists five...Thanks. My local gunstore's website lists five possible variations of the same thing, I think their web designer needs to cut back on the caffeine. And I know there are five total, I mean five 16 round black 9's without the threaded barrels. Now I know exactly what to buy. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10526392639103265772014-07-27T22:53:18.379-04:002014-07-27T22:53:18.379-04:00Og,
Basic black 9mm, p/n 2790025.Og,<br /><br />Basic black 9mm, p/n 2790025.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39474167572387571332014-07-27T21:54:49.333-04:002014-07-27T21:54:49.333-04:00+1 for Og's query... I'm currently nineles...+1 for Og's query... I'm currently nineless and starting to be very much impressed. <br />DaveFlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417508768115934945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73550275556640605262014-07-27T21:35:02.796-04:002014-07-27T21:35:02.796-04:00##$$%^&$ Commifornia.
I wonder if Alan Gura ne...##$$%^&$ Commifornia.<br />I wonder if Alan Gura needs someone to do research or carry water in the lawsuit over the DoJ list of pistols for peons that is pending.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71137012127789560202014-07-27T17:33:20.191-04:002014-07-27T17:33:20.191-04:00What is the model you have? (Corresponding to the ...What is the model you have? (Corresponding to the mfr model numbers)oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-22523866226204880852014-07-27T15:40:40.938-04:002014-07-27T15:40:40.938-04:00Walther took to heart the complaints about the P99...Walther took to heart the complaints about the P99 being way too much buck for the bang.<br /><br />Methinks we have a winner here. ( The PPQ ain't bad for people who insist on a fotay )Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36013891665850025862014-07-27T14:50:50.686-04:002014-07-27T14:50:50.686-04:00"The best is the enemy of good enough." ..."The best is the enemy of good enough." Russian proverb.<br /><br />I always heard that applied to Russian military hardware, but I suppose it could be true of less expensive plastic guns as well. Good enough is just that, if it works, it works.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24188406633402363892014-07-27T13:49:25.173-04:002014-07-27T13:49:25.173-04:00Sounds like you are trying NOT to Fall In Love wit...Sounds like you are trying NOT to Fall In Love with that Ugly Mutt that followed you home.<br /><br />But it's okay to keep it. Ugly Mutt Guns need Love to!Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.com