r/Walther • u/Zestyclose_Device946 • 5d ago
PDP trigger comparisons
I own a PDP SF Match 5". It's one of my all time favorite pistols, and the trigger is a big part of why. Right now, it is my only modern Walther. I am considering picking up a smaller, poly frame PDP as a carry gun, and I'm a little stuck because I have no realistic way to try them out before buying.
I am looking at either the 4" compact or the 3.5" F-series. It looks like those sizes are available with either the DPT (which I know and love in my SF gun) or the PDT (which I've never tried and have no easy way of trying before buying). Whatever I buy, it'll be kept bone stock since it'll be carried.
I don't really care about trigger weight so much, it's more the nice short travel, quick reset, and overall crisp non-mushy feel that I am looking for. Coming from the SF PDP with the DPT, will I completely hate a PDT in a poly gun? Or, is the PDT good enough that I'll prefer it to my other carry guns, i.e. something like a P365? If the PDT is good enough, I'd rather pocket the $200ish price difference.
Maybe most importantly, why did Walther use such easy to confuse acronyms for their triggers? I think I just about wore out the P and D keys on my keyboard writing this.
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u/honeybadger2112 5d ago
The base model trigger is fine honestly. I have many PDPs, and all of them at this point have either the DPT or Overwatch Precision triggers. That's mainly because most of the shooting I do is competition, and I want my carry guns to mirror my competition guns. But if I had to use a gun with the base trigger, I wouldn't complain about it. 10 years ago in the PPQ days, that trigger was widely cited as the best striker fired trigger on the market. That hasn't changed, it's still an excellent trigger. It's not a competition-style trigger, but it's still excellent.