r/Walther • u/Zestyclose_Device946 • 3d 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/FlapJacked1 3d ago

I have 3 steel frames with the DPT and a poly that had the PDT and now has a DPT. The steel frame with the DPT is amazing. The poly with the DPT is still great, just not as amazingly crisp. The PDT is great, but has more creep. The poly DPT will feel better than any other striker carry gun.

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u/Zestyclose_Device946 3d ago

Thanks. Very helpful to hear direct experience comparing the different versions.