{"id":103788,"date":"2019-01-22T18:55:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T23:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=103788"},"modified":"2019-01-22T18:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:22:45","slug":"walther-q5-match-steel-frame-shot-show-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/walther-q5-match-steel-frame-shot-show-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Walther&#8217;s Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame &#8211; SHOT Show 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_103796\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103796\" title=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" class=\"wp-image-103796 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf7-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf7-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf7-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-103796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Walther Q5 Match Steel Frame shown in the standard configuration.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When it comes to shooting competition, people look for whatever advantage they can find.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>To that end, weight, while not something you want a lot of for a concealed carry gun, can be beneficial to competition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A heavier pistol tends to soak up recoil, letting your sights settle faster from shot to shot, giving you faster hits.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>So why do I bring this up?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Because Walther listened and brought you a new offering for 2019, the Q5 Match Steel Frame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"width: 0px;overflow: hidden;line-height: 0\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Specs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Caliber: 9mm<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Barrel Length: 5\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Trigger Pull: 5.6 lbs<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Capacity: 15 rounds, 17rnds<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Height: 5.4\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Width: 1.3\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">MSRP: $1,499 Standard \/ $1,650 Pro<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The new pistol is built around their award-winning PPQ platform.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Q5 Match Steel Frame is designed for competition.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It achieves a heavier weight to help mitigate recoil by using all steel construction of both the slide and frame.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This gives the shooter a pistol approximately 1 pound heavier than the polymer-framed version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Additionally, the pistol offers a number of features to help the competitive shooter.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>One of which is their Quick Defense Trigger.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The trigger offers a clean 5.6-pound trigger pull over a mere .4\u201d and with a very short reset of .1\u201d for fast follow-up shots.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_103798\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103798\" title=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" class=\"wp-image-103798 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-103798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I found the Walther Quick Defense Trigger to be clean; it has a distinct reset.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another great feature is the optics mounting platform.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>By removing the cover plate on the side, you can easily swap in a number of different optic-compatible plates.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Allowing the user to mount a Trijicon RMR, Leupold Delta Point Pro or a RMS.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_103806\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103806\" title=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" class=\"wp-image-103806 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-103806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mounting plates are offered for the Trijicon RMR, RMS,\u00a0and Leupold Delta Point Pro.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Q5 Match Steel Frame pistol is offered in two configurations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Both the Standard Version and the Pro Version.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The Standard version comes with (3) 15-round magazines while the Pro comes with (3) 17-round magazines (utilizing an extension base plate also offered separately) and an upgraded flared mag well.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_103807\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103807\" title=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" class=\"wp-image-103807 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf5-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf5-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-103807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The flared mag well of the Pro Version.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So how does the pistol shoot?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I had the opportunity to put some rounds through it at Range Day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I will say it is nice.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For a striker-fired pistol the trigger is pretty clean.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 Th<\/span>at added weight of the all steel frame allows for a really soft shooting pistol.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Letting you get back on target very quickly.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>While personally, I\u2019m not a fan of lightening cuts going all the way through a slide, I do recognize their use on a competition gun, for both reducing the weight of the slide as well as allowing the barrel to cool faster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you are in the market for a competition-ready gun, the Walther Q5 Match Steel Frame may be worth taking a look at.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>You can find more about the Q5 Match Steel Frame pistol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waltherarms.com\" campaign=\"WaltherQ5MatchSHOT2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_103808\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103808\" title=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" class=\"wp-image-103808 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Walther's Ultimate Race Gun: The Q5 Match Steel Frame - SHOT Show 2019\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf6-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf6-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Q5-sf6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-103808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Walther Q5 Match Steel Frame featuring the flared mag well of the Pro Version and equipped with a Delta Point Pro.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new pistol is built around their award-winning PPQ platform.\u00a0 The Q5 Match Steel Frame is built from the ground up for competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":103808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1330,1451,1099],"tags":[187,132,119,621,1439,1474],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ivan-loomis","8":"category-shot-show-2019","9":"category-shot-show-archive","10":"tag-9mm","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-competition","13":"tag-pistol","14":"tag-shot-show-2019","15":"tag-walther-arms"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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