Does anyone out there carry a Walther P88?

Delta Force · April 12th, 2006, 11:48 PM

Just wondering if anyone of you Guys or Gals carry a Full size Walther P88?I am getting one but don't know of any good holster makers that make a good leather IWB for this one.I normally wouldn't get a gun like this but it was love at first sight.Plus it came LNIB with the papers and target and extra mag.Thanks in advance.

Bud White · April 12th, 2006, 11:56 PM

Not I

P95Carry · April 13th, 2006, 12:58 AM

Not too well up on the Walther range - any chance of a pic?

Stephen A. Camp · April 13th, 2006, 01:42 AM

Hello, sir. The P88 has without question been one of the best grouping automatics I ever owned and the single-most accurate 9mm DA/SA I've ever owned. Mine was an early production gun and it did have one minor problem: If one loaded JHP's having ogives much different than ball, the bullet would engage the rifling when the slide slammed shut behind it, making a live round's removal from the chamber difficult. It is my understanding that this was taken care of in subsequent runs by Walther. I found the gun comfortable and the fixed sights were dead-bang "on" for me. The one I had fed about anything, but the bullet profile had to be similar to Federal or Remington JHP's to avoid the problem previously mentioned.

I sold the gun and sort of regret it. At that time, leather for it was about non-existant.

Best.

rachilders · April 13th, 2006, 02:30 AM

You are going to own one of the best semi-auto's ever made. If you read any gun evaluation about it on the web or just about anywhere else, they all say the P-88 was about as good as it gets. If they were a car, they'd rank up there with the high-end Merc's and BMW's. The reason they were discontinued was due to cost... just too expensive for most people to buy and to produce. Even now, a nice used P-88 can cost well over $1,500. About 10 years ago a friend asked me if I would like to buy his P-88 (almost NIB with only 100 rds fired through it), but I didn't have $1,000 to spend on it at the time. He decided to keep it and now it's probably worth twice that much.

They are very similar in size and shape to a Hi-Power (if you're getting the full size gun and not the compact), so finding a holster for one of them and trying it on the P-88 may be a good start. Of course, you could contact several of the better holster makers and ask if they can make one for you or even carry something in their inventory.

Delta Force · April 13th, 2006, 08:27 PM

I only had to pay $800 for mine and I will do pics of it when I bring it home.I still owe $750 on it and have been selling stuff to get the rest of the $.This was the first full size P88 that I have seen for less than $1000 and it still looks new with all the stuff that came with the new ones.I can't wait to shoot a ton of rounds out of it.It won't look like new for long.Thanks for the replies.

srfl · April 14th, 2006, 12:04 AM

Outstanding gun! Every bit as good as other high priced semi autos like the Sig P210 and HK P9S Target.

Post a range report with photos after you shoot it!

OD · April 14th, 2006, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P95Carry

Not too well up on the Walther range - any chance of a pic?

Delta Force · April 15th, 2006, 07:27 PM

Here are a couple pics.And as I look at them the P88 is not as LNIB as I thought.I guess with all the lust in my eyes I didn't see the wear on the decockers.OH well.

Ti Carry · April 15th, 2006, 09:04 PM

That's hard to beleive that gun is $1,500.00 - $2,000.00! learn something new everyday.

Ti.

April 12th, 2006, 11:48 PM	#1
Delta Force Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NH Posts: 429	Does anyone out there carry a Walther P88? Just wondering if anyone of you Guys or Gals carry a Full size Walther P88?I am getting one but don't know of any good holster makers that make a good leather IWB for this one.I normally wouldn't get a gun like this but it was love at first sight.Plus it came LNIB with the papers and target and extra mag.Thanks in advance. __________________ Have Fun and Shoot Straight!

April 13th, 2006, 12:58 AM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Not too well up on the Walther range - any chance of a pic? __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

April 13th, 2006, 01:42 AM	#4
Stephen A. Camp Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 412	Hello, sir. The P88 has without question been one of the best grouping automatics I ever owned and the single-most accurate 9mm DA/SA I've ever owned. Mine was an early production gun and it did have one minor problem: If one loaded JHP's having ogives much different than ball, the bullet would engage the rifling when the slide slammed shut behind it, making a live round's removal from the chamber difficult. It is my understanding that this was taken care of in subsequent runs by Walther. I found the gun comfortable and the fixed sights were dead-bang "on" for me. The one I had fed about anything, but the bullet profile had to be similar to Federal or Remington JHP's to avoid the problem previously mentioned. I sold the gun and sort of regret it. At that time, leather for it was about non-existant. Best. __________________ Drop by www.hipowersandhandguns.com and http://hipowers-handguns.blogspot.com/

April 13th, 2006, 02:30 AM	#5
rachilders Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 696	You are going to own one of the best semi-auto's ever made. If you read any gun evaluation about it on the web or just about anywhere else, they all say the P-88 was about as good as it gets. If they were a car, they'd rank up there with the high-end Merc's and BMW's. The reason they were discontinued was due to cost... just too expensive for most people to buy and to produce. Even now, a nice used P-88 can cost well over $1,500. About 10 years ago a friend asked me if I would like to buy his P-88 (almost NIB with only 100 rds fired through it), but I didn't have $1,000 to spend on it at the time. He decided to keep it and now it's probably worth twice that much. They are very similar in size and shape to a Hi-Power (if you're getting the full size gun and not the compact), so finding a holster for one of them and trying it on the P-88 may be a good start. Of course, you could contact several of the better holster makers and ask if they can make one for you or even carry something in their inventory. __________________ "... Americans. We're homesteaders, we want a safe home, to keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys." -- Denny Crane

April 13th, 2006, 08:27 PM	#6
Delta Force Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NH Posts: 429	I only had to pay $800 for mine and I will do pics of it when I bring it home.I still owe $750 on it and have been selling stuff to get the rest of the $.This was the first full size P88 that I have seen for less than $1000 and it still looks new with all the stuff that came with the new ones.I can't wait to shoot a ton of rounds out of it.It won't look like new for long.Thanks for the replies. __________________ Have Fun and Shoot Straight!

April 12th, 2006, 11:56 PM	#2
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	Not I

April 14th, 2006, 12:04 AM	#7
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,270	Outstanding gun! Every bit as good as other high priced semi autos like the Sig P210 and HK P9S Target. Post a range report with photos after you shoot it! __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

April 15th, 2006, 09:04 PM	#10
Ti Carry VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Under Cover Posts: 2,035	That's hard to beleive that gun is $1,500.00 - $2,000.00! learn something new everyday. Ti. __________________ Train and train hard, you might not get a second chance to make a first impression! I vote for Monica Lewinsky's Ex-Boyfriend's Wife for President.....Not!

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