Old Walther P99

[sroe3]

I have an old Walther P99, striker fired, DA/SA, with a decocker. It's a gun I like to carry but seldom compete with. Since it's striker fired am I required to decock at load and make ready?

[lef-t]

I have an old Walther P99, striker fired, DA/SA, with a decocker. It's a gun I like to carry but seldom compete with. Since it's striker fired am I required to decock at load and make ready?

Saw this was an older post, so I don't know if you ever got your answer, but here it is.

I clarified this with Jay Worden at my RO class since I also shoot Walthers.

Because it neither has an external hammer nor primary visible safety lever you are not required to decock.

The rules that apply are

8.1.2 Self-loading Pistols:

8.1.2.1 “Single action” – chamber loaded, hammer cocked, and the safety engaged.

8.1.2.2 “Double action” – chamber loaded, hammer fully down or decocked.

8.1.2.3 “Selective action” – chamber loaded with hammer fully down,

or chamber loaded and hammer cocked with external safety

engaged (see Divisions in Appendix D).

8.1.2.4 With respect to Rules 8.1.2.1 and 8.1.2.3, the term “safety”

means the primary visible safety lever on the handgun (e.g. the

thumb safety on a “1911” genre handgun). In the event of doubt,

the Range Master is the final authority on this matter.

Appendix D4

Handguns with external hammers must be fully decocked at the start signal.

[sroe3]

Thanks! The double action is very long on that pistol.