Walther is expanding their highly successful PDP line of polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols with the new F-Series specifically made for shooters with smaller hands. The F-Series is launching with two models, a service-size model and a slightly more compact version, both chambered for 9mm Luger.
Walther is appealing to women with their new F-Series, although the slimmer, straighter grip is likely to draw both male and female shooters who prefer small-framed guns without the slight fingergrooves that are standard with the original PDP lineup.
And it’s not just the reduced-circumference grip that Walther redesigned. The trigger and trigger guard were changed with the addition of a short-reach trigger and a more deeply undercut trigger guard.
Internally, the F-Series features a lighter recoil assembly that reduces the amount of force required to rack the slide by about 20 percent, making the slide easier to manipulate and the gun easier to load and unload.
The two new pistols only differ in slide and barrel length. They are the F-Series 4″ and F-Series 3.5″, with 4- and 3.5-inch barrels, respectively. Both feed from 15-round magazines and both use interchangeable backstraps for grip customization.
The pistols are also just a little lighter than the standard models, but only by about half an ounce. The F-Series 4″ weighs 21 ounces without a magazine and 24 ounces unloaded with a magazine. The F-Series 3.5″ weighs .7 ounces less with the shorter slide and barrel.
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All of the other features that have made the PDP such a hit have been carried over to the F-Series, including optics-ready slides on both models. Walther produces a variety of different plates for different mini red dot sight systems, that can be ordered separately, and the first one is free.
Both F-Series handguns feature extended, ambidextrous slide release levers, reversible magazine release buttons and full-length accessory rails for lights and laser sights.
The F-Series is priced in line with other PDP pistols with a suggested retail price of $699. Walther will also offer 10-round options of the F-Series for restricted markets.
For more information about the new F-Series and the rest of the PDP family, head over to Walther today.