Walter PDP Pro ACRO

[TGO David]

Well, it's been a while since I supported the firearms economy and I was probably overdue.

 

 

Last week I took receipt of this Walther PDP Pro ACRO models.  These are 4.5" bbl guns with slides that are milled specficially for the Aimpoint ACRO footprint rather than using an interchangeable plate system.  They also include the ACRO 3.5 MOA optic as part of the package, along with tritium night sights, the improved PDP Performance Trigger, aluminum magwell, and three (3) 18rd magazines with extended aluminum baseplates.

My 4-inch Walther PDP Compact with Holosun 509T is my EDC and absolutely one of my most favored hanguns, so when I decided to pick up something new it was a no-brainer to do another PDP and the Pro ACRO pacakge was even more of a no-brainer.

This gun will predominately be a duty firearm.  For me duty means volunteer service on my church security team and also any gigs I might pick up as a Tennessee Armed Guard license holder.  I do not foresee myself carrying this concealed IWB very often, instead preferring to carry it in a concealed OWB holster or an overt Level III holster.

 

So far, I am digging it.  The price of the overall package was far less than the total sum of the individual components.  I am no stranger to dot optics but this is my first Aimpoint ACRO and I can see why these get such good ratings.  They are built like tanks and the glass is crystal clear.  I do wish that it had an automatic brightness adjustment, particularly a front-facing auto-adjust sensor like the Trijicon RMR HD has, but no dice.

The battery life of the P2 version ACRO is so signficantly improved over the original, however, that I am not too concerned about the lack of auto-adjustment for the sake of power savings.

 

I do have a ZR Tactical staineless steel captic recoil assembly with a 17lb spring on order, similar to what I run in my PDP Compact.  These RSA's have proven to be reliable and address the over-sprung condition of the PDP in stock form.  It made a world of difference in my split times and ability to track the dot with my Compact, so I hope it will be the same with this gun too.

 

I'll check back in after a few hundred rounds and maybe a class or two and let you know how it's going.

 

 

 

Big thanks to Thompson's Station Armory, my preferred FFL.  Jonathan is a TGO member and a good dude.  If you get a chance to support him, please do.  He is a small business owner and has one of the most impeccably appointed and generally coolest stores you are likely to find.  I'm saying this as a customer who pays full price, too, because I believe in what he's doing and what to see him succeed.

As the founder, owner, and admin of TGO, I get to plug businesses who aren't vendors.  It's good to be the king, right?  But know this:  If I advocate for them, they are squared away.