I am curious about this Walther. I owned a GSG and was extremely happy with it until the slide cracked below the rear dovertail on the left. Davidson's replaced it, and the second GSG experienced the same failure; the first pistol blew up after 300-325 rounds, the second after 400 or so rounds. After doing some research I found that other people had discovered the same 'explosive personality' in their GSGs as well, two that I could find online. One in particular had the thing split all the way up and arc over to the ejection port; March of this year posted an update saying GSG had started using a steel breech face to try and resolve that issue (would post a link, but this is my first post. You can find the post and pictures on defensivecarry's website by searching GSG slide crack update.) However, after having two of the things spray powder and pot metal bits into my eyes, I've been searching for an equally affordable alternative. I've been told the Chiappa 1911-22 is a piece of garbage, and I have to say holding one in hand it felt pretty cheap, while the Walther I handled yesterday felt pretty solid, but then so did the GSG. GSG's slide is made from Zamak-5 if I'm not mistaken, does anyone know if the Walther is made from the same zinc alloy? Thoughts, suggestions, advice all appreciated.