I own most of the newer Walther handgun lineup, with the exception of the P22 (due to poor build quality), including the Creed. I find it of lower quality build from the Classic versions of the PPQ and PPS (I cant comment on the M2 versions), P99 and PK380. I found the mag often pinched the bottom of my hand right below my pinky. The trigger isn't as nice with some grit and isn't as crisp nor as smooth as the PPQ or PPS however it was still pretty good. The grit hasn't seamed to smooth out either after a few range trips. Also it has an extremely long reset and you almost need to release the trigger fully to fire again. If you like to follow through with a double shot it makes it more difficult. Reminds me of a revolvers trigger where if you squeezed the trigger again to soon the cylinder would lock and not rotate. It's hard to beat the stock PPQ trigger without going to an aftermarket. The finish of parts were slightly rougher. Lacks the grip backstraps providing a better "customized" grip though it did still feel decent. Found the shorter slidestop lever to be rough and gritty and required more pressure to release. I'm certainly no marksman but I found it unremarkable to shoot and get tighter groups from the smaller PPS with a barrel almost an inch shorter. All rounds successfully through it have fired however I've had 4 or 5 stovepipes and maybe 2 dozen failure to return to battery with rounds getting hung-up in various stages from the edge of the feedramp to the chamber opening. I've never had such issues with any other handgun I've owned. Finally I can't say that I like the looks of the Creed either. The grip, top and front look fine but that rounded off rear of the slide and frame, nor the rounded trigger guard do it for me.
Really I'd never consider it, or at least the one I own, to be a carry firearm. Way to many failures simply making it unreliable. I'm considering returning it to Walther for testing its that unreliable. I'd honestly prefer to carry the Hi-Point JMP .45 to this. It's the first modern Walther handgun I actually distrust. I truly believe every product has a few bad ones that make it past QA and I hope the Creed I own is one. We'll see what Walther has to say when I send it into them. Its quality was just above that of the P22, which was built and assembled in Walther's German Umarex toy airgun facility. The Ruger SR22 is much better then the P22 in build quality, dependability and accuracy.
As to the price... it's easy to see when comparing it to a PPS, PPQ, P99. There are valid reasons to pay more and I clearly see them. For a CCW... I'll continue with the dependable and higher quality PPQ, PPS and P99c. The PPQ and PPS I'd recommend to anyone as they are very well built, extremely accurate, fairly easy to shoot and the trigger in the PPQ is simply a dream stock trigger.
