I recently purchased a very clean -- virtually mint, really -- Walther PPK made under license by S&W in Houlton, ME. I was just now doing a Google search for the owner's manual for this fine firearm and this forum was at the top of of the search list. Well, I figured that, since my PPK was made by S&W, I ought to go ahead and have a look. I followed the thread that was indicated in the search listing and learned a few things I didn't know already, so I figured I probably ought to go ahead and register.

This is not my first S&W firearm. I used to own a Model 66 revolver. That was a real beast and didn't fit my personality at all. I traded a friend a funky L1A1 for it, but didn't really know what to do with it after I got it. It had been totally tricked out. It had a big slab-sided bull barrel, probably 7.5" (I never measured it), and a Leupold scope mounted to it. The pistolsmith, whom we both knew, had really slicked up the double action until it was almost as light as a light single action and he had bobbed the spur off the hammer, making it into a DAO piece. It also had some cool looking laminated wood grips. A real race gun. But it was way more than I was interested in, frankly, so I sold it. Now, if it had been just a plain old stock 66, I'd have kept it. In fact, one of these days I'd like to find a nice 66 or 686. Not because I need it or anything, but just because.

I have a CHL. I've been carrying a Ruger SR9C. Even though it's a "compact' (hence the "C"), it's a fairly large gun and I find that it's about as big as I'd want to carry concealed. I do like its 17 round capacity though. But I doubt I'll ever be in a firefight, so having a smaller, more easily concealable pistol was still something I was interested in. And I've always thought the PPK was just the height of cool, so when I spotted this one, I just couldn't resist. Mine is stainless, which is the first PPK I've ever seen in stainless, although from what I understand, the S&W made ones in stainless are common. I find its DA pull to be heavy, but not as heavy as my 9mm CZ clone. Its SA pull is very nice, however. A little bit of creep, but I can live with that.

Welp, that's about it for now. I'll see y'all on the boards.

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Michael

Welcome from Tennessee.

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Welcome to the forum.

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Welcome to the Smith & Wesson Forum from Arizona.

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Welcome from Pennsylvania....

Glad to have you, Michael.

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Welcome from Delaware!

Welcome from Wisconsin, Michael!

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Welcome from North Dakota

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Hello neighbor!! Welcome to the Forum from South of Houston!!! Always happy to see more Texans arrive!!

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Welcome from Va.

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Hello and welcome from Richmond, Va

Howdy from South Carolina, and welcome to the forum.

Welcome A Board

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Welcome to the forum.

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Welcome from Ohio! !

Welcome from a fellow Texan Michael. Great forum for all things S&W, have fun, learn lots, share what you know.

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Hello from Kentucky.

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Thank you for your service!

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Welcome from the bootheel of Missouri, the Show Me State . . .

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