Any PPK fans out there?

[El Juero]

I carried an Interarms PPK/s as a Narcotics agent for many years. It was bad about the edges of the slide cutting the web of your hand if you had big hands. Dremel tools are great for fixing the sharp edges. The .380 ACP was (and is) also marginal as a stopping round. I always carried the hottest stuff I could get my hands on. If you are considering the .32 ACP I think that it is completely out of the question for self defense. The DA trigger can also be a bit onerous on some individual Walther pistols. All that said, it is a flat, easy to conceal, pistol. I do not like the American made example and feel it is inferior.

With some of the micro 9mm pistols now on the market, my own Sig P938 for example, it is hard to justify the Walther as a practical choice. You may find the Sig P230 is a better example if you want a small .380 that is better designed than the Walther. Another choice is the Glock .380 which is similarly sized.

 

[45Smashemflat]

PPK, no. P230, yes.

 

[colt_saa]

Any PPK fans out there

This is a trick question, Right?

I have always enjoyed the PP family of pistols. I own PP, PPk and PPk/s pistols in both 22 LR and 380 ACP

A retired sergeant took up engraving and did this one for me

This one belongs to Silent Mike
It is a beautiful example of a ghost threaded PPk/s

I need to grab my camera and photograph my two PPs and a couple of the others

 

[JohnRippert]

I prefer the PP to the PPK. My very first purchase when I got a 03 C&R FFL was a Manurhin PP in .32ACP that I really enjoy. Now all you need is a shoulder holster to go under that tux jacket.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I've owned two/ A WWII Nazi police in 32 ACP. A Interarms import PPK/s in 380. That little 32 was super accurate.. The first Hollow Points that fed reliably were Winchester STHPs. They were the same POI as White Box FMJ. In the summer all STHPs; in the winter, alternating STHPs with FMJs.

The problem with the Nazi gun was, for months at a time it would vanish! I ended trading it off (Got $700 trade in 1985. I knew the next owner a few years later, he got rid of it for the same reason I did! I really didn't like not knowing what it had done while on the loose!

Ivan

 

[Rich Richardson]

Bought a new Fort Smith PPK/S 380 about 6 months ago. It’s my EDC with about 900 flawless rounds through it. D/A trigger is 9 lbs and S/A is 3.5lbs.
I got lucky with the serial number, check out the last 3 digits.

 

[TJm15.38]

Yeah, I'm a PPK fan. After all, I grew up in the "James Bond 60's." Unfortunately, I don't have one. But I do have this Walther PP in 7.65mm (.32 Auto) and it is a gem.

 

[schutz5]

https://youtu.be/zgl0aCMS5t4?si=e8lVp6JFejst-kgG

https://youtu.be/JPMuHJxAs94?si=qVgCFy1j2p3i-QpK

I don't own PP type pistol but did have a Jones for a P5.
Ended up buying a 1 oz 007 "No time to die" silver bar!!

 

[Grayfox]

I'm a long time fan of the Walther PP series of pistols and have carried one from time to time. I actually prefer the slightly longer grip of the PPK/S.
Alas the true Bond gun, a blue PPK in .32acp has eluded me. Someday.....

Top: 380
Middle: .32
Bottom: .22LR

 

[BrBa]

But of course. Interarms/Ranger PPK/S in .32 acp.

 

[collectordude]

I’ve never seen engraving like that before.

 

[Model 15-4ever]

Everyone loves the PPK, myself included.

Until they shoot it.

 

[chief38]

I always thought they were cool - I guess the James Bond factor helped that along. My dad had one but sold it before I was of age so I did not inherit that one. He had a Luger too - same case scenario.

 

[murphydog]

Just need a Berns Martin Lightning holster to complete the setup. Apparently spies don't need reloads.

There are two recent articles in Guns and American Handgunner magazines about the movie guns. The first movie used .32 PPs, and the next few .380 PPKs. And the famous photo of Sean Connery in a tuxedo with a "silenced" gun was done with an air pistol replica.

 

[Imissedagain]

Both of our S&Walther PPKs pistols are great.
The stainless is carried often.
The blued for the range.
Loaded hot and heavy, 115/120gr HC leads over BE or N320.
Mini 9s they be.
If a small accurate 9mm is needed, it's the P239.

 

[BAM-BAM]

I had a local gunsmith build up the tang into a little "ducktail" to remedy the slide bite issue !

 

[dave1918a2]

I just got a 1967 PP .380 in trade. Has the German Eagle over the letter N for a proof and has Made is West Germany on the frame. Box and instruction manual also. Will try to post pictures soon.

 

[old tanker]

This what I said the last time. Only things I would add is (a) I prefer shooting the PP and (b) The PPs became surplus when the West German police shifted to 9mm after the Munich Olympics

I have both a PP and a PPK in 7.65. Reliable and accurate, they are souvenirs of the Cold War I brought back from Germany decades ago. They are not safe queens and are shot regularly.

The PPK, a commercial model from 1965, remembered mostly as James Bond's sidearm and a victim of the GCA '68.

The 1969 Walther PP, is Bayerische Staatliche Polizei surplus when the Status of Forces Agreement allowed them to be sold dirt cheap in military rod and gun clubs.

 

[Autonomous]

The PPK is a neat little gun. In its day it was one of the best choices in its category.
Still a viable choice.
In my case I can live with the occasional nip on the hand, but my thumb has been trained to wipe the safety down to turn it off. I'm not smart enough to change up without taking time to think about it. Too bad because it shoots to the point of aim better than any other compact gun for me.

 

[BAM-BAM]

It's a de-cocker!