Any Walther PP, PPK or PPK/S fans out there?

[woodsltc]

Many of us have safe queens and using guns....my Interarms PPKS in .380 is one of my users. I bought this gun in the mid-80's and it has served as my daily carry at one time and as a bug. It is one of the few stainless guns I have ( I like blued guns mostly) and because it is stainless and easy to carry I now use it mainly in the hot months as my carry gun in my "fanny pack" ( I know that many folks frown on fanny packs... but I don't give a rats behind, I like 'em and use them) when I ride my bike or just knock around town in my t-shirt and shorts. The PPKS and my .380 Kel-Tec are the 2 guns I'm most likely to carry on any given day.

Suffice it to say I am a fan of the .380 PPKS.

Don

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

I once owned an Interarms PPK/S and my right hand has the scar to prove it!

 

[Texas Star]

I read an article written by a German that said that in their police service, the PP-series guns averaged one jam per 50 rounds.

I believe that's one of several reasons why they upgraded to 9mm's from 1975-on. The PP guns were all 7.65's, I think.

The 7.65mm is a semi-rimmed case, and rim dimensions vary with brands. If your gun doesn't work with one brand, try another. I suspect that Geco is the closest to what Walther designed the gun to use.

Yes, I know that there are other 7.65mm cartridges. But you know the one involved here.

 

[jframe]

My girlfriend has expressed an interest in shooting lately, and I've been letting her shoot my .22 Henry lever carbine, and my Model 63. She loves both of them. I've also let her shoot my snubby Model 10 and a Ruger LC9 I used to have, plus a 3953 DAO S&W I used to have as well. She thought all of them kicked too much for her. My thinking now is maybe a Walther or Beretta 84 or 85 series in .380 as a good centerfire for her to learn on. Damn good excuse to get a PPK or variant, or a Beretta at any rate, huh? I'm kinda out of options as far as a centerfire weapon for her at this point.

 

[Frank46]

I've a Manhurin ppk in 32 acp. And heard about its reputation as a hand bited. Well after close to 300 rds of various brands it didn't bite the haqnd that fed it and showed supirising accuracy. Frank

 

[cwo4uscgret]

hand biter?

I had (and regret sellling) a pre-war Walther PP .32 acp. I let one of the Federal Protective Service uniformed officers (guarding the federal building) back in about 1981 shoot it at the range one day. First words of caution - keep your thumb down - didn't work. He got by without stitches but that old Winchester Silvertip ammo was pretty hot back then. Oh yes, dummy that he was, after bandaging his thumb he wanted to try it again....keep your thumb down dummy...nope, he didn't, second cut, 1 stitch!!!!

 

[williamlayton]

I own two and carry one. The one I carry is an Interarms. It replaced an old snubby in the early 70's and I carried it almost exclusively until I retired.
It took about a 1000 rounds before it learned to digest HP's.
Blessings

 

[p0838]

NIB 1968 PPK 7.65