Walther Ppk???

[supersonic]

That didn't bother me nearly as much as the chalkboard.

Touche'!!!!!!!
S.S.

[ibanezfoo]

My brother in law has a PPK his grandfather brought back from WWII (traded a pack of cigs for it, supposedly). I've shot it a few times. It was neat for the novelty factor, but not really my thing.

-Bryan

[saki302]

I had an old Interarms PPK/s years ago- if you want to feed JHPs, just polish the feed ramp- there's a step on it that's pretty pronounced.

I still have an old PPK in blue, which doesn't get shot much- never bothered messing with it for feeding (worked 100% with FMJ).

-Dave

[1911 in 916]

I did pretty much the same thing and bought an Interarms blued PPk/s last week. No need for it, it's not really all that compact, but it is just a neat little gun. If you're in the Northern CA area Sacramento Armoury is closing down & (as of last Saturday) had quite a few stainless ones for about $340.00. Aside from the heavy DA trigger pull, I've heard they can be a bit picky on hollow points, but I plan on using FMJ as this is just a fun gun for me. I've fired a few from time to time and having large hands have to be careful of getting hammer bite.

The PPKs were $450 when I went today. Kinda sad, no more real deals. I wanted some mags but was told no deals yet.

[dfletcher]

The PPKs were $450 when I went today. Kinda sad, no more real deals. I wanted some mags but was told no deals yet.

Ouch - why the heck would price go up as D Day gets closer? FYI - they had a box just loaded up with Walther mags. They had the plastic finger rest and should have fit the gun I bought, but did not. The plastic lip on the finger rest prevented the mag from fully seating. If I had some plain floorplates I think they'd work fine.

[Miltiades]

Classic gun

The Walther PPK was first sold in 1928, and represents one of the first DA/SA handguns in the market. The gun has a very streamlined, elegant appearance and is made entirely of steel, except for the grip panels.

I bought one on impulse about 10 years ago - a slightly used blue Interarms model in .380 - and shoot it occasionally at the range. It is a pretty accurate little gun, and has never "bit" my hand, but it has a sharp recoil because of its "blowback" design, with the barrel attached firmly to the frame and the stiff recoil spring wrapped around the barrel.

It is one of the flattest guns I have seen, about 0.85 inches across the slide flats. The grips aren't much wider than that.

[Scout106]

I've had my PPK/S .380 since the mid 70's - Interarms. I have carried it in belt, ankle, shoulder and fanny pack holsters. It is my favorite concealment gun. The .380 is quite devastating at short range - I've handled homicides where one round to the mid-section played real havoc with the internal organs.

[Timberland]

Ouch - why the heck would price go up as D Day gets closer? FYI - they had a box just loaded up with Walther mags. They had the plastic finger rest and should have fit the gun I bought, but did not. The plastic lip on the finger rest prevented the mag from fully seating. If I had some plain floorplates I think they'd work fine.

Did they have anything else on sale? Walthers generaly go for 450, are there any real deals there or is it a matter of luck?

[MT1]

When I was a kid, my neighbor had a PP(?) that was an interchangeable setup - it had barrels for I believe .22, .32 ACP, and .380(9mm Kurz actually) - fun to shoot little gun but it did "bite" my hand a few times.

[wilshire1412]

Might have been a HK model 4 which was available with conversion barrels.
http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg146-e.htm A few came in as surplus during the 90's with conversion barrels for .22lr.

[MT1]

Might have been a HK model 4 which was available with conversion barrels.
http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg146-e.htm A few came in as surplus during the 90's with conversion barrels for .22lr.

Yep - you're right, I was just a kid at the time and that looks pretty similar to a PPk - once you typed HK Model 4 it refreshed my memory, Thanks!