anyone into walther ppk?

[smirnus3000]

I think i may be lusting for one of these, maybe its one too many 007 movies? What do you guys and gals think? Prewar, wartime, post war? Worth it? Anyone in the IE selling one?

[DannyInSoCal]

I picked up a minty one for $300 -

The wife loves it....

[OldShooter32]

Great pistol. I have three of them.

[BigPimping]

A Teutonic classic. .

[brassburnz]

I have a PP in .22 rimfire and a PPK/s in .380 auto. Both have the same grip frame and point naturally in my hand. Both have the Walther W. Germnay banner, although they were manufactured by Manhurrin in France. A pre-war, Zella-Mehlis PPK will cost an arm and a leg. A post-war Ulm/Manhurrin PPK will still be expensive because they were not imported into the US, but the PPK/s was. It will be easier to find a US made PPK.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_PPK

I've been told the Bersa Thunder in .380 auto has a grip frame similar to a Walther PPK, but I've never handled one. There are also Hungarian clones that are supposed to be very good for the money.

[wellfedirishman]

The PA-63 Hungarian is a very nice PP clone and shoots great.

The R63 Hungarian is a PPK clone, and also a nice compact pistol.

I have a Walther PP22 from 1938 (based on the grip frame date) that is a really nice shooter.

[Icypu]

.380 is so expensive, at least 29 a box for FMJ. I don't like to shoot it because of that.

[xXRifleManXx]

I have a Walther ppks, its made by s&w under contract I think. from the '90's got it from my dad. He thinks its the bee's knee's, I think its ok. I do dig that its got the whole 007 thing going on, but stainless is kinda flashy for my tastes though it is all metal which I like. It throws hot 380/9x17 hand loads just fine but i'd rather carry my kahr in .45. If I were to go for something like this my self I think I would go for a Makarov for the cool factor, plus I like blued guns. though you can get some great self defense round in .380

[GunHo]

Wanted one but was not worth the SSE fee. Maybe if i find a used on for a good price. But likely won't shoot it much because the high cost of 380's.

[naeco81]

Classic, timeless, gorgeous gun. Well worth the SSE.

[rickey65]

The new ones are butt ugly. I like the old blued .380 but the grip is so damn small. Heard they shoot awful but they are def sexy.

[smirnus3000]

Damn just as I had feared. Looks like I have to start trying to find one!

[Bug Splat]

I have a war time PP in 32 from Germany and its a beautiful pistol but its a talking piece only. I don't shoot it. They are notorious for hammer bites. Looks better in the hand than it does firing at the range.

[DT556]

I've always liked the look of them.

[sfbay]

It was my carry pistol for years until I just changed it for an LCP.

still love the ppk/s!