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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: cohoho on December 06, 2013, 05:46:22 PM

Title: Walther PPKs .380 What happend to them?
Post by: cohoho on December 06, 2013, 05:46:22 PM: I like guns of course like the next guy and normally buy regardless of opinions, but that changed a bit today after I went into a gun store locally and was looking for a PPKs to buy - wow the bad mouthing (clerks and customers) of it made me wonder what the heck happened to Walther- anyone know of problems with the gun now days? It isn't the P22 for goodness sakes... Or the PPKs look in a .22 with pot metal slides.... This is for the real deal stainless steel PPKs .380 that was my favorite - wish list gun.

I do not follow gun magazines or articles and was wondering if any of you heard of issues??

So maybe now it is the Sig Sauger 238 to match my bigger Sig TacOps 1911 and 229... Noted problems????
Title: Re: Walther PPKs .380 What happend to them?
Post by: Bofire on December 07, 2013, 09:20:16 AM: About 2005 the Dept. I was with went to issue guns, glock 21 and Walther PPK 380, Eveyone of the Walthers failed with in 12 months. Some serious slide breaks, ejection issues. That was many years ago may not apply now???
Carl
Title: Re: Walther PPKs .380 What happend to them?
Post by: cohoho on December 08, 2013, 08:37:36 PM: Good info, similar to what they were stating for sure. Making me re-think the PPKs...
Title: Re: Walther PPKs .380 What happend to them?
Post by: lokidog on December 08, 2013, 11:04:16 PM: I had a PPKS .380, if you like a gun that tries spinning in your hand when you fire it, keep looking for one. The recoil was tough on the webbing between my thumb and forefinger. I happily sold it.

For a small .380, my favorite was a little Llama in the mini 1911 style. That gun shot pop cans at 35 yards and farther.

**Looking back at this, I see you are asking about PPK (s) not PPKS (James Bond style), oh well, I tried.
Title: Re: Walther PPKs .380 What happend to them?
Post by: washelkhunter on December 08, 2013, 11:42:23 PM: Take a look at the Bersa thunder. Its very similar in style to the ppk.
Title: Re: Walther PPKs .380 What happend to them?
Post by: jeepster on December 09, 2013, 02:01:02 PM: Didn't Walther turn over the manufacturing of the ppk ppks to smith and Wesson?
Title: Re: Walther PPKs .380 What happend to them?
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on December 09, 2013, 02:10:44 PM: Just get a Ruger LC9 or LC380 and don't look back....

I wanted a PPK years ago, but couldn't see that much money for a 380!