Walther PPK/S

I have a brand new one, never been shot except for the test round at the factory. I had planned to take it to the range today to qualify. Instead I had to send it back to S & W. Mine was one of 90,000 they recalled. Ruger made a new .380, and it was recalled. I like the Walther PPK/S, it is the second I have owned. I hope I get it back in the condition I sent it in. It is a nice backup gun. I carry a CS 45.

I think you just don't know how to use it . . .
getting pinched is common at first ...
you just have to learn how to use it and,
the older ones anyway, are flawless ...
very nice workmanship and operation.

Good Luck !!!

Is it one of the 90,000 PPK/S in the recall? Check the S&W Walther website for affected serial numbers. I have a brand new one, and had to send it back.

Here is the deal. You have to do a little work or if you have no skills working on your own weapons get it to a good gunsmith. When you buy a ppk you have bought a weapon that is 85 percent finished. You have to polish the ramp and throat. Then you have to work the grip frame. yes cutting metal until smooth and fitting your hand. imagine that. investing time and work to perfect the weapon that may save your life. It needs to be tuned like shooting skills.

Pistols have mags not clips.

how much ??for the walther

Amazing, I heard more people were killed by a .22. I bought a new PPK/S, my second one. I sold the previous one, and wished I had it back. Before I could even shoot it, there was a recall and I sent it back. That was April 15, I suppose someday I will get it back. I use it as a backup for my CS45.

I have a Walther PPK/S 9mm/380 ACP for defensive purposes only. I fire for practice only every month and clean the gun. I never had a problem. I have other guns but this one is best.

While I still have and use the PPK/S it still has it's issues. So for daily carry I picked up a fine little Charter Arms .38 Spec. I know it will fire on the first pull and I have more cartridge options.

The "bigger is better" mentality is always used by a man with a small penis. You obviously have no understanding of ballistics. Please do not create more stupid people with your drivel.

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I bought a New S&W PPKs initially had feeding problems but asked them to polish the feed ramp when I sent it in for the recall. Since I got it back it feeds all types of ammo no problem. I love this gun small but heavy, extended spur to fix the hand to slide issue and very accurate. I rented a Sig 380 at a range and I still like my PPKs better.

If you sell yours BlueMax let me know my wife needs one to carry.

I am interested in purchasing a Walther ppk/s

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having recieved a gunshot wound i can attest to the fact that it doesnt matter what caliber you shoot an attacker with,they will stop.that said you can't top the 45 acp.but a 380 to the torso will do the job,it will drop them like a sack of taters.

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Unless you have a 12 gauge pistol, there is nothing that will "drop" a perp in his tracks. You've watched too much TV.
My CHL coach is a Chief of Detectives for a rowdy town east of Dallas affectionately known as Little Detroit for it's crime statistics.
He related a horror story about shooting a PCP fueled nutcase, 5 times point blank with a .45. The guy ran a 1/4 mile before he fell down and survived.
YOu want to stop him cold? Carry a baseball bat, a pistol will NOT do it.

i think you would drop more people if you aim for the head (380,38,9,40,45)to the head your dead

I have an Interarms PPKS in stainless that has eaten 5,000 rounds of ALL kinds of ammo, without a single misfeed, once I understood the operator error known as "limp wristing". The action of the pistol is stiff, especially new, and will mis-feed if you don't give it something to push against to handle the spent casing and feed the new one.
Most people who criticize this weapon are simply snobs or are trying to drive the price down so they can pick one up cheap.
No, the US version is not as slick as the German, but a Chevrolet's not as slick as a VW Passat either. Will the Chevrolet get you to and from work? Yes. Will the PPKS serve flawlessly as a close-quarters self-defense weapon? Yes.
Just like computers, 98% of perceived problems are OE.

Obviously, you've never been forced to defend yourself at close range before or you wouldn't even raise the issue of a "Single shot" stopping power.
My combat instructor put it very well, "If it deserves shooting, it deserves shooting at least twice". When asked how many times to shoot an agressor, the only appropriate answer is, "Until he's no longer a threat."
2,3 or 4 .380 hollow points delivered center mass will effectively neutralize the threat.
2,3 or 4 .45's delivered center mass will NOT knock a person down, too much Hollywood theatrics.

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My friend. It is the accuracy of the first shot that really counts. A prolonged " gun fight " is not likely but the safety, confidence of the shooter and reliability of the gun which makes it viable. A gun which does harm to the shooter should be removed from service. Bear in mind that maybe one weapon in a hundred is actually found in service in other than recreational use. How many times is that weapon required to be fired in an emergency application ? It is only that one time that really matters.
Based on this forum I will look to alternatives to the PPK for a new weapon.

Yeh, thats it, take all the idiots in this one post and base your decision on that. The only one who had a true competent perspective is Bigcurt, all the rest are uneducated opinions. Let this post die already. Too many idiots posted on this one.

from what i understand the PPK/S wasnt made until 1978 in the US

only thing I can say based on experience, is what really happens in high stress. Shot placement and number of shots that hit the target far outweigh caliber(.380 vs. .45). A .45 carry sounds great and is a powerful weapon, but shooting that powerful of a gun with a top heavy conceal weapon (glock 36 for example) will cause severe recoil and move the muzzle up significantly more than a .380. Two .380 self defense rounds on target FAR outweigh 1 .45 slightly off target. With someone closing in from 25 feet (less than 2 seconds), you want to get off more than 1 round and both on target. In fact, try shooting a milk jug 20 feet away and get off 2 quick rounds in 1 second and see what you do. Try it with a .380, then .45. You will be amazed at what you find.

Not all U.S. made Walther PPK's are crap. I have one i've had three years that I bought new and I've put around 400 rounds of mixed ammo thru without a single feed failure. My first Walther however was the newer, slightly larger stainless PPK/s. Now that pistol was crap. Multiple failure to feeds.

Yes I can relate to that story. I wanted a Walther PPK. None of the gun stores had any until one started selling the new stainless PPK/s. I bought one and it had failure to feed problems from the beginning. I ended up sending it back to Walther USA/Smith&Wesson for some tweaking and although I didn't get as many feed jams, they still occured. Then that same store got in the new smaller PPK's. The traditional PPK's and made here. I traded my PPK/s in for the PPK and have never regretted that decision. I've put over 400 reounds of mixed ammo thru it without a single feed jam. I have been very happy with this pistol and carry it with me often with confidence. I love this pistol and will never give it up. I also own a Micro Compact Springfield .45 and have on layaway the new Walther PK380 which I pick up this week.

Amen to that. No one really knows what a "clip" is. Especially the news folk. Pistols use magazines or mags. A "clip" is totally something different. For M16's for example, a clip is used to speed load the magazines.

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