Any of you boys know your way around a Walther PPK?

[1srelluc]

I picked up a 2014 made PPK (made by S&W) under license of Walther in .380.....First bang-bang of the new year.

 

[airplanemechanic]

I used to have a Bersa Thunder .380. A Walther PPK clone. So yea, I know my way around that gun very well. It was my CC gun for years.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I picked up a 2014 made PPK (made by S&W) under license of Walther in .380.....First bang-bang of the new year.

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Sights are meh. It's ok but I prefer a 9mm.

 

[1srelluc]

Sights are meh. It's ok but I prefer a 9mm.

I can see them just fine.....They are not like the older and much smaller PP/PPK sights.

 

[miketx]

I picked up a 2014 made PPK (made by S&W) under license of Walther in .380.....First bang-bang of the new year.

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This guy can help.

 

[JGalt]

This guy can help.

Dammit! Someone beat me to it.

 

[1srelluc]

I used to have a Bersa Thunder .380. A Walther PPK clone. So yea, I know my way around that gun very well. It was my CC gun for years.

I still have Bersa Thunder 380 "pre-lock" made in 2002.

IMHO they are a real sleeper in the .380 world. Prices have ticked-up in recent years (like everything else) but they are still a bargain.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

The older the Walther, the better in my opinion.

 

[Death-Ninja]

The PPK's are neat little pistols with lousy triggers, and a tight interface, if it fits your hand, and you are good with its trigger, its a nice little pistol with historic cachet.

That said, CZ produced the finest all steel .380 I have ever fired, the CZ83 which is substantially superior to the little Walther, it holds 12 in .380, 12 in 9 x 18(CZ82)and I believe 15 rds in .32 ACP!

If you can lay hands upon a CZ83 snap that sweetie up, its all steel, and all but impervious to the cartridge, meaning you could likely expect it to survive well over a hundred thousand rds, congrats on your new pistol....

 

[JGalt]

The older the Walther, the better in my opinion.

The ones with Nazi proof markings are the most desirable, bringing up to $2500 on gunbroker.

 

[Confederate Soldier]

The ones with Nazi proof markings are the most desirable.

Waffenamt are pretty cool.

 

[airplanemechanic]

I still have Bersa Thunder 380 "pre-lock" made in 2002.

IMHO they are a real sleeper in the .380 world. Prices have ticked-up in recent years (like everything else) but they are still a bargain.

Yep mine was made in '01. Great little gun, but it had a trigger pull that was far larger than the gun itself.

 

[1srelluc]

The PPK's are neat little pistols with lousy triggers, and a tight interface, if it fits your hand, and you are good with its trigger, its a nice little pistol with historic cachet.

That said, CZ produced the finest all steel .380 I have ever fired, the CZ83 which is substantially superior to the little Walther, it holds 12 in .380, 12 in 9 x 18(CZ82)and I believe 15 rds in .32 ACP!

If you can lay hands upon a CZ83 snap that sweetie up, its all steel, and all but impervious to the cartridge, meaning you could likely expect it to survive well over a hundred thousand rds, congrats on your new pistol....

I've had several CZ-82s (in 9mm Makarov) over the years and they were OK but I never really warmed to them all that much and sold/traded them off. I never had a desire for a 83.