I want a PPK!

[Vitesse304]

Okay,

so I'm looking to add another gun in .380...since I already got the lcp, might as well get another gun that shoots the same cartridge right?!?!

But I'm at a loss for which PPK I should get...and how much I should pay!

I know there is the original made by walther, then the imports by interarms, and finally S&W...then there are the PPK and the PPK/S...

I'm at a loss! What do you guys recommend, and have you seen any around town?

Thanks!

[d_striker]

I know a guy that's moving to Philly and is selling ALL of his stuff. He's got a Walther PPK that he never even really shot. I'll see if he's selling it. How much are these things worth used?

[bjl913]

...and what other fun stuff might this guy have? [Tooth]

[Vitesse304]

walther's website lists them at $605 and I've seen used ones sell as low as $300, and as high as $700 recently at the gun shows...New ones I've seen sold around $500.

I think it depends on who imported it.

[d_striker]

...and what other fun stuff might this guy have? [Tooth]

Not much that we'd be interested in. He's so much of a liberal that it surprised me to find out he even had a pistol.

[Circuits]

But I'm at a loss for which PPK I should get...and how much I should pay!

I know there is the original made by walther, then the imports by interarms, and finally S&W...then there are the PPK and the PPK/S...

I'm at a loss! What do you guys recommend, and have you seen any around town?

Thanks!

Since 1968, you can't import most .380's, so an original German Walther will have to be at least 41 years old.

Later years were either imported as parts, and "assembled" here, or built under license (current crop) in the US.

AFAIK, all new, current-production PPK's for sale in the US are built here by S&W under license.

Original imports will tend to command a premium for rarity and will likely be priced higher accordingly.

The PPK/S is a PP frame with a PPK slide, which gave the resulting gun enough "import points" to qualify for direct german imports after 1968, so those won't have quite the import premium as the original german import PPK's.

[Roger]

No. You want a PPS.

http://www.walther-pps.com/

http://www.carl-walther.de/pps/images/content/pps_gross_prod.gif

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[Vitesse304]

The PPS is cool...but the PPK is James Bond's gun!

Do I really need another .380? No...would I really carry it? Maybe, but I've been wanting a PPK since I was old enough to buy handguns!



No. You want a PPS.

http://www.walther-pps.com/

http://www.carl-walther.de/pps/images/content/pps_gross_prod.gif

[twitchyfinger]

Not sure if you found what you were looking for or not but I just ran across a S&W PPK/S (has extended beaver tail) on gunbroker that 5280 Armory just listed if you're interested: http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=149213495

[Great-Kazoo]

if i were you, i'd buy the ammo first. you will be in for not only sticker shock, but good luck finding any .380 in quantity

[Vitesse304]

yeah, ammo has been tough...I got a few 100 rd packs from walmart...but those are few and far between.

My local hardware store has speer gold dots for $16.95 and those function well in my lcp.

$500 is a little much...I was hoping to spend around $400 for a used ppk, but thanks for the link!

[twitchyfinger]

No prob! If I were you I would look for an original German PPK or at least an Interarms. I use to have one of the S&W PPK/S bought it brand new, Broke the extractor and cracked the frame on the first shot. Sent it back to S&W and they did a band aid fix but the frame was still cracked when they sent it back and it still did not work properly. By this point I was furious, called them and told them this was unacceptable and I wanted a new frame. Sent it back again and this time they sent it back with a new frame. I immediately sold the POS ASAP and will never buy another one! I also received an email probably a year after selling it notifying me of a recall on that pistol. Didn't care to look into the reason for the recall but did laugh with s snicker as I deleted the email notice!

Best of luck!

[SigsRule]

I managed to pick up a PPK/S in .22 that came from the German factory in Ulm for $300 and trade on a P22. It came with extra springs and two extra magazines with the extended finger grip - the mags alone are going for over $100 at recent gun shows. It's a great shooter and one of my favorite fun toys. Not a .380 but ammo is a little easier to get. Keep looking you'll find something.

[coloradoEMT911]

I have a Pre WWII PPK 32 acp with holster and extra walther clip that i got from my grandfather when he died and though it pinces my hand it is a great gun i defintly would recommend them for a fun and close range carry, I also carry and LCP.

RJ

[TFOGGER]

The S&W PPKs are good little guns.

I'm not a huge fan of .380, so I opted for a Kel-Tec P-11.... 10+1 rounds of full power 9mm in a package that is only 1/8th inch thicker than a PPK, and actually smaller overall, not to mention lighter. It's a handfull to shoot, however, even with the optional extended fingergrip floorplate on the magazine.