Walther PPK

[joeislove]

My Walther PPK/S

I currently carry a Walther PPK/S in .380, but I'm gonna start carrying my newly-acquired Glock 27 as soon as I find a holster I like.

I love the Walther, and I'll probably keep it (although my friends keep squawking that I have too many guns, whatever that means).

I shoot 4-inch groups at 25 yards with this gun fairly consistently, but it has a couple of weird quirks that bother me. For instance, occasionally, when I fire the gun, the safety/decocking lever will go back to the on safe position, but will not decock the weapon. I think it's doing this when the slide is at the end of the travel. Also, the slide is pretty hard to pull back. I've taken a couple of female friends to the range with me, and I like to start them out with this gun, because the recoil is a little lighter. Only one of them has been able to cycle the slide to chamber the first round. It's got a really, really tight spring.

I got the gun used, and when I first fired it, it jammed about every fourth round. However, after giving the gun a very thorough cleaning and polishing the feedramp with a Dremel, it functions very reliably.

To sum up, if you just want the gun to shoot, it's a great piece. If you want it to carry, look for something else.

 

[M1911]

Put me firmly in the Kahr camp. Given the choice of a Sig 232 vs. a PPK, I'd take the Sig. But given a choice between the Sig 232 and a Kahr MK9, I'll take the Kahr. The Kahr is smaller, it has the usual thumb-button mag release (in contrast to the Sig's frame-heel mag release), and it's 9mm. I'm also not a fan of DA/SA -- I prefer SA or DAO, but that's a religious issue

If you really want .380, you might also consider finding a used Colt Mustang or better yet, Colt .380 Govt. Model. Much less recoil than a PPK due to the locked breech design.

M1911