colemanw76
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i am faced with these two, a S&W and Interarms PPK. apart from the smiths extended grip tang, which pistol has the best overall build quality?
S&W vs Interarms PPK/S
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I have both. I can't tell a difference between the two other than the grip tang on the Smith. For me, I think the Smith and Wesson one was the one I did the most mods to get it to really work for me.(I'm really picky) I didn't care too much for the Interams though. I know most people here and in the Walther forum will tell you to go for the Interams though. Honestly, I prefer the Smith and Wesson though. I don't get the famous Walther bite that earlier Walthers are notorious for. If you decide to weld a piece of metal like a beavertail on the Interams model (cylinder and slide do that service) it is alot of money to do so. Whereas the Smith and Wesson one already have the part on their, albeit I would say that it is in bad need of a recontouring. That's cheap though. I had my gunsmith do it for a hair over $55.
You will have no problems reselling an Interams Walther though. I don't care about that since I buy my guns to keep them, not resell them.
You will have no problems reselling an Interams Walther though. I don't care about that since I buy my guns to keep them, not resell them.
MICHAEL T
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Which one on recall . Which one do you see more complaints about on walthers forum . Which one has crappy lasor printing .and cost to much .and lastely which one has had frames break . Sure isn't Interarms . Buy the S&W I will buy the Interarms
There are plenty of complaints floating on the internet about the Interarms Walthers as well. First of all, that trigger with the serrations is brutal when you're pulling that 14lb DA. Next, feeding hollowpoints was iffy. It also had the standard short grip that allowed the walther bite. Many people ditched the Walther in favor of a gun that didn't punish them when they pulled the trigger. I've read plenty of storys of people who swore Interarms were junk and that "only TRUE German Walthers were the real deal."
It's the oldest game, new kid on the block-nobody likes him. When Interarms was the new kid, people couldn't stop bashing them. Now that it's S&W's turn, all the hisses are coming from Interarms owners as well as the original German Walther owners.
It's the oldest game, new kid on the block-nobody likes him. When Interarms was the new kid, people couldn't stop bashing them. Now that it's S&W's turn, all the hisses are coming from Interarms owners as well as the original German Walther owners.jackstinson
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I was faced with that choice. I went with a clean used Interarms PPK/s over a new S&W. I like S&W products for the most part, my 6946 is mighty fine. I just didn't care for their rendition of the PPK/s; it looks odd and feels odd to me.
My Interarms .380 PPK/s has been flawless, it feeds hollow points 100%, I've had zero failures of any kind, I don't get slide bite, and it hasn't been recalled for safety problems.
My Interarms .380 PPK/s has been flawless, it feeds hollow points 100%, I've had zero failures of any kind, I don't get slide bite, and it hasn't been recalled for safety problems.
PX15
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JMOfartO:
I don't have a PPK, S&W or Interarms... I'm an old fart and for decades I've heard the German PPK's are prone to offer the user bad slide "bite", DA trigger pull was terrible, and reliability was iffy.
Never been a "prettier" pistol made in my opinion than the PPK, but beauty is only skin deep and the negative's I'd "heard" about just turned me off so I never bought one.
Additionally, the size and weight of the PPK is such that a person seeking a cc self defense firearm has other choices, in larger calibers.
But for those folks who WANT a PPK and the choices are a used (or even new) Interarms all German made Walther, or a new S&W PPK and asked my opinion I'd say buy the new S&W PPK in a heartbeat.
Why?
Lifetime Warranty.... What's the warranty gonna' be on the Interarms?
I've had dealings with S&W Customer Service and found them exceptional. I had a new PPS last year (that was a pos), and S&W finally gave me a NIB replacement when it couldn't be fixed. (And I quickly sold it).
I'm not knocking Walthers as I love most of their pistols.. In the past I've owned a PP/PPS/P1/P5/P99c/AS and P99/AS.. With the sole exception of the PPS all were fine pistols.
Should you get a "bad" S&W PPK I assure you S&W WILL make it right, or give you another, or whatever it takes to make you a happy S&W Customer.
Not sure you'd get that with the Interarms version.
I'm not knocking the 380cal. for self defense either. My daily cc choice is my LWS380.
Just personal opinion, no offense to those with contrary opinions.
Best Wishes,
Jesse
I don't have a PPK, S&W or Interarms... I'm an old fart and for decades I've heard the German PPK's are prone to offer the user bad slide "bite", DA trigger pull was terrible, and reliability was iffy.
Never been a "prettier" pistol made in my opinion than the PPK, but beauty is only skin deep and the negative's I'd "heard" about just turned me off so I never bought one.
Additionally, the size and weight of the PPK is such that a person seeking a cc self defense firearm has other choices, in larger calibers.
But for those folks who WANT a PPK and the choices are a used (or even new) Interarms all German made Walther, or a new S&W PPK and asked my opinion I'd say buy the new S&W PPK in a heartbeat.
Why?
Lifetime Warranty.... What's the warranty gonna' be on the Interarms?
I've had dealings with S&W Customer Service and found them exceptional. I had a new PPS last year (that was a pos), and S&W finally gave me a NIB replacement when it couldn't be fixed. (And I quickly sold it).
I'm not knocking Walthers as I love most of their pistols.. In the past I've owned a PP/PPS/P1/P5/P99c/AS and P99/AS.. With the sole exception of the PPS all were fine pistols.
Should you get a "bad" S&W PPK I assure you S&W WILL make it right, or give you another, or whatever it takes to make you a happy S&W Customer.
Not sure you'd get that with the Interarms version.
I'm not knocking the 380cal. for self defense either. My daily cc choice is my LWS380.
Just personal opinion, no offense to those with contrary opinions.
Best Wishes,
Jesse
+1 PX15,
Interarms aren't under any warranty and you can't get any service for them except through your own gunsmith.
Smith and Wesson will take care of you no matter what. The recall just shows how much they are willing to spend to make it right with their customers. Many people aren't even sending the gun in for the recall because the reason for the recall is a non issue for many shooters. Smith and Wesson is going all out to make sure that people are happy though.
Interarms aren't under any warranty and you can't get any service for them except through your own gunsmith.
Smith and Wesson will take care of you no matter what. The recall just shows how much they are willing to spend to make it right with their customers. Many people aren't even sending the gun in for the recall because the reason for the recall is a non issue for many shooters. Smith and Wesson is going all out to make sure that people are happy though.
searcher451
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As a general rule, the order on these fine guns is as follows:
1. German-made.
2. French-made, which are almost as good as the German guns.
3. The Interarms guns, which are generally quite good.
4. The S&W guns, which are not as refined and currently the subject of a massive recall effort to fix the hammer block mechanism.
S&W does have excellent customer service, however, even though the Walther warranty is only good for a year.
1. German-made.
2. French-made, which are almost as good as the German guns.
3. The Interarms guns, which are generally quite good.
4. The S&W guns, which are not as refined and currently the subject of a massive recall effort to fix the hammer block mechanism.
S&W does have excellent customer service, however, even though the Walther warranty is only good for a year.
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