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The PPK Lives Again !!!

Cool! I own the new production 380ACP version in stainless, and I like it. It gets carried in the pocket holster (or for fancy occasions in a shoulder holster) every once in a while. I only paid $730 for it though, I wouldn't want to spend much more than that on one of these.

Probably a typo, but the web page is currently saying the 32ACP version has a 6 shot mag capacity (same as the 380ACP). Should be 7 round (7+1) capacity.
 
Ethan Verity said:
Cool! I own the new production 380ACP version in stainless, and I like it. It gets carried in the pocket holster (or for fancy occasions in a shoulder holster) every once in a while. I only paid $730 for it though, I wouldn't want to spend much more than that on one of these.

Probably a typo, but the web page is currently saying the 32ACP version has a 6 shot mag capacity (same as the 380ACP). Should be 7 round (7+1) capacity.
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.32s dont stack as well because they have a small rim and .380s are true rimless.
Thats why the Beretta 81s have a smaller capacity in .32 than the 84s in .380.

If nothing else, this will be great news for extra OEM .32 magazines which were getting scarce.
 
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AlexanderA said:
https://inside.safariland.com/blog/walther-ppk-s-in-32-acp-reviving-classic/

With an MSRP of $969, this better be vastly improved from the previous iteration.

My early-1970's PPK/S still gives me a bad memory. This was undoubtedly the worst handgun I've ever owned, and that's saying something. Terrible and heavy trigger pull. A pain to shoot. It did look cool, though.
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Right there with ya on that one- though I will say my .32 was better than the .380. Still bad, just not as bad. 😞
 
Meh. My Zastava M70 fills that niche. What I want is a higher capacity 32. I wish EAA would import the .32 version of their tip-up .380.
 
Been hoping for this for awhile!!

I think i had a out 900 in a stainless interarms in 32.

Sweetest shooting little pistol, nothing better for point shooting.

Regretted selling it so I look forward to finding one of these in the wild! I don't stock 32. But I would probably never need more than a few boxes on hand.
 
What does this mean?

waltherarms.com

Series - PPK

View Models The start of concealed carry. Timelessness inspires true greatness. A groundbreaking idea now gives rise to the next level of achievement in unrivaled performance, delivering tried-and-true results when you need them most. Your duty to be ready Walther’s industry-leading innovation...
waltherarms.com waltherarms.com

SAFETY/ DECOCKER​

With the Ambidextrous Slide-Mounted Safety, you have the freedom to confidently engage or disengage the safety mechanism using either hand.


They also show the PPK models in 32 having 7 rounds or 6 rounds depending on page. I think they have some site editing to do. It's not like they have competition for these models - why the rush with errors.
 
How about chambering it in something like 30 Super Carry, so that it's actually useful.
 
Gun-Reck said:
How about chambering it in something like 30 Super Carry, so that it's actually useful.
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Because then people would buy a polystriker instead. The PPK is interesting in it's original caliber only for all the usual reasons. I myself have a Ranger model in 380, works good. I like it for what it is, but I don't carry it.
 
Unabashedly interested, and only in 32acp, the original caliber.

If it runs and shoots like my interarms 32, I'd carry it. A huge capacity upgrade for me (from my j frame).
 
unclenunzie said:
What does this mean?

waltherarms.com

Series - PPK

View Models The start of concealed carry. Timelessness inspires true greatness. A groundbreaking idea now gives rise to the next level of achievement in unrivaled performance, delivering tried-and-true results when you need them most. Your duty to be ready Walther’s industry-leading innovation...
waltherarms.com waltherarms.com

SAFETY/ DECOCKER​

With the Ambidextrous Slide-Mounted Safety, you have the freedom to confidently engage or disengage the safety mechanism using either hand.


They also show the PPK models in 32 having 7 rounds or 6 rounds depending on page. I think they have some site editing to do. It's not like they have competition for these models - why the rush with errors.
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The PPK information has been a sloppy copy/paste job on Walther's web page ever since they first starting making the PPK again... they STILL list the PPK and PPK/S as being the same exact weight of 19oz. PPK is around 19oz, but the PPK/S is closer to 21.4oz.
 
I have two Ranger/Interarms .32s, and a police turn in PP in .32. They are a whole 'nother creature, compared to the .380. I've owned a couple of those, and they are just rappy to shoot. It's not the power of the mighty .380 round; it's the slide's abrupt stop at the end of its travel.
The .32s are simply pleasant, and, in my experience, more reliable. The PP series started as a .32, and the stretch to the larger caliber is, well, a stretch.
There are some other .32s in the safe, including a wire stocked Scorpion. They are all fun to shoot, and it's an easy round to reload.
I might be interested in the new version, but the proboscis introduced by S&W still bugs me. Over on the Walther board, some folks have shown good looking beavertails. No small part of the charm of the old PP series was their looks and feel in the hand.
Moon
 
halfmoonclip said:
The .32s are simply pleasant, and, in my experience, more reliable. The PP series started as a .32, and the stretch to the larger caliber is, well, a stretch.
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I have an S&W PPK chambered in 380 ACP. It is a bit snappy to shoot and a bit heavy. Mine has been 100% reliable with RN bullets. Not so much with designer HP bullets. But, I feel penetration with a 32 cal projectile is more important than hoping the bullet will expand.

My Colt 1908 380 ACP shoots easier than the Walther PPK 380 ACP. My Colt 1908 went to France with my maternal grandfather during the Great War. He was a surgeon in France and the Army did not normally issue firearms to medical personnel. Grand dad was an outdoorsman in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas and Missouri and felt the need to be armed when near the front lines.

As you indicated, the 32 ACP versions are much more pleasant to shoot.
 
AlexanderA said:
https://inside.safariland.com/blog/walther-ppk-s-in-32-acp-reviving-classic/

With an MSRP of $969, this better be vastly improved from the previous iteration....
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Then you won't like this one any better....
The "black finish" is roachly, the DA trigger pull has been increased by a couple of pounds, and the S&W "improved" long snout tang is there. Other than that... it's says "Walther" on the slide. Was an interesting pistol in 1931, and long since eclipsed.

Would have rather Walther Arms re-released the original PP in .32 ACP, with an respectable polished blued finish.
 
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