I have owned numerous walther ppk's in my life. I still own three a german 380, an interarms 32 ppk stainless and an S&W made ppk in 380. I have to say that when I first saw that long tanged smith, I hated the tang. Then I bought this gun and shot it, "wow" what a difference it made. No more slide bite. The feed ramp is outstanding much better the both my other guns and don't let anyone tell you the german guns are more reliable because their not, my gun jams all the time but no so for the 32 or the S&W 380. Love it and carry it as my all the time gun. There is no reason this gun should not be used for carry with confidence.