Got the S&W Walther PPK/S and couldn't be happier. I like the looks much better but it was the all-stainless construction that got me.
NO hammer bite on the new Walthers BTW, the tang has been re-desighed.
Workmanship is first-rate and the gun is beautiful, a work of art in my eyes.
NO malfunctions with Win. white box TC's.
I actually like the DA trigger. It's heavy to start it, but once it goes it rolls on through WITHOUT moving the gun off target! I couldn't believe it, accurate DA shots.
The SA trigger is to die for, about 3 lbs. and crisp, making fast follow-up shots very accruate and easy.
Accuracy is exceptional.
The sights are a total slap in the face. Why they re-designed the gun but left them is beyond me, it's the only flaw the gun has. The 1920's-era front site is just too small and short to pick up quickly, and to add insult to injury, the gun shoots high, meaning there was absolutely no reason whatsoever Smith couldn't have slapped on a taller combat site. I prefer instinctive point shooting for defense, so it doesn't make it any less useful, but still it would have been nice for paper-punching.
Recoil is not bad at all, very 9mm-ish to me, but not as loud. The gun fits my small hand perfectly. I rather like the .380 cartridge now after this experience.
I don't care what anyone says on here, NO ONE IS MAKING A 9MM COMPACT THIS SMALL. This gun is very slim and tiny, small enough to be carried comfortably in my front jeans pocket with a long shirt un-tucked. It's what I'll be using for CCW.
I am impressed enough with the gun's reliability, accuracy, and ease of shooting that I do not mind the weaker .380 ballistics. Put bluntly, if you want more power you are going to have to carry a much bigger, heavier gun, which I am not really able to do in my pockets.
Thanks for all your help guys.