Walther PPK/S 22lr. Opinions please?

[Jim K]

I have two pre-WWII PP's in .22 LR, one with target stocks. At 50 feet, with good ammo, that one will hold its own against a Ruger Mk I and an S&W Model 41.

Jim

 

[GRIZ22]

I've had one of the new PPK/S in 22 for a couple of years now. It works 100% and is more accurate than you would think it should be. It does have a horrendous DA pull but that's to be expected for reliable ignition.

 

[Sniper66]

I have a Walther PPK/S .22 and it is one of my favorite pistols. My wife just started shooting with me a couple of years ago so I bought her a Browning 1911 .22, the small one. She likes it, but she LOVES my Walther. To boot, she is wickedly accurate with it. She has become fond of shooting at rolling targets, like toss a can on to a hillside and shoot it as it comes tumbling down. Her accuracy continues to get better and better. The Walther is very well made. I'm thinking about buying another just because we like it so much.

 

[usp9]

I've been waiting to find one of the new Walthers at a "knock my socks off" price. I'll pounce when I find one. Looks like a lot of fun and it would be nice to be able to shoot without worrying about parts, wear and tear and be able to buy a new magazine. My PP sits in the safe staying... "safe", and that's no fun.

 

[weblance]

I've had one of the new PPK/S in 22 for a couple of years now. It works 100% and is more accurate than you would think it should be. It does have a horrendous DA pull but that's to be expected for reliable ignition.

Nope. Wrong. Sorry. I have the UmarexWalther PPK/S 22 and a Bersa Thunder 22(Same PPK style). The Bersa actually has a nice, smooth, reasonably light DA pull. There is no reason the PPK/S replica should need 3 fingers to pull the trigger.

 

[GRIZ22]

weblance, the trigger pull on the Walther is heavy buy smooth. They are two different things as you recognize in your post. If you need 3 fingers to pull the trigger on the Walther you have either a serious physical disability or need to build up those finger and hand muscles.

There is also the consideration of what the engineers decide is what is the better way to go. If a 10 lb spring reliably fires a certain type of ammo some will say go with that. The other school of thought is if 10 lbs works let's put a 16 lb spring in to make sure it works. Most engineers take the second approach.