Why is the PPK unpopular?
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IBEWBULL
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Quite a while ago I sold my PPKS to a friend. I wish I still had it today.
It hit where I aimed and the only down side is my meaty hand sould get bit once in a while.
Some think the recoil of an unlocked 380 is didproportinate to the cal. but so it goes.
The newer LCP etc. guns are nice and slim but lack what is needed at 15 yards for a possible head shot.
What it comes down to is what you like and knowing it's limitations.
Remember it is just a .380 / 9mm short, ball ammo will bounce off a deers skull at three feet if the angle is wrong. I saw someone do that with a car deer accident on a wounded one. An over kill with a .44 629 finished the job.
Now you know my thoughts on the .380
Quite a while ago I sold my PPKS to a friend. I wish I still had it today.
It hit where I aimed and the only down side is my meaty hand sould get bit once in a while.
Some think the recoil of an unlocked 380 is didproportinate to the cal. but so it goes.
The newer LCP etc. guns are nice and slim but lack what is needed at 15 yards for a possible head shot.
What it comes down to is what you like and knowing it's limitations.
Remember it is just a .380 / 9mm short, ball ammo will bounce off a deers skull at three feet if the angle is wrong. I saw someone do that with a car deer accident on a wounded one. An over kill with a .44 629 finished the job.
Now you know my thoughts on the .380
mje
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Problem is that the PPK was designed as a .32ACP gun, and as a .380, it's just not as comfortable to shoot. The straight blowback design means that felt recoil is much harsher than you'd get from a recoil actuated design ala 1911 (or LCP). Add to that the fact that it's one of the heaviest .380s out there, and one of the most expensive, and you can see why it's far less popular than the polymer framed LCPs and Kel-Tecs.
Xfire68
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If my 1971 PPK-S were not given to me by my passed on Father I would sell it and buy something more modern.
WardenWolf
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Those wanting a PPK, but unwilling or unable to pay the price and risk getting a lemon, should check out the Polish P-64. It's got the looks, and it's got the reliability and accuracy you want, too. I personally the style is ugly, but it's a great carry piece and the price was right. No hammer bite, either, in my experience.
Genuine Walther PPK's are nice little guns, and I wouldn't mind having one. The licensed ones, though, have a well-deserved bad reputation. During that time period, S&W didn't really make any semi-autos, and those revolver-heads messed it up royally. While I love a good Smith revolver as much as anyone, semis just weren't their area of expertise at the time so the results shouldn't be too surprising.
Genuine Walther PPK's are nice little guns, and I wouldn't mind having one. The licensed ones, though, have a well-deserved bad reputation. During that time period, S&W didn't really make any semi-autos, and those revolver-heads messed it up royally. While I love a good Smith revolver as much as anyone, semis just weren't their area of expertise at the time so the results shouldn't be too surprising.
obiwan1
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I believe that the PPK was excellent when it was developed in the '20s and through the '80s to mid 90s when technology caught up with it re: the Kahrs, Kel-Tecs and everything developed since. I bought mine new in '67 and carried it (sometimes switching with a Jframe) until I bought my P11 in '97. The PPK is still an effective carry gun and modern .380 ammo is much better than the old SuperVels that I carried. But..... a MK9 (or PM9 if you prefer) is the same size and shoots a full size 9 with less recoil. 
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