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  • Walther PPK reliability

    From a3156567080b@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 26 00:31:57 2019
    On Thursday, February 6, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, LISHacker wrote:
    # I am trying to get information on the "out of the box" reliability of
    # Walther PPK's.
    # If you own one. Please share your experience. Did you have feed
    # reliability problems with it or was it totally reliable.

    I've had a Walther PPK - - .380 for 28 years - - even had the factory re-work it as a
    Law Enforcement Back-up pistol. Never - - EVER - - got it right - - the feed ramp - -
    is the worst - - too much rise - - w/ a full clip - - one in the tube - - it is a
    single shot pistol - - jams every time. Don't bet your life on James Bond - - - as much
    as I love the movies - - the gun could have been a better choice - - - LIKE ANY GUN.
    Sorry Walther - - The PPK .380 is a SHIT GUN . Beautiful - - Loved the movies - - but
    not anyone's best best effort.

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  • From Pavel Svinchnik@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jan 26 09:05:57 2019
    On Thursday, February 6, 1997 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Timothy Houser wrote:
    # lishacker@aol.com (LISHacker) wrote:
    #
    # #I am trying to get information on the "out of the box" reliability of
    # #Walther PPK's.
    # #If you own one. Please share your experience. Did you have feed
    # #reliability problems with it or was it totally reliable.
    #
    # #Thanks in advance for the info.
    #
    #
    # Wonderful guns for their calibur, and extremely accurate for their
    # size. Since you sound like you are merely taking a poll, I would like
    # to throw in my two cents worth since I have owned and/or shot several
    # Walthers down through the years.
    #
    # My stainless Walther PPK/S (same gun as PPK with a longer grip) has
    # been 100% reliable for more rounds than I have kept count of (at least
    # 1,000), including primarily WW Silvertips, WW SXT, Remiington RN, PMC
    # RN, and JHP reloads. I do not even recall if this gun jammed at all
    # when it was new over 10 years ago, but do know from my past experience
    # with others that they can take a couple of hundred rounds to get
    # beyond an occsional jam every now and then. I have always attributed
    # this to the tight tolerances of the Walthers more than anything else,
    # but their feed ramps are not of optimal design for hollowpoint
    # ammunition. However, all of mine have settled down to be completely
    # reliable with hollowpoints like the WW STHP, even if they started off
    # a bit erratic. These include German, French and, yes, even American
    # models, mostly in .380acp calibur,
    #
    # Others have stated different experiences with the Walthers, but I
    # thought that you should have at least one positive comment before the
    # Walther distractors get started bragging on their Glocks, SIG's,
    # Kahr's and Makarov's, and maybe a Colt or two. I just really do not
    # understand why others have problems with the Walthers, unless of
    # course it isn't the Walthers causing the problem.


    My wife bought a .380 Bersa years before we were married. She rarely shot it, so when we took it to the range it had some feed problems. Our gunsmith polished
    off a burr and now it works very reliably.

    Paul

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