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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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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