Yeah, I think Walther has a winning idea with a Browning-action .380 (blowback .380s are a pain the palm of the hand - literally). Personally, I was turned off by the battery of arms on the PK380 - hammer fired DA/SA but WITHOUT a decocker. So are you supposed to carry it cocked and locked? When you load a mag and rack the slide, hammer is back yes? At least, that's the way it seemed to me when I played with one extensively at a store. Other than that glaring oversight, and the slightly less annoying lack of a slide lock, I like the gun overall for its intended purpose.fulano wrote:My wife has a PK380. It isn't a blowback either and I was amazed how easy it is to handle. I sort of winced when she bought it because it would have been so much easier to keep us both in ammo if she'd gotten a 9mm but for her hand and strength, the PK380 is perfect. She has the P22 also and starts with it at the range. I like to shoot it too (when she lets meaustinrealtor wrote: .......But my strongest recommendation based on reading this whole thread is to take a strong look at the small thin 9mm guns. They're easier to shoot than a blowback .380 (Walther PPK, Bersa etc), fire a more potent AND less expensive round, and are roughly same size.).
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- Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:58 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
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Re: Walther PPK .380
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:28 am
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
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Re: Walther PPK .380
If youre set on .380, I'd also recommend looking at the Sig 238 (used to own this when it was called Colt Mustang - great lil guns) or the new Smith & Wesson Bodyguard .380.
Also don't overlook snub-nose .38 revolvers from S&W, Ruger, or even Taurus.
But my strongest recommendation based on reading this whole thread is to take a strong look at the small thin 9mm guns. They're easier to shoot than a blowback .380 (Walther PPK, Bersa etc), fire a more potent AND less expensive round, and are roughly same size.
Walther PPS - love mine, carry it often. Closest thing to a thin single-stack Glock you can buy - same type of trigger/action etc
Kahr (various models) - I don't like they're polymer frames, but do like the steel frames
new Ruger LC9 - slightly larger 9mm LCP, roughly same size as a PPK. Haven't shot one, but finally held one at gun store recently and liked the feel of it. Trigger not as bad as I thought it would be. And great price - under $350 at my local shop.
Also don't overlook snub-nose .38 revolvers from S&W, Ruger, or even Taurus.
But my strongest recommendation based on reading this whole thread is to take a strong look at the small thin 9mm guns. They're easier to shoot than a blowback .380 (Walther PPK, Bersa etc), fire a more potent AND less expensive round, and are roughly same size.
Walther PPS - love mine, carry it often. Closest thing to a thin single-stack Glock you can buy - same type of trigger/action etc
Kahr (various models) - I don't like they're polymer frames, but do like the steel frames
new Ruger LC9 - slightly larger 9mm LCP, roughly same size as a PPK. Haven't shot one, but finally held one at gun store recently and liked the feel of it. Trigger not as bad as I thought it would be. And great price - under $350 at my local shop.