When Will They Make Walther Ppks Again

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I was cruising around and can't seem to discover definitive info on weather condition Walther "or anyone else" is going to release the original gun once more. Why they took it downwards is across me, I had 1 for some xx years. Information technology was ruined in a police station by a not too smart cop who scribed all over the gun before returning it to me. Needless to say I sold it off, and would like another one, anyone?
Check out Walther Arms site
http://www.waltherarms.com/
Yes I tried that, it gives places in the midwest then leads no place. They were supposed to start producing them in Apr 2016, from the manufacturing plant, simply I haven't been able to observe anything definitive fifty-fifty using search engines on "new guns".
Some announced to take been produced and distributed based on Davidson'south Gallery of Guns.
Information technology appears that a limited amount of these wre made, either that or they are holding up distribution for some reason. Almost of the distributers have "allocated" on their listings, I am going to have to enquire an FFL dealer, I know sme guys here are FFL holders, if ane of you guys knows hitting me with the info, thanks
The PPK is a dinosaur that is mainly popular because of the James Bond mystique. The slide bites and it has more than recoil and so 9mms. The locked breach 380s like the Ruger LCP and Glock 42 have way less recoil. They stopped production of the PPK temporarily when Walther opened a manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Arkanas and S&W stopped edifice them. I suspect they will only be made in express runs going frontward.
Perhaps it is blowsy.
The recoil never bothered me and I never experienced the bite I read nearly. I appreciated that my S&West fabricated S never faltered. I would gladly buy another but the Sig 230 is also appealing.
But about every Walther PP and PPK/Southward I take had possessed a very heavy and somewhat uneven double action trigger. The single action trigger pull was cypher to write dwelling house about either and the straight blowback blueprint certainly generated it'due south fair share of felt recoil. Never had a problem with hammer or slide bite simply I take rather pocket-sized hands anyways.
Once I started shooting locked breech, SAO .380s, like the Colt Regime .380 and Colt Mustang, I found I could shoot the Colts much more accurately and comfortably than I could the typical DA/SA Walther PPK/S. After awhile I didn't actually have much use for the Walthers anymore and traded or sold them off.
Although I am quite certain the new release will exist garbage at start, I do find the PPK to exist a very accurate and shootable little gun..... slide bite and spotty feeding not withstanding.
Thank Smith & Wesson for killing off the PPK ... its version stunk.
I bought an sometime Interarms import PPK years ago, solely because I loved the Bond novels and movies while growing up. It is a cool-looking pistola, ce vrai.

Tried like hell to love the PP, PPK and PPK/Southward over the years, picking up and discarding several. Bluntly, the PPK is a horrible gun, bad ergonomics, won't reliably feed JHPs, horrible recoil, mediocre accuracy, and sad sights.

If one truly desires a .380 ACP pistol, there exist numerous better choices ...
Sadly I accept to agree.
I didn't care for the Southward&Ws at all, had mine replaced thanks to Davidson's and the second one was better, but not trustworthy. I've had a couple of Russian Makarovs and a P230 that were way more than reliable, and bike whatever you feed them.

That said, I had a couple of German language PPKs in .32 and .22LR and those were neat niggling guns.
I am curious to know why you believe the South&West version of the PPK "Stunk"? This is a question and not an argument.
My S&W PPKS was all that I wanted information technology to be. I loaded mostly RP jacketed hollow points. Of course, I never fired a German fabricated version.
Never had an result with my S&W PPK.
Accept to admit as well that I never shot a German language version.
Blacksmoke, I have a S&Westward PPKS as well. I own a number of Walther WWII handguns. The S&W PPKS is as dependable every bit my early Walthers. I take never heard a compliant from other owners? I would like to see a list of problems associated with the S&Due west PPKS?
Guys, from near 2009 through 2011, in that location was an incredible corporeality of discussion on the internet regarding S&W vs. all other versions of Walther's archetype. If you were a member of the S&W or Walther forums, you merely couldn't avoid it.
In a nutshell, S&W redesigned some aspects of the original PPK. There were a number of issues associated with the first runs, and a couple of subsequent manufactory recalls. Fit and finish was hit-or-miss, early Due south&W models were fraught with feeding problems, extractors broke regularly, the hammer-block safety didn't work right and necessitated i of the initial recalls ... The information is all still out there, I believe, but you can wait information technology up if y'all really want to ...

I was excited to buy 1 of the beginning S&W PPKs released (around 2009) and it was only bad. Sorry, but the only thing I like about it was the somewhat extended beavertail over the former version, which helped mitigate the hammer-seize with teeth issues.

My first big consequence was the extractor falling out during firing. I finally sent information technology in for the warranty work and got information technology back in a month or so later. So I had the (somewhat expected) issue of the recall for the hammer cake safety problem. Even so wanting to like the pistol, sent it back once more -- this fourth dimension it was gone for at least a couple of months. Unacceptable! And apparently, since S&West fabricated no profits off its Walther-licensed pistol, servicing it was non a priority for the visitor.

If you want to pick up a Southward&West PPK merely to accept one (and note that it may or may not, just probably won't, reliably feed JHPs -- mine would sometimes feed the cheapo Remington greenbox rounds with the narrow ogive), take at it. But if you want an accurate representation of Bond, James Bond's gun, scrounge around for an old blued real Walther...

Now, at that place are some who may say that the later on Due south&W models left the mill and were ameliorate finished, reliable and actually worked. If you tin can become past the cheesy laser-engraved markings and don't care for tasteful gyre-marks on nicely blued pistols, and got your pistol through a 2 or 3 hundred round pause-in period, it's probably an okay gun. But every bit I stated, I'm convinced there are far improve options in modern designed .380s (if you trust the circular for self-defense; it's certainly not peachy fun to shoot in a little straight-blowback pistol for long sessions at the range).
I bought my Due south&W PPKS in 2014. It feeds the HP ammo no trouble. I suppose in my instance the petty calve slipped through gate. I would not want one with all those malfunctions. Thanks for the valuable upwards date.
Isn't information technology funny how things go. My Due south&Westward PPK/S has been flawless. I did transport information technology in for the decocker remember. You can tell when 1 has had information technology because the stamp the gun down inside the notch of the beaver tell where the hammer goes when artsy.
Mine has been perfect. From 24-hour interval one. And the trigger is great. Information technology is so easy to shoot well. When I first field stripped it I didn't know to be careful of the ejector and I let information technology come out and that dang little V spring flew out. What a pain to get back in. I take often wondered well-nigh people that accept bought them used or didn't know about the bound have lost that bound and that is why they don't eject properly.

My bad luck was with a different brand, and everything I got from them was bad. Funny how it goes. I know that once I accept lost confidence in a make I motility on.

Here is x yards, shooting what I call "reflexive" shooting, non slow, not fast, but as soon as I am back on target I let one go. Probably about one.v seconds between shots.

I merely keep firearms I shoot well. I shoot this one well for me, now I am not an excellent shot, if I were I might really consider competing at information technology. I too like how flat it is. I don't mind the weight.
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I have two, one an older all steel 380 and the other a new 22 which feels similar some kind of aluminum or other calorie-free metal. Both shoot, feed, load, extract fine. A friend is getting the 380 as I just got a Micro, and my wife has taken over the 22.
I like the PPK and PPK/South and have both. I like them because I take small hands and they fit me perfectly. Recoil is "snappy" (DUH!) and the only fly in the ointment is the terrible commencement trigger pull.
I sold my PPKS in 2009 forth with most of my guns. I bought it in 2004. Information technology worked flawlessly with HP and FMJ ammo. Recoil was nothing significant just I am not much affected by recoil in handguns until shooting 300 grain Buffalo Bore .44 magnum loads in a Redhawk which hurt my whittle whand. First round DA trigger was not far different from the P5 I endemic then I was used to it. And so, my feel was adept and yours was not. Sorry nearly that. All this about PPKS have kind of discouraged me from buying another. Hello Sig P230!
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I've been shooting the PP series guns since the mid-1970s. Over that time, I've owned, 1 German PPK/Southward in .380, i Manurhin PP in .380, 2 Manurhin PPs in .32 and an Interarms PPK/Due south SS in .32.
Start off - I prefer the .32 over the .380 in the PP Serial. More than comfortable to shoot, less recoil which provides faster follow-upwards shots and nifty accuracy. All of my .32s have been performers in every aspect. My current EDC is a Manurhin PP in .32.

I've never owned one of the S&Ws. Early, they had some QC issues, only that seems to have been resolved as production continued. Just a personal preference, but I like the traditional styling of the Interarms and European models.

I have never experienced the Walther seize with teeth or .32 rim lock issues that seem to back-trail these threads, and I've shot uncounted thousands of rounds through my guns over the years. The only significant malfunctions (which are a rarity) were quickly stock-still past replacing a worn recoil spring.

When I purchased my Interarms PPK/Southward, I also looked at an Interarms PPK in the aforementioned toll range. I went with the PPK/Southward considering the magazines too interchange with a Model PP I already had.

Whatsoever of the Walther(southward) would exist a great choice...just depends on what you similar.

There are less "blowsy" choices available, but I accept never been one to merchandise a gun just because something new comes out.
The PPK is a dinosaur... Gee, so is the 1911.
No idea almost new production.
My former, beautifully blued "Fabricated In W. Federal republic of germany" PPK/S required a weaker Wolff (17# ?) spring to feed reliably considering of modern commercial ammo (only U.s.a.-made fmj was used). The mechanical functioning was splendid with the different recoil spring. But...................Existent Disappointment with both the DA pull and really abrupt recoil reminded me of the little Shine P-64 viper. The PPK/S inspired me to buy a Bulgarian Makarov.
Non the best DA trigger (information technology is Not like a CZ---), just overall Maks are a good improvement with both DA feel and recoil compared to the PPK/S! And with few exceptions, Maks work perfectly with their original recoil springs.

Bought 3 more Maks : .380 Russian and two Due east Germans. I never looked dorsum to the PPK/Due south nor selling information technology via Armslist TN. Two years ago, cash from the PPK/Due south paid for both the Bulgy and nice, first EG. No regrets, at all.
Calling the PPK'southward a Dinosaur, is like calling a Porshe 911 and antique. I carried a German 'pre 76 gun" for 20 years, and although it needed the slide adjusted due to it having a flake too much play in it. I could hitting just about annihilation with that little gun.
Makes my glocks look similar Highpoints. But a trouble which caused the gun to go into custody untill information technology got sorted out, forced me to either re-cease the gun, or sell it. At the time ix's were coming into their ain with Glocks leading the charge, so I fell into the hype and traded it at a gun show.
I couldn't look at it anymore with the scribe marks all over the slide and frame, that a rookie with gun envy put there. I acknowledge information technology may be out of place in todays hi capacity 9mm tactical nonsense globe, simply if y'all wanted to split up a 1 inch stick at 50 anxiety, it could do that, I found that they still shoot as well as they used to, lol. When a friend called me over at the local range because he was having bug with a PPK'south. He said you used to have one of these right?, I best-selling, and he said in that location is something wrong with it I retrieve, would y'all take a wait? I said sure and put 1 ritht on the 10 at seven yards, to which I remember saying, you never forget that feel, at that place's cipher incorrect with your gun. Funny I shot that gun better than whatever I was shooting of my own.
Information technology's a classic, not a dinosaur, there is a divergence. The 230'south are the same bargain.
My PPK is a beautiful pistol made in 1932 (outset year of production) has machining without a flaw and a brilliant shiney blue. Firing a 7.65 PPK is what the pistol was designed for and quite pleasant, when the .380 was added the pistol became very unpleasant in nature and never inverse through the years. The early pistols agree and operate comfortably, placing the PPK slide on a PP frame just seemed to chemical compound the unliked features but did go the pistol back on the US market.
For a carry pistol there are many other small-scale 9mm or .380 pistols that outclass the PPK in every fashion.