I still keep an eye out for a 1st gen Walther P99 for the same reason. A bit obscure at this point to be sure, but I absolutely want one because of the Bond connection.
I think the ppk design, although almost 100 years old, is still superior to the glock. It’s got major safety features built in. DA/SA is far safer than glock’s absurd trigger safety, and the external safety decocker is a second means of preventing accidental discharge. Best modern handgun IMO, the beretta 92x/m9a3, has both the same safety features. To S&W’s credit, they added external safeties to their striker pistols, unlike glock. 1911’s are awesome but 9 mm’s have been shown to be more accurate for the average shooter due to lower recoil. An enhanced 1911 in 9 mm would probably be just as good or better than the beretta. Heavier guns absorb recoil better, so a polymer gun has another strike against it, not to mention that polymer frames can melt or be chewed up by dogs, etc. there’s probably a niche right now for polymer frame DA/SA pistols with external safeties that look awesome like the ppk and m9 but manufacturers seem to have gone lock stock and barrel into strikers.
Have you ever shot a PPK in 380?
Nasty little gun. Difficult to shoot fast and accurate.
Try it on the clock sometime at an IDPA practice.
I don’t like Glocks, but they like me. The clock doesn’t lie. I’m faster and more accurate and faster split times for follow up shots with my Glock 19 than anything else.
I have run many modern (and some vintage) autoloaders on the clock and it’s no contest.
CZ, S&W, 1911s, Ruger, Sigs, Walther... love ‘em all but the old tactical Tupperware is king for me.
Walther PPK
So i guess that means me and you and James Bond then? Not my first but I had to have one.
I still keep an eye out for a 1st gen Walther P99 for the same reason. A bit obscure at this point to be sure, but I absolutely want one because of the Bond connection.
Back in the day it was one of the few concealable pistols. And since it was a brick if you ran out of ammo you could beat a bitch with it😂
I think the ppk design, although almost 100 years old, is still superior to the glock. It’s got major safety features built in. DA/SA is far safer than glock’s absurd trigger safety, and the external safety decocker is a second means of preventing accidental discharge. Best modern handgun IMO, the beretta 92x/m9a3, has both the same safety features. To S&W’s credit, they added external safeties to their striker pistols, unlike glock. 1911’s are awesome but 9 mm’s have been shown to be more accurate for the average shooter due to lower recoil. An enhanced 1911 in 9 mm would probably be just as good or better than the beretta. Heavier guns absorb recoil better, so a polymer gun has another strike against it, not to mention that polymer frames can melt or be chewed up by dogs, etc. there’s probably a niche right now for polymer frame DA/SA pistols with external safeties that look awesome like the ppk and m9 but manufacturers seem to have gone lock stock and barrel into strikers.
Have you ever shot a PPK in 380? Nasty little gun. Difficult to shoot fast and accurate. Try it on the clock sometime at an IDPA practice. I don’t like Glocks, but they like me. The clock doesn’t lie. I’m faster and more accurate and faster split times for follow up shots with my Glock 19 than anything else. I have run many modern (and some vintage) autoloaders on the clock and it’s no contest. CZ, S&W, 1911s, Ruger, Sigs, Walther... love ‘em all but the old tactical Tupperware is king for me.