I picked up a used PPK/s a while back. Mine is a .32 and was made/imported by S&W. There was a recall that involved some weapons possibly being able to fire on "safe". Mine had not been worked on, so I sent it to S&W and they did the recall work. It is a nice shooting little handgun. Accurate enough. Feeds reliably. It is a bit heaver and larger than my Beretta Tomcat, but all in all, I like the weapon. I paid just a bit more than what they are asking for that one you reference. Tryi it out if possible. I like the way mine fit the hand and felt when shooting it.

 

$575 for the condition you described sounds like a fair price.

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I have german interarms .380. Ppk/s. It's quite accurate. I have to be aware of my hold otherwise I tend to get hammer bite. I haven't heard good things about the s&w manufactured models but that may just be snobbery. No experience with them first hand. I think price is probably about on par with todays pricing. I think I gave 450$ but it was years ago in the box. I also have a sig .380 very similar but bigger than a ppk with decocker and no bite. It's a 230 sl. Kinda heavy single stack. I like having both in the collection.

 

I have a PPK/S
There are a couple if thing nice about them and 1 or 2 not so nice things.

I have a SIG P365 also.
For $575 I'd put my money into another 365. PPK will never see the light of day again after the I've used the P365. Honestly I was over the PPK before the 365 ever hit the drawing board. PPK was a lot of gun at one time but much better options are available now. I'll probably sell my PPK since you made me think about it.

 

They are now in the $900/1k range new. Mine was typical break in. For the first 400 rounds the DAO function may give light strikes. If you reload use Federal primers for they are the softest. Spiffy up that Tuxedo and rehearse " Shaken not stirred".

 

I had several WW2 issue PPs in 32, wish I had kept one. In last 10 years I’ve had PPK & PPs by Interarms all 32s. All were used with low round counts. I had no function problems with any of them.
Accuracy? They were gut busters and weren’t accurate enough to be fun plinking with. They will do what they are suppose to do. The only reason I kept them around was I had no handgun that was practical to carry and found them to be dependable as far as function.

 

PPK and PPK/S are excellent guns.
I have used and carried one for years and have never had a single problem with any of them.
If it is marked Interarms , it is not from S&W.
Personally , I do not care for the S&W version and would take an Interarms over them any day.
Personally I don't think S&W did a thing for Walther .
$575 is not a bad deal if it is in good condition.

 

I have three PPs in .32 ACP (pre-war, wartime, post-war) and carried one for years. I think that the PPK interests me for the same reason that I had a hankering for an S&W 29-2.

 

Is it .32 ACP? DO IT! DO EET NOW!!!!!

 

No, it's a .380. I suppose that to be true to Bond I need a .32. ":Like a brick through a plate glass window."

 

Whatcha buying it for? Cool factor? Yeah buy it. Range toy, nope. EDC, nope. I have one, cool factor.
Heavy , snappy, biter!

 

I was at a local gun shop yesterday and a PPK in stainless caught my eye.

I had one that was just as you describe. I kept it for a long time before trading it in almost straight across on a factory new Sig P365 with kydex holster.

I liked the PPK because of the small size and ease of concealment. Things not to like about it:

• it is heavy;
• the slide would often slice the web of my hand -- grip wouldn't let me get my hand low enough to keep it out of the way;
• it is a fixed-barrel, blow-back 380 (recoil effects)

I reasoned that with today's offerings a 9mm of the same size offered all the advantages of the PPK with none of the disadvantages while upping the mag capacity as a side bennie.

In the end it depends on how you intend to use it (your reason for wanting it).

 

welcome

no law says you must keep it if you dont want it later.

to me, buy it, give it a spin and go from there.

i found them accurate for what they are.

ymmv

 

Actually, like many fixed barrel blow back guns they are surprisingly accurate. The PPK has a short grip, and so chokingdown a little to avoid the slide bite is difficult. The PP or the PPKS withthe longer grip imho is easier to shoot.

 

PPK, every time. Excellent choice, perfect pocket pistol.

 

I have had one of the interarms imports for about 25 years now, got it cheap from a dealer buddy, he use to get police-confiscated guns. love the little 380 and it was my go-to summer carry pistol in a thunderware holster when I would wear shorts in the summer. personally, I like the weight of it, helps with recoil compared to my Ruger LC380 never had it bite me but I have medium hands, and mine also has a very good trigger.

 

Have an Interarms PPK/s .380 that was my dads. He was a big Bond fan and had to have one. He bulged the barrel after firing a round through a squib, and it sat in the safe for many years until I had the chance to replace it. (My first foray into amateur gunsmithing). It shoots reliably, feels comfortably heavy in the hand, and is a very accurate little pistol. Would definitely recommend trying one out.

 

Have no experience with the Walther PPK models but have owned 5 of the PPK/S models . The most accurate pocket pistols I've ever fired. Picked up a stainless 380 several years ago for $375 and it shoots very well with factory ammo or reloads.

When testing it against my other 380s at the time , a Glock 42 and Ruger LCP II it shot the best at 7 yards 10 shots from a standing position. For carry the plastic guns are definitely lighter. I never considered the 380 recoil in the blow back Walther to be harsh although there is more than one might expect from a relatively heavy gun.

Later last year bought a 32 PPK/S from 1969. The 32 PPK/S is definitely a softer shooter and a pure pleasure to shoot. And quite accurate as well. Also have a 1971 German PPK/S in 22lr .

 

Not what you all want to hear, but I was looking for a pistol in this basic design family, and chose the Sig Sauer P232. Chuck Hawk's site has a good article on it here:

SIG SAUER P232 .380 ACP Pistol

No slide bite, stainless, very accurate.