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Offline Sir Knight

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PPK in 9mm Parabellum.
« on: June 08, 2006, 01:50:34 PM »
If Rohrbaugh can produce a gun chambered in 9mm Parabellum that is smaller than the PPK ...



... why doesn't Walther/S&W redesign the PPK in that (9mm Parabellum) caliber?
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2006, 07:54:04 PM »
:cb2: I heard the PPK wasn't exactly fun to shoot in .380. Maybe no one wants one in 9mm!  :eek:  :)
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« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2006, 01:52:24 AM »
The first 9mm Parabellum pistol Walther made was an oversized PP, and that wasn't fun to shoot either.  Mikey.
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« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2006, 03:31:50 AM »
Now i love my ppk/s  but its an antiqued blow back design that has a limited  market in .380  imho it would have almost no market if they redesigned to 9mm and as stated  other smaller and lighter 9mms are out there allready .
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« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2006, 01:59:07 AM »
I would sure like to know how much of an improvement you get out of a 1.5" 9mm barrel over a 3" 380 barrel.......  I believe the last I read the ballistics were almost not worth going to a 9mm that small - I'm sure some folks will say 'ya ya', get the 9, it's much better but I seem to recall the same hype whem S&W came out with a 9mm snubnosed revolver.

So, actually, what do you get from a 1.5" 9mm barrel firing 115 gn ball over the old, antiquated direct blowback 380 with a 3" barrel?????  I would just like to know.  Mikey.
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« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2006, 01:04:45 AM »
I tend to agree with Mikey.
I went thru a brief fever, recently, looking at a Kahr pocket model in 9MM with the same thoughts----THEN----I did a little search here, and a couple of other places. You know, looking thru the archives, and could not determine enough significant advantage to do so.
The .380 that I carry is a PPK and I like it, however; it is marginal in its application, I would admit.
The 9MM in the same size does not offer enough tactical advantage to spend the money on--IMO.
The PPK has been reliable, for me, for 40 years. It spits out the lint when I shoot it at the range and rides in the console and my pocket very well.

Now I will admit to having one of several other flavors and topping in the console with it as a primary source of protection while in the truck. I may even have a hideout weapon in there somewhere also--it has been so long since I looked and I suffer from CRS. :shock:
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« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2006, 01:38:48 AM »
... why doesn't Walther/S&W redesign the PPK in that (9mm Parabellum) caliber?

The Walther is a blowback design. In order to keep the pistol the same size and chamber for the 9mm round, the locking system would have to be redesigned. A blowback design uses the mass of the slide and the resistance of the recoil spring to handle the recoil-------ie: Hi-point.
My pocket gun is a Kel Tec .380. Very small and light for the caliber. It has less felt recoil than the PPK in my opinion. Largely due to the locked breech action. I am fond of the PPK and could get on quite well with one if the Kel Tec was not available.
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« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2006, 08:33:55 AM »
:cb2: I don't have a PPK, but I have to admit they are one of the best looking guns ever designed. Definately cool.
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« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2006, 12:53:39 PM »
That's why the East Europeans went with the 9x18!
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