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January 4, 2013, 09:29 AM | #1 |
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New Walther PPK/S .22 - made in GERMANY!
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I was reading the thread about the new PPQ M2 and noticed this little jewel on Walther's new American-market website: http://www.waltherarms.com/products/handguns/ppks-22/ I believe this the first time in about 25 years that Walther has sold an actual German-made PP-series variant in the USA. I'm curious whether this pistol will come from Walther's home plant in Ulm or from the Umarex plant in Köln (Cologne); other than the high-end target pistols, recent rimfire Walthers have been made by Umarex, but those guns usually incorporated a good deal of plastic, and it appears that this pistol does not. Thoughts?
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January 4, 2013, 10:15 AM | #2 |
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I would get one in a heartbeat. Always wanted on in 22lr but the prices were to high. The MSRP on this one means the street price should be affordable.
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January 4, 2013, 12:49 PM | #4 |
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The weight listed is the same 1.5 lbs as the stainless .380 PPK/S, but I just can't help but think Umarex when looking at this one. Seems to me that if they were to add a "real" .22 PPK to the line up, it would be made by S&W along with the .380 and .32 version. Something about this little gun just screams Umarex to me.
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The PPK/S .22lr is a nice pistol. I'd buy another. Umarex or not, I'd buy one. |
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January 4, 2013, 03:00 PM | #6 |
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Trigger pull SA- 6.6 lbs, DA- 17.5 lbs. Seems a bit heavy.
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January 4, 2013, 07:24 PM | #8 |
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I would definitely be interested in buying a PPKS in 22lr. Hopefully, they will re introduce the TPH in 22lr as a reliable product.
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January 4, 2013, 07:47 PM | #9 |
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The PPK/S .22 is definitely on my list of "fun" guns to buy.
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January 5, 2013, 10:33 AM | #11 |
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TPH in 22lr . is on my short list .But too few available.And costly
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January 5, 2013, 12:33 PM | #12 |
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I've thought for a long time that there would be a big market for a good quality, sub-compact .22 pistol. The PPK/.22 looks like it fits the bill.
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January 5, 2013, 01:38 PM | #13 |
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If you're looking for Walthers, Simpson Ltd. has 125 Walther and Manurhin PP's, PPK and PPK/S in .22, .32 and .380 auto for sale on their website.
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Post-1968 TPHs were built in the USA under the Interarms banner. When that company folded, the .32/.380 PP-series manufacturing licenses were sold to S&W, but I'm unsure whether the TPH license went with them. At any rate, TPH production is likely to resume only when a US-based company picks it up, most likely S&W. Quote:
Interestingly, most of the other pictures in the manual don't reveal any glaring differences from an older PP-series pistol. I have a hunch that the manufacturing costs may have been lowered by the extensive use of MIM, castings, and stampings in place of forgings.
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I looks a bit long in the grip to me. Anyone else notice that?
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January 5, 2013, 03:28 PM | #16 |
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The manual also shows a "spanner wrench for barrel" so the barrel must be sleeved like the P22. Also see the picture of the end of the barrel on page 20 of the manual.
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January 5, 2013, 06:39 PM | #17 |
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It looks like the barrel has a threaded cap on it...?
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I have an Umarex/Walther PPK/S CO2 BB gun that has the same proportions. |
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Curious to see the quality of the materials its made of.
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