Walther PPK .380 Auto
Model: 4796002
Walther PPK .380 Auto
Model: 4796002
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Walther PPK is a steel-framed DA/SA .380 built for concealed carry. It has an MSRP of $969. Its safety lever also drops the hammer, a feature Walther introduced on this pistol, so a loaded gun can be made safe with the firing thumb and without changing grip.
Two six-round magazines come in the box, the sights are fixed and the trigger shoe is curved. A loaded chamber indicator shows whether a round is up. Nothing on the pistol adjusts and the slide has no optic cut. Frame and slide are both steel, which is why a gun 6.1 inches long weighs 19 oz, and the grip panels are black checkered polymer in the original PPK pattern.
If you're cross-shopping, the Walther PPK/S is the same action and the same 3.3-inch barrel on a taller frame, which carries one more round and gives the little finger somewhere to sit, at the same 19 oz and the same MSRP of $969. The Bersa Thunder 380 runs the same DA/SA layout on an alloy frame, holding eight rounds at 20 oz on a 3.5-inch barrel, and its trigger is listed at 5.5 lbs.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Frame and slide are both steel, so there is nothing on the gun that flexes or wears the way polymer does.
- The loaded chamber indicator can be checked by eye before the pistol goes into a holster.
- At 1.0 inch wide it stays flat for its weight.
- An MSRP of $969 is a lot for six rounds of .380, and the all-steel build is where it goes.
- Walther offers no higher-capacity version of the PPK frame.
- No optic cut, no rail and no adjustable sights, so the pistol stays exactly as it arrives.
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| NAME | BEST PRICE |
|---|---|
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Walther PPK/S .380
Walther
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$999.00 |
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Bersa Thunder 380
Bersa
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Kimber Micro .380 Auto
Kimber
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$659.99 |
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Glock G42 .380 Auto
Glock
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$399.00 |
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Taurus 738 TCP .380 Auto
Taurus
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the trigger pulls?
13.4 lb for the double-action first shot and 6.1 lb in single action once the hammer is back.
What magazines does it use?
Walther’s six-round PPK magazine, and two come with the gun. The PPK/S takes its own longer magazine for the taller frame.
Which is thinner, the PPK or the PPK/S?
Neither. They share their length and their width, and the PPK/S is the taller of the two.
