No...the PK 380, it looks just like the P 22.
Originally Posted By Dave_A:
Do you mean PPK?
I carry mine from time to time, using a cheap 'pocket' holster with IWB-clip, in the 'pocket-watch' pocket of my leather jacket, or IWB.
My Step Mom just picked one of these pistols up for her first carry pistol. I bought her a Crossbreed holster for it recently.
I have had my PK 380 for awhile and I am still trying to figure what to use it for. CCW seems pretty unlikely. First , I haven't been able to find any spare mags where I live and I won't carry without at least one spare. Second, this is a big gun for a .380. It's as big as my P-7 and much bigger than my Kahr P-9 and it's not nearly as well made as my PPK. I just can't imagine why I should carry an oversized .380 when I have a number of 9mm pistols that are much easier to carry and more powerfull. I thought about using it as a tackle box gun but I live in big predator country so I think I will keep the .41 mag right where it is. The PK380 works well, is pretty accurate and easy to shoot. It will probably wind up as range gun. It's kind of a shame because i thought that a company like Walther would have improved on the 80+ year old PPK but they didn't. My PPK has been my BUG since 1967 and I guess it will continue to be so.
Originally Posted By wampus:
I have had my PK 380 for awhile and I am still trying to figure what to use it for. CCW seems pretty unlikely. First , I haven't been able to find any spare mags where I live and I won't carry without at least one spare. Second, this is a big gun for a .380. It's as big as my P-7 and much bigger than my Kahr P-9 and it's not nearly as well made as my PPK. I just can't imagine why I should carry an oversized .380 when I have a number of 9mm pistols that are much easier to carry and more powerfull. I thought about using it as a tackle box gun but I live in big predator country so I think I will keep the .41 mag right where it is. The PK380 works well, is pretty accurate and easy to shoot. It will probably wind up as range gun. It's kind of a shame because i thought that a company like Walther would have improved on the 80+ year old PPK but they didn't. My PPK has been my BUG since 1967 and I guess it will continue to be so.
Personally, I think the reason you don't like it, is why it's good. Nothing else out there like it, and for frail people that have a problem with recoil, the size of it probably helps. Yeah, there are smaller .380's and 9mmer's that are probably better suited for carrying. But I have been having a challenge outfitting my wife with the right pistol. Because of recoil and manipulation on pistols that seem very easy to me. But she's just that much weaker and more timid about it. I don't own one of these yet, but I am very interested. Even I have had major health challenges and am looking for something super easy to shoot and manipulate. I still fine my M9 pretty user friendly, and I like my Detective special and HiPower. But I'm interested to see what one of these is like. For home defense, it doesn't matter what size it is, just how well we can operate it. My wife has not even shot any long guns yet. They are just very awkward for her. There's probably a long gun out there that could work too, and I need to get her on the 10/22 to start off. But my goal is to just get her on SOMETHING, and it's been a challenge. So..... Anyways, that's my 2 cents.
