So I've been looking at picking up a NIB stainless PPK in .380. Seems like every online retailer I look at and every gun store I call is out of them. Is there a shortage or something going on with these? They're still listed on the Walther website.

They are not currently in production. They are supposed to go back into production - but the time frame is unknown. There have been several threads about this in the Walther Forum.

Was the ppk a reliable pistol?  If it was they should make it

Mine is.  The problem with the 380 market is its dominated by relatively inexpensive polymer guns.  The PPK is heavy for a 380 and expensive as well.  While I really like my PPK I carry my Ruger LCP for more.  Ruger has a better trigger as well.  

The PPK is a historic piece who's time has passed.

Lots of 380 seem to have reliability issues reported.....if the ppk was a reliable pistol then why not make it?

People won't buy it.  The 380 market right now is very crowded and almost everything out there is cheaper than a PPK.  I don't think the PPK has ever been a big seller in this country.  It has a fan base (I'm part of it) but compared to say a Smith J frame it barely makes a blip in the market.  Walther in general has never been a big seller in this country.

The ONLY thing keeping the PPK relevant is the 007 franchise. Without that, it would have faded into the niche collector realm long ago. There are MUCH better .380 pocket pistols out there for real world use.

I own a couple PPK. My shooter is a "Smith & Walther" Stainless in .32acp. It has been 100% reliable and was built outside the recall range. 32acp is a fun to shoot caliber in that little gun. I purchased it from a 007 fanatic who sold it to me unfired for 1/2 price after he found out that the "new" Bond was being issued a PPKs in .380. I just mumbled something about get a life as we completed the transaction.

Back when I bought mine there were very few alternatives.  Now they are expensive and heavy compared to the competition and since they are blow back they have a heavy recoil spring and it's hard to rack the slide compared to the competition.  Realistically their days are numbered.  While I don't envision getting rid of mine I just ordered an LCP to replace it in my carry herd.

what is the obsession with a NIB gun on this site?the EE is full of used guns oeners claing less than 200 rounds fired so either we don't shoot very much & don't need a new gun or there are tons of near new guns on the EE.

option 3 is we are all liars.  go get a used ppk

Used .380 PPK owner here!  

My stainless steel Interarms PPK has scratches all over it  It was that way when I bought it off of Gunbroker.    As I have mentioned before, it was love at first sight and the scratches don't concern me.  
It is my summer carry piece by the way.

I'd try and find one online rather than wait for the new production.  I don't care for, nor need the beaver tail on the new version as I don't get hammer bite on mine.
My preference is for the discontinued Interarms stainless steel version, but if you can find the blued German or French version, those are good ones too.

I carry my stainless PPK/S in .380 still. These guns are tack drivers, very accurate for a .380. People are listing the weight of it as a negative. It is one of the things I love about mine. If you get a chance to get one I'd take it, nothing quite like them. Don't be afraid to pick up an older Interarms gun either, mine has never had a malfunction in the 20 plus years I've owned it.

I have an older PP made in 1953.  Very reliable with the right ammo. I does not like Wolf, Perfecta.  Only the expensive stuff. Lol.

Weight is only a problem if you compare it to other 380's or 9mm on the market now

IMHO. The Sig 938 is a better carry gun but the PP is a classic.

I have an interarms Blued 380 , a manurhin ppk in .32 and a manurhin PPKs in .22, all have been very reliable and fun to shoot. I actually prefer the .32 as there is almost no recoil. I'd love to see a re release of quality PPk pistols in .32 to put a supressor on . From what I hear .32 is very supressor friendly and sounds about like a .22. Wishful thinking on my part though. I'll probably just end up with a French PP to put a supressor on.

It's reliably all right.

I've had mine since Interarms was its distributor.  I don't know how many rounds I've shot through it.  Multiple cases per year easy.

For fun a few days ago I looked up the Interarms PPK I bought years ago.
GunsAmerica.com had my approximate PPK in .380 listed for Over $800.00.

Add the 8 magazines I bought for it and it's safe to say my PPK plus magazines are worth around $1,000.00

Not that I'd sell it any time soon...

The PP is still relatively plentiful, and at far less cost than a PPK.

The Manurhin manufactured/marked post war guns are the best value by far, and typically have better bluing than the Walther marked and finished Manurhin manufactured ones do.

Yes Manurhin of France made all the PPs and PPKs for many years after WW2.  The ones you see with Walther roll marks were made in France, then the parts were shipped to Ulm for finishing there.

Simpsons has several pages of Manurhin PPs in .22, 380, and 32acp, just as a way to judge the market.

The PP is larger than the PPK, but it's still not a big hand gun by any measure, and the .32s are the most fun to shoot.

And one of the best things about them all is that they are representative of the old world way of making hand guns.
Hand fitted by craftsmen, they are just beautiful things to behold.