PPK - .32 vs .380 (Page 2 of 2)
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Originally Posted By CaptainO: The people at the Governor's Gun Club couldn't fulfill my order for the Bersa Thunder .32, so I had to cancel it. #@%$&*%#@$&!!!!!!!!!! That said, the mildest shooting .380s I have are a Beretta 80X and a Girsan homage to the Beretta 86. The Girsan has a tip up barrel, double stack mags that are interchangeable with the 80X, and a railed dust cover. This puts a little more mass up front. It's got some sloppy finish work where they went overboard with the buffer and compound, but overall it's nice for a cheap .380. Finding a proper fitted kydex holster would be a challenge. Hard to go wrong with the 80X though, and Beretta has announced .32 conversion barrels and mags for them. As pleasant as they are in .380 I imagine they will be very nice to shoot in .32. |
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Originally Posted By mbinky: Just picked this one up today, 32 ACP. Always wanted a PP and when they announced it was being discontinued I had to get one. https://i.postimg.cc/YSZxHGb9/IMG-4470.avif https://i.postimg.cc/26W78kK9/IMG-4471.avif https://i.postimg.cc/hPDTN1cj/IMG-4467.jpg Loving it! |
| I like .32/7.65mm autos. ExFil had a pre WWII Nazi marked Post Office PPK that was fun to shoot. Been reloading the .32 since I got several cz50s and a Mauser 1934. My Lee .32 dies are now also used to load .32 S&W Long and H&R Mag for my Ruger Single Six. |
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| I've had several over the years, all in .380. Interarms imports, S&W, US made Walther... They all end up drawing blood. They are a sexy gun, and I appreciate the lines and engineering from the '30's, but they are not practical at all. Especially now with guns like the Bodyguard 2.0 out. |
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Originally Posted By sandboxmedic: The .380 PPK and PPK/S are noticeably more brisk than the .32s, but really aren't that bad if you use a mag with the finger rest. If you have really meaty hands the slide will bite you, but I wear XL gloves and still haven't been gotten slide bite from my .380. I don't have "meaty" hands. I love my CZ83 (in .380) and my PP as well as Bersa in 7.65 Browning (.32 ACP). The CZ 83 is a sweetheart. The Bersa's recoil is, as one YouTuber put it, "charming". |