Hey y'all,
Well, I had always wanted a PPK/S. It's just a neat little handgun. When the time came for me to get an ankle piece there was little doubt in my mind and then I went after my Walther. (Thankfully, Ruger had a recall on the LCP which took that out of my mind)
So, I was working at a Gander Mountian, and we had an employee sale day where we recieved a discount onn... everything. For firearms it had to be in the store a certain ammount of time before it was eligible to allow the average joe his shot at it first. But we had a pair of PPK/S so I wasn't worried. On sale day I put my money down and two weeks later took my Stainless PPK/S in 380ACP home for $480.00
In between the paperwork and my taking custody of the gun, I read all the horror stories about the PPK/S and found just about every phrase a combat shooter never wants to hear. "Failure to Fire" "Stovepipe" "Double Feeds" "Must run wet, sloppy wet."
Well, I took her home, cleaned it, lubed it, and took her to the range.
Not a hiccup. 200 rounds mostly in rapid fire with about 20 in slow fire. I shot Wincester ball ammo and Remmington 88 grain hollow points and she ran clean every single shot. It was so accurate at 15 yards that I backed it up to 25 just to see if it was capable. On a B-27 Silo target I tagged 6/7 headshots and that one miss can very well be chaulked up to my error.
So, for all those who want a PPK/S, but are afraid... GET ONE! The stainless S&W I purchased is good enough for me to trust my life to, and I do. It'll never be a 1911 or an H&K... but neither of those fit nice and concealed and comfy in an ankle holster. It's a great little piece.