From the top of the rear sight to the bottom of the magazine’s extended base plate, the handgun measures right around 5” tall. Unfortunately, some of the PPK/S’s compact nature is jeopardized by its PP-length grip. For ease of manufacture, the company merged the larger frame of its PP with the shorter slide of the PPK to create the PPK Sport, or PPK/S. In order to meet import requirements after the Gun Control Act of 1968, Walther had to lengthen the grip on its PPK. In fact, it is only a fraction of an inch longer than my Samsung Galaxy S5. At just 6” from beavertail to muzzle, the PPK/S is actually quite a bit smaller than most would have you believe. If you read gun forums long enough, you might think that the PPK/S much larger than it really us. After a few years of learning with the 1911 and lusting after the PPK/S, I finally caved to the pressure and earlier this month picked up Walther’s 2013 edition of the PPK/S. Even so, I could not help but think of the PPK/S. I was excited to see life breathed into the classic design, but I already owned the Gold Cup 1911 and it worked well as an appropriately-sized trainer. Ironically, just months after I parted with the Bersa, Walther revealed their new PPK/S in. Shortly after purchase, I sold it to acquire a Colt/Walther. It was too small to use as practice for full-sized handguns and its lack of barrel threads rendered it useless as a suppressor host. Unfortunately, the love affair with the Bersa was short lived. 22 LR PPKs typically fetched over $600 at the time (and still do), the Bersa was a nice alternative with similar size and looks. Furthermore, I was fascinated by the PP family’s historical significance as popular sidearms for German officers in World War Two.
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As a secondary benefit, I also liked how the Bersa resembled the Walther PP and PPK series handguns made famous by the James Bond series of novels and films. I had little experience shooting anything other than rifles and my handgun skills were essentially non-existent. 22 LR trainer for full-sized, centerfire pistols. When I purchased my Bersa Thunder 22 back in 2012, I primarily wanted a.
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