I mentioned Walther provides
two magazines, one of which has
a finger-hook extension. With the
PPK/S, most people won’t need that
extension to get all their fingers
on the gun—at least I didn’t. Along
with the larger capacity, this will
be a selling point for many peoplebite on the side of my thumb,
and I had a sore spot on the web of
my hand from the corners of the
frame. That said, I probably shot
more rounds through the PPK/S in
the first range session than most
people will in a year.
Let’s just say the pistol points
RETURN OF A CLASSIC
naturally, has a great trigger and
an impressive resumé, but it isn’t
perfect. The bottom edges of the
slide, forward of the magazine re-
lease, are beveled. I wish the bevel
extended all the way to the rear
of the slide, as it would eliminate
slide bite.38 HANDGUNS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 WWW.HANDGUNS.COM
WALTHER
PPK/S
TYPE: DA/SA semiauto
CALIBER: .380 ACP
CAPACITY: 7+1
BARREL LENGTH: 3.3 in.
OAL/HEIGHT/WIDTH: 6.1/4.3/1.1 in.
WEIGHT: 23.7 oz.
CONSTRUCTION: brushed stainless steel
slide and frame (as tested)
TRIGGER: 12.25 lb. pull double action, 4.75
lb. pull single action
SIGHTS: post front, notch rear
SAFETY: manual, internal firing pin block
PRICE: $749
MANUFACTURER: Walther, Waltherarms.com< The pistol comes
with a flush-fit
magazine and a
magazine with a
finger-hook exten-
sion. Tarr found he
could get a full firing
grip even with the
flush-fit mag.