Latest purchase

I told you guys I had been shooting at an indoor range and checking out there inventory. I looked around and found all the modern plastic pistols but I have been looking for a modern (post-WW2) PP or PPK. They didn't have any, but did tell me about a shop right near my house. They have a huge selection of about anything. All the new plastic pistols, 1911s, selection of WW2 bringbacks, some revolvers and of course tons of ARs. They did have a few newer import PPKs but wasn't ready to pay what they were asking, although not way out of sight...a bit more than I wanted to spend. Back to the range to shoot the next weekend, looked around and low and behold, an Interarms imported PPK, 4 mags and cheapie holster...$575...it's mine!! I returned the next day to shoot it and rented a couple HKs. A P30 and VP9. Now in my mind I compare firearms like vehicles, for example, my Glocks are like the Chevy and Fords, not the nicest, not the cheapest, good working man quality that do the job, the Hi Points and SCCY and some of the other cheaper ones are like a Yugo or old school Pinto. The HKs I always considered the BMW or Mercedes of the pistol work, along with SIG and FN. Although I never shot them I made this opinion in my head by price point and what I have read. Well after shooting the HKs, there is no doubt, they are incredible. Smooth, great triggers, everything about them was top quality! Next purchase will be an HK VP9!

Edited by MapleHill - 03 June 2023 at 10:34

BEAR wrote: All are nice; but the VP9 is a striker-fired pistol. And the PPK is a hammer fired pistol. PERSONALLY<FOR DEFENSE I void striker fired pistols.   Why?  Well, striker fired pistols if you get a misfire/dud, you must completely rack, eject and reload another round.  While I like to think duds don't happened often; it is nice in a hammer fired Da to just start pulling the trigger, with the good chance that it will fire on a second strike. Plastic frames are usually not strong enough for hammer fired action, so most are striker fired.  And since most of the mechanism on SF pistols are in the metal slide, they are cheaper to manufacture. Just some thoughts.

Striker fired pistols, like the glock, are really half double action.  The striker is half cocked on cycle, then the trigger pull only need do half the work to fully cock.  also why a double pull doesn't cock on a dud.

Klallen, the USP are the top, top tier! They have a tactical model on the shelf for @$1200+. D, you can rent full auto! They have a SAW and several others. But you have to buy their ammo...could get pricey, or you have 3 seconds of fun...