ok so pistols
guys today were talking about the ppk
you already know this gun
its james bonds gun
i dont even need to tell you that
its a really good gun too
plus its pretty old
did you know it turns 90 this year
true facts
happy birthday little guy
so back in 1929 a little company called walther was making guns in the historic german gunmaking center of thuringia
walther had been in business for a few decades but hadnt really hit it big yet
they went through a process of making a number of weird looking guns
but then they hit gold with the pp and ppk
pp stands for polizei pistole
or police pistol
walther had come up with some design tricks to make the gun safe to carry but quick to fire
and they thought itd be perfect for german policemen
the ppk is the polizei pistole kriminallmodel
which means detective model police pistol
the ppk was shortened in length and height so its even easier for a plainclothes detective to carry concealed
it was a very popular gun and used by lots of police forces along with some military people
even adolf hitler used one
so we talked about the 1911 last time
and i mentioned how it has a safety
because unlike a revolver
just cocking the hammer doesnt chamber a round in a semiauto
you gotta work the whole slide to chamber a round
but that also cocks the hammer
and after you cock the 1911
it has a real short and light trigger
so its easier to fire than a double action revolver
oh sweet
but its also easier to fire when its just riding on your hip too
oh bummer
this increases the risk of shooting your donger off
so the 1911 uses a safety to block anything from moving
well the ppk has a safety too
but it also decocks the hammer
walther figured out a way to put a long double action trigger into a semiauto
so now you could chamber a round
then actuate the safety decocker
this decocks the hammer but leaves a round in the chamber
then you can leave the safety on for double safe
or put it back to fire
and itll still a long heavy trigger pull like the double action revolvers people carried for years without an additional safety
so you can carry it in your pocket without risking ballistic orchiectomy
and if you pull it out to shoot a guy
the trigger pull cocks the hammer and releases the hammer
two actions
just like those double action revolvers
oh sweet
and when the slide cycles after the shot it cocks the hammer
so the rest of the shots have a short and light trigger pull so its faster and easier to get shots on target like the 1911
and you dont have to fumble with a safety in a critical moment
plus the other advantages of the semiauto
like magazine fed
more rounds in the magazine
automatically ejects spent cases
daaaaaaang
this was a huge development and copied by literally everybody on pistols large and small
so then the other important technical detail is that the ppk uses whats called a straight blowback action
we talked about the 1911 and how it has those lugs and that lock into the barrel and that arm that tilts the barrel down
that was all necessary because you have to give time for the pressure of the exploding round to dissipate so it doesnt spay burning particles into your face
well the ppk uses smaller rounds that only make little explosions
heres a comparison
the 1911 shoots the .45 acp but the ppk shoots the little .32 acp
dude its like .13 smaller
this makes it easier to deal with the pressure
in fact the walther doesnt have anything locking the barrel at all
the barrel is permanently attached to the frame
the recoil spring goes around the barrel and the slide goes over it all
and the spring puts constant forward pressure on the slide to keep it closed
the spring pressure along with the inertia of the heavy slide keeps the slide closed long enough for the bullet to go out the end of the barrel and start releasing the pressure before the slide opens
this system is compact simpler cheaper easier
its really good
only problem with blowback is .380 acp is about the limit on how big the cartridge can be before the gun starts getting unwieldy
you can go into 9mm or even .45 acp
but they get very bulky and heavy for a pistol
you gotta make the slide really heavy and put a heavier spring
it starts becoming a pain
usually blowbacks in those calibers are submachineguns
so being a simple blowback makes field stripping the ppk super easy
you pull down the trigger guard and push it a little to the side to lock it
then just pull the slide all the way back and lift it off
thats it
super simple
it also has a neat loaded chamber indicator
its a tiny little nubbin in the back you can see and feel to let you know a round is chambered
super neat
some pistols have this now but um
they can get a little excessive
lol
the ppk was such a successful and revolutionary design that it basically invented a new class of pistol and was very widely copied
after wwii the soviets cleaned out the walther factory and with the tooling and blueprints designed the excellent makarov pistol
spain made the astra constable
poland made the p64
hungary made the pa63
guys its a very popular type of gun ok
for customizing it you can get pretty grips and maybe some sights
lots of holsters and other carry options
anything you could think of to carry it
comes in lots of little calibers from .380 acp on down to .22lr
its old but still works really well
i dont own a ppk itself but i own like three different derivatives
theyre all great and i actually carry them
they dont hit hard but they hit hard enough
plus they conceal better than a lot of guns
which is important when concealed means concealed
pewpew
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Battlefat ago
Roger Moore was the man and the inventor of tactical foreplay. He carried a little bitch pistol and just banged his way out of trouble. Simpler times in 007ville then, clammy
clamhurt_legbeard ago
dude live the dream
bang your way out of trouble in your daily life
Battlefat ago
You know what...you’re right. I’m gonna go start some shit
clamhurt_legbeard ago
be sure to take your womans gun
lol
those things are so fun
Battlefat ago
Tactical crotch carry > Kydex
clamhurt_legbeard ago
bitch im crotch carrying right now lol
Battlefat ago
And with that, Michelle Obama has a plausible alibi — tactical “dong”
Nadeshda ago
She needs a more secure holster then...
Battlefat ago
“Sticks to the leg” is a concealment feature
Nadeshda ago
Aaaaaargh, that’s just a nasty visual...
Battlefat ago
But, alas, a certainty, for those with junk
Nadeshda ago
I was talking about @michelleobamaspenis
Battlefat ago
Now that is the stuff of nightmares