Anyone here own one of the newer Fort Smith Arkansas stainless steel frame Walther PPK/S chambered in 22lr?

I am fond of stainless steel pistols in the always fun and still somewhat affordable 22lr. I recently scooped up a Ruger MK IV & its arch nemesis the Browning Buckmark along with a Ruger 22/45 but this is a totally different animal.

I wasn’t planning on getting it but it caught my eye in the gun store. When I looked it over I was pleasantly surprised by the overall fit and finish as well as the 10 rd capacity. I also liked the threaded barrel similar to a Walther P22.

I’ll post up a range report in the next week or so.

Beautiful looking Lí'll bugger.

Is that one possibly made by Umarex in Germany? Yes, the slide legend says "Ulm/Do. Made in Germany" but is it actually made by Walther there?

Very nice. A PPK is pretty high on my want/don't need list.

I have the black version of the same gun. it has been flawless through approx. 5000 rounds. if you pair it with the dead air mask you will be impressed. mine went through a 1500 round suppressed test with no cleaning and no lube. at approx. 1700 rounds it needed oil and started getting to messy to shoot. if you want extra rounds try the tailor tactical magazine followers for two extra rounds. be careful installing the springs , as they try to bend a little. enjoy.

Is the frame really stainless or a nickel colored alloy? Did not think they made the new PPK/S in stainless.

From what I have read online, the new PPK/s in .22LR have an aluminum slide with a pinned in breech face of steel, and a pot metal frame.
The Fort Smith (current production USA made) centerfire .380's are stainless steel.

The aluminum/pot metal construction on the new rimfire PPK/s units is what drove me in my search for a smaller format .22 pistol to a 1983 built all steel Walther PP.

We need someone that actually owns one of these to take the magazine out, test the frame front strap with a magnet, and field strip then test the slide with a magnet.

quote:

Originally posted by Brian87:
Is the frame really stainless or a nickel colored alloy? Did not think they made the new PPK/S in stainless.

They are now making a stainless framed PPk/s in 22LR in addition to the Zinc Alloy framed units that has been available for years. Currently there are no variations made from pot metal

P250UA5 as far as I know they have not yet released a PPk even though there is no lawful reason not to



Expect sticker shock, MSRP on the stainless is about three times what the Zinc Alloy gun goes for

I have owned my Zinc Alloy PPk/s for 7 years so far. I shoot it all the time. With the can on it is quiet so it does get shot around the house. Unfortunately there are no phone books these days so I have to seek out other backstops

Much like ltz400, I did not clean the pistol until it had well over 1000 rounds through it. The gun was totally reliable. There was a single failure to fire during that time, but I am certain that was an ammunition failure and not a pistol failure.

I made the decision to buy this pistol because it was almost the same price as having my older 22LR PPk/s or PP Ghost Threaded for use with a suppressor

I am extremely pleased that I chose this path.

colt_saa: Isn't "zinc alloy" another way of saying "pot metal"?
You also mentioned as far as you knew they (Walther) has not released a PPK even though there is no lawful reason. They DO offer a PPK in 380 caliber, but it is made here in the USA since that model cannot be imported. However, from what I understand, the slide of the PPK is made in Germany and fitted to US made frames at Walther's plant here.

quote:

Originally posted by kaschi:
colt_saa: Isn't "zinc alloy" another way of saying "pot metal"?

Not at all.

You can click here for the Dictionary.Com definition of Pot Metal

If you need a better reference, you can read the Merriam/Webster definition of Pot Metal by clicking here

quote:

Originally posted by kaschi:
You also mentioned as far as you knew they (Walther) has not released a PPK even though there is no lawful reason. They DO offer a PPK in 380 caliber, but it is made here in the USA since that model cannot be imported. However, from what I understand, the slide of the PPK is made in Germany and fitted to US made frames at Walther's plant here.

You are correct and I apologize for leaving out the word "22LR" in my sentence referring to a PPk not being made currently by Walther. I should not have assumed that everyone realized this thread was about 22 pistols

I did look at the Walther US site again today. When I first posted I had seen three variations of the PPk/s 22LR pistol. Today I only see two.

The description I read today make no sense. The Stainless PPk/s 22LR is listed at 19 ounces and the Black one is listed as 1.5 pounds. So I think a call to them is in order to get the facts straight

This message has been edited. Last edited by: colt_saa,

The threaded adapter install turned out great.

The old SigArms mock/fake suppressor looks alright on the little 22.

Upon closer examination mine is a nickel slide and stainless or nickel coated frame that is pretty heavy.

I looked for an older 22lr PPK/S but with nothing else on the radar this should hopefully be a fun little plinker. Back when I was making weekly range trips, I shot the absolute snot out of my Sig Mosquito. I burned through a small fortune in ammo by todays standards. (In excess of 30k rounds ) That pistol gets a lot of bad press and much of it is probably well deserved but I enjoyed mine.

It’ll be interesting to see how this one holds up.