Walter PK380

Meh. The PK380 was the first gun I ever bought. After less than 100 rounds the top of the barrel was already worn from contact with the slide. Not worn as in the finish started to come off, but meaning there was material missing from the barrel that you could feel with your fingernail. I sent it to S&W for service only to find out a month later they considered it "normal" wear. They offered to replace it, but I opted to receive a different gun. The PK380 is a P22 beefed up for a larger, center fire cartridge. It is NOT at all comparable to a "real" Walther.
 
PK380 is a great gun for women and those who have "weak" hands (aka, low grip strength). The slide is easy to pull back (and thus load a round), the recoil is minimal, the gun fits very well in the hand, it is inexpensive, and best of all, it fires a reliable cartridge.

It is great for beginners and for those who want a self defense firearm. The low price means they will not balk because of cost either.

I picked one up used for the sole purpose of having what I stated above for new shooters to try out.

The only complaints I have are: the safety is backwards from a 1911 in function (up is fire), there is manual slide stop/release, and the mag release could be a little better.

Oh and the ammo is a little on the pricey side to shoot often.

Otherwise, a P99, PPQ would be a better choice if you don't mind going up to a double stack (and therefore bigger gun).
 
The PK380 is a P22 beefed up for a larger, center fire cartridge. It is NOT at all comparable to a "real" Walther.

I've shot both the P22 and PK380 and I completely agree. Buy the pk380 if it's cheap and you think it's cool. Otherwise I'd think about buying something else if you have $ to burn. Definitely try to shoot it before buying.
 
had a dangerous range experience with this gun. we were shooting tulammo steel cased crap, and one of the rounds was struck, but didn't fire. slide would not cycle, round was stuck in the chamber. eventually we had to disassemble the gun with the round in the chamber, which ended up clearing it...still not sure why the round wouldn't cycle out. we think the ammo got wet, because it happened multiple times with the same box of ammo.

OTOH we shot 100 rounds of blazer brass through it and it functioned 100% fine. not a bad little shooter. i dislike the tool needed to take it down, but im used to the lever on my m&p.
 
Had one, only gun I've ever sold. I'll never sell another. That should be telling.

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And a 380 in a gun that large is absolutely counterproductive IMHO.
 
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