# I bought a Walther PPK/S today. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 8, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027 "2018-09-08T23:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027/21 "2018-09-11T03:28:34Z")
> [@Lizard](#): > > Except Bond used a .32, which **Scumpup** will wish he had after shooting this piece of his. Yeah, the .380 can be snappy in a small frame. Which is why I got the diamondback in 9mm. I figured if I was going to have a lot of recoil I might as well have the power of a regular 9mm over a 9mm short (which is all the .380 is). And, at least in the movies, didn’t Bond have a Beretta .25 ACP first? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027/22 "2018-09-11T03:46:14Z")
I got a [Beretta PX 4 Sub Compact.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7P-pL4gutw) Not much bigger than a PPK and it’s full on 9mm Luger. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027/23 "2018-09-11T10:39:56Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > And, at least in the movies, didn’t Bond have a Beretta .25 ACP first? He did in the novels. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027/24 "2018-09-11T12:48:52Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I got a [Beretta PX 4 Sub Compact.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7P-pL4gutw) Not much bigger than a PPK and it’s full on 9mm Luger. I have one of those. I keep it in my man purse (a Maxpedition Jumbo Fatboy). Although in length and height it isn’t much larger than the PPK, it is at least twice as thick and heavier with a full magazine. I installed Trijicon night sights on mine. I like it for the most part. My only real criticism is that it doesn’t shoot groups as tight as any of my other 9mms. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027/25 "2018-09-11T18:12:53Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Congrats to the OP. > Then you, sir, must not be acquainted with the Baretta 85FS 380ACP. At one time I owned a [Tisas clone](https://www.trabzonsilah.com/380-acp) of the Beretta 84. Pretty close to the same thing. I found the Colt to be more comfortable to shoot. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027/26 "2018-09-13T03:45:41Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > And, at least in the movies, didn’t Bond have a Beretta .25 ACP first? It’s seen for all of 2 minutes in _Dr. No_ (the first movie) when he is ordered to hand it over for the PPK by M. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-walther-ppk-s-today/821027.md?page=1)