Page 9 - Walther PPK/S Reviews

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I get about 7 clips on 1 c02 tank. The c02 goes quick so stock up! This Gun Is FUN,FUN,FUN to shoot. Hard to put down once you start shooting it.

Very nice little pellet pistol. Lots of fun too and a great diversion for a rainy day. I am enjoying it immensely. Accuracy-wise its good out to only 4 or 5 yards but thats good enough for a short barreled pistol. Its good for training kids to shoot under adult supervision too.

It would be great if it were more accurate.

Be sure to get extra magazines. I got 3 and wish I had gotten 6.

This is real value for the money. Just a fun BB gun. Forget accuracy, shoot with as much time between shots as you can manage, and enjoy it. VERY realistic, feels like the real thing. A great bargain and a fun shooter. I highly recommend it as a plinker. Particularly great for gun-shy gals, young shooters, and Old Dogs like me who just enjoy "shooting things."

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The overall feel of this gun in hand is comfortable and more than satisfying for accomplished shooters and beginners alike. Construction is very high quality. Both weight and dimensions are accurate. Smooth trigger pull. Blowback action is a great feature, particularly for young shooters who will eventually move into the real deal. A terrific first gun for anyone who first learning the learning pistol skills.

Solid construction, 99% metal. Realistic feel, weight and appearance. Sharp, hard blowback that provides a very realistic recoil similar to some of my .22 handguns A fairly light and realistic feeling trigger pull, smooth and much nicer than the trigger on most co2 handguns. A very nice looking and well constructed co2 handgun particularly for the price.

Higher FPS would be nice, but hard to do with a short barrel, except for polishing the cylinder or something. Fold up or screwdriver operated peircing knob to increase realism. Short of fps and accuracy there isn't much else I would change

This isn't a tack driver or high powered gun. Know that from the start. That aside, however, it is a well built and VERY realistic and fun airgun. I have seen alot of people on youtube and other places putting this gun down because of it's accuracy and power but if you don't buy this expecting a 400fps competetion gun, I think you will be quite pleased. I own quite a few firearms, a ppk included and a bought this to keep up my grip and trigger practice without spending the money for cartridge ammo and for that it functions perfectly. I am very pleased with this gun and it is a a great deal of fun to shoot. Sometimes I catch myself being a bit surprised when I pull the trigger and don't hear the report of my firearm, it feels that much like the real thing. Another advantage of this for real ppk owners is that spend enough trigger time with this airgun, then jump on your firearm ppk and you will notice you don't anticipate the report and recoil when you fire your weapon. Works great to help with technique if you are a flincher when using a firearm. I would recommend this for anyone who wants a fun, ralistic plinker, anyone who owns a cartridge ppk and wants cheaper trigger time, or anyone lloking to teach a youngster the basic of handling a semi automatic weapon. Overall a great buy that I am very pleased with and is well worth the money. Thank you Pyramyd Air!

this is a awesome gun the blowback is great the accuracy is ok and it is very nice that this gun is mostly metal and you can get an amazing number of rounds down range with out using that much co2 especially for a blowback bb gun if you take it reel slow its not hard to get about 160-200 rounds out of one co2 cartridge this is a great plinker

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buy some more magazines for it because you will want to shoot it all day

Everything, operates great, no jambs. You will need a number of clips

The piercing knob could be shorter.

Great buy

This a great little air pistol. I bought this to use for developing my wife's point and shoot technique without going to the firing range and shooting up a lot of hard to find and expensive 380 ammo. She and I shoot at 4 inch square cardboard boxes loaded with cardboard packing, placed a distance of fifteen to twenty feet. The boxes trap the BBs. Three inch stick-on targets are placed on four sides of the boxes to indicate hits, makes seeing your hits easier. I find that it will shoot 105 shots rapidly and accurately, (seven magazines of 15 shots each) before needing to change the CO2 cartridge. We shoot two and three shot bursts. Others say they can get twice as many shots per CO2 cartridge, but rapid firing and the blowback action don't allow for more shots. The BBs are not quite as accurate as pellets but nevertheless are adequate for practice. Making soda cans dance is fun too! As Ed Mcgivern, who at one time was the fastest gun in the United States once said, "Start with a whole boxcar of ammunition." That means buy a lot of BBs! and practice, practice, practice! My wife loves this little gun, that kind of says it all!

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Buy at least six extra magazines. It takes about 30 seconds to load each magazine. Do not get the Umarex Universal Steel BB Speedloader listed under accessories. My review of that speedloader is listed there. Recommend the Swiss Arms 2 Pistol Soft Pistol Case w/carry Handle, Black, instead of the small Plano pistol case listed under accessories for this gun. There is room in this case for documentation, ammo, extra CO2 cartridges, and Pellgun oil. I bought a cheap six dollar compact camera case and use it to hold ten CO2 cartridges in the zip-up pocket of the case. If anyone is interested in the 4 inch cardboard boxes they can be obtained at ULine along with the cardboard CORRUGATED WRAP packing which comes in 3 inch strips on a 250 ft reel, six reels minimum. The boxes are $0.15 or $15.00 per hundred. It takes a hundred to use up the six reels of packing. Cost per box is about $0.70. The corrugated wrap is tightly wound to fit snugly in each box. Extra wrap is folded to take up the ¾ inch of space at the top of each box. Each box is held closed by a cheap brand of Scotch like Magic tape. I place target spots on all four sides of the boxes. Each box will absorb at least a thousand hits if not more. Shooting at cans can be hazardous since they develop sharp edges after a number of hits. I use the Birchwood Casey Target Spots Pack, 132 Bullseye Targets, (Florescent Orange) or Birchwood Casey Shoot-N-C Bullseye Assortment Pack, 110ct, available at PyramydAir.

I love the weight and feel of this air gun. It shoots beautifully and the blowback actionis pretty cool. At first glance it looks like the real thing and it feels like it.

I would change the co2 screw on the base of the gun. Maybe it could have a fold down feature or anything to move the screww out of the way.

Keeps on shooting! I can shoot about 240 rounds on one CO2 cylinder - grant it, the first three clips are more powerful than the last four, but it keeps on shooting.

Longer barrel for better accuracy. It shoots all over the place - like 8 inch groupings on a good day.

It is true what other reviewers have said about it being a good airgun for training.

Realistic Size, Weight, and Blowback Action makes this handgun an awesome handgun!

I would have liked to see a rifled bore and the screw sticks out to far.

Excellent quality, flawless funtioning, lots of fun to shoot. Feels like a real PPK/S

I wish this model came in a pellet gun/ rifled barrel version for better accuracy.

This gun is very well made .It feels like it is metal and will last a long time. I like the firing simulation also. I gave it to me 14 years old daughter as her first gun, she seems to love it dearly! I want her to have the skills to shoot when she get's older . This little pistol is a good start. I gave her targets and she shoots near bulls eyes . This is a good start for her since it is fun, realistic and easy to operate and high quality. It will be a good learning tool I think.

Nothing is wrong, every detail is well done. It has no weak points in the design. I would add accessories such as custom case, shooting kit, or even custom foam grips!

I did compare it to the Berreta ( from local retailer , a DEMO) which had loading trouble with both types of ammo, bb or pellet due to a (possible)damaged clip system .It would fire only 1 shot , then die off trying to fire more...The Walther is better I think overall even though it is BB only. Buy from Pyramid air and start building your collection I now want to get a larger CO2 rifle soon!.

I just got this gun yesterday and I can't put it down. What a blast to shoot with the blowback. Feels like a real gun. All metal construction is really nice and feels sturdy and comfortable in your hand. Kick is great for a BB gun and the accuracy is good for such a short barrel.

CO2 screw is too long.

This gun is so much fun to shoot that you have to get extra clips. I also bought the laser. You won't be dissapointed with this gun.

The weight, all metal construction, fairly accurate, nice realistic blow back, long cartridge life (about 100 shots per cartridge).

Cartridge screw extends out too far. Safety should have been in original spot. Cheap feeling magazine. hard to load quickly.

Nice gun for the dough. looks and feels real except for the bottom screw. well worth the money. Fun to shoot.

I was surprised to find that this gun is mostly made of metal for how much it costs! It feels and handles very much like an actual firearm. The kick back action of the slide makes it a blast to shoot! You will never get tired of this gun! I also like the single-action only trigger; you can either manually cock the hammer or let the slide to its job. The "ejection port" is an open window and will reveal some internal mechanism when the slide kicks back which adds to the realism. Despite all the things that make it look and feel like the real firearm, the CO2 knob is way too obvious for my taste. The safety lever operates awkwardly and it also puts a damper on the realism. If realism is what the designers were going for (with the all metal construction, kick back action, and open ejection port), why didn't they take it all the way? The sights are plain old iron, not adjustable in anyway. But adjustable sights would be pointless for this gun because it shoots all over the place. I also found that when the sights are lined up this gun shoots a tad high. But since nobody else mentioned it maybe it's my problem. The matte black finish on the sights is not the easiest to see in dim light, so white dots would be nice to have. If you are not so picky about realism and making your mark on the target and just want the pure thrill of shooting, this one is a catch!

Change the mags from (cheap) plastic to metal. Make the mags easier to load (more like the mags for the CP99 Compact). Make the CO2 knob (a lot) less obtrusive. Put white dots on the sights; it is impossible to aim this gun in darker lighting conditions. Make the safety look more realistic like the safety you would find on the real deal not like a little kid's toy. I'm not a big fan of fake knobs and levers for decoration. If there's a knob there make it have a function. And last but not least, make it more accurate.

I used a silver sharpie to draw dots on the sights so that they are easier to see. It shoots a tad high when sights are lined up but it might be my problem. The CO2 cartridge will appear to be out of gas when it gets too cold. Let it warm up a little and you can more shots. Get spare mags to maximize the fun!

Big fun for around the yard plinking.

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More of a fun big kids toy. Not for serious plinking/target shooting

This is a great pistol to start with. I am an NRA instructor and use this pistol in my classes.

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Keep the single assembly screw tight.

The look and feel are almost identical to the real PPK/S, which I own. Good number of shots before changing CO2. Trigger on mine has a nice feel to it. Metal slide and frame along with the blow-back feature is a nice touch. Didn't hurt my pocket book much.

Accuracy is very much sub-par. At 20' I could hit a pop can more times than not. Velocity is too low, you can track the BB from barrel to target.

Don't buy this for anything other than to have fun. The de-cocking/safety lever that is on the slide is just for looks, it does not move. The safety is on the other side. I'd say this would be a great pistol for the kids. Not too powerful, but high on the fun factor. Overall a good buy

Looks, feels and operates a lot like the real thing. Sturdy and well made.

Improve accuracy. Reduce size of cartridge locking mechanism.

Decent accuracy may not be possible in this size bb gun and the laser sight doesn't help much. Fun to shoot but a bit frustrating if you really want to hit things.