Hey Everyone,
I went out to the range the other day for a bit of practice with my daily carry. A 1950's vintage PPK. I carry with a round in the chamber, safety on and hammer down.
The first round is DA and subsequent shots SA.
I fired one round DA down range. For some reason the hammer did not stay cocked like it should. I looked closer and found the safety still engaged.
I am puzzled by this behavior.. I have been carrying and shooting handguns for 35+ years and this PPK for almost 20 years and have never heard of such a thing.
Any thoughts on how this could happen? I am baffled and will not carry it again until I can resolve the issue with good confidence that it will not happen again.
Any suggestions on trouble shooting steps?
Thanks.
Ps: maybe it is time to retire the PPK and give a new PPS a try
I went out to the range the other day for a bit of practice with my daily carry. A 1950's vintage PPK. I carry with a round in the chamber, safety on and hammer down.
The first round is DA and subsequent shots SA.
I fired one round DA down range. For some reason the hammer did not stay cocked like it should. I looked closer and found the safety still engaged.
I am puzzled by this behavior.. I have been carrying and shooting handguns for 35+ years and this PPK for almost 20 years and have never heard of such a thing.
Any thoughts on how this could happen? I am baffled and will not carry it again until I can resolve the issue with good confidence that it will not happen again.
Any suggestions on trouble shooting steps?
Thanks.
Ps: maybe it is time to retire the PPK and give a new PPS a try