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What about the German made ppks being sold by Earl's Repair Service (a.k.a. www.carlwalther.com). He has numerous ppk and ppk/s variants in 22, 32 and 38 cal. I assume these can be purchased legally ?

Are these LNIB German made guns really worth the BIG mark-up versus a new S&W made ppk ? I'm looking to buy my wife one in 32 cal.

 

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Devin,

Thanks for the great info. This is a real dichotomy for me. Even though it will be my wife's gun, and I'm sure she'd be quite happy with a S&W-made one, I'm more inclined to go for a German-made one from Earl's. It won't be a carry gun (we basically shoot for fun down at the range) so it should be easy to keep it in nice condition. I'm a big HK fan and I find it really hard to buy a "collector's piece" and simply treat it as a safe queen; I like to shoot all the guns I own.

I think I'll give Earl's a call and check out their prices.

Anyone got any photos of a German ppk or ppk/s in the factory nickel or chrome finish ?

 

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Devin,

Thanks again.........I'm now trying to get my wife interested in a HK P7K3 (32ACP) which is something I really want. However, she's adamant that she wants a ppk (and she hasn't even fired one), so I may succomb and buy her a new S&W ppk; I'm sure she'll be happy with that (and get the P7K3 for me !!).

 

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JRobb,

Thanks for the heads-up; I've just ordered one.

Bill.

 

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Quick update on my Walther PP, 7.65 purchase from

www.centerfiresystems.com

I called them and spoke with Lois Luttrell and she personally checked the condition of the gun for me and ensured I was sent one in very good condition. She also gave me a $20 discount (even after they'd processed the order) for mentioning her thread on www.thehighroad.org regarding these guns. What nice people to do business with; highly recommended.

So, I managed to snag a "classic" in almost "as new" condition (blued with black grips, matching serial numbers, box 2 mags and holster) for a total of $271....what a treat, can't wait.

Thanks to JRobb45 for putting me onto this great deal.

 

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Devin,

That's peculiar and it also happened to me yesterday when I tried to access their handgun inventory using my pc at work......I didn't have this problem with my home pc (could it be security settings or something like that ??).

Bill.

 

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Devin,

Just tried www.centerfire.com again from my work's pc and everything was fine. Simply choose "handguns" from the drop-down box and you should have access to their inventory without being prompted for a name/password......must have been something wrong with their site yesterday pm.

Bill.