http://waltherppks.com Walther PPK | Walther PPK/S Pistols Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:03:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello All.  Sorry for the long absence.  Been busy with the family and all that goes with it. It has been asked how the spring repairs went and did they solve the misfire issue in totality.  The repairs went very well and were accomplished rather quickly.  The firing pin spring replacement ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=188 I am thinking about purchasing another firearm and the Walther P5 is on the radar.  The 9mm is nice size ammo that is available at a decent price.  Even better, the 9mm is almost always able to be located for sale. These guns are older and hard to find, but they ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=179 Well, the time had finally come to decide what to do with two PPK handguns.  For those who have read every post, it is no surprise that I owned two PPK's.  When the Smith & Wesson version I purchased for concealed weapons carry (CWC) needed to go back into the factory ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=177 There have been a few questions as to how the process was undertaken.  This post is to try and help, but please do not attempt if you are not qualified. Again, please do not try this if you are not mechanically inclined.  My friend, a former engineer, assisted me in the ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=174 I have finally found some free time to work on resolving the spring issues on the Interarms Walther PPK/S.  The firing pin spring and the signal indicator spring were ordered directly from Smith & Wesson. There was some debate over whether or not the Smith & Wesson springs would work in ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=170 My Walther PPK/S has finally been returned from the Smith & Wesson factory located in Houlton, Maine.  The overall timeframe turned out to be 8 weeks.   The Walther PPK was sent back to Smith & Wesson on June 26, 2009.  The Walther was delivered to me on August 21, 2009.  That timetable ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=166 As you all know, I have sent my Smith & Wesson version of the Walther PPK/S back to the factory for the needed recall repair.  In the meantime, while I was awaiting the return of the Smith & Wesson Walther PPK, I purchased an older Interarms version.  There is a slight difference ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=160 I just received a letter from Smith & Wesson that stated the return time for the Walther PPK/S recall repair is going to be 8 weeks.  This is longer than the original 4-6 time period that I was hoping for.  Hopefully the delay will be no longer.  Time will tell. Please ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=154 The Walther PPK/S was received by the factory at the end of June 2009. It has now been one month and I am anxiously awaiting the return of my pistol from the factory in Houlton, Maine. In the meantime, while I wait, Smith & Wesson sent me a nice piece ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=149 The Walther PPK/S was received at the factory earlier this week and the countdown has begun. I have read and heard about Walther PPK/S return times ranging from several weeks to many months.  I am hoping that my return time will be 4-6 weeks.  If in fact it was 4-6 ... http://waltherppks.com/?p=136