New to the PPK, PPK/s. This is the first video that I came across and now I do not need look any further. I like the tip about the business card. It makes a lot of sense.
I like your BIG point about maintaining same recoil spring orientation upon reassembly.... I found my 1968 PPK spring "smaller" (tighter) at one end (nearest chamber) vs other end (barrel crown).... But spring will also slide onto barrel when I reverse it (180 deg). My question is what prevents re-assembly of slide to frame if I change spring orientation?.... good day
I found your channel, and this video, on a whim. Recently I was gifted an authentic WW2 PPK from my grandfather. Has the stamps and everything. However I was never given a manual or anything of the sort in order to properly take care of this beautiful peace of history. Thankfully your video was the first I found in order to field strip the Walther, and funnily enough, our names are the same. Mine is spelled Kurt, is yours with a K or a C?
I had one and had a hard time changing the springs, but I came up with an idea that I never thought anyone would think of. I went to a brake caliper repair shop and got the springs out, and here I got them. He refused to take the money, but I insisted, which made me happy.
I took mine apart to clean it and for some reason now I can’t get the barrel back on the gun, The trigger guard is down and the spring is on correctly, but now my barrel will not fit on evenly for some reason
I recently picked up a 1939 PPK. It’s immaculate but when I field strip it the recoil spring is stuck. I’ve tried pulling and twisting but I am hesitant to force it. Have you ever encountered this? Any ideas to try for getting it loose?
CLP (liquid lube-cleaner) barrel & spring.... and "twist" spring until it comes off.... if that fails something else going on.... spring corroded to barrel?.... meaning using heat gun etal.... good day
Tight tolerances and likely light corrosion/fusing from time. The spring wouldn't come off my CZ Shadow 2 easily either. CLP and gentle twisting of spring clockwise (toward you, with muzzle facing left)
If you remove the main spring and cannot remember the orientation the end of the spring closest to the breach will show more wear and flattening of the outside edges.
I’ve watched several videos about the disassembly of the PPK/S. Your video shows the safety OFF (in fire position) for disassembly & reassembly both. Someone else sets the safety ON before disassembly. 1. Does it matter? 2. Is the credit card/ business card option ok for my 1975 model PPK/S? I’m asking you this because ‘Legacy Collectibles’ probably knows more about Walthers than most (all?) others.
From what I can tell it does not seem to matter if safety is on or off. I guess the right answer would be to always keep the safety on. And yes, the CC trick works on the post war guns as well.
I successfully repaired a fireing pin on PPK when i was like 14. I didn't know shit about ppk takedown i remember somehow i took the slide off but couldn't put it back on the gun :D After the repair i needed to get info about the gun simply because i couldn't get the slide back on..
Does anyone know what rounds this gun takes I’ve tried .22 LR, .38 Special, 9mm, and 380 rounds none of them work the 380 fits in the clip but doesn’t fit in the barrel. I keep wasting money buying ammo that doesn’t work for this gun. So please anyone who knows what rounds this takes please let me know. Thank you!
@@michaellopez919 thank you Micheal just found out about a week ago first gun I’ve ever owned so not much of a gun guy. Hopefully I didn’t mess with the clip putting in .380 rounds.
I like to say I enjoy going yo the range and firing off a 100 or two of 22lr there fun and easy but I would like to say after 37 years that I am as safety conscious as I was the first picked up a gun and realized it's potential to do mayor harm or cause death I still enjoy the sport of shooting to this day but I still remember to check and check again these are not toys even when a salesman in a gun store removes the magazine and safety checks the weapon I still point it at the floor and check it myself a habit that seems to be lost on alot of people
THANK YOU for the "business card" idea of holding the trigger guard out. I tried watching Walther's video and of course it looked like their demonstration was maybe a PPK/S and he didn't need anything at all to hold his trigger guard out. It just stayed pulled out, which made me wonder what I was doing wrong! LOL Great video, thanks again!
Redo this - you are showing a completely unsafe field strip - if the magazine has to be out to reassemble, then take it out at the start and then cycle the slide to insure nothing is in the chamber. On the slide spring point out/describe the difference of the smaller diameter for barrel end and the other, wider end for the slide instead of rambling on about it and let being specific! This is armature hour from beginning to end 💩💩💩
@@66smithra It's not nannying around, I mean safety is first, we want to see each other other come back to TH-cam to learn including this content creator. If the gentlemen didn't apply basic safety protocols during a takedown, then it ought to be corrected thats all.
@@66smithra I will not stop, You talking to a US Navy Gunners Mate from back in the early 90s when I discharged honorably. One thing I do know, when you field strip, you follow basic protocol when you disassemble any weapon, NO CUTTING CORNERS. Not following basic weapon handling, its just a matter of time before you or someone close to you will get injured or 6 feet under. You say Get grip, yes, I make it my business on having a Strong Grip on the life of self and others surrounding me.
@@ShowemRight dude, this is a video. Of course he cleared the pistol. He just didn’t film it. He doesn’t need to waste the viewers time showing all that! Get a grip. Every field strip video would be 15 minutes if they have to film every unrelated piece! Do you want him to film himself getting out of bed too?
Oh stop being such a pussy. All you Safety-Sally's always annoy the hell out of me. 🙄 His finger would only get blown off if he pulled the trigger. And even then it would have to be loaded. Which I'm sure he most likely checked that the gun was empty and safe before he started the video.
This video is good, but the 1st step in disassembling like with any firearm , is to drop the mag and clear it of any ammo.
Excellent! Well presented, clear instructions without a bunch of 'fluff'. Thank you.
Real simple disassembly like the HK VP70 . Germany makes good stuff
Thanks, great tip...no more pinching my fingers trying to manipulate the trigger guard
New to the PPK, PPK/s. This is the first video that I came across and now I do not need look any further. I like the tip about the business card. It makes a lot of sense.
Wow, that's some amazing German engineering.
Thanks for the demonstration... as always you have been quit helpful in my pursuit of collecting PPKs
Awesome video! 👍 It was a huge help and the perfect length of time without a bunch of extra nonsense like so many others! Excellent information 👌
This is somewhat concerning. I have a French made PPK/S in 32 acp on layaway. Last 3 digits are 666 lol
😂 I drive school bus. One time I got done with my run and looked at the odometer. It read 66666.
I like your BIG point about maintaining same recoil spring orientation upon reassembly.... I found my 1968 PPK spring "smaller" (tighter) at one end (nearest chamber) vs other end (barrel crown).... But spring will also slide onto barrel when I reverse it (180 deg). My question is what prevents re-assembly of slide to frame if I change spring orientation?.... good day
I found your channel, and this video, on a whim. Recently I was gifted an authentic WW2 PPK from my grandfather. Has the stamps and everything. However I was never given a manual or anything of the sort in order to properly take care of this beautiful peace of history. Thankfully your video was the first I found in order to field strip the Walther, and funnily enough, our names are the same. Mine is spelled Kurt, is yours with a K or a C?
I'm thinking of getting myself a Walther PPK pretty soon. It's a great classic little gun.
Just shot mine earlier this evening. It's fantastic, get one
I had one and had a hard time changing the springs, but I came up with an idea that I never thought anyone would think of. I went to a brake caliper repair shop and got the springs out, and here I got them. He refused to take the money, but I insisted, which made me happy.
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I took mine apart to clean it and for some reason now I can’t get the barrel back on the gun, The trigger guard is down and the spring is on correctly, but now my barrel will not fit on evenly for some reason
Try turning the spring around
@@thomaswhiteman4261 Thanks brotha
Wait, the barrel is FIXED.
im fairly sure your spring IS on backwards, it's not supposed to slide freely like that
What a weird takedown method. What were you thinking Walther. At least their takedowns are easy and don't require having coke nails like a glock does.
Idk whats wrong with mine i do as the vid but the slide blew off
Awesome I just brought a ppks creed / ppks 19x9mm / ppk 19x9
System similar makarov, but makarov do not need card for disassemle 😊
I recently picked up a 1939 PPK. It’s immaculate but when I field strip it the recoil spring is stuck. I’ve tried pulling and twisting but I am hesitant to force it. Have you ever encountered this? Any ideas to try for getting it loose?
CLP (liquid lube-cleaner) barrel & spring.... and "twist" spring until it comes off.... if that fails something else going on.... spring corroded to barrel?.... meaning using heat gun etal.... good day
Tight tolerances and likely light corrosion/fusing from time. The spring wouldn't come off my CZ Shadow 2 easily either. CLP and gentle twisting of spring clockwise (toward you, with muzzle facing left)
The first step in stripping a weapon is to make sure it is clear.
Can someone help me ?, I want to know what my ppk is worth
Please tell me what this piece is called and what it is made of
You stripped that weapon with it's magazine on..
You never cleared the weapon..
Schoolboy error
If you remove the main spring and cannot remember the orientation the end of the spring closest to the breach will show more wear and flattening of the outside edges.
Much easier now! Thank you!
I’ve watched several videos about the disassembly of the PPK/S.
Your video shows the safety OFF (in fire position) for disassembly & reassembly both.
Someone else sets the safety ON before disassembly.
1. Does it matter?
2. Is the credit card/ business card option ok for my 1975 model PPK/S?
I’m asking you this because ‘Legacy Collectibles’ probably knows more about Walthers than most (all?) others.
From what I can tell it does not seem to matter if safety is on or off. I guess the right answer would be to always keep the safety on. And yes, the CC trick works on the post war guns as well.
@@thomaswhiteman4261 Thanks for the credit / business card option. I never liked the 'book' method and the trigger guard usually slipped off for me.
He skipped the clearing step
Thanks alot! Ive been wanting to clean my gun as of late.
Thank you for this
I successfully repaired a fireing pin on PPK when i was like 14. I didn't know shit about ppk takedown i remember somehow i took the slide off but couldn't put it back on the gun :D After the repair i needed to get info about the gun simply because i couldn't get the slide back on..
Please consider a takedown of the Astra 400 and reassembly video. Thanks Kurt.
Does anyone know what rounds this gun takes I’ve tried .22 LR, .38 Special, 9mm, and 380 rounds none of them work the 380 fits in the clip but doesn’t fit in the barrel. I keep wasting money buying ammo that doesn’t work for this gun. So please anyone who knows what rounds this takes please let me know. Thank you!
.32 auto
@@michaellopez919 thank you Micheal just found out about a week ago first gun I’ve ever owned so not much of a gun guy. Hopefully I didn’t mess with the clip putting in .380 rounds.
Where I can buy Walther PPK, German made, non new American?
Thank you!
I like to say I enjoy going yo the range and firing off a 100 or two of 22lr there fun and easy but I would like to say after 37 years that I am as safety conscious as I was the first picked up a gun and realized it's potential to do mayor harm or cause death I still enjoy the sport of shooting to this day but I still remember to check and check again these are not toys even when a salesman in a gun store removes the magazine and safety checks the weapon I still point it at the floor and check it myself a habit that seems to be lost on alot of people
Great Video Thank you. Anybody a recommendation for ammo?
THANK YOU for the "business card" idea of holding the trigger guard out. I tried watching Walther's video and of course it looked like their demonstration was maybe a PPK/S and he didn't need anything at all to hold his trigger guard out. It just stayed pulled out, which made me wonder what I was doing wrong! LOL Great video, thanks again!
Excellent video. Well done
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Ql o valor dessa arma
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Thank you! Very detailed.
This video is for americans
Very educational. Thank you.
Helpful. Thank you.
Great video thanks.
Sean Connery would be proud
Claro y consiso
It's a good idea to ALWAYS remove the magazine and check to see if the gun is unloaded before disassembly.
I'm pretty sure the first thing you want to do is make sure the gun is empty. You skipped right past that step.
The fist thing we must do is make sure the gun is empty
We got it bud. No need to spam up the thread with this.
Redo this - you are showing a completely unsafe field strip - if the magazine has to be out to reassemble, then take it out at the start and then cycle the slide to insure nothing is in the chamber. On the slide spring point out/describe the difference of the smaller diameter for barrel end and the other, wider end for the slide instead of rambling on about it and let being specific! This is armature hour from beginning to end 💩💩💩
Stop being a TH-cam nanny. The video did exactly what it was supposed to do.
@@66smithra It's not nannying around, I mean safety is first, we want to see each other other come back to TH-cam to learn including this content creator. If the gentlemen didn't apply basic safety protocols during a takedown, then it ought to be corrected thats all.
@@ShowemRight stop it. This is a video on how to field strip the gun. It doesn’t need to show how to clear the gun. We aren’t children. Get a grip.
@@66smithra I will not stop, You talking to a US Navy Gunners Mate from back in the early 90s when I discharged honorably. One thing I do know, when you field strip, you follow basic protocol when you disassemble any weapon, NO CUTTING CORNERS. Not following basic weapon handling, its just a matter of time before you or someone close to you will get injured or 6 feet under. You say Get grip, yes, I make it my business on having a Strong Grip on the life of self and others surrounding me.
@@ShowemRight dude, this is a video. Of course he cleared the pistol. He just didn’t film it. He doesn’t need to waste the viewers time showing all that! Get a grip. Every field strip video would be 15 minutes if they have to film every unrelated piece! Do you want him to film himself getting out of bed too?
Recoil spring...
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Well almost, first thing is clear and safe. Lol,just bust'in your eggs. Thanks for the video.
0:22 Finger accidentally gets shot off...
Oh stop being such a pussy. All you Safety-Sally's always annoy the hell out of me. 🙄 His finger would only get blown off if he pulled the trigger. And even then it would have to be loaded. Which I'm sure he most likely checked that the gun was empty and safe before he started the video.