Smith & Wesson Recall

[mikepdx]

A heads-up for those who have one:

Smith & Wesson Recall

PRODUCT: Walther PPK and PPK/S pistols

Smith & Wesson has identified a condition that may exist in certain PPK and PPK/S pistols
which may permit a round to be discharged without the trigger being pulled.

PPK Hammer Block Recall - Smith & Wesson

[PHOENIX_SCANNER]

Rounds going off without a trigger pull, never a good thing.

I have owned many S & W firearms and other American guns, but to be honest this type of garbage is why I only buy HK and SIGs these days. It's worth the extra money. The only exception I have made in a while is the American made Keltec .380, but for $260 I couldn't pass it up, especially since it is the smallest centerfire semi-auto in existence, and really gets lost in a pocket, even when wearing gym shorts. And with my CCW permit coming soon I need something that I can carry everywhere all the time.

[prcguy]

Your saying American guns are garbage and you are only buying German guns now but the guns that are being recalled are German made guns.

Did I miss something?
prcguy

Originally Posted by PHOENIX_SCANNER

Rounds going off without a trigger pull, never a good thing.

I have owned many S & W firearms and other American guns, but to be honest this type of garbage is why I only buy HK and SIGs these days. It's worth the extra money. The only exception I have made in a while is the American made Keltec .380, but for $260 I couldn't pass it up, especially since it is the smallest centerfire semi-auto in existence, and really gets lost in a pocket, even when wearing gym shorts. And with my CCW permit coming soon I need something that I can carry everywhere all the time.

[Astrak]

Since when was Smith and Wesson German? I understand the original Walther is German but they are now made in the good ole US by S&W.

[kb2vxa]

It's a good thing James Bond got his before S&W messed it up in 2002.

[MPSCS]

S&W's quality is not what it used to be. I've had a couple new ones that were unreliable right out of the box. One had to go back to the factory for rework.

[Ray_Air]

SIG is nice. I have a Sig Pro 2340 and a Springfield XD-9.

I consider the XD-9 my primary handgun. I like it much better than the Sig. The XD-9 was made in Croatia.

[fineshot1]

They always made great revolvers but I never liked their semi-auto's - seemed like those aways broke.

Prefered Berretta or Sig

[PHOENIX_SCANNER]

Originally Posted by Ray_Air

SIG is nice. I have a Sig Pro 2340 and a Springfield XD-9.

I consider the XD-9 my primary handgun. I like it much better than the Sig. The XD-9 was made in Croatia.

Even though I am pretty sure the synthetic SIGS are made in America, how is it that the you consider the Springfield a better gun than a SIG? Just wondering.

In fairness amost ALL SIGS are made in American now, and as a result I refuse to buy one. I have spent many hours searching gun shops for USED German-made models, which are getting harder and harder to find.

I prefer ones made in the late 90's that were 100% made in Germany. I can always expect 100% reliability and sub-two inch groups at 25 yards with the right ammo.

My favorite is one stamped West Germany (made when there was a West Germany) in .38 super that will shoot 1" groups with 125 grain handloads.

Rather than spend $1000 on a new American-made SIG I would just buy another HK which is still 100% German.

I love America but Germany has always had the edge on us in certain areas like guns and cars, but we have it all over them as a country, so I can deal with that, while happily owning their fine firearms.

By the way, Walther is now an American S&W thing, and to be fair the PPK and PPK/S were among Germany's worst in their handgun history, never known to be really reliable, even when made in Germany.