Walther PP in 380.....What Is a Good Price??

Hey all,

This is one of those pistols that I have wanted for a while. I've got a PPK/s that belonged to my DAD and he used it as his carry gun, but I like the feel and look of the PP.

Seems like they are all over the board. I don't want a show piece or a wall hanger. I want a shooter. I prefer a 380, but if a had to, I'd settle for a 7.65. I've got a Bersa Thunder 380 now that I used to carry that I would probably try and trade for one.

I'd like to get some ideas on what a good deal on a PP in 380 would be. It doesn't have to be a WALTHER...I'd gladly take an Interarms or a Manurhin version.

What kind of prices do you all think would be a good deal for a decent quality PP? Sadly it seems that every time I see one, the seller wants a TON for it, way out of my range.

Eventually I'll find one that's right for me, I hope.

What do you all think?

Thanks for the help.

nalajr

Yeah I see many more 32 ACP PP's than the 380 version. I've never owned or shot a .32acp pistol.
I would rather have a 380 because I thought I would carry it on occasion. I wouldn't mind having a 32acp though. I used to see the Manurhin versions for close to $300. Don't see those anymore. I don't know about the 32acp as a defensive round and I suspect it is pretty paltry. It's not much more than the 25 auto. For all I know there are probably some 25 auto rounds better suited to self defense than most of the 32acp rounds. Both of them aren't exactly common and I doubt you could walk into a WalMart if you were out of ammo and pick up a box on a whim.

Still, if my only choice to get an affordable PP was to get one in 32, I'd get it. I don't think I'd carry it, but I would enjoy owning a shooting it. It would make a perfect companion to my stainless PPK/s in 380.
Who knows, maybe I'll run into one when I least expect it.

Thanks

Nalajr

I wish I could find one for $300!! I'd have it in my hands walking out the door right then.

I haven't seen a single one that's been priced lower than $400 and those are the DOGS. All splotchy with bad places in the finish and are Manurhin made PP's.
A decent WALTHER in 380 will almost always be priced at close to $600 and if it has anything from Germany on it where it had even the most remote provenance to WW2, then you're looking at $1,500 and up.

All this is why I still don't own one. Everyone that has one for sale thinks their PP was carried by Hitler, Eva Braun or their bodyguards and was brought back here from a raid on the underground bunker by the sellers grandpaw where he single handedly killed 15 men guarding Hitler and then took his sidearm as a trophy.

I'm almost to the point where I am going to forget about getting a PP and just concentrate on another gun I have wanted really bad for even longer than I have wanted a PP. That would be a Peacemaker, but I can't afford a COLT so I'll get a clone. Far less headaches than with the people trying to gouge others that want a PP.

Thanks all.

nalajr

I've got a Bulgarian Makarov and it too is a nice piece. Built like a frigging tank and heavy, but it works every time.

I've just always wanted a PP. I love the way it feels in the hand and looks. Besides, it will go nicely with my stainless PPK/s.

I also have a Bersa Thunder 380 in brushed nickel. It too is a nice carry piece.

So lets see, I've got a Bulgarian Makarov, a Walther PPK/s and a Bersa Thunder 380 and am wanting to add a Walther PP. I guess I'm a fan of the small autos.
Heck, I'd even do some trading to get a nice PP to shoot and carry on occasion. I might have to do it that way if the prices keep going up and up.

Nalajr
Nalajr

Thanks for the link. I've already got a PPK/s in 380. I like it a lot. It used to be my Dads CCW piece before he passed.
Always had a jonesing for a PP though. I also like those new PPS 9mm pistols too. That would make a fine ccw piece.

Nalajr