I have a Walther PPK that is about 15 years old and it developed
a light primer strike problem. I am writing this post to inform others how
bad this problem can be and how I fixed it. My PPK is a .32 ACP and
it worked perfectly for a couple years. Then it started getting picky with
respect to ammunition. Some ammo it fired every round then other ammo
I would get at least one misfire out of 6. Well, the gun got to the point
where with any ammo I tried I was lucky to get two out of six to go off.
Walther USA, which is basically S&W told me it
is the recoil spring and or I am 'limp wristing' the gun when firing.
Yea right. I put the gun in a gun vise and still it misfired. I
replaced the main slide recoil spring and still, misfires.
I kept being told the gun is not coming to battery and other BS.
Finally I got a bit ticked. I tore the slide apart and decided to buy
a new firing pin and firing pin spring. I took my callipers and measured
my original firing pin and one in another PPK a friend had then
compared those measurements to the new titanium firing pin I bought.
My new firing pin was several mills longer then the original in both my gun and my friends.
I installed the new firing pin and new firing pin spring and voila!
No more misfires. Now I have good solid primer strikes every time.
So, if you have a Walther PPK that is getting cranky
and you notice light primer strikes, you could most
probably fix the issue with a new firing pin. From what I have
seen, it seems to affect the .32 ACP models the most.
a light primer strike problem. I am writing this post to inform others how
bad this problem can be and how I fixed it. My PPK is a .32 ACP and
it worked perfectly for a couple years. Then it started getting picky with
respect to ammunition. Some ammo it fired every round then other ammo
I would get at least one misfire out of 6. Well, the gun got to the point
where with any ammo I tried I was lucky to get two out of six to go off.
Walther USA, which is basically S&W told me it
is the recoil spring and or I am 'limp wristing' the gun when firing.
Yea right. I put the gun in a gun vise and still it misfired. I
replaced the main slide recoil spring and still, misfires.
I kept being told the gun is not coming to battery and other BS.
Finally I got a bit ticked. I tore the slide apart and decided to buy
a new firing pin and firing pin spring. I took my callipers and measured
my original firing pin and one in another PPK a friend had then
compared those measurements to the new titanium firing pin I bought.
My new firing pin was several mills longer then the original in both my gun and my friends.
I installed the new firing pin and new firing pin spring and voila!
No more misfires. Now I have good solid primer strikes every time.
So, if you have a Walther PPK that is getting cranky
and you notice light primer strikes, you could most
probably fix the issue with a new firing pin. From what I have
seen, it seems to affect the .32 ACP models the most.