Walther PPS Overview

First introduced in 2007, the Walther PPS is a short recoil, locked breech, semi-automatic handgun engineered by the German company Carl Walther, and is intended to be a compact firearm that is marketed to both civilian and law enforcement use. It fires in either 9×19mm Parabellum or .40 S&W ammunition. It made its debut at the IWA & OutdoorClassics, and introduced this slim polymer frame, single stack handgun. While it resembles the Walther PPK pistol, it is technically similar to the model Walther P99. Most of the PPS pistols are imported by the United States from Germany under the license in Poland by Fabryka Broni Radom.



Specifications:



Model: Walther PPS

Caliber: 9mm or .40 S&W

Magazine Capacity: 6, 7, and 8 rounds in 9mm, and 5, 6, and 7 rounds in .40 S&W (3 different clips are available for each model)

Empty Weight: 20.8 oz.

Barrel Length: 3.2 inches

Overall Length: 6.3 inches

Width: 1.1 inches

Overall Height (With Magazine): 4.4, 4.9, or 5.3 inches

Trigger Pull: 6.3 punds

Action: Striker fired



The Walther PPS arrives to the purchaser in a polymer pistol case containing; the pistol, two backstraps of different sizes, 2 magazines (both small and medium size), magazine loader, instructional manual, warranty papers, factory test firing, and an envelope with the case of the round fired during quality control. The Walther PPS pistol utilizes a standard barrel with conventional rifling. The pistol comes with three safeties; the trigger safety, built-in firing pin safety and QuickSafe feature, which guards against accidental discharge in the event of being dropped. The Quick Action type trigger system is actually greatly reminiscent of a Glock type set up. As with most handguns, half of the fun is accessorising your new purchase with various available types of “custom parts” like fixed metal three-dot iron sights, fixed tritium night sights, adjustable sports iron sights, adjustable optic fibre iron sights, laser pointers, tactical lights, magazine flashlight adapters, holsters, magazines, and magazine loaders.