M: "Yes, I thought so. This damn Beretta again. I've told you about this before." (to the armorer) "You tell him, for the last time."Maj. Boothroyd: "It's nice and light... in a lady's handbag. No stopping power."
M: "Any comments, 007?"
James Bond: "I disagree, sir. I've used the Beretta for ten years. And I've never missed with it yet."
M: "Maybe not, but it jammed on your last job and you spent six months in the hospital in consequence. If you carry a double-O number, it means you're licensed to kill, not get killed... From now on you'll carry a different gun. Show him, armorer."
Maj. Boothroyd: "Walther PPK. 7.65 mil with a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window. Takes a Brausch silencer with very little reduction in muzzle velocity. The American CIA swear by them."
ppks — i have always liked them. i think the bass pro in harrisburg has one in stainless. i would like rosewood grips.
I purchased my first pistol on the assumption if the Walther PPK was good enough for James Bond it was good enough for me.
It was the biggest P.O.S. I ever owned. Stove pipe every third or fourth shot. Took to the smith more times then I can remember and it absolutely stunned him. I finally talked him to trading me for a new Beretta 84F (.380). It was about $40 cheaper, had twice the clip size, was more comfortable to grip, and was deadly right from the box. Never had any stove piping issues either. Carried that bad boy all over the USA in my little quick zip belly pack and no one ever suspected.