Reeder Custom Guns - one of the few rules we have on here is no bad mouthing one

Gary Reeder
one of the few rules we have on here is no bad mouthing one
Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 20:17

of the custom gun guys. I don't care if he has a fat ugly sister who dates Alcorn we don't bad mouth him or any of the other custom gun guys.

So it bothers me to go into this but it is something I need to say. A good friend sent me one of the new issue Walther PPK pistols in 22 LR today. Now the Walther PPK and PPK/S have always been some of the finest 380s made. First the German made and then the Interarms guns made in Virginia. Excellent guns. This is why it bothers me to mention this. The Walther I got in today for an action job and refinish in our Christmas sale a day or so ago is one of the worst semi autos I have seen in many years. I have seen Ravens and Jennings that were smoother and finished better. The Walther PPK and PPK/S were announced recently as being back in production. The parts made in Germany and put together and refinished in Arkansas. Well, somewhere along the way somebody hired some drunks or blind folks. The finish on the 22 PPK we got in today is absolutely horrible. It is a very cheap looking matte industrial chrome. The polishing before it was plated almost wiped all the letters out. The double action trigger was off the 18 lb scale, so at least 20 lbs. The gun is very cheap looking, again I have seen the old RG pistols that look better, and for sure the old Ravens and Jennings were finished much better. The chrome plated Davis Derringers looked great compared to this clunker. I showed it to my guys, thinking maybe I was wrong and it wasn't as bad as I had first thought. Their response was even worse, unprintable on here.

This is very disappointing to me as I was hoping Walther was actually bringing back a fine PPK or PPK/S like they used to be, but unfortunately they didn't.

Maybe this one was a fluke and not typical of what is coming out of the Walther plant in Arkansas. I sure hope so. I wouldn't own one of them and if this is typical of their "quality" we won't carry them in our shop either. Nuff said.

one of the few rules we have on here is no bad mouthing one - Gary Reeder, 2018-12-12, 20:17
- I was excited to hear they were - Grover Sr, 2018-12-12, 20:23
  - I just found out the gun has already been back to the - Gary Reeder, 2018-12-13, 13:42
  - Those interested might research the connection - WB, 2018-12-13, 04:30
    - The parts were made at the Walther plant in Ulm Germany - Gary Reeder, 2018-12-13, 10:59
      - Mine are all on welfare, those are Mesicuns. (nm) - WB, 2018-12-13, 11:39
        NOt sure who owns who, good link for study - WB, 2018-12-13, 11:41
        I didn't use the link. I already know my age. (nm) - IC, 2018-12-13, 12:48
        I hate pop-ups like that. There was this guy at HHC - WB, 2018-12-13, 13:29