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druryj

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Yeah, I saw your thread about it a while back. Is it something which can be fixed on the Walthers or is it just inherently that way?


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There is a fix, but to do so, effectively does away with the ability to put the pistol on "Safe". This "fix" is done by putting a very stiff spring and an oversized safety plunger in the gun to the point that the gun will stay in "Fire". It is very difficult to move it to "safe" as I have it set up right now. I have a second set of plungers and springs fitted just a little bit larger/stiffer than the ones I took out of it after it fell into "safe" on me while I was shooting it, and this all too familiar problem reared it's head. I need to put this second set up in the gun to make sure it works as it is supposed to work. I have had this same issue with other Walther pistols I've had...like 6 of them now... but some other guys I know with Walthers have not experienced it. (Yet). The PP series was designed to have a manual safety. I do not like a manual safety on a DA/SA pistol, so I am personally happy with my stiff spring and big plunger "fix" .
 

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The Mak has a floating firing pin. It will dimple your primer. So, I always rotated rounds in mine. Other than that. 29 parts and a robust design. The Glock of the Eastern Bloc. I have some East Germans that are very nice.
 
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That is a lot of work when it seems like all you have to do to make sure it stays off "safe mode" is lighten the safety spring and always hold the gun upside down to shoot it...

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There is a fix, but to do so, effectively does away with the ability to put the pistol on "Safe". This "fix" is done by putting a very stiff spring and an oversized safety plunger in the gun to the point that the gun will stay in "Fire". It is very difficult to move it to "safe" as I have it set up right now. I have a second set of plungers and springs fitted just a little bit larger/stiffer than the ones I took out of it after it fell into "safe" on me while I was shooting it, and this all too familiar problem reared it's head. I need to put this second set up in the gun to make sure it works as it is supposed to work. I have had this same issue with other Walther pistols I've had...like 6 of them now... but some other guys I know with Walthers have not experienced it. (Yet). The PP series was designed to have a manual safety. I do not like a manual safety on a DA/SA pistol, so I am personally happy with my stiff spring and big plunger "fix" .
 

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And the answer is... ?
9x18
It's more clear in the other pictures I uploaded. Do they come in 9x19? Only ever of of .380 as an alternative.


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Doing a little more research, they tried to make a 9x19 but it would not work, shredded the casing.
 

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Had a number of bulgy macs they do shoot straight I can't believe how well I shout mine. Still have 2 one in the grease and box and the first one I got in about 50o/o condition but has a great trigger. Keep thinking I should have it nickled

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