Archive for PPS

Walther. Carl Walther.

The more than 125-year-old company Walther has set up its own facility in Arkansas—Walther USA—and the guns it offers are a reflection of not only the venerable German gunmaker, but also its sister company—Umarex. Never heard of Umarex? Well, read on.

September 24, 2013

Walther PPS .40

One of the things that stands high on my “to-do” list is shoot and write about a particular pistol that seems to be running under the radar. It is a Walther, sold in the United States by Smith & Wesson under a strategic agreement with the legendary German gunmaker. Most shooters are aware that this agreement has resulted in a number of the very popular Walther pistols becoming available in the United States at competitive prices. The particular pistol to which I refer is the Walther PPS, which stands for Police Pistol, Slim. As a guy that has looked at all of the current genre of small, single column 9 mm Luger pistols in detail, I found the PPS in 9 mm to be a very appealing personal defense package. Best of all, it was reliable.

May 31, 2012