Doberdad
Member
Purchased some snap caps to help the wife practice with the Walther and they do not want to cycle at all. In fact they jam in the barrel -- tightly. Anyone know if the Walther just doesn't like snap caps?
Walther PPK/S and snap caps
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KMK1862
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What caliber is your PPK/S? IIRC, they can be cambered in either .380 or .32 ACP.
Is the gun NIB or used? Has the barrel been cleaned or is it dirty?
Doberdad
Member
.380 purchased new with about 100 rounds through it. Cleaned right after the last trip to the range. The wife enjoys it, but was having some trouble cleanly pulling the slide back so I got the snap caps for her to practice.
KMK1862
Ultimate Member
The recoil spring is still stiff on mine. I can't offer any help with the snap caps, except to maybe try a different brand.
The spring should loss some tension after putting more rounds through the gun. Maybe around 250/500 rounds. Although mine wasn't NIB, I did replace all of the springs with new ones when I purchased it.
EDIT: Sometimes I have some difficulty in racking the slide with the new spring. What helps me out is to rack the slide with an empty mag in and then either remove and load the mag or insert a loaded mag. All that is needed at this point is pull the slide back a little to release the slide stop.
The spring should loss some tension after putting more rounds through the gun. Maybe around 250/500 rounds. Although mine wasn't NIB, I did replace all of the springs with new ones when I purchased it.
EDIT: Sometimes I have some difficulty in racking the slide with the new spring. What helps me out is to rack the slide with an empty mag in and then either remove and load the mag or insert a loaded mag. All that is needed at this point is pull the slide back a little to release the slide stop.
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Doberdad
Member
Thanks. I'm thinking a lot more rounds will help also. This is my first experience with snap caps so that's why I was curious as to other's experience. I'm definitely surprised how difficult it is to rack the slide on the Walther, but I put it down to the smaller size and my larger hands
