Also roast the Walther PPK
A gun known and loved for two things and two things only: killing Hitler and being James Bond’s weapon of choice after being called a little bitch because of his previous gun. Sure, the baseline Walther PP is notable for being a fairly successful design and inspiring a ton of copies (among them the Makarov PM, FEG PA-63, and Bersa Thunder) but that’s really nothing more than first-mover advantage. Back in the ‘20s and ‘30s you didn’t have a whole lot of choices when it came to double-action semi-autos so you worked with what you had.
It’s straight blowback, which means shooting it isn’t exactly “fun” unless you hate your hands for some reason. There’s a damn good reason you don’t see this kind of design used on anything bigger than pocket-pistol calibers - they’re a lot rougher than the short recoil action you see on 9x19 and bigger handguns.
The capacity is equal to or barely over most revolvers’ (6 or 7 rounds depending on caliber).
Contrary to Major Boothroyd’s assertion that the delivery is “like a brick through a plate glass window” none of the calibers available are all that impressive (>inb4 “muh One True Caliber”).
It’s literally a meme gun valued only by people who want to cosplay as a Limey secret agent from 50 years ago.
