Walther PP / PPK pistol explained
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Ebook's Content
Ebook's Content
Field dismounting of the Walther PP & PPK pistols Advanced dismounting of the slide (1)
- Inner components of a Walther PP slide - Dismounting of the manual safety - Removal of the firing pin - Different types of firing pins
- Overall lengths of firing pins compared - Variations of the pre-mid-1970s manual safety - Structural weakness of the safety lever
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Advanced dismounting of the slide (2)
- Removal of the "cartridge loaded" indicator - Types of the "cartridge loaded" indicator - Dismounting of the extractor
- Model PP and PPK corresponding parts - Removal or adjustment of the rear sight - Installation of a radium night sight (Leuchtkorn)
Advanced dismounting of the frame (1)
- Removal of the grip plates - Dismounting of the holdopen latch - Dismounting of the mainspring
- Dismounting of the PPK's mainspring support piece - Dismounting of the hammer and hammer decocking lever - Troubles with the hammer pivot pin
- The hammer double action lever
Advanced dismounting of the frame (2)
- Removal of the hammer strut - Dismounting of the hammer stop block - Dismounting of the trigger guard - Dismounting of the magazine catch - Dismounting of the trigger
- Reassembly of the trigger bar the correct way
Advanced dismounting of the frame (3)
- Dismounting of the trigger bar - Dismounting of the sear - Dismounting of the magazine
- Intermediary plate of the .22LR magazine follower
Functioning of the Walther PP (1)
- Pistol of the blowback class£
- Cocking of the hammer manually or by slide recoil - Problem of the hammer following the slide - Hammer toe not correctly shaped - Stability of the hammer/sear engagement
- Necessary over travel left for the hammer when cocked - Correct strength of the sear spring
- Grip plates impeding movement of the sear - Failure of disconnection
Functioning of the Walther PP (2)
- Verification of the magazine catch engagement - Shooting in single action mode
- Misfire in single action and not in double action
Functioning of the Walther PP (3)
- Explosion and recoil of the slide
- Disconnection of the trigger bar from the sear - Extraction and ejection of the cartridge case - Extractor expelled out of the slide on explosion - Phases of the cartridge chambering explained
- Action of the cartridge case on the "cartridge loaded" indicator
Functioning of the Walther PP (4)
- Functioning of the holdopen latch explained - Dysfunction of the holdopen latch
- Holdopen latch actioned too soon - Wrong way to grip the pistol - Holdopen latch actuation failure
Functioning of the Walther PP (5)
- Shooting in double action mode
- The angle of hammer double action lever does matter - The sear leverage explained
- Hammer lifted against the resistance of the mainspring - The mainspring mechanical chain verified
- Hammer being locked at the rear by the strut - The hammer rebound and its purpose explained
The safeties of the Walther PP (1)
- Functioning of the hammer stop block - The hammer stop block limitation of reliability - The manual safety structure and shape - Safety resisting to the rotation
- Safety "OFF" status changed by the rubbing of the hammer - Structural weakness of the manual safety
- Installation of a new manual safety
- Modifying a 60° safety to create one of 90° type
The safeties of the Walther PP (2)
- Interaction of the manual safety with the firing pin - When the safety is set to "OFF"
- Double action mode as a safety in itself - Two firing pin safeties evaluated by Walther - When the safety is set to "ON"
- Structural fragility of the firing pin and consequences - The decocking lever general features
The safeties of the Walther PP (3)
- Action of the decocking lever on the sear
- Interaction of the manual safety with the decocking lever - Incorrect forward profile of the decocking lever - The 90° safety versus 60° safety
- Misfitting of the safety lever groove - Chambering or cycling with the safety "ON" - Decocking lever removed
The Walther PP pre-production prototypes
- First prototype with magazine safety - Second prototype
- Third prototype with guiding rails at the front of the slide
The Walther PP of 1929 variant (1)
- Field stripping of the 1929 model - Grip plates reworked
- Advanced dismounting of the slide
- Interconnection of the manual safety with the firing pin guide - Extractor and components removed
- Manual safety structure and components - Dismounting of the forward firing pin guide - Reinstallation procedure of the firing pin assembly - Dismounting of the firing pin assembly
- Structure and components of the "Cartridge loaded" indicator
The Walther PP of 1929 variant (2)
- Advanced dismounting of the frame
- Dismounting of the hammer and related components - Dismounting of the trigger and trigger bar
- Dismounting of the hammer stop block - Dismounting of the sear
- Later evolution of the 1929 variation