We see a lot of trends in the gun industry. The currently hot items are pocket guns, primarily chambered in the .380 ACP cartridge. Walther recently took this one step further by introducing its PK380. The PK380 is a medium framed pistol based on Walther's popular P22. The big question regarding this gun is "Why?"
Walther's first answer: It's easy for women to operate the slide. OK, so many women do have trouble at first glance operating the slide on most semi-automatic pistols. However, this is easily overcome with a little training. It takes very little strength to operate the slide and is really just a question of leverage and technique.
Walther's second answer: It features a soft shooting cartridge, also aimed at women shooters. If soft shooting is the name of the game, find any full-size 9mm all metal pistol and it's no problem. My wife shoots Glock 26 (a subcompact no less) without problems. She's only a shade over five feet tall, quite slim, and would admit that she's a "girlie girl."
Ultimately, these two selling points do not, at least in my humble opinion, overcome the fact that this gun is chambered in a severely anemic self-defense cartridge. In addition, .380 is virtually unavailable at this point.
I usually recommend a snub nose J-Frame .38 Special revolver to my women clientele. It's simple to operate, is lightweight and with reduced recoil loads is very manageable. In addition, it's extremely concealable, can take a laser and has a ton of different carry options.
Just my two cents!
JEA
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