Howdy Castboolits
I often front pocket carry carry a Polish p-64 walther type blowback 6+1 chambered in 9mm Mak. I’ve handloaded for it occasionally and cast for the fat 9mm it takes too. I find it to be a great small carry option because of it’s long hard DA pull and the SA trigger is way more crisp and light than it has any right to be in a cheap surplus pistol. Reliability is fantastic too- it’s never failed to fire or cycle even once. Aside from being underpowered and short on capacity compared to a doublestack 9mm I’ve always felt sufficently armed to deal with an animal attack or God forbid an unruly human. I wouldn’t choose it if I expected a firefight but I would rely on it for covering fire to provide escape options if needed.
Anyway the article in the newest handloader posits that the pistol was designed not as the pinnacle of non-NATO compatible blowback officer’s carry, but as a wimpy pistol that didn’t pose a threat to said officer’s superiors.
Is this idea crazy? I see a kernel of truth in it but wow!