Originally Posted by
Pilotpip
I was just recalling the article from a couple years back. Don't do handguns so I didn't realize that the the 9x19mm is the same as the 9mm that goes in most semi-autos. I thought the round was shorter or something by the way they discussed it.
The PPK was designed for a few different calibers, the most popular being the .380 (same as the 9x17mm, refered to as "kurz", the German word for short), it was also designed for the .32 (7.65x17mm), as well as the 9x18mm ultra/police (not the same as the Makarov!)