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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:04:59 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:06:05 PM EDT
[#1]
Because if you are wearing a tailored suit, you need something small so it doesn't ruin the lines.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:07:40 PM EDT
[#2]
We always here the saying it's shot placement that counts right? Well a 007 dont miss so he could prolly get away with a .22lr.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:08:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:08:55 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Because if you are wearing a tailored suit, you need something small so it doesn't ruin the lines. Glock 19 |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:10:47 PM EDT
[#5]
He's a spy, not a SWAT member executing no-knock warrants.
Also, he has a knack for shooting people in the head 
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:11:25 PM EDT
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It was likely considered a pretty good weapon in 1958.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:11:32 PM EDT
[#7]
I liked the big Walther that Pierce Brosnan carried in his movies and Daniel Craig in his first one.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:12:34 PM EDT
[#8]
Because he's James Freaking Bond and can kill you with a thumbtack if he wants to. In his hands, the PPK might as well be a cannon.
CJ |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:13:09 PM EDT
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It was likely considered a pretty good weapon in 1958. That was the standard sidearm of FRG plainclothes Polizei IIRC. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:13:56 PM EDT
[#10]
ppk is not that wimpy of a carry weapon.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:14:28 PM EDT
[#11]
 It has a delivery like a brick through a plate glass window...
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:14:53 PM EDT
[#12]
He carried a Beretta .25acp .
Man had balls. Bolas, 007.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:14:54 PM EDT
[#13]
Quoted:
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Because if you are wearing a tailored suit, you need something small so it doesn't ruin the lines. Glock 19 
And a time machine too, maybe? |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:16:01 PM EDT
[#14]
Efette British upper crust snobbery and tradition.
Grunts and the bottom feeders carry and use heavy, ugly, and brutish weapons. Gentlemen need something that speaks of sophistication, and utility be damned. John Wayne=.45 Colt Dirty Harry=S&W 29 Nancy boy Bond? |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:16:02 PM EDT
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As a spy, if you have to draw your weapon your cover has been blown before you drew it. Hopefully, using it quickly and quietly will get you through or at least aid your escape. Being that a spy is usually quite physically close to the person who 'made' him, a .32acp will suffice for the necessary 'wet work.'
I would expect that 007 would carry something more substantial if he had to go from undercover to tactical operations. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:16:02 PM EDT
[#16]
The American CIA swear by them.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:17:10 PM EDT
[#17]
Because fuck you, that's why....
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:18:06 PM EDT
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Quoted: We always here the saying it's shot placement that counts right? Well a 007 dont miss so he could prolly get away with a .22lr. This, marksmanship for the win |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:18:47 PM EDT
[#19]
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ppk is not that wimpy of a carry weapon. He carried a .32acp. How is that not weak? |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:19:35 PM EDT
[#20]
Bond originally carried a Berreta 418 in .25 ACP
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:19:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:19:43 PM EDT
[#22]
It was a .380.
He originally had a .25. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:19:49 PM EDT
[#23]
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ppk is not that wimpy of a carry weapon. He carried a .32acp. How is that not weak? Because he was more of an assassin than an infantry soldier or SWAT team door breacher? |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:19:52 PM EDT
[#24]
Because he isn't a manly studly American
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:22:28 PM EDT
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He carried a Beretta .25acp . Man had balls. Bolas, 007. "Nice and light... in a ladies handbag. No stopping power." 
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:23:57 PM EDT
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Here's the list of guns he has used, if you're interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_James_Bond_firearms
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:26:38 PM EDT
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It was a .380. He originally had a .25. No, it was a .32acp he had in the PPK. Look at the pic in the OP. "7.65 x whatever." .380 is 9x17mm, or as the Germans call it 9mm Kurz. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:27:35 PM EDT
[#28]
I use one [or 2 or 3]...
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:30:06 PM EDT
[#29]
Nobody questioned his sexual competence, thus... no compensation necessary.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:31:17 PM EDT
[#30]
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Efette British upper crust snobbery and tradition. Grunts and the bottom feeders carry and use heavy, ugly, and brutish weapons. Gentlemen need something that speaks of sophistication, and utility be damned. John Wayne=.45 Colt Dirty Harry=S&W 29 Nancy boy Bond? Did you grunt and fondle yourself while posting that? |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:32:13 PM EDT
[#31]
He wasn't Rambo, his primary weapon was his wits.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:32:55 PM EDT
[#32]
Because Mr. bond doesnt miss. I carry and sleep with a ruger LC9 most the time and thats just as wimpy.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:35:10 PM EDT
[#33]
His car gun was a .45 revolver.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:35:12 PM EDT
[#34]
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It was a .380. He originally had a .25. No, it was a .32acp he had in the PPK. Look at the pic in the OP. "7.65 x whatever." .380 is 9x17mm, or as the Germans call it 9mm Kurz. In Skyfall, he has a .380. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:36:30 PM EDT
[#35]
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Because if you are wearing a tailored suit, you need something small so it doesn't ruin the lines. Umm, tailor the suit around the gun? Does this make me the next Q?
Real answer. Ian Flemming was British and thought the gun looked cool. Europe was in love with wimpy ass pistols. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:37:57 PM EDT
[#36]
Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It was a .380. He originally had a .25. No, it was a .32acp he had in the PPK. Look at the pic in the OP. "7.65 x whatever." .380 is 9x17mm, or as the Germans call it 9mm Kurz. In Skyfall, he has a .380. In Casino Royale, the book, he drove a Bentley and carried a .25 Beretta. It's been a while since I have read a book, so maybe my memory is toast.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:58:15 PM EDT
[#37]
During the 1st Gulf War, I saw some footage of RAF crews prepping for a flight. If I wasnt mistaken they were putting Walther PP's in their air crew vests. Not sure if they were .32 or .380 caliber though.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 9:59:12 PM EDT
[#38]
Because he is an pussified English character protrayed by anti-gun faggots in films made by Hollywood pieces of socialist shit.
Gay Perry in "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" was twice the man Bond is.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:00:20 PM EDT
[#39]
Quoted: Because he is an pussified English character protrayed by anti-gun faggots in films made by Hollywood pieces of socialist shit. Gay Perry in "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" was twice the man Bond is.  |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:01:04 PM EDT
[#40]
well, when you consider that Israeli Mossad agents were killing people with Beretta .22's, the PPK was a hand cannon
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:05:05 PM EDT
[#41]
I wish they'd gone to the PPS or P99C in Skyfall instead of the lame-ass PPK.
The original upgrade to the P99 was a nice acknowledgement that time has moved on a little since the Marshall Plan. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:05:08 PM EDT
[#42]
In Europe, especially 30-40 years ago, the .32 and .380ACP were considered adequate self defense cartridges.
9mm was the powerhouse. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:11:51 PM EDT
[#43]
What difference does it make when it was just gonna get kicked out of his hand 87% of the time. I'd like a bodycount on the PPK vs. all the other ways he killed his foes.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:12:46 PM EDT
[#44]
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ppk is not that wimpy of a carry weapon. He carried a .32acp. How is that not weak? The 7.65x17mm cartridge has been used to kill more people than anyone could ever count. Don't underestimate it. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:17:23 PM EDT
[#45]
Good for concealed carry, and also possibly like the Liberator pistol from WW2, kill bad guy with small pistol, take bad guys subgun,rifle, etc. and carry on
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:17:44 PM EDT
[#46]
Quoted: A lot of people have drowned but I don't carry a water gunQuoted: The 7.65x17mm cartridge has been used to kill more people than anyone could ever count.Quoted: He carried a .32acp. How is that not weak?ppk is not that wimpy of a carry weapon. Don't underestimate it. |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:18:53 PM EDT
[#47]
Worst answer
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Best answerBecause he is an pussified English character protrayed by anti-gun faggots in films made by Hollywood pieces of socialist shit. [div]Gay Perry in "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" was twice the man Bond is. Quoted:
Because he was more of an assassin than an infantry soldier or SWAT team door breacher? |
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:21:36 PM EDT
[#48]
Ian Flemming was not a gun guy. He chose a small easily concealed pistol. Later with some outside input he upgraded Bonds pistol.
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:23:52 PM EDT
[#49]
I would also add, because the PPK was used as an officers "off duty" weapon, in places like Northern Ireland (L47A1)
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Posted: 11/4/2012 10:45:24 PM EDT
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Efette British upper crust snobbery and tradition. Grunts and the bottom feeders carry and use heavy, ugly, and brutish weapons. Gentlemen need something that speaks of sophistication, and utility be damned. John Wayne=.45 Colt Dirty Harry=S&W 29 Nancy boy Bond? Did you grunt and fondle yourself while posting that? Did you grab the kleenex box hoping I did? |
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