Charter Arms “Boomer”

[Tamara]

Stephanie's tale reminded me of my youthful enthusiasm for the Walther TPH 22 LR (an LEO only purchase if I remember correctly).

Our gunsmith swore that stood for "Toilet Paper Handgun". (They're so cute that I can't help but want one, though...)

[BehindBlueI's]

Kentucky State Police used to issue the stainless Walther .380 as a BUG. They were stamped with the KSP badge but were otherwise stock. I *think* the Beretta 92 stainless was the issued Duty gun at the time, and the Walther was selected due to the similarity of operation for the safety and DA/SA trigger.

[Lester Polfus]

Kentucky State Police used to issue the stainless Walther .380 as a BUG. They were stamped with the KSP badge but were otherwise stock. I *think* the Beretta 92 stainless was the issued Duty gun at the time, and the Walther was selected due to the similarity of operation for the safety and DA/SA trigger.

My memory is that the PPK was issued because of the similarity of operation to the Smith 10mm guns they used, but I've slept and moved to an entirely different state since then.

[BehindBlueI's]

My memory is that the PPK was issued because of the similarity of operation to the Smith 10mm guns they used, but I've slept and moved to an entirely different state since then.

You could very well be correct. I certainly wouldn't attest to it under oath.

[BillSWPA]

My memory is that the PPK was issued because of the similarity of operation to the Smith 10mm guns they used, but I've slept and moved to an entirely different state since then.

Going entirely from things I believe I recall reading years ago, I believe this to be correct. I also recall that they switched from the PPK to a Glock 27 for backup, and liked it enough that they switched to a Glock 22 as their primary.

[Baldanders]

Our gunsmith swore that stood for "Toilet Paper Handgun". (They're so cute that I can't help but want one, though...)

I remember the TPH as the gun that was mentioned all the time in 80s gun rags, but was pretty much never spotted in the wild, at least by me.

I'd be pretty hard to explain to some 20-something now why we were so entralled by it back then.

[BillSWPA]

I remember the TPH as the gun that was mentioned all the time in 80s gun rags, but was pretty much never spotted in the wild, at least by me.

I'd be pretty hard to explain to some 20-something now why we were so entralled by it back then.

The .22 pocket semiauto offerings available then, as well as when I was able to start carrying, are why I bought a North American Arms mini-revolver instead. Some of the semiautos were huge for what they were, and some others had reliability or safety concerns.


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[sharps54]

Dad had a .22 TPH (as well as both blued and stainless Interarms imported .380 PPKs) during the 80’s but he sold them when he hit hard times during the 90’s. I wish had bought them from him at the time (if only so I could give them back to him).