I went to the range today with 3 pistols. G19, PPQ, and P7M8. I hadn't shot my P7 in a while, and I am glad I brought it along today. I had planned to split the 300 rounds I had evenly among the guns, but ended up shooting the majority of the ammo through the P7.
It fits in my hand so well, and I feel so connected with it. It is literally like made for me. I was totally reminded why I have 7 of them
Hands down, the greatest handgun I have ever shot.
My point also. For a collector the P7 is a dream; for someone looking for home defense or personal CCW carry there are many more effective options available without the negatives the P7 bring to the table.
Much talk about the P7 heating up. I don't have that problem, but then again, I don't normally dump a lot of mags for that to happen.
Any gun could be argued is not the best for a specific scenario, but to rule out the P7 would be a mistake.
Also, cleaning doesn't seem to be a big deal. I ordered a special tool for scraping the piston tube. Not any harder than any other handgun I have....revolvers seem to be the most difficult and time consuming for me.
P7 is in my CCW rotation along with the Shield. I use an Andrews MacDaniel IWB leather rig and it works great on the P7. For what it's worth, the P7 is the only 9mm handgun my wife actually enjoys shooting and would consider carrying based on its inherent safety with one in the chamber. Many folks do not like the thought of one in the chamber (spare the comments about you might as well carry a rock, I understand) but a P7 by design provides piece of mind to those folks, including my wife.
My point also. For a collector the P7 is a dream; for someone looking for home defense or personal CCW carry there are many more effective options available without the negatives the P7 bring to the table.
Lol honestly lol...IF i get one its going right into the CC rotation tell me about these negatives . And remember I often carry things from a Snubby to a 3" revolver to a Ruger SR9c(10 rounds) so im not ever worried nor do I consider 8 rounds a disadvantage..so please let me know the negatives :dunno:
P7 is in my CCW rotation along with the Shield. I use an Andrews MacDaniel IWB leather rig and it works great on the P7. For what it's worth, the P7 is the only 9mm handgun my wife actually enjoys shooting and would consider carrying based on its inherent safety with one in the chamber. Many folks do not like the thought of one in the chamber (spare the comments about you might as well carry a rock, I understand) but a P7 by design provides piece of mind to those folks, including my wife.
I love the P7, but somehow it is just too weird and complicated for me. It's almost like I can't get used to it to become proficient. Take what I say with a grain of salt however, as I do not own one; I've only shot friends' guns.
I love the P7, but somehow it is just too weird and complicated for me. It's almost like I can't get used to it to become proficient. Take what I say with a grain of salt however, as I do not own one; I've only shot friends' guns.
I agree, and I'll probably pick up one of the PSP versions at some point. Currently I just can't justify one as they are not the easiest to find, and they don't really do anything better than one of my other pistols. Once I start collecting more the P7 will definitely rank highly on my list of guns to buy.
I just think that in my case from my limited experience with the gun, there is no way I'd say it's the best handgun ever made. I'll take my semi-custom 1911 over a P7 any day. It seems a little overly complicated and heavy for a carry gun, it wouldn't be the best for competition because of the heat issue, and it can't compete for accuracy with the 1911s costing a similar price.
I agree, and I'll probably pick up one of the PSP versions at some point. Currently I just can't justify one as they are not the easiest to find, and they don't really do anything better than one of my other pistols. Once I start collecting more the P7 will definitely rank highly on my list of guns to buy.
I just think that in my case from my limited experience with the gun, there is no way I'd say it's the best handgun ever made. I'll take my semi-custom 1911 over a P7 any day. It seems a little overly complicated and heavy for a carry gun, it wouldn't be the best for competition because of the heat issue, and it can't compete for accuracy with the 1911s costing a similar price.
hoping HK realizes that they have an Icon design here and produces some new P7's - not unlike S&W new revolvers being produced. The P7 is a well thought out design and laser accurate - ya it gets hot, so slow down and focus on accuracy - I find it to be a great carry gun when you have just one moment to make the shot....
hoping HK realizes that they have an Icon design here and produces some new P7's - not unlike S&W new revolvers being produced. The P7 is a well thought out design and laser accurate - ya it gets hot, so slow down and focus on accuracy - I find it to be a great carry gun when you have just one moment to make the shot....
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