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I would respectfully disagree with your assessment for not buying that P7 years ago.
I had a "cosmetically challenged" P7 some time back (it came in a HK green cardboard box, had a plum colored slide, and strangely enough also cost me $500). You know as much as that gun was touted as being the greatest thing since instant oatmeal I never felt all that warm and fuzzy about it (kind of had the same feelings about a HK P9S I use to have also).
I have small size hands so the cocking lever was a bit of a reach for me and I never really could get comfortable with it. Also you were somewhat limited with the ammo you could run through it (as I recall exposed lead bullets weren't allowed as they could cause problems with the gas port), you had to keep the gas port area really clean, and the frame itself got fairly hot after 3 or 4 mags we're run through it. The trigger was alright and accuracy was decent enough but I have other 9mm.s that do better on both accounts.
Didn't have a problem selling it and haven't felt the need to try one again after all these years.