Well I picked up my new (to me) HK P7 PSP from CDNN on Thursday. Saturday morning I finally had a chance to get to the range and do some shooting with it. My normal carry gun is my M&P 9c but I have always wanted a P7. I am very, very pleased with my P7 from CDNN. I ordered the "excellent to like new" P7 with the plum colored slide. It is definitely "like new". From the wear on the feed ramp, internals, and mag well I would be very surprised if it was ever more than just test fired. It is flawless. I was also very happy with my first range session with it. I brought along my M&P for comparison. The P7 is supposed to have very low recoil and muzzle flip and while it is a very smooth shooter I wouldn't say that it had less than my M&P. The trigger pull was very good and the P7 is very, very accurate. I have been doing drills with my M&P for months to improve my shooting and I easily outshot my M&P with the P7. (Thats actually a bit frustrating) Here is a breakdown of my impressions of the P7 so far.
Pros:
Nice trigger pull, very accurate, and a low bore axis so recoil is very manageable. The squeeze coking mechanism is really cool. It is hard enough to press to keep from doing it inadvertently but not so hard to negatively effect shooting. The P7 is very safe to handle and shoot. I have short fingers and the mag catch and slide release can be an issue with most weapons. I never had to change my grip on my shooting hand on the P7. Reloading is very fast and there seems to be fewer motions involved even with the heel mag release. The P7 is also very slim, much slimmer than my M&P. It has a much smaller profile in the holster then my M&P has also. The M&P is slightly shorter in the grip with the shorter magazine in place but the P7 gives you a full grip and a very high one at that.
Cons.
The P7 is small but a bit heavy BUT the difference in loaded weight between my P7 and M&P feels very small. The biggest con for me is that mags are selling at 50 bucks each. That truly sucks. It is going to cost me another 100 bucks for mags, 60 bucks for a holster from Peters Custom Holsters, and another 100 bucks for night sights. That kind of adds up on the total cost of the weapon but I would still say it was worth it. Lastly the slide lock to lock the slide back manually is a joke. It is very hard to operate compared to most. I don't see how that would effect it as a carry gun however.
Here are some pics comparing the M&P 9C and the P7. Note that in the pic from the top the P7 looks longer. This is an optical illusion from how they were sitting. They are actually the same length.
Pros:
Nice trigger pull, very accurate, and a low bore axis so recoil is very manageable. The squeeze coking mechanism is really cool. It is hard enough to press to keep from doing it inadvertently but not so hard to negatively effect shooting. The P7 is very safe to handle and shoot. I have short fingers and the mag catch and slide release can be an issue with most weapons. I never had to change my grip on my shooting hand on the P7. Reloading is very fast and there seems to be fewer motions involved even with the heel mag release. The P7 is also very slim, much slimmer than my M&P. It has a much smaller profile in the holster then my M&P has also. The M&P is slightly shorter in the grip with the shorter magazine in place but the P7 gives you a full grip and a very high one at that.
Cons.
The P7 is small but a bit heavy BUT the difference in loaded weight between my P7 and M&P feels very small. The biggest con for me is that mags are selling at 50 bucks each. That truly sucks. It is going to cost me another 100 bucks for mags, 60 bucks for a holster from Peters Custom Holsters, and another 100 bucks for night sights. That kind of adds up on the total cost of the weapon but I would still say it was worth it. Lastly the slide lock to lock the slide back manually is a joke. It is very hard to operate compared to most. I don't see how that would effect it as a carry gun however.
Here are some pics comparing the M&P 9C and the P7. Note that in the pic from the top the P7 looks longer. This is an optical illusion from how they were sitting. They are actually the same length.
