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  • I have an HK PSP. It's reliable in the extreme. I'm not a very goo pistol shot (since I practice with rifle and assault rifle primarily) so the super accuracy of the HK pistol helps a bit with my consistency. The fact that the gun is safe even with a round in the chamber and can be put to use immediately without fumbling for a safety was the reason I bought one. It's heavy for a 9mm pistol, a lot more than my P-08 Luger, but a superior weapon to the Luger on all counts save ergonomic grip.

  • Excellent video!

  • The H&K P7 was the first H&K I ever purchased, mine was a Grade B police trade in from Lower Saxony..but to be honest I could never get used to firing it. The grip safety was just to different too me, and I don't care for the Euro style mag release. Still was a neat gun though!

  • How good is the reliability? I know HK's are pretty darn reliable

  • @crashtest2302 It has never malfunctioned for me but when I had the stocks off for cleaning a pin drifted out a little bit and made it so I couldn't reassemble it; slide wouldn't go forward. Had to go to the P7 Armorer's manual and spend an afternoon head-scratching.

    I'd trust in to function as much as any other HK but one difference is I wouldn't want to get it wet.

  • I just shot one of those it was so much fun!! Such a Great shooter!!

  • I didnt realize the bore axis was so low. I have to try it out now. great camera work!

  • Fantastic video ! Thank you for taking the time to produce this. I just got mine and I am learning the piece of machinery. Very helpful indeed.

  • Looks like an awesome pistol. I'm going to try to get one.

  • good preview my man, my friend has the p7 m13 very light trigger compared to my browning high power ,im a hk owner g3 and mp5 hope to get the usp though

    keep up the great work

  • this gun is a work of art. so genius. nothing like it.

  • Nice post ! I already own a P6 Sig , so the next step must be the P7 . Just bought my HK 91 , time to add another HK to my meager collection . Much like Sig firearms , my HK's have yet to fail me . You can , however , pencil out ANY reloading aspirations when it comes to H&K's , due to the fluted chamber on most . A small price to pay for a true combat worthy weapon . Typical German quality ....

  • Nice :)

  • Outstanding camera work. Good stuff.

  • @Lodestone1968 Hey, thanks.  Glad to have you along.

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  • In my opinion, probably the most nifty pistol ever conceived. They should bring it back in 9 and .40, with their new mag release. That squeeze cocker is what makes it so cool, and the low bore axis is just killer good.

  • @mikeb1444 Totally agree but the insides look like a wall clock, lots of expensive parts in there. Too bad the civilian market and police agencies just won't pony up the $1500 (or more) that these beauties would cost in order for HK to make a profit. But, man, get one in your hands and it feels like you can't miss with the thing!

  • @theKGB65

    I'll bet. I'm shure you've seen Die Hard then.

    Such a cool gun!

  • I had A 4# serial # P-7 PSP. The 100th one to come to the USA I was told. The Glock kind of killed the P-7 that and labor cost. P-7's are rather heavy as well. I did pick up a H&K P7 K3 P7K3 with all the cal's .22'.32'.380.

  • @tinyvn1600 That is quite the coveted collector's piece you have. Sounds like you are a serious collector of the fine Hk hardware!

  • @theKGB65 I don't know about serious. More like deranged. The P7 is just so innovative. I tried to buy one in .40 but HK screwed up to much with the slide. I would love a G36 but have too much crap in the safe already. I don't use my AUG enough as it is. The Steyr M type pistol is rather slick as well.

  • @tinyvn1600 Well, you're in good company, then, because most of us here suffer from the same affliction.

  • @theKGB65

    True enough. The Barret L-86 is very hard to justify though.

  • I have a P-7 psp,and i think cost is why others never copied p-7 , have you ever how many parts to get squeeze cocker to function ? Nobody wanted to copy that,not that it is bad , just too costly to replicate. Have fun and shoot your p-7 ,if value goes up even if you shot it wont matter to someone,just tell them to buy new one. NOT in production sorry.

  • @theKGB65 I finally pulled the trigger. I just purchased one through Gunbroker. Now I can't wait for it to arrive so that I can throw some rounds down range.

  • @BigBoreHK Good for you! It's so cool to have one of these. Hope you enjoy the exceptional way this gun handles at the range.

  • Watching your video is not helping me fight the urge to pick up a P7. Awesome gun and great shooting!

  • @jovasi7 Thank you. If you really want one you might want to pull the trigger, so to speak, because it's likely these will dry up and get really expensive in the next few years.

  • you shot very well,l enjoyed your video....God Bless..

  • @sr25jd That's very kind, thanks and same to you.

  • :) Nice vid, awesomee gun , nice shooting

  • @lhusby thank you, times three!

  • These are no joke right now I'm in the process of trying to find the nickel version to trade my HK p30 v3 for or straight out sell my p30 and buy 1, nice video thanks :)

  • @ClickBoom206 Sounds like a plan, get it while you can. These guns are becoming few and far between, especially in nickel.

  • That gun is as old as I am! How much do those go for, I might pick one up with my signing bonus.

  • @tunerguy82 They should be between $600 and $800, gotta shop around the web.

  • I've got me one of those, still have to make a vid on it. Got some cotton micarta grips made for them. It's my carry firearm and I have to say I swear by my little gem, it's accurate as all hell. It's a little on the heavy side but slim and compact, and with my TT gun leather holster, it's a pleasure to carry. Good video.

  • @kervyn That's cool, yea, feels like shooting a precision rifle... with a 4" barrel. I think the nice trigger more than compensates for the 7 ounce difference when comparing to a Glock 19 but with the smaller magazine the loaded weight difference isn't very much, especially if you use 147 grain bullets. Hope to see your video on that fine piece.

  • The thing i remember about shooting this was the distance it threw the ejected brass... i have never seen a gun chuck the case so far... about 20'.. Also this gun is what changed my mind about HK's being worth their cost.

  • Great video. I traded my grade A P7 last year and I miss it now.

  • @jamaicanjjason That's such a bummer when that happens, sorry to hear that. Guns are like women, another one will come along... maybe the next one will be a nice plump .45!

  • Excellent video. Just looked at Hickok subscriptions and found you. Immediately subbed.

  • @bfgguns Glad to have you; Hickok45 is my favorite channel.

  • Love it! I did have one question, though... does the fluted chamber beat up the brass, shortening its life in terms of how many times you can reload it? I would imagine the brass expands very slightly to fill the flutes when fired.

    Keep up the good work!

  • @erkwit There is a short closeup at the end of the video that you could pause on, if you like, that shows what the brass looks like after firing. This stuff just gets processed with all the other 9mm brass and the sizing die just irons out any lines in the case; they're barely noticeable. Thank you for asking.

  • @erkwit Ordinary brass fired through a fluted chamber has a very short life. The most I was ever able to reload 9mm cases fired from a fluted chamber was three times. The case will usually split right down one of the flute marks. Nickel + P cases wear much longer, but for some reason H&K advises against nickel plated cases.

  • @erkwit I can only get two or three reloads out of 9mm brass that's been through a fluted chamber. They like to split down the length of the case, right where the flute mark is. Proceed with caution.

  • Great video..I always wanted one of these for a duty gun, its just hard to beat glock with the round capacity and price. I would be interested in getting the m13 version with the american style mag release and extra capacity

  • @sazarac28 That would be an interesting firearm to carry in a duty rig; some of your fellow officers would be staring at it with wonder, and envy. You could tell them it's a squeeze cocker and it also makes lemon-aid!

  • I'm glad I subscribed.

    Very neat, stylish intro. I love the effort and the result.

    Amazing gun.. I knew of it from reading books, but it's not very common to see it on video.

    Also, the close up shots of the chamber were A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!

    Great job!

  • @TheHiddenPart Thank you for noticing, the chamber shot was colored with some photo lighting filter plastic in front of the muzzle.

  • @Bronk71 Glad to have you on board. Might I suggest a Heckler and Koch P7? Actually, up in Alaska you should probably have a S&W 500 Magnum revolver for when you stumble upon a Grizzly Sow with cubs! The most bang for your buck, seriously, would be a Ruger .22 automatic. Think of the fun you could have walking around in that beautiful back-country with a .22 auto or revolver in a belt holster, and just plinking away all day long.

  • Good video, question, does the piston fit tight in the clinder or is there some play? Is there any damage done to clinder or piston when putting gun back together. Thanks

  • @ladot2416 Thanks, that's a good question, the piston just has to be swung down when you start the barrel into the opening on the end of the slide. The barrel holds everything in alignment as the slide assembly and piston are pulled back, then down over the rails. The only time you have to fuss over the piston and cylinder are when cleaning; there's a special brush included for cleaning inside the cylinder.

  • I love H & K have never seen this type before. I hear that bore axis term again. I think I am learning what it means. Low sitting barrel less recoil and better control. I heard Hickok45 use this term. 

  • @MrRichardbryan That's right, less roll, faster recovery, and having that barrel as low in the hand as possible also makes it point more naturally, too. As far as recoil is concerned, it seems to me that guns with a very low bore axis, like the P7, tend to exhibit a recoil impulse that feels slightly sharper because the energy comes nearly straight back into the hand, but with a 9mm this really isn't an issue.

  • I could never get used to the squeeze cocker mechanism. For me it takes to tight of a grip. I find it uncomfortable to grip a pistol tightly enough to activate the mechanism, and find that between shots I am failing to fully cock the pistol. They are an ingenious piece of machinery and very accurate. Nice vid. 

  • @derweibhai Thanks, the grip is like the cammed let-off on a compound bow; it's a little heavy initially, but takes almost nothing to hold it once it's in the shooting position. It does take just a bit of getting used to when shooting the first few magazines, though.

  • now that is cool, Its always amazing what you will pull out ot the steel box, even ole' Hickok has to like the bore axis on this...where can i get one of them display turntables...

  • @phishst1cks Heh, heh, that's just a bunch of steel gears stuck on a board with wood dowels, it's a wobbly piece of junk. There is a .270 rifle shell and some rags jammed into the mag-well and slipped over a dowel. Did you notice the el-cheap-o wrapping paper backdrop? There was a bit of fowl language involved in making that opening scene.

  • I wonder why they chose such an unusual gas operation.

  • @esh325 It allows the fixed barrel to be very low in the hand; makes the gun remarkably easy to control.

  • Nice shooting! Fun to watch too! Interesting pistola. I was not familiar with this pistol at all so your vid was quite informative. Thanks! :0)

  • @Roberthurz Thanks, Robert. This project originally had more than an hour of video with me rambling about the virtues of this gun, but during editing I realized it was way too much info so I cut it way down; and the next day, I put together a shooting video instead of a talking video. HK firearms are interesting to read about, and with so many collectors and enthusiasts, the internet is packed with info; Wikipedia is a good place to start.

  • Dang, you were digging a post hole at 100 yds! I had never seen anything like this gun.

  • @tnoutdoors9 That's a great expression, "Digging a post hole", I'm gonna have to borrow that. The P7 is just sick at long range, really fun with that light, smooth trigger. Ammo was Precision Bullets (polymer coated) 147s hand loaded using Accurate #7 powder.

  • Thank you for doing a video on this pistol, I would love to go shoot one. I just looked up how much they cost, and I could just about get a brand new HK pistol for the price of one of these. It appears that the P7 would probably be the better buy though.

  • @binyamj Your welcome, thanks for commenting. If you're talking about a one-gun-only situation, a new polymer HK would probably serve better for it's intended use, but in terms of the coolness factor and future value as a collector piece, the nod would have to go to the P7. After all, the new HK becomes a used HK when you shoot it for the first time. More important would be whether it will be carried in the weather, the new guns are so easy to care for. Also, factory P7 mag's are expensive.

  • I've never had the pleasure of shooting one, but when I was stationed in Germany a lot of years ago, the Polizei carried these as their sidearm. Very cool pistol.

  • @milproakron Wish I could have seen that, I always wondered if those German officers appreciated the quality and expense of their PSPs as much as we Hk enthusiasts do. It's funny how their leather holsters were snapped in two different places, the ultimate handgun retention system - nobody gets to have it... ever.

  • @theKGB65 I also don't know if it is still true, but at the time it was designed, the P7 had the shortest action of any semi-auto pistol, making it the fastest firing semi-auto on the market at the time. I saw a used one for sale a while back and almost bit at it, but they were still asking too much lol. Someday maybe.

  • @milproakron It took me a very long time to finally bite on one of these, you don't see them very often in the used gun case, and when they appear, they don't come cheap. This deal came along a few years ago for just slightly over $500, but I had to buy it sight-unseen, and as you can see, it does have a good bit of wear. That's okay with me, though, I don't feel like I have to baby it so much.

  • THAT is a very cool piece.  I have never seen anything like this--very interesting design. Is this considered to be very dependable?

  • @someharleyguy Yes, wickedly dependable. Because there is so much info on this gun on the web already, I kept the description to a minimum, but that fluted chamber allows the fired brass to eject even if the extractor is missing. The only shortfall - I wouldn't want to get it wet, that would require a very involved cleaning session. This gun gets the same careful treatment as a fine revolver, too complex to be used as a mud gun, but I'm sure it would run. This one never jammed on me.

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