 Hey there friends, thanks for checking in today. We're looking at my HK P30 variant 3 the v3 means that it's a double action single action Handgun HK has many different variants double action single action very common But this one's chambered in 40 Smith and Western now I know there are a lot of 40 fans out there I'm still of the belief that it is a perfect in between the 124 grain 9 millimeter and the 230 grain 45 ACP these are a hundred and eighty grain Wad cutters. Okay, that's just the flat tip, but it's a nice round people call it snappy I don't think it's too snappy the P30 itself is a Compact size handgun with a 3.85 inch barrel It has nice ergonomics to the grip with interchangeable grip panels and back straps a Trigger guard magazine release that is ambidextrous slide stop that is Ambidextrous front serrations a rail and three dot luminescent sights. This was very popular Prior to the HK VP line, but let's go ahead and take a few All right It does have a Decocker on the back of the slide little button there you push that button and it decocks the gun I like the position of the of that, but the P30 were extremely popular very expensive This was selling for over or right around $800 until the VP's came out and I thought that was a ripoff. It it was the MSRP is Or was I'm not sure what it is now, but it was over $1,000. So I actually traded for this I've never bought an HK handgun because these are now selling at the local gun store for right around 550 so It was around 800 now around 550 You know, what does that tell you? I think HK's are overpriced. I do like them though. They're excellent handguns They just cost a lot of money and especially a while back this the P2000 which I had as well I traded for that It's just a little hang-up that I have with HK and it just it bothers me a bit that they charged So much and now all of a sudden because the market dipped a little bit They dipped a lot like over $250 for the exact same model That aside, this is a nice handgun. Now many people say the 40 is snappy. I just don't see it guys I don't see the 40 as being that snappy now You want to see a snappy handgun go check out one of those Micro poly frame 380s. Those are snappy the 40 in my opinion is Not that snappy. Okay, I'll just say that now I will grant you 13 round mags compared to the 15 round mags and 9 millimeter and I'm a fan of 9 millimeter I just think the 40 still has its place in the gun world many law enforcement still use it although It's been shifting back and forth and whatever it's still a fine round And one of the greatest advantages is that when there are ammo shortages like right now The 40 is often still available because there are fewer people going after it So let me load it up. We'll turn the camera around and you can let me know how snappy it actually is All right, so let's check out The recoil but I do want to mention that it does have a loaded chamber indicator right there It is red the extractor sticks up a bit. The unloaded weight is Just under 28 ounces. So let's go ahead and take a few shots. There it is The p30 a decocker right there nice position Not a bad handgun. It's actually a very nice handgun. I've owned it for a while. I already mentioned I traded for it I had the p30 SK subcompact model and 9 millimeter and I traded that one away So this is the only 40 that I currently own and it's the only HK that I currently own not saying that that won't change in The future it probably will but I did want to bring this out I wanted to rant a little bit about HK and their prices But I also wanted to show what this gun is capable of as well as Feature 40 Smith and Wesson because I think it's a fine round. It's Not that snappy at least in my hands and I still enjoy it and I still enjoy this HK p30 Very in three if you like videos like this, please subscribe and share I always appreciate the thumbs up button. Thanks for watching and you guys be safe