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While the M8 was introduced after the P7, there was a long period where both were made simultaniously. Some departments issued only P7s, some only P7M8s, and some issued a bit of both. The P7M13 even got some Polizei action with the special units.

Save a bit more money and get a surplus, trade-in, or used handgun. Just about any of them will be far better values than a Hi-Point.

Another problem with windshield glass in particular is the impact absorbing lamination. The same thing that keeps you from getting a shower of glass in your lap during an accident gives the glass enough "bounce" to cause bullets with angled trajectories to skip off the surface.

Gravity, it's a helluva drug. I'd be more interested in where each person was aiming at the block. Leverage, center of mass and all that physics stuff... Honestly though, ~50 ft-lbs one way or another isn't going to make much of a difference when it's going through a person, and neither...

The grind mark was being done to some of the earlier BMI trade ins, but gradually they stopped caring so much and simply started 'striking out' the BMI with two horizontal lines. More recently they stopped defacing the mark completely after realizing that it was a silly, officious thing to do...

Oh, and the issue with 147grain bullets is not so much about energy as it is the extra length of the projectile. 147grain bullets are normally longer and seated deeper in the case than standard, that coupled with its slower velocity puts off the timing of the gas delay system enough to cause...

Well, I fixed the picture in my earlier post so it should show up. The only marking added for import on your P7 is "HKI-Trussville AL". Everything else is original and everything besides the HK logo and caliber rollmark were engraved after the slide was blued, even on current production HKs...

That's not new, it was there the day it was issued, as I posted above, to the Lower Saxony State Police. There should be a proper serial number on the right of the frame and before the Nds mark. Also There is likely a ##/## date mark on the slide. This is the month and year it was...

Virtually all of the tradeins on the market now don't have the unit mark ground off but many are reblued simply because they have seen a bit of holster wear in the 20 or so years they've been in service. Guns marked BMI were issued to the Bundesministerium des Innern or "Federal Ministry of...

Well, don't shoot unjacketed/unplated lead in it as that will quickly jam up the gas port. Otherwise, it will shoot just about any ammo you throw at it, and with better accuracy than most any other 'production model' handgun. The only issue you might ever possibly encounter is the slide...

A coin doesn't work so well. The original P7's have flush firing pin bushings that are harder to turn with just your thumb or a coin than the capped ones used on the p7m8. Normally, a tool was included with the P7 to remove the firing pin assembly, and while replacement combo...

It looks like they put it on the front right of the frame instead...

RUGER SR9 SPECS Caliber: 9mm Parabellum (9mm x 19) Capacity: 17+1, 10+1 Barrel: 4.125’’ Stainless Steel Weight: 26.5 oz. (w/empty magazine) Overall Length: 7.55’’ Overall Height: 5.52’’ Overall Width: 1.27’’ (over safety thumb levers) Trigger Pull Weight...

P7s were sold both through regular civilian channels and through special government contracts, the easiest way to tell the difference is by the proof marks. Normally, commercial H&Ks have the ULM house proof mark (an antler) on the slide, frame, and barrel. However, the German government...

Supposedly around the end of the month, though the .40s&w version might be a little later than that.

Glass reinforced resins like DuPont's Zytel are popular choices though aramid and carbon fibers also see use. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zytel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramid

I think you hit upon the answer there. It's not so much an issue of supply and demand, but what the market will bear. When the RIA 1911 and HS2000 didn't yet have much of a reputation, people weren't willing to spend as much on something they saw as a risk compared to something they knew...

I don't know of a single military that could afford to outfit their entire force with USPs. :) In truth however, the following forces use the USP as their official side arm. The Danish Police The Estonian Defense Forces The German Armed Forces The Greek Armed Forces The Irish Defense Forces...

I think he meant that current market 1911 style handguns aren't all necessarily built to equal standards of quality and quite a few manufacturers end up selling people guns that truly require a "break-in" period where the parts simply won't work well together until several hundred rounds have...

The OP was asking about trying it out at the range after he buys it, not shoving it in his pants and walking straight out the door into a war zone to defend his life with it. Then again, if you had to do that, a USP would be a good choice. What you pay for when you buy an HK is the build...