Serpico was right on the money.
I don't know how many times I've heard that if you are going to carry a P7, carry only a P7. If asked why, they say: "Because if you carry something else, then go back to the P7, you'll need it and it won't shoot because you forgot to cock it".
Nonsense.
I don't know how those guys hold a pistol, but I have to squeeze my hand to make a grip. IF you forget, and squeeze hard enough to hold the thing, the frontstrap moves, giving you a reminder. I don't know how you can't squeeze it.
Now, maybe if you have never shot one, and you feel the frontstrap move, you won't know that it's supposed to, but that's all I can think of.
I do know of one case, that happened in a gunshop that I've been in several times, that the squeeze-cocker SAVED the owner. The shop owner was in the process of being robbed, somehow they got his P7, knelt him down in the bathroom to let him have it, but they couldn't make it shoot. He shot them with a revolver hidden in the bathroom.
Maybe it's hard to squeeze if you hold it sideways!
You'll hear all kinds of negative stories from people about them. But when pressed on their experience with P7s, you'll find they have none. Well, none beyond the gunshop.
I've had one for almost a year, and love it. It's accurate, shoots fast, points well, carries easy, and always works. I'm a dedicated Browning HiPower nut, but find that I mostly carry the P7 anymore. The thing shoots itself.
There are drawbacks, like any gun, but they don't amount to much.
They get hot forward and above the trigger. But it takes around 50 shots, so it's not a problem outside of a long range session. You just let it cool a little bit. Shoot something else for a few minutes to remind you how good the P7 is.
If you haven't already found it, do a search for the Park Cities Tactical Cult of The P7 Forum. There's a wealth of info.
All unbiased, of course.
