NIGHTLORD40K
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Guns I want before I kick it-
1) Luger-check
2)US Springfield M1922-check
3)Vintage Ruger Redhawk .357-check
4)S&W M17- check
5)Prewar Savage M99- check
6)…...........
H&K P7.
I shot one twenty years ago and remember telling myself some day I had to have one, and that day is today, hoorah!
Fortunately, this shop has a small attached range so I got a chance to squeeze off a few after work.
If anything, Im more impressed now than back then- the benefit of years of experience with nearly everything that goes bang has taught me to appreciate a good trigger and low bore axis.
There is just a smidge of creep before the break, and the squeeze lever does move a tiny bit during the takeup, but overall this is by far the best production centerfire pistol trigger Ive ever shot.
The P7 certainly didnt disappoint in the accuracy department-
Granted, it was only 8 yards, but this is 24 shots
. No fancy ammo either, just some 115gr Federal brass and aluminum cased range fodder. Boy, the fluted chamber did an interesting number on the aluminum cases!
As expected, I experienced no functional problems.
Not crazy about the finger-rest Nills, would rather have the thinner ones, but they sure are lookers! I may swap the factory plastic panels back on for the next range trip, though.
This is an early model without the heat shield in the trigger guard. It was just starting to heat up pretty good by the end of the third magazine, but nothinig I couldnt stand, certainly.
Not sure if it left the factory with these Trijiicons, but they still have a bit of glow left to them with the lights off.
So, there it is, gun bucket list complete- check.
1) Luger-check
2)US Springfield M1922-check
3)Vintage Ruger Redhawk .357-check
4)S&W M17- check
5)Prewar Savage M99- check
6)…...........
H&K P7.
I shot one twenty years ago and remember telling myself some day I had to have one, and that day is today, hoorah!
Fortunately, this shop has a small attached range so I got a chance to squeeze off a few after work.
If anything, Im more impressed now than back then- the benefit of years of experience with nearly everything that goes bang has taught me to appreciate a good trigger and low bore axis.
There is just a smidge of creep before the break, and the squeeze lever does move a tiny bit during the takeup, but overall this is by far the best production centerfire pistol trigger Ive ever shot.
The P7 certainly didnt disappoint in the accuracy department-
Granted, it was only 8 yards, but this is 24 shots
. No fancy ammo either, just some 115gr Federal brass and aluminum cased range fodder. Boy, the fluted chamber did an interesting number on the aluminum cases!
As expected, I experienced no functional problems.
Not crazy about the finger-rest Nills, would rather have the thinner ones, but they sure are lookers! I may swap the factory plastic panels back on for the next range trip, though.
This is an early model without the heat shield in the trigger guard. It was just starting to heat up pretty good by the end of the third magazine, but nothinig I couldnt stand, certainly.
Not sure if it left the factory with these Trijiicons, but they still have a bit of glow left to them with the lights off.
So, there it is, gun bucket list complete- check.
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