Zaydok Allen
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It seems like in today's market with the interest in carry options, it would do great.
There were many things working against the P7M8 and M13 when they were discontinued.
1. Cost - When the M8 was going for close to $1200 and the M13 nudging $1400, they could see they were losing market share. Their answer was the USP who's price point was about half that...just under $600 IIRC
2. Weight - The P7 was always heavy with it's all steel frame and machined slide. At the time Glock was being introduced and polymer guns were the coming thing
3. Magazine capacity - While other guns were starting at 15 rounds, the largest capacity P7 was 13...plus P7 mags have always been pricy; but they'll last forever.
4. Caliber - the .40 was becoming popular and the P7M10 was just ugly; the P7M7 just never worked right
Shoot a P7 for a while, and you may become a believer.
Oh it's unique. I took one apart and while not as complex as Chiappa Rhino it's like mechanical Timex in there. the only thing in common with other besides magazine arrangement was attachment of barrel to frame with was similar to PPK.P7 does not have a "floating" chamber, it has a fluted chamber like the rest of the H&K lineup at the time. Hardly unique.
I never got mine hot enough to bother, but then I only had three magazines.
The manual of arms is something I would have to have shot exclusively. Flip flopping to my Colts just messed me up, and I was not willing to shelve them. So I sold the P7.
Why was the HK P7 discontinued?
I never got mine hot enough to bother, but then I only had three magazines.
I can see no reason I would want to pick one over the G19 pistol.
The slimness and ergonomics are defeated by gun weight.If you want a slimmer single-stack 9mm pistol is one reason. Better ergonomics is another.
Defeated how? Defeated according to whom?The slimness and ergonomics are defeated by gun weight.
It can't compete with guns like G19 in terms of sales, production costs/profits. I can see no reason I would want to pick one over the G19 pistol.
Can you explain this or was it as Jim Watson thought that you meant fluted chamber. If it was, the H&K wasn't unique.uniqueness floating chamber .