Anyone have an old HK P9S 9mm?

I was just a kid when most of these were imported so I do not know much about them. What would the approximate value of a nice condition commercial one with box, both factory mags and test target? It also comes with three holsters including a Galco shoulder rig. Are these a cult pistol the way that the P7 squeeze cockers are? He current owner says he put in a new buffer 400 rds ago.

Gator Farmer:

I had a buddy who owned one years ago - it was a delight to shoot due to the roller-block construction (made it a very soft shooting 9mm). As I recall, it was very accurate, and the only real negative, for Americans, was the heel-clip release. I remember many regarding it as "over-engineered" and "over priced", and I do recall they were very pricey. I saw one at a recent gun show. It had the "three-square" (no, not dots, SQUARES) sights - the front sight was yellow and the rear ones were red - which I believe was the way the piece came from the factory. The price made me hesitate - $450.00 - but the condition was pretty bad, the finish worn to bare metal in several places, and no spare magazines. If you could find spare magazines, I bet they would cost a pretty penny. I'm afraid your description/comparison to the P-7 is an accurate one. I was lucky enough to get one of the West German Police P-7 PSPs a few years ago, and I'm very fond of it. I used it to qualify for my CHL a few years ago and had to stifle a laugh as the rangemaster had no idea how to operate or safe the piece. I'm thinking of shooting it at the next steel challenge shoot just for grins. Unless the price was right, or Mrs. Double O wins the lotto tomorrow, I'm afraid I (reluctantly) would let the P-9 pass.

Best of luck,

Dave

I have been *very* impressed with HK products.

Very accurate and well designed.

I prefer their ergonomics to Glocks or most other polymer other than FN (blocky), Sig (a lot of controls in one place yet excellent trigger), and XDM (toy like yet accurate and high capacity - cheaper too).

I have an HK P9S Target Model that I bought about 20 years ago.

It is far and away my favorite 9mm to shoot.

There is a screw that adjusts how heavy the trigger pull is.

You can dial it down to about 1 lb, but that makes shooting a double under recoil, way too easy. I have mine set to about 2 lbs.

And, as you would expect for a target pistol, it has a fully adjustable rear target sight. It also has an adjustable trigger stop. If you use it, you can't fire the pistol double action though.

I found the grip felt too 'thin' to me, even with my smaller hands, and I found that a Hogue Handall grip sleeve made the gun a much better fit for me.

It is a VERY accurate pistol, with the same 'flat sided' polygonal rifling the P7M8 has.

This means it can shoot cast lead bullets, and it does so VERY accurately. The bore is like a mirror, and there is rarely any leading at all. My loads are quite mild, though: just enough to give 100% functioning.

I can't tell you what a P9S is worth. They are pretty rare creatures, and the value on them just goes up with time, especially for one with the box, papers, and test target.

I think your best bet would be to look through the auction sites, to see if any have sold recently, and try to find one in similar condition.

I have to say that Galco shoulder holsters are pretty pricey now, and one made for the P9S is sure to be long out of production, and if in decent shape, probably worth a bit of money to someone who owns a P9S.

The same for the other holsters, if they are a name brand, and/or well made, and in good shape. You could sell them to offset some of the cost of the P9S, perhaps.

I have never fired a P9S that doesn't have the bells and whistles mine has. The sights would be fixed, and it won't have the adjustable weight for the single action trigger pull, nor the SA trigger stop.

Would it be possible for you to shoot it before you buy it?

It WILL have all the accuracy potential mine has, but if the trigger is too heavy (which seems unlikely on a gun that was so expensive when new) or the sights are off too much (again, unlikely), it might not have the fun factor that I enjoy so much.

This is a fairly rare gun that is sought after by HK collectors, so don't expect to get it 'cheap'.

But, there aren't a LOT of people interested in them, like with the P7's (PSP) and P7M8's, which are smaller and much more pupular pistols.

They are very nice semiauto pistols, and all I've done with mine is clean it, lubricate it, and replace the recoil spring.

I've fired many thousands of rounds of my cast lead bullet reloads through mine, with no trouble of any kind. It feeds, fires, and ejects my many times reloaded, mixed brand, range pick up brass, with no failures, ever.

If you are buying it from a buddy, there is no shipping, and no transfer fees, which should help you out some.

Teutonic Knights assemble!

I had one years ago. Very cool gun, bigger in person than it looks in pictures, shot well but pretty much only fed FMJ ammo. I sold it in... '96 I think it was.. for $675. I have seen in couple .45s for sale lately in the $850-950 range used with no box and no spare mags. I don't think that the price on these has gone up as much as on the P7s, but all the older H&K stuff is going up these days.

Last year, I bought a HK USP .45ACP from a friend that had small hands and could not hold it well. He asked for $550 I snatched it. It has an OD Green Frame. I understand that they made only 500 of these around 2005. I like the fact that it has a hammer on it. It is a nice shooter.

Well I got it. I am not su re if it a commercial gun or a police trade in. Faintly marked Lew Horton on the left. The holsters are a Bianchi Askins Avenger and an old Jack @@@ shoulder rig - pre Galco. Third holster is a generic IWB. I think I got the lessor end of the deal. Traded a Century FAL clone for it. Date seems to be 76. I would have beenntwo years old.

Here is mine:



Accurate and a joy to shoot, last time I look, spare mag are still availabe from Gun Parts Crop.

Inexpensive aftermarket mags can actually be had. All the reviews if thme -keepshooting brand - have been positive.

I think some of the other 70 odd parts are much less common.

Guess I had best save some pennies and get spare buffers... those extra mags.... pay a fortune for Nill grips, and get the bbl threaded....and the slide probably ought be nickeled or chromed... heh.... this thing might save me ever buying another gun....

P7 PSP's are available...The HK P7 M8, or M14 double stack, the one made for US consumption are REAL pricey and hard to find (For Sale) Navahoe Tribal Police used to carry them, and I understand the NJ STATE POLICE AND CAPITOL POLICE HAD SOME. Very high end stuff. The P7 M8 and 14 had the mag release under the trigger gaurd like most American pistols, The PSP used the Euro style of mag release.....Fine shooters, fit low in the hand, and barrle is solid...