NEW HK P7s?

I've owned a couple of P7s. I still have the P7M8 I bought new back in the '80s. I like the P7s, but to each his own. Hard for me to imagine that HK would reintroduce a P7 or close variant in today's high capacity, and relatively inexpensive, polymer pistol World..
 

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Rather than H&K bringing out a modernized P7 at great expense, how about Canik give us a drop safe version of the Vektor CP1.
 
I've owned P7s in both PSP and M8 patterns. The sheltered, heel-release is much preferred. I've never shot one, but have had my mitts around an M13 several times. They are both ridiculously thick and heavy. Even if they built it around an alloy frame, they'd still have that awful shape. I saw one at a local pawn shop recently for $3900.
 
Wishful thinking. Aside from the P7 cultists it would simply be too expensive to compete in the market. Had one eons ago. It was neat but not really anything special.
 
This is as close as we get to a polymer P7 these days. Available in 380 and 9mm, and in a variety of colors. :D

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I bought a 380 Version of the P7 many years ago in Bozeman, it's sitting unfired in my gun vault to this day. A dealer told me they are very rare in the US but a lot of them were sold in Europe back in the day.
 
I've the P7M8, P7M13 and P7M10. I'm the odd duck out in that I love the grip safety and low bore axis. Very accurate guns. To make myself out to be even more dysfunctional, I absolutely love the M10. It is quite pleasant to shoot. Due to the limited parts availability, I only take them out to oil them, but definitely, along with the 1911, one of my favorites.

I doubt that H&K will revisit the P7 series for the same reason that you won't see additional F-22 fighters.
 
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I am in the group of fans of the P7s. I also have one of the M8s with the plum colored slide and machined mark on the slide where a unit marking or something was removed. It shoots wonderfully and I have been known to carry it.
I have another M8 in excellent shape and an M13 that I haven't and probably won't shoot.

Degustibus non est disputandum
 
The HK P7 "Squeezecock" is an iconic firearm that every German hagun enthusiast should own.
I dont mind the PSP versions heel release, it was a requirement for German service Pistols back then and found on the P38, P1, HSc, P4, and P5 to name a few.
The trigger guard does get hot after 1 magazine but doubt the German police get in many (if any) prolonged shootouts,
As stated above the P7 M8 and M13 have an ambi mag release (technically so does the PSP).
I do remember the M13 version bring about $1700 20 years ago, doubt HK would produce a limited retro run of P7s as they would likely have to charge above $5k in today's dollars.
One of my favorite features of the P7 is that although it's striker fired its design allows for second strike in case of a light primer strike,
On a side note for those that have never fired one the P7 can be fired two different ways, you can of course squeeze the cocking lever in the grip and then pull the trigger but you can also hold the trigger back and fire the P7 by squeezing the cocking lever in the grip like a stapel gun.
Btw the P7M8 and PSP Magazines do not interchange.
 
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I've the P7M8, P7M13 and P7M10. I'm the odd duck out in that I love the grip safety and low bore axis. Very accurate guns. To make myself out to be even more dysfunctional, I absolutely love the M10. It is quite pleasant to shoot. Due to the limited parts availability, I only take them out to oil them, but definitely, along with the 1911, one of my favorites.

I doubt that H&K will revisit the P7 series for the same reason that you won't see additional F-22 fighters.
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The correct term for the "grip safety" is the cocking lever. The cocking lever cocks the weapon when gripped firmly and decocks the weapon when released. The cocking lever acts as a slide release when the slide is locked back. Very, very fast!
Fun fact: you can pull the trigger and then depress the cocking lever and the weapon will discharge. Pull the trigger and depress the cocking lever simultaneously and the weapon will fire.
The P7M8 had an ambidextrous magazine release and an added heat shield over the trigger to protect the shooter from the gas systems heat during extended firing.
I carried the P7M8 during the same time period as the NJSP. They were light, accurate and the fastest reloading handgun I ever carried. I qualified as a firearms instructor using my issued P7M8.
However, they are mechanically intricate and prone to spring failure. Part of the reason they were eventually retired.
Parts must be hard to find today. Enjoy your collection.
 
To the original statement, there is a new manufacturer clone of P7 close to release. Custom P7 | P7Pro

That said, the new release P7 is milled in titanium and is a custom gun. My preferred version, with a splurge for Nils grips, prices at above $3000.

As noted, cool gun, but I rather enjoy spending that on a Manurhin instead.
 
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