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I have to ring in on the P7...After over a hundred Defense pistols, and years of really wanting one, I finally found a nice one. The trigger is just superlative, crisp and very light. It's thin and easy to conceal, shoots like a race gun and the unique, but complicated mechanism results in a low felt recoil despite having a decent length barrel. The low barrel and decent weight makes recoil particularly mild with little flip. It is a very, inherently safe mechanism and feeds reliably as any service auto (perfect in a thousand rounds) I won;t go so far as to say "Best Ever" but most certainly one of my top five. I don't carry it much anymore mainly because I feel funny carrying a gun that cost more than the car I'm driving. I wouldn't trade it for anything else. Incidentally, It's the only HK I've ever really liked much.There have been claims made that the P7 is the finest CC handgun ever made. There is merit to that argument, but the competition has not stood idle over the ensuing years....i.e. the S&W Shield.
However, as a range gun, the P7 was a horrible option. The gas operating rod located directly above the trigger made them unbearable to shoot after a few magazines. The addition of the heat shield helped, but still did not alleviate the problem entirely.
Still, the design was unique and it certainly has a cult following.
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