[mikey]

I owned a P7 about 20 years ago. A very neat and reliable piece, but rather heavy for its size.

Mine did indeed get almost too hot to touch after just two quick magazine's worth of shooting. Granted, it wasn't meant for laying down covering fire, but that does cramp your style at the shooting range.

I finally sold it because it had a long, mushy trigger that I (at the time) just hated. I was used to finely-tuned 1911 triggers, and the HK just didn't cut it. But now, having finally gotten used to the longer trigger pulls of Glocks and Steyrs, I rather wish I had my little P7 back again.

 

[mikey]

it's funny what you say about the trigger mikey, cause after pulling my steyr all day i thought his p7 had a nice smooth short crisp trigger.

Well, it WAS 20 years ago and I’m going by my now rapidly fading memory. It’s possible that my P7 was just a bad example (aside from the one I owned, I’ve never shot any other P7’s) or maybe my tastes in trigger pulls have moderated a bit with time and experience.

By “today’s” standards, that little H&K’s trigger probably wasn’t all that bad. It’s just that, when I shot it side-by-side with my old Colt 1911 Gold Cup, the P7’s trigger seemed to come up a little short.

Man, was I being a picky SOB back then, or what???