Heckler and Koch broke the mold when they brought the HK Police series of pistols to the market in the late 1970s.
The P7M8 and P7M13 are both excellent weapons for concealed carry, police use, or simply to collect. Although, both models command a high price and have become increasingly rare in recent years.
There is an alternative that is much more affordable and easier to find without sacrificing anything in the way of quality and reliability that HK is famous for. This of course is the HK PSP.
Act fast as the PSP is likely to become increasingly rare in the near future due to the fact it is reasonably affordable, rugged, reliable, very accurate, and it is a truly European pistol (as evidenced by the magazine release being located on the bottom of the weapon, amongst other things) and is thus likely to increase in value as the supply dries up across Europe.
The HK PSP fits neatly into the hand and is only cocked and ready to fire when you grip the pistol naturally in your hand by squeezing the squeeze cocking lever located at the front of the grip. Until you grip and squeeze the pistol in your hand it is not cocked and cannot fire, so it should be absolutely safe to have in any sort of holster or even in your pocket. Once in your hands with the squeeze cocking lever firmly grasped and held in, the pistol is ready to fire and it can deliver precise and accurate fire as quickly as you can work the smooth trigger.
It has a very natural balance to it and it seems at times all you have to do is align your body with the target and raise the pistol up to be eye level. The HK PSP is simply that well-designed and that accurate. The accuracy cannot be stressed enough; you would pretty much have to struggle to miss with the HK PSP.
Having owned an HK PSP for about four years and having fired at least hundreds (if not a thousand or more) of rounds through it I do not remember having ever experienced a single jam, failure to feed, double feed, misfire, hang-fire, squib, slam-fire, or any other sort of failure. The pistol functions flawlessly and is definitely a testament to the superb German engineering for which H&K is internationally famous.
However, be warned, after sustained fire of 50-100 rounds the pistol will get fairly hot and the trigger guard of the PSP model lacks the synthetic heat shield that the later P7M8 and P7M13 models have. Although the P7M8 and P7M13 also cost at least $1,000 dollars more than the PSP, so the lack of a heat shield on the PSP shouldn’t discourage you, particularly as it isn’t much of an issue, at least it hasn’t been for me.
The PSP is absolutely a winning choice, you can’t go wrong owning one be it for home protection, concealed carry/self-defense, police/security work, collecting, or even as an investment. There were only so many made, they’re not making new PSP pistols, the supply is dwindling, and the demand isn’t going to go away anytime soon. The PSP will make a wonderful addition to any collection.
By
Tony from
Ohio