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boricua9mm · 06-13-2007, 05:51 PM

Picked up my Grade "B" today. Sorry fellas, I am not a professional photographer, and regardless of what a lot of gun forum people might think, buying a $700 SLR doesn't automatically turn you into one! I shoot and edit professional video for a living, so still photos aren't my forte. Nonetheless, here's my 1 megapixel pics of my 1986 PSP. There is some wear on the frame at the front of the trigger guard, and some wear on top of the slide at the junction of the rounded top with the flat sides, but that's about it. I would rate this pistol at somewhere between 85 and 90%.

So what if she doesn't come with a scraper tool and a bore bursh, you want me to ask for a refund? I was planning on a refinish, but I think I am going to carry this for a few years before even thinking about that.

The Knight Of Light · 06-13-2007, 06:03 PM

Very nice. I am more of a fan of the P7M8 but a PSP is nice too. Especially one in this condition. It looks like it just rolled off the line!

wolfsburg_de · 06-13-2007, 06:05 PM

For those of us who only drool over P7's rather than owning them, what is the significance of the PSP and the M8 monikers?

dasanii19 · 06-13-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by The Knight Of Light

Very nice. I am more of a fan of the P7M8 but a PSP is nice too. Especially one in this condition. It looks like it just rolled off the line!

+1, p7M8's are nice

boricua9mm · 06-13-2007, 06:13 PM

The PSP was the original. Because of the way the gas system works (unlike any other pistol), they found that the PSP heated up after a few mags, right above the trigger. On the M8 version, they added a heat shield in the area above the trigger and an American magazine release. The PSP is what the German Police had been carrying for a long time. Now that they are switching to something else (another HK), these have been plopped on the US market. For ~1/3 the price of an M8, I'm not complaining one bit! Even on the M8, the heat is unbearable if you don't let the gun cool down.

Another thing most people don't realize is that the PSP does not have amag release like a traditional Euro pistol. Instead of having to push the mag release to the rear of the grip, you push the PSP mag release to the front. It is a similar motion to that of taking out an AK mag, or an M1A. It's the whole "grab and clasp" method. It's pretty damn easy and the mag shoots right out.

The Knight Of Light · 06-13-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfsburg_de

For those of us who only drool over P7's rather than owning them, what is the significance of the PSP and the M8 monikers?

The PSP has a heelclip magazine release and the M8 has a traditional thumb release.

Here you can see the thumb style release of the P7M13(same as M8 but with a 13 round mag).

This is the PSP and you can see the thumb release is not there.

monsterdawg725 · 06-14-2007, 07:52 AM

p7's are very nice guns i dont have one i would like to get one later on down the road tho

06-13-2007, 05:51 PM	#1
boricua9mm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 605	New-to-Me P7 PSP! Picked up my Grade "B" today. Sorry fellas, I am not a professional photographer, and regardless of what a lot of gun forum people might think, buying a $700 SLR doesn't automatically turn you into one! I shoot and edit professional video for a living, so still photos aren't my forte. Nonetheless, here's my 1 megapixel pics of my 1986 PSP. There is some wear on the frame at the front of the trigger guard, and some wear on top of the slide at the junction of the rounded top with the flat sides, but that's about it. I would rate this pistol at somewhere between 85 and 90%. So what if she doesn't come with a scraper tool and a bore bursh, you want me to ask for a refund? I was planning on a refinish, but I think I am going to carry this for a few years before even thinking about that. __________________ Videographer/Multimedia Producer http://www.ricanhavocproductions.com

06-13-2007, 06:03 PM	#2
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,832 Blog Entries: 12	Very nice. I am more of a fan of the P7M8 but a PSP is nice too. Especially one in this condition. It looks like it just rolled off the line! __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

06-13-2007, 06:05 PM	#3
wolfsburg_de XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SE PA Posts: 645	For those of us who only drool over P7's rather than owning them, what is the significance of the PSP and the M8 monikers? __________________ -Andy 1 X .177" , 2 X 0.224" , 2 X 0.308" , 2 X 0.355", 1 X 0.729" The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned - PA Constitution

06-13-2007, 06:13 PM	#5
boricua9mm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 605	The PSP was the original. Because of the way the gas system works (unlike any other pistol), they found that the PSP heated up after a few mags, right above the trigger. On the M8 version, they added a heat shield in the area above the trigger and an American magazine release. The PSP is what the German Police had been carrying for a long time. Now that they are switching to something else (another HK), these have been plopped on the US market. For ~1/3 the price of an M8, I'm not complaining one bit! Even on the M8, the heat is unbearable if you don't let the gun cool down. Another thing most people don't realize is that the PSP does not have amag release like a traditional Euro pistol. Instead of having to push the mag release to the rear of the grip, you push the PSP mag release to the front. It is a similar motion to that of taking out an AK mag, or an M1A. It's the whole "grab and clasp" method. It's pretty damn easy and the mag shoots right out. __________________ Videographer/Multimedia Producer http://www.ricanhavocproductions.com Last edited by boricua9mm; 06-13-2007 at 06:15 PM.

06-14-2007, 07:52 AM	#7
monsterdawg725 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: chattanooga area TN Posts: 703	p7's are very nice guns i dont have one i would like to get one later on down the road tho __________________ well hell yes its dangerous if it wasnt i wouldnt have no need to carry it ! XD-9 sc bi-tone , ,Keltec p3aT,,Glock 19 9mm , Glock 23 40 s&w, Sig Mosquito 22 . surefire g2,Streamlite Thunder Ranch tl2 ,Streamlight Scorpion Glock tac light.

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