By Bryan Reo
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BUY AN HK PSP PISTOL! If it doesn't go up at least 30-50% in the next year or two (which it probably will) at the very least you can enjoy shooting the darn thing or you can use it help keep your home safe...
A large wave of surplus HK PSP pistols recently crashed ashore here in the USA and they are excellent shooters, available at reasonable prices for a highly reliable and rugged Heckler and Koch pistol... Prices are going up and availability is going down. Indeed when I bought my HK PSP a few years ago if I remember correctly I paid approximately $650 dollars, while today the HK PSP is selling for approximately $850 to $900 dollars (if you can still find them).
I recently wrote a review of the HK PSP and I stand by every word...
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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.
So you should consider buying an HK PSP although note that the one Bryan Reo has is not for sale.
4 comments:
Please add a separate article explaining the various points on which a gun's utility is evaluated so an average person can decipher what you're saying. For example, I have no idea whether a gun never jamming is exceptional, or simply something to take for granted among a wide selection of well-designed firearms.
Or just come right out and say that your reviews are not meant for people who don't already have extensive firearms experience.
The HK PSP is not a common gun and it is unlikely it would be a "first gun" purchase by anybody. Most people buying an HK PSP (or any HK pistol for that matter) would likely have other firearms to begin with. HK firearms are generally more expensive than those of other companies. However, many firearms may experience failure to fire, misfeed, jam, etc, at a rate of perhaps 1-2 instances/issues per 500 rounds.
It probably has to do with HK's superior machining/assembly process and superior quality control. Some companies have such shoddy quality control that a large portion of their firearms have to be sent back to the factory for simple fixes.
There are several companies whose guns I have experience with that I can say have either never jammed or have seldom jammed.
In almost a decade of experience with multiple Glock pistols I do not recall a single jam or failure to fire.
In multiple years of experience with Springfield pistols (1911-A1, XD, XDM) I do not recall a single jam or failure to fire. I had a Springfield 1911 pistol from about age 15 to age 21/22 and I don't recall it ever jamming, even when there was grass and dirt in the mag-well (the place the magazine is inserted into).
In multiple years of experience with Beretta pistols I not only do not recall a jam, I specifically remember/recall NO jams. Even in brutal weather conditions (outside in pouring rain, outside in muddy/swampy areas, outside in -10 degree temperatures) the M9/92FS Beretta pistol maintains its rugged reliability. The only issue is that moisture/humidity tends to cause rust on the barrel and it must be maintained with oil/lubricant on a regular basis if it is going to be exposed to such environments.
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