I carried an early P7M8 for about 7 years in the 90's.
I loved it. Very flat, easy to carry with the right rig, and fast.
Did I say fast?
Fast.
Also, it was so accurate it was scary.
It was also fast.....
The one thing that I didn't like about it was that it heats up very quickly, to the point of being uncomfortable after 50 rounds. The gas operation makes it accurate and fairly mild shooting, but the gas piston is located under the barrel right over your trigger finger and the heat travels down the grip area.
I could deal with the squeeze cocking mechanism, it's just training.
I bought another when HK announced that they weren't going to produce them anymore. I'd been shooting and carrying my SIG P226 by then for several years, and when I tried to go back to the P7M8, I was a little dissapointed.
Still extremely accurate, still fast, but the weight of the pistol in relation to the capacity truned me off, and the heat issue was the straw that caused me to sell it and keep shooting my SIG.
If I had an extra $1500.00 laying around and didn't have other things to buy, I'd get another one. They're "neat" guns, unique, and as I've said, very accurate pieces.
I don't know how you'd "not do it right" if you want one, since the only on you're going to buy is going to be a real HK.
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