Handled a P30 yesterday - Trigger question

**AR15thur** · 10-12-10, 11:01

Following some advice from DocGKR, I've decided to stick to the 9mm game. So I went to seek out the P30.

A local shop (the only shop with HK's) had a used HK P30 in stock and I took a look at it yesterday.

Now, I don't know if it was because it was a used model or what, but the trigger on this specimen was fairly bad.

I tried the USP compact beside it, and noted that the USP trigger (SA) was very crisp and what I was expecting.

The P30 was extremely heavy in DA or SA. I found myself actually straining to get the trigger to break cleanly. Is this commonplace on the P30's, or was this just a bad egg or a bubba-job on the trigger?
Because the trigger on this one was horrible.

**dvdlpzus** · 10-12-10, 11:06

A P30 having a P85 trigger?

**jwperry** · 10-12-10, 11:08

My P30, when set as a DA/SA, had a heavy trigger as well.
Everything smoothed out after the 2k round challenge, it wasn't gritty just heavy.
I converted it to the V1 LEM and now, IMO, it has a smooth trigger. It has a solid breaking point and a positive return.
It will never be a Glock or 1911 trigger though.

**19852** · 10-12-10, 12:16

I too bought a used P-30. Compared to my well used Beretta 92F that has the Beretta "D" hammer spring:
The P-30 DA pull is heavier but shorter.
The P-30 SA pull is lighter, crisper but the reset is longer.
All and all I like it and it is my new carry.
Try comparing this example to another if possible.

**gtmtnbiker98** · 10-12-10, 13:20

They smooth out with use. I've got several P30s and when new, the trigger isn't anything to write home about.

**Mr. Goodtimes** · 10-12-10, 14:40

I was actually fairly impressed with my P30's DA/SA pull. I found it pretty good from the factory and it got even better after I put a couple hundred rounds through it.

**BigBoss0311** · 10-12-10, 14:49

Howdy. I have a P30 .40 V2(LEM) and the trigger is heavy. It has a long travel before it reaches the "break" point, and then it takes quite a bit of pressure for it to go off. While not my ideal trigger, I did get used to it after a while. I will admit to liking my USPc .40 V1 DA/SA trigger better though. Todd G on pistoltraining.net and there are a few stickies on hkpro forums on how to change out the firing pin block spring and the trigger return spring to get a lighter trigger pull. Almost everyone who has done the mod has said that it drastically improves the feel of the trigger. These mods can be done in a matter of minutes and for less than 20 bucks. You may want to try the P30 first as alot of people (myself included) have had a hard time getting used to the length of the slide release. Most peoples firing hand thumb will "rest" on the slide release, thus not allowing the slide to lock back on the last round. Kind of an inconvenience really. All that being said, I love my P30 and it definitely gets the most use out of all my pistols. I have yet to have it fail to feed or fail to fire. I will be keeping this pistol.

**AR15thur** · 10-12-10, 15:21

I guess my question is this:

I'm very interested in the P30, I liked the ergo's of it, and it pointed well for me.

The USP next to it had an awesome little crisp trigger. The USP was new, the P30 is used. I'm not buying this one either way, i just wanted to see how the pistol handled.

But I'm asking is this bad trigger common with most P30's or should it be more along the lines of the USP I tried?