daveshrews
NES Member
I had been wanting an H&K for years (thanks a LOT, Jack Bauer!) Yet, all the gun forums told me that they are insanely overpriced, and that H&K thinks that I suck.
I primarily shoot Glocks (it's just what I shoot the best; don't judge me), and I never got around to buying a USP even though something in the back of my head always shouted (you want an HK, you want an HK.) When several HK models became MA compliant a few years back, part of me said "now's the time, since it's so easy to buy one now." Still, nothing. Being a left-handed shooter, the P30 really appealed to me, but because no pre-ban mags exist for it, I didn't buy one out of principle.
Well, I finally said screw it. I don't care that I can only get 10 round mags for it... 10 rounds are enough for my G30 and my G26, so I'm not going to let that hold me back. And I don't care that HK thinks I suck; hopefully I never have to deal with their customer service. (And besides, I've actually heard recently that HK customer service is very good.) And I don't really intend to carry this gun, so I'm going to get the long slide version and make it a fun range toy.
I am so glad I made the decision to buy it; I LOVE this gun. Everyone has heard that HK's have incredible ergonomics, but seriously, if you haven't picked one up, go pick one up. It feels amazing. And you can tell by looking at it and feeling it that it's built like a tank. And how does it shoot, you ask? It's incredible. It's without question the softest-shooting 9mm I've ever fired... I seriously don't understand how it has so little recoil. (Not that I'm bothered by recoil at all, but this honestly has almost none.) Some people complain about the trigger; I love the trigger... it's long, but by the end of my first range session, I had finally figured out how to put most of my shots in the center. You can feel where the break is, and then if you stop right there, you can press off the next shot with perfect precision.
And the best part of this gun? I don't know what this is called, but I think it's bad-ass. If you slam a mag in on a locked-back chamber, the slide snaps forward without having to press the slide release. I absolutely love this.
So, sorry for the long fairly-useless post, but I just had to share with NES how much I love my new H&K P30L, and I'm happy to answer questions for anyone else who may be thinking of getting one. Could an M&P do the same job as the H&K for half the price? Yes, absolutely. But if you feel like owning a Mercedes instead of a Camry, you're gonna want one of these bad boys.
I primarily shoot Glocks (it's just what I shoot the best; don't judge me), and I never got around to buying a USP even though something in the back of my head always shouted (you want an HK, you want an HK.) When several HK models became MA compliant a few years back, part of me said "now's the time, since it's so easy to buy one now." Still, nothing. Being a left-handed shooter, the P30 really appealed to me, but because no pre-ban mags exist for it, I didn't buy one out of principle.
Well, I finally said screw it. I don't care that I can only get 10 round mags for it... 10 rounds are enough for my G30 and my G26, so I'm not going to let that hold me back. And I don't care that HK thinks I suck; hopefully I never have to deal with their customer service. (And besides, I've actually heard recently that HK customer service is very good.) And I don't really intend to carry this gun, so I'm going to get the long slide version and make it a fun range toy.
I am so glad I made the decision to buy it; I LOVE this gun. Everyone has heard that HK's have incredible ergonomics, but seriously, if you haven't picked one up, go pick one up. It feels amazing. And you can tell by looking at it and feeling it that it's built like a tank. And how does it shoot, you ask? It's incredible. It's without question the softest-shooting 9mm I've ever fired... I seriously don't understand how it has so little recoil. (Not that I'm bothered by recoil at all, but this honestly has almost none.) Some people complain about the trigger; I love the trigger... it's long, but by the end of my first range session, I had finally figured out how to put most of my shots in the center. You can feel where the break is, and then if you stop right there, you can press off the next shot with perfect precision.
And the best part of this gun? I don't know what this is called, but I think it's bad-ass. If you slam a mag in on a locked-back chamber, the slide snaps forward without having to press the slide release. I absolutely love this.
So, sorry for the long fairly-useless post, but I just had to share with NES how much I love my new H&K P30L, and I'm happy to answer questions for anyone else who may be thinking of getting one. Could an M&P do the same job as the H&K for half the price? Yes, absolutely. But if you feel like owning a Mercedes instead of a Camry, you're gonna want one of these bad boys.
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