I looooove wood grips!

m21sniper · 05:40 PM

Just got some imported (from Germany) hand carved Karl Nill grips for my P7. They were way overpriced, but i just had to have them....

The best part is that they feel as good in the hand as they look on the gun! Now all i need is to get my Fastfire mini heads up display mounted and i'll be in fat city!

Looking_for_911 · 01-18-2010, 03:02 PM

Nice. Reeeal Niiice!

Joeaksa · 01-18-2010, 03:12 PM

Looks nice! I cannot believe the cost of grips in the last 10 years.

on2wheels52 · on2wheels52's Garage

When your hear the term "squeeze-cocker" that's probably not the image that comes to mind for most people. H&K isn't afraid to start with a clean sheet of paper. Looks good with wood.
Jim

Crowbob · 01-18-2010, 03:29 PM

Snipe can't stop talkin' 'bout his woodies.

stogie25 · stogie25's Garage

That is beautiful. Nothing looks better then wood grips, and H&K makes a great product.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

Snipe just likes the feel of a hunk of wood in his hand.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

m21sniper · 01-18-2010, 04:00 PM

As long as it's my own wood, you bet i do!

Shuie · 05:56 PM

I always wanted a set of Nil's for my P7. I have no idea what they cost these days, but I couldn't justify the cost 10 years ago. And, it's not like I'm shy about blowing money on fancy stuff like this. Absolutely recoculous $$$ for grips when a set of rubber hogues will do the same thing for $12! BTW, you are no longer allowed to make fun of people like me for spending too much money on fancy watches

KarlCarrera · 01-18-2010, 08:09 PM

Wood enhances the look. JMHO. And more expensive. Harder to maintain with use, but worth it.
Nice!

Karl
88 Targa

krystar · 01-18-2010, 08:44 PM

look real nice. i got me a P7 too!

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Very nice! I plan in replacing all of the cheesy looking plastic stock grips on my pistols with wood grips as soon as I can afford it...

jyl · jyl's Garage

Beautiful.

Looks like the upper part of the grips fattens up the gun though. Would you want to slim that down a bit? Nice thing with wood, you can work it.

m21sniper · 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Shuie

I always wanted a set of Nil's for my P7. I have no idea what they cost these days, but I couldn't justify the cost 10 years ago. And, it's not like I'm shy about blowing money on fancy stuff like this. Absolutely recoculous $$$ for grips when a set of rubber hogues will do the same thing for $12! BTW, you are no longer allowed to make fun of people like me for spending too much money on fancy watches

They're $147.00, but they are hand carved and imported from Germany. But yes, they are very expensive. One of those cases of getting what you pay for.

Hogue doesn't make grips for the P7. Nill is the only aftermarket grip maker for the P7 i am aware of.

A pistol is a life saving tool, and i use my pistol for employment as well, so it's not really comparable to a watch or other luxury item.

m21sniper · 01-19-2010, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jyl

Beautiful.

Looks like the upper part of the grips fattens up the gun though. Would you want to slim that down a bit? Nice thing with wood, you can work it.

Actually, no, the wood grips feel -better- than the factory grips. I won't change them at all.

Seriously, it feels as if the gun was made especially for me now.

alf · 01-19-2010, 03:11 PM

Nice rig. I have not shot a P7 but would like to try one out. How is the squeeze cocker? Easy to get used to?

jyl · jyl's Garage

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Originally Posted by m21sniper

Seriously, it feels as if the gun was made especially for me now.

Well, you know I'm just letting you borrow it :-)

m21sniper · 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by alf

Nice rig. I have not shot a P7 but would like to try one out. How is the squeeze cocker? Easy to get used to?

To me it is totally instinctive. But they seem to be a love-hate gun for some.

I absolutely 100% love mine.

It is the most accurate pistol i have ever fired, bar none. Sigs are a close 2nd. Chalk it up to the fixed barrel and polygonal rifling. The trigger pull is absolutely exquisite. The grip angle is perfection. The low bore axis makes it a tremendous natural pointer, and helps to keep recoil minimized (the weight of the spoon surely helps here, the P7 is not a light pistol)

It is certainly one of the most reliable auto pistols ever made (it will actually function normally without an extractor because it has a fluted chamber to ease extraction).

Squeeze the grip, cocked. Release the grip....100% safe.

The squeeze cocker is as foolproof a safety system as i have ever seen (of course this is just my opinion). If the gun isn't fully grasped and the front strap squeezed(26lbs to engage, 1.5lbs to maintain) it just will not fire. No disarmed officer in US or German police service armed with a P7 has ever been shot by his own P7...criminals simply don't know that you have to sqeeze the grip with 26lbs of force. That 26lbs of force also renders the gun as inert as a paperweight should, god forbid, a toddler get a hold of it.

It is a brilliant design.

If the gun has a fault, it's the weight. It is all steel, so it is much heavier than contemporary pistols. That being said, all steel pistols last a long, long, long time. The weight is also not at all a problem in either a good IWB or belt slide holster. It's probably a little lighter than the avg. 1911 commander length pistol, so the weight is manageable.

Some would knock the 8+1 capacity of the PSP and M8 (they did make a P7-M13 model that is far too fat for my hand) , but not me. With today's latest generation of maximum pressure hollowpoint 9mm parabellum ammunition it is essentially a 9 shot .357 magnum. 9mm Cor bon, Double Tap and Buffalo Bore ammo all reach well into .357 magnum territory from a ballistics standpoint. I do not consider a 9 shot .357 magnum to be in any way a disadvantage for anything that i will ever be asking of a pistol...

I've lusted after a P7 since the first time i shot one back in the early 90s. It is my favorite handgun of all time. (1911 is my 2nd fave). Muwahahaha now it is mine!

If only they had made an alloy framed model with an integrated picatinny rail...

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Originally Posted by jyl

Well, you know I'm just letting you borrow it :-)

Hehehe, i'll be "borrowing it" for a looooong time.

Buckterrier · 01-19-2010, 05:13 PM

Beautiful Snipe. Gives the gun a very classic look. What type of wood is it?
My wood Hogue's are out of stock

hopefully get them my the end of February.

m21sniper · 04:58 PM

You know i am not really expert enough with wood to say. I'm sure a quick email to Nill would get an answer. I think i'll do that, now you have me curious.

PS: Thanks!