After firing 90 rounds in pretty short order today (using 2 mags and reloading quickly over and over), i think the heating issue is a non factor. It got hot, yes, but not hot enough to not shoot, and certainly not hot enough to not shoot in a crisis situation.
IMO, this is for the most part a non-issue. If i ever get into a situation where the thing is so hot its burning my finger that will be the least of my problems. To be honest, based on my experiences, i doubt you'd even notice it at all until a couple minutes after the situation calmed down.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Actually, from this situation as I understand it, it may very well be too small of a pistol to make effective use of this action. If overheating the frame above the trigger finger - to the point of causing injury to its operator - is truly a problem, it sounds as though H&K may have forced the issue a bit. Maybe they should have gone with a more traditional method of delaying blowback, like the tried and true toggle link.
Oh well; while I was mildly surprised to learn of this condition, I suppose it will never affect me. My Peacemakers won't ever do this...
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The fixed barrel makes the P7 an EXTREMELY accurate weapon, and the gas operation noticably reduces recoil. Combined with the unique squeeze cocker action, i really view the P7 to be a near perfected example of an (all-steel) compact autoloading pistol.
I've wanted one of these for 20 years, and now i have one. I fully suspect i'll have it to the day i die.
It goes out for mag-na-porting and trijicon night sights on the 1st, and the NICE wood grips are already on order.
