I was looking at the European HK webpage and noticed this articled dated Nov. 26, 2008 which states that, following the lead of the customs office, the whole of the Federal Police (Bundespolizei) will be switching over to the HK P30 from the SIG P6 (P225-type). (The big round of P7's was from the "State Police" - Landespolizei. I guess the feds decided to upgrade as well). 30,000... WOW! That is a TON OF GUNS!! These things were inexpensive in the U.S. before, but they have got to be downright cheap if all those ex-police guns get sold off.
Nov 26, 2008
Federal Police to receive new service pistol
Award goes to the Heckler & Koch P30 V2 Pistol.
Following the adoption of the modern service pistol P30 by the German customs office, the Federal Police have also decided in favour of the P30 and placed an order with the Oberndorf-based firm of Heckler & Koch GmbH. Starting from summer 2009 the P30 will replace the former SIG Sauer P6 service pistol. The supply order covers approximately 30,000 pistols, with an option of another 5000 units, and has a target for completion by 2011.
The new P30 pistol is a further development of the P2000 police pistol. During development of the P30, the emphasis was placed on a completely new ergonomic design of the grip of shape. Interchangeable lateral panels and backstraps – each of them in three different sizes- offer maximum flexibility for adaptation of the weapon to the hand of the shooter in question – men and women alike. The magazine has a capacity of 15 cartridges of calibre 9mm x 19. In a fully loaded condition the pistol weighs a mere 900g. In addition to the easy acquisition three dot sights, in the forward part of the grip the P30 has a NATO (MIL-STD-1913) picatinny interface for use of optional accessories including aiming units and tactical lights.
Upon successful completion of training, each officer of the Federal Police will in future receive his/her personally assigned service pistol and keep it until their retirement from service.
So, the question that immediately comes to mind is... will this mean that 30,000+ P6's will be entering the civilian market... mostly in the U.S.? And the other inevitable question... is anyone in Canada thinking of finding a way to get a piece of this market with some aftermarket barrels?
I know we've talked about this before... the fact that we need aftermarket barrels totally sucks... and will probably prevent a single pistol of those 30,000+ from entering the country... but just as a feeler.... say it could be done... who here would pay $550-$600 for one of these with a new 106mm barrel (I just throw those numbers out, as I believe anything less is not just improbable, but actively fantasizing).
This is what they look like:
This is what something legal in Canada would look like (10 second photoshop):
This is a new Canadian market P229 for comparison:
There are some good P6 videos on Youtube as well.
Nov 26, 2008
Federal Police to receive new service pistol
Award goes to the Heckler & Koch P30 V2 Pistol.
Following the adoption of the modern service pistol P30 by the German customs office, the Federal Police have also decided in favour of the P30 and placed an order with the Oberndorf-based firm of Heckler & Koch GmbH. Starting from summer 2009 the P30 will replace the former SIG Sauer P6 service pistol. The supply order covers approximately 30,000 pistols, with an option of another 5000 units, and has a target for completion by 2011.
The new P30 pistol is a further development of the P2000 police pistol. During development of the P30, the emphasis was placed on a completely new ergonomic design of the grip of shape. Interchangeable lateral panels and backstraps – each of them in three different sizes- offer maximum flexibility for adaptation of the weapon to the hand of the shooter in question – men and women alike. The magazine has a capacity of 15 cartridges of calibre 9mm x 19. In a fully loaded condition the pistol weighs a mere 900g. In addition to the easy acquisition three dot sights, in the forward part of the grip the P30 has a NATO (MIL-STD-1913) picatinny interface for use of optional accessories including aiming units and tactical lights.
Upon successful completion of training, each officer of the Federal Police will in future receive his/her personally assigned service pistol and keep it until their retirement from service.
So, the question that immediately comes to mind is... will this mean that 30,000+ P6's will be entering the civilian market... mostly in the U.S.? And the other inevitable question... is anyone in Canada thinking of finding a way to get a piece of this market with some aftermarket barrels?
I know we've talked about this before... the fact that we need aftermarket barrels totally sucks... and will probably prevent a single pistol of those 30,000+ from entering the country... but just as a feeler.... say it could be done... who here would pay $550-$600 for one of these with a new 106mm barrel (I just throw those numbers out, as I believe anything less is not just improbable, but actively fantasizing).
This is what they look like:
This is what something legal in Canada would look like (10 second photoshop):
This is a new Canadian market P229 for comparison:
There are some good P6 videos on Youtube as well.
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Im 12(6) so its all goooooooood
That is not 106mm.... (look at the picture on his website... google his last name) that is twice as extended as it needs to be. Factory spec is 3.9 inch (99mm), so you need to add 7mm on there (or, really, 6 plus a fraction if you are confident in the measuring technique to be used) to get it into Canada. The ones in the pictures look like they are most likely 4.5 inch barrels (114mm). When you are living in the hell of Canadian gun laws... every millimeter counts!
