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I see Switzers has one of these in today's auction. The pre auction online bidding has it at 2875 (plus tax). It doesn't appear to have papers, box, tools etc. It will be interesting to see what it fetches.

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Actually, given the recent talk about hand gun prices softening all the results will be interesting.
 
People love it or hate it. When they first came out, they were so different from everything else. Striker guns weren't really that common yet. Glocks were around, but not really popular, they were still known as the gun that could get past airport security. They're small, but all steel so as a carry gun they are heavy. They were meant solely as a duty gun. If you fire 50 rounds thru it, the bottom of the frame above the trigger guard gets so hot it will literally burn your finger. But that said, I love mine and it would be one of the last guns I would get rid of even though I only shoot a few hundred rounds a year out of it.
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dogzilla said:
People love it or hate it. When they first came out, they were so different from everything else. Striker guns weren't really that common yet. Glocks were around, but not really popular, they were still known as the gun that could get past airport security. They're small, but all steel so as a carry gun they are heavy. They were meant solely as a duty gun. If you fire 50 rounds thru it, the bottom of the frame above the trigger guard gets so hot it will literally burn your finger. But that said, I love mine and it would be one of the last guns I would get rid of even though I only shoot a few hundred rounds a year out of it.
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Interesting what you say about how people either love them or hate them. I bought one a while ago because I thought they were really neat. While I wouldn't say I hated it, after a couple of trips to the range I sold it on last fall. Wasn't my cup of tea but they are still a very well made, unique gun.....and certainly an attention getter at the range.;)
 
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just checked....The P7 went for $3100 ($3562 with buyer's fee) plus tax and S&H

Some other interesting results...

A 1946 Danish contract Hi Power went for 825 plus fees etc ( I've seen several of them listed recently at a Canadian online retailer for 1695 :rolleyes:)

An Inglis Mk I* with shoulder stock holster went at 2,000 plus fees and taxes
 
I bought a couple there, one gun and a scope mount, over all , not great buys , the good stuff went high, some of the target stuff was not bad, but that market is soft on that stuff.
I thought the PSP was over priced by 500.oo
 
I liked mine, but I did like the psp better than the M13, If we could carry, would be great, but I can shoot others just as good, but you have to get use to them, and I never put that many rounds thru them.
 
I like the PSP the most as well. At least the samples I tried had nicer triggers than my M8. Never that keen on the M13 either.
I find them quite ‘torque-y’ to shoot. I also had a hard time adjusting my grip. Takes a lot of effort to squeeze the cocker but not much to keep it depressed. Once I learned to relax my grip a little when cocked, I started shooting it much better.

And I regret not jumping on one of those PSPs that were hard chromed by Rodger Kotanko. Those are very nice.
 
A totally over-rated pistol. Its was so good & sold so many that H&K abandoned it just like the P9S & the VP70Z. Ha!

A unique design, the P7's & P8's command huge prices for what? P7's cost more than Colt Pythons, & that is just crazy.

A whole market to themselves, the P7's & P8's aficionados are unstopable. Go for it!
 
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Isn’t the P8 just a USP? They’re quite reasonable especially in .40.

The P7 family is definitely priced out of my reach now. Wish I had kept mine.
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Yep, the P8 is a totally different gun. I think Hatman1793 might be thinking of the P7 M8 ( a P7 PSP with mods designed to appeal to the US market)
 
Cool gun but I hated shooing it. That front safety required too much force in my opinion. At least on the one I shot. The trigger wasn’t bad but I still couldn’t shoot it worth a crap with that front grip safety.

Very attractive looking pistols though. I wouldn’t take one over another Colt Python so I’ll never own a P7.
 
Some hate it, some love it as was previously mentioned. Functionally it's an interesting handgun. Definitely not a good option for those whose grip strength is lacking.

My experience. Once the grip cocker is engaged, the trigger to be sublime with a crisp short reset imo the best trigger I've experienced in any production striker firearm(yes that includes the ppq), unless I'm mistaken it still has the lowest bore axis of any handgun, my experience is, the actual shootability of the pistol is phenomenally good. But it is true the metal gas piston design means this gun gets hot.

99% of what i said to you is pretty meaningless. Since the p7 is now basically a collectors item. It's staggeringly expensive.

On a practical side there are newer higher capacity handguns that are lighter and more modular and easier to shoot for a wider range of people. For a lot less money.

So firing experience... unique, and in my experience wonderful in short durations.
Collectibility... immense and it is an appreciating investment.
Coolness... you tell me this is always dependent on everyones taste.
Cost... huge... but odds are you can move it for more in the future.
 
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Cool gun but I hated shooing it. That front safety required too much force in my opinion. At least on the one I shot. The trigger wasn’t bad but I still couldn’t shoot it worth a crap with that front grip safety.

Very attractive looking pistols though. I wouldn’t take one over another Colt Python so I’ll never own a P7.
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I'm the opposite,I could have had a python when they were $280 brand new, and while they are gorgeous, the Colt revolvers never felt comfortable to me. I have always taken Smiths over Colts
 
dogzilla said:
I'm the opposite,I could have had a python when they were $280 brand new, and while they are gorgeous, the Colt revolvers never felt comfortable to me. I have always taken Smiths over Colts
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Interesting.

The first handgun I even bought was a S&W Model 66. Nice gun, but I sold it after I got my first Python; it simply couldn't compare.

I've been collecting now for over 40 years, and that Model 66 is still the only S&W that I ever owned.

But I have 12 Colts in my collection.
 
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I'm the opposite,I could have had a python when they were $280 brand new, and while they are gorgeous, the Colt revolvers never felt comfortable to me. I have always taken Smiths over Colts
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I’m the same as you. As beautiful as the Royal Blue on the Python was, that was the only draw of the gun for me. I didn’t like the curved grip angle, the Colt cylinder release, their sight design and the stacking DA pull. The SA pull was sublime though. I own 3 S&Ws and all of them are pre-lock guns.

As to the P7, it feels surprisingly big for a small gun. It’s also heavy and balanced funny. But damn if the gun didn’t just ooze class and quality. The ergonomics were excellent and it was truly ambidextrous. The grip was fat due to the squeeze cocker mechanism.
As mentioned, the gun heated up quickly. The heat shield on the M8/13 really didn’t help that much either. The felt recoil was quite stout, even with the gas system but the fixed barrel probably didn’t help.

Even with all that being said, it is the one gun I regret selling.
 
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They were never meant as a target gun. They were primarily trying to sell to the LE market. I actually like the squeeze cocker, dropping the slide is easier than on just about any other gun, and I shoot it very well. I never liked or trusted the safety on the trigger a la glock, although I'm getting used to it on my sfp9
 
I bought my first one for under a 1000.oo, and a hard chrome for 800.oo , the first blue one was a police surplus, I shot it great, If you remember to ease off your grip.
They are made that way, hard to pull in for safty, and no pressure to keep it in while shooting, Fixed barrel, great trigger, Fast, no levers to play with , your cocking releases the slide.
the hard crome one, like in the above post, had a gritty trigger, could be due to the finish? I never shot that one much.
I had a M13 with 4 mags (2- M10 40s-w 13 rd 9mm) One time I loaded them all up and shot them all fast, It did get very hot, no troubles holding it, but hard on the finish.
I just sold that one at last show, likely too cheap ,LOL. I could shoot them on about the same scale as the python, but I have a s-w 14 smith that is the best as far as shooting the 10 ring out.
For that matter , a short frame steel 941 I can shoot as good as the rest.
I find over the years that the people that say these are no good , never shot them much or at all.
I think the reason that they feel like they kick so much for a heavy gun is that they come straight back into your hand , so you feel it more, mind you I could be full of it ???????????
one thing, we can't shoot jacketed ammo at our steel targets, just lead, and I don't shoot lead with them because the gas port, so never used them for that, just bullseye shooting.
 
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MuthaFunk said:
Cool gun but I hated shooing it. That front safety required too much force in my opinion. At least on the one I shot. The trigger wasn’t bad but I still couldn’t shoot it worth a crap with that front grip safety.

Very attractive looking pistols though. I wouldn’t take one over another Colt Python so I’ll never own a P7.
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Awe man, you were doing it wrong.

Yes, initial pull take force (for good reason), after it is engaged, you can release 94% of your grip and you are still good to go.
 
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