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| It was imported/sold by the HK distributor in Chantilly, VA. Meaning it was not a police trade in, but a gun sold OTC. |
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| quote: I had one years ago and it was a great gun but for whatever reason, I couldn't shoot it well
Isn’t funny how we all have certain guns that should be trivial to shoot easily but for whatever we cannot. For me it’s Wilson Combat 1911s. Weird I know.
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| A couple days ago I saw P7M8 in decent shape listed locally for $950. Of course it sold instantly. I would have jumped on it if I had seen it earlier. |
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| I was told that HK bought a large enough plot of land in Chantilly to build a factory if they won the 1985 military handgun trials. When they were not selected it was cheaper to move to Sterling, VA. The Chantilly site is now occupied by law enforcement. |
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| quote: Originally posted by patw:
Chantilly is where it was imported to. All of the pistols were made in Germany but the Chantilly models have some slight differences- sights and trigger width. The Chantilly models seem to command higher prices, well at least they did in the past. I had one years ago and it was a great gun but for whatever reason, I couldn't shoot it well and wound up selling it. Now the prices are insane and only getting higher. Mags alone are commanding $100 or more/piece.
Not completely correct Pat. The features you speak of are early features of the M8, but not necessarily synonymous with all the Chantilly imported examples. Here's one of my M8's from the first year of production (1984)    |
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| quote: Originally posted by dan5689:
What does Chantilly mean? Hope i spelled that right. I see that another. TIA.
You kust be a newbie to the HK world, I am die hard HK fan and own lots of HK pistol and long rifle. I see you have a P7. Do you mind telling us about it ? |
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| quote: Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
I was at one of the LGS's a couple weeks ago and a customer was picking up a transfer of a P7M10. Yep, .40 S&W P7.
Never saw one before, and probably never will again.
I had one years ago. I didn't care for it, but I sold it for double what I paid. |
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| Yes horrible gun the P7M10. What troubles the 40S&W has wrought. Bulbous fat slides, horrible recoil, low capacity. Yuk.
Go Glock - until you can afford H&K (or Sig!)
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| quote: Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
I was at one of the LGS's a couple weeks ago and a customer was picking up a transfer of a P7M10. Yep, .40 S&W P7.
Never saw one before, and probably never will again.
better known as the brick, I had one I think it weighed 30 lbs. the p7m8 are nice but dam do they get hot after a few mags. |
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| @bac1023: I love the fat trigger on the P7M8 in your first set of pics. Also noticed the date for the pictured P7M13 is "AA". I didn't realize they made the M13 as late as 2000. When did production of that model stop? |
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| quote: Originally posted by kaschi:
@bac1023: I love the fat trigger on the P7M8 in your first set of pics. Also noticed the date for the pictured P7M13 is "AA". I didn't realize they made the M13 as late as 2000. When did production of that model stop?
They weren’t discontinued. They just weren’t imported during the magazine ban in the US. In this case, it was privately imported some years later. The M13 was stopped when the M8 was, circa 2003-2004. |
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