Friend of mine saw this in a new pawn shop. Said it was nice, but he didnt need a $3500 safe queen. I didn't know they even made a 40 in the P7. Is it that rare?

I believe this was called the P7M10. Not common as not many were sold. Compared to the slim top end of the 9mm models, it was quite chunky.

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Originally posted by egregore:
I believe this was called the P7M10. Not common as not many were sold. Compared to the slim top end of the 9mm models, it was quite chunky.

P7M10

Had a couple that I sold for profit. Not exactly great gun

bac1023,

why were they not a great gun?

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Originally posted by taguin:
bac1023,

why were they not a great gun?

Everything good about the 9mm P7 models is lost on the M10. The very top heavy and the mass above the barrel ruins the low bore axis. Even the polygonal rifling, which is a P7 trademark, isn’t present on the M10. Just a goofy pistol with a ridiculous amount of weight in the wrong place.

I actually love heavy pistols, but not done this way.

I nearly bought one several years ago for $1,100. While it is top heavy, it didn’t seem unwieldy. With prices what they are now, I wish I’d bought it.

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Originally posted by BB61:
I nearly bought one several years ago for $1,100. While it is top heavy, it didn’t seem unwieldy. With prices what they are now, I wish I’d bought it.

That’s exactly what I did and I was happy to sell them. I like all the 9mm P7 variants and own them all. The M10 is another story

I read H&K produced 10,000 P7M10s. 5,000 blued and 5,000 in nickle finish.

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Originally posted by Ranger41:
I read H&K produced 10,000 P7M10s. 5,000 blued and 5,000 in nickle finish.

Most were nickel

The M13 is the opposite, most being blued. Likewise, factory nickel M13’s and factory blued M10’s bring a premium over the inverse.

These are the very CHONKY versions of the P7, much more so than the P7 M13s (double column magazine 9mm pistols). Although I liked the caliber at the time more than 9mm, I just couldn't get over the weird look (very top heavy slide) and balance issues.

While the 9mm P7s are considered "butt heavy", the M10 was less so. The grip of the M10 is the same size as the M13. The magazines are basically the same...very important in magazine-capacity restricted states

Unfortunately that came at the cost of being top heavy. All the added weight to compensate for the additional pressure of the .40 round was added to the slide...above the barrel

I've seen and handles more than a few, but just couldn't get over the appearance of the slide (the current diamondback pistols have the same esthetic)

While uncommon, it isn't quite the unicorn that the P7M7 is (.45ACP). I've only shot one at a H&K demo day at my last department and, reportedly, there is only one in private hands.

It's a pistol that should have never been produced. The things are ridiculous.