P7's from CDNN

[Absintheur]

Absintheur, I have standardized on 140gr bullets in my 357 Marlin and have alot of 125gr that I don't use.

Can you tell me where I could find some reloading data that shows where I could use the 357 bullets in 9mm? I would like to use these bullets up in my P7.Patrick

Jacketed bullets for a 9mm are .356 inch nominally, 38/357 jacket bullets are .357 inch nominally. Either can vary very slightly so interchanging them isn't a problem for the most part. When using the smaller diameter bullets in a 38/357 you may (tho I doubt it) see a very slight drop in accuracy. I also use the same .357 diameter bullet in my 38 Super. Just use the standard reloading data for 9mm to load them remembering the standard rule of starting your loads below the max listed.

This is a good site for basic reloading data but you can use any manual.

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

 

[stevewest]

I have an m8-have had it for a number of years. Never experienced a malfunction. It is one of the more accurate handguns I own. Very flat, making it easy to put in a coat pocket when you go out for a walk. It is a very safe firearm to handle. I really like the trigger pull. It is hard to find a firearm with the kind of quality that HK put into the P7s.

 

[Spinnerblade]

Price? I downloaded the CDNN flyer, but of course, you have to call for pricing.

P7 exc-like new was $674.25 + three P7 demo mags @ $39.99 each + shipping + adult signature @$2.99 = $807.20.

Absintheur I'm going to give the 125gr revolver bullets a try next time I load, thanks.Patrick

 

[Absintheur]

Just remember to follow the loading manual for the bullet weight you are going to load. I am still working through my bulk purchase of 125 JHP from Star before they went out of business. (that was a sad day, I miss being able to drive an hour to pick them up instead of paying shipping) That bullet has shot very well for me, I even shot it in the Bianchi Cup. In 9mm it has shot very well in both P-7s and High Powers and I will try it in my newest toy...a Masterpiece Arms 971, hopefully it will feed well in it as well.

 

[mete]

Mr Right Wing - shooting yourself with a P7 ?? To do it you have to make TWO mistakes !! NJSP had the problem also. They were holstering with gun COCKED and finger ON TRIGGER !! ..The P7 design gives excellent reliability .It is also very durable and accurate.Once I got mine I lost interest in other guns ! The reason it didn't sell better I think is due to the high cost [excellence usually costs more !] and it was "different". Stories of officers shooting themselves [It's the shooter not the gun ! ] didn't help.

 

[mr. right-wing]

Mr Right Wing - shooting yourself with a P7 ?? To do it you have to make TWO mistakes !! NJSP had the problem also. They were holstering with gun COCKED and finger ON TRIGGER !! ..The P7 design gives excellent reliability .It is also very durable and accurate.Once I got mine I lost interest in other guns ! The reason it didn't sell better I think is due to the high cost [excellence usually costs more !] and it was "different". Stories of officers shooting themselves [It's the shooter not the gun ! ] didn't help.

Im not saying it wasn't 100000% operator error, but its a less redundant firearm than a...Sig P220. It was too different for alot of people, but those who STARTED with it, seem to love em.

 

[Spinnerblade]

Just remember to follow the loading manual for the bullet weight you are going to load.

Well, I loaded some 9mm with the Remington 125gr revolver bullets and went shooting today.

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My Speer manual showed 1080fps for the 124gr 9mm bullets with a starting load of Unique and a 4" barrel, I chrono'ed 1132fps out of my FN Hi-Power 4 5/8" barrel and 1058fps out of my P7, with .2 less powder than the starting load.

I didn't shoot alot of them but they fed well, and I also shot a wet phone book and they expanded and penetrated well, at about six feet.
One thing I noticed about the revolver bullets, which have alot of lead exposed, was that when they hit the phone book there was a "crater" around the entrance hole.
None of the 9mm bullets did that, including Rem.,Montana Gold, or the two Ranger T loads shot into the phone book.Patrick

 

[Absintheur]

I used the 125gr .357 bullet simply because I was buying them in bulk for NRA Action Pistol shooting when I was shooting a revolver and when I switched to an auto in 38 Super I still had about 300,000 of them stockpiled. They shot well in my Super and when I needed some 9s for Jungle Lane they were what I had on hand so I loaded them in 9mm and they worked well in them too. Using a single bullet for all three makes things easier.

anything I can do to help make my reloading room simpler is a good thing...lol...(there are two more presses out of sight to the right and there are presses under the covers on the table in the foreground as well)

 

[Spinnerblade]

That's great!! I've got one little RL 550b mounted to a small office desk. Any time I start to think I've been spending to much money on guns and stuff I'm going to remember that pic!Patrick