My experience with the P2000SK V3 is a bit different than that of ShrubmasterM4A3.
I've gone through more handguns than I can count and I would put my handgun needs/wants in to 3 categories:
1) CCW dedicated.
2) Home defense dedicated.
3) Just 'cause I like it.
The SK was the end of the road, for me, in terms of CCW....and it's been a long road. There were guns that I either own or considered for this role for quite a while. A few would be G26, G19, SW 340PD, P99, PSP, MP9C.....and so on. I even considered the Kimber Solo, which has since been completely disqualified from consideration.
The SK I have represents, IMO, improvements in
every important CCW area, for me.
- As reliable of a handgun as is available anywhere. It simply doesn't get better than HK reliability and for a CCW gun, reliability is a non-negotiable. 1000+ rounds and not a single failure of any kind. Period.
- The SK is dimensionally similar to a G26, however, to me, the ergonomics are far superior. It's less "boxy", the slide having a nice rounded surface, and the grip simply makes sense in my hand. The gun settles perfectly in the web between my thumb and trigger finger, providing excellent control and POA.
- The accuracy of the SK is fantastic. I can easily keep a magazine grouped inside a circle the size of a tennis ball from 25 feet. That kind of accuracy is ample for a defensive handgun, and accuracy like this is not difficult with the SK. Not all that common for a sub-compact gun.
- The V3 has a decocker, which I personally like a lot in a carry gun. It's located in a very unobtrusive way and I like the idea of having one in the chamber, no safety, but decocked.
- There are smaller 9mm, but smaller doesn't mean better. In order to achieve acceptable accuracy and controlability, a gun needs to be of a minimum size and weight. This helps with everything from grip control to recoil management. The SK meets this baseline very effectively without any extraneous size or weight....it's dimensions are excellent for what the gun aims to achieve.
- In 9mm, the gun traditionally carries 10+1 rounds of +P defensive ammo....which is fine, however significantly higher capacity is easily met with mags from the P2000, P30.
- The size of the SK makes for the most comfortable all around carry gun I've ever owned....very easy to conceal.
All things being considered, I don't know of a gun that meets all of this criteria, to the extent the P2000SK does. I don't care what it costs, that's 100% irrelevant to me. Guns and who makes them have nothing to do with "bragging rights" in my
world, so the folks who toss that around as a component of people who
like HK's make no sense to me. It might be on the high end side of price, but having met my needs specifically and precisely, and given that this gun's main purpose is to defend my life, it's an absolute bargain and IMO, without peer.