Posted: 4/25/2011 10:54:45 AM EDT
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How hot does your P7M8 get with rapid fire?
I’ve owned my P7M8 for a number of years, but just don’t get around to shooting it that much, and when I have, it’s been punching paper at slow fire rates. Recently my range installed a metal plate target range, and I fired the P7 there. I probably fired 50 rounds, in maybe 10-15 minutes, usually 3-5 per mag. After those 50 rounds (just S&B FMJ rounds, so nothing high pressure or +P), the top of the squeeze cocker was very hot. So hot that it was uncomfortable to the point of burning while squeezing it with enough pressure to cock it. I would have to fire a couple of rounds, then let go of the squeeze aspect to cool my fingers down. Temp was about 80-85 F, so warm, but not a hot summer day. Has this been your experience with your P7’s? I know the gas operated system is going to be hotter than a recoil based one, but I’d not remembered the grip getting so hot before. I had to failures at all, so I’ve there’s no reason to think anything is wrong with the system, but can it start to leak gas down into the frame, and heat things up while still being reliable? It’s a nice piece, and I like it, but I have to say, it’s only good for a couple of mags I’ll bet if you fired rapidly before it was too hot to grip and fire accurately without your body annoying you with signals of burning finger skin. Your experiences? Thanks, |
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Where the trigger guard rested on my right middle finger was where I most noticed the heat.
The trigger guard acted as a heat sink and as I ran through a number of fast strings the heat got to the point where I had to give the rig a rest. I could shoot longer if I wrapped my finger with some tape. Heat is something you have to put up with when it comes to the P7M8. |
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Quoted: Where the trigger guard rested on my right middle finger was where I most noticed the heat. The trigger guard acted as a heat sink and as I ran through a number of fast strings the heat got to the point where I had to give the rig a rest. I could shoot longer if I wrapped my finger with some tape. Heat is something you have to put up with when it comes to the P7M8.  |
| I'll take one of my USPs to the range with me when practicing with my PSP, or M8. The P7 is a great carry piece but it's not made for dumping a lot of rounds in a short period of time. If I'm planning on burning through some 9mm the USP will eat all the ammo I'm willing to feed it. After letting the P7 cool down a bit I'll go back to it. Come to think of it I don't rapid fire my USP either, though it will take the heat. |
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I have a pair of psp's and always taken them both to the range, when one gets too hot, it is time to shoot the second gun. Takes about 50 rounds to get it too hot. I do the same. I should pick up two more.  And I thought I was the only one to do this!
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