53,482 rounds
9 stoppages, 0 malfunctions, 3 parts breakages
The P30 is back. Heckler & Koch replaced all the springs in the gun and magazines, and also replaced the magazine followers. With the help of some fellow M4Carbine.net Northern Virginia Training Group members almost 3,500 rounds have been fired through the gun in the past few days.
As promised, the first thing done with the P30 on return from HK was an accuracy test. The results were nothing short of astounding. Five 5-shot groups of Speer 124gr +p Gold Dot (from the same lot number used to test the gun when it was new) were fired by hand using a bench rest. The groups averaged 1.53″! The best group of the five measured just 1.17 inches, as pictured at right.
When the gun was new, an identical test resulted in a 1.92″ average. Did the pistol get more accurate? No. The gun has a lighter Variant 4 trigger setup now, the benefit of fifty thousand rounds of smoothing out the action, and superior Heinie sights compared to the mediocre stock factory sights.
But the fact that after 50,000 rounds this gun is shooting inch-and-a-half groups is incredibly impressive. In an era when so many people blow off handgun mechanical accuracy as unimportant, when people are satisfied with guns that shoot 4″ groups at twenty-five yards, the P30 clearly isn’t making any compromises in the accuracy department.
Next week, I’ll be meeting with HK to talk about the first six months of the test and where we’ll go from here. They’ll also be getting one thousand empty ammo boxes — making much-needed room in my office! — for display at next January’s SHOT Show.
Train hard & stay safe! ToddG
Previous P30 Endurance Test posts at pistol-training.com:
- Week Twenty-Five
- Week Twenty-Four
- Week Twenty-Three
- Week Twenty-Two
- Week Twenty-One
- Week Twenty
- Week Nineteen
- Week Seventeen
- Week Sixteen
- Week Fifteen
- Week Fourteen
- Week Thirteen
- Week Twelve
- Week Eleven
- Week Ten
- Week Nine
- Week Eight
- Week Seven
- Week Six
- Week Five
- Week Four
- Week Three
- Week Two
- Week One
- Initial Report
You gotta love it, this gun is bad ass.
The overall performance results are clear indicators that this weapon is the product of a tremendous engineering effort. The hype is around the “custom” grips, with the impression being that the P30 is merely another sheep among the flock of many. The P30 represents a level of craftsmanship and forward thinking that we have expect from HK.
ha, 20 cases of empty boxes, should make an interesting display.
You should put a picture up of what 1000 ammo boxes looks like!
I’m impressed!
I’m not impressed, I’m jealous!!!!!
TR – I tried to get a photo, actually. But you don’t know how hard it is to find a place big, bright, and dry enough to showcase a thousand boxes of pistol ammo.
gtmtnbiker — To help alleviate your jealousy, I will not post a picture of the 25,000 rounds that arrived today. It’s all American Eagle 124gr lead-free TMJ, too… fancy!
Oh Come Todd, please post the picture… We ALL want to drool!!!! It won’t be quite as bad of the pic of the 50k rounds that you got earlier!!! 🙂
Hi – tell us about the heinie sights. Was there going to be someting new on them?
Todd,
A heads up for all of the IPone and Touch users, you can down load the surefire shot timer from the apps store for free.
I downloaded the Surefire shot timer for my touch. But it doesn’t work without a mic!! 🙁
Anyone know of a good, small mic that will be suitable for the touch?
Oh yeah, awesome gun too!!!
A buddy from work has one and can’t stop saying good things about it.
I haven’t gottent to try one yet, but I’d like to. The P2000’s(LEM trigger) I have at work are pretty nice guns… But I imagine the P30 is even better!
Todd, any news on when the 40 S&W P30 will get here?
Come on man, hit the apple store, or target.
BP — Still waiting for the replacement sights from Heinie. As soon as I get them, we’ll put up pics.
KevH — Nothing new to report. I’m meeting with HK on Thursday and will try to get updates on delivery promises for a variety of upcoming products.