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Section 4: Guns/General Subject: Guns That Got Away Msg# 1186566
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It sounds like the P9S had some good features going for it. Back a few decades ago, Ayoob loved the P9S and wrote it up glowingly many times. Interestingly, he included it in a chapter on H&K pistols in his first volume of GREATEST HANDGUNS of the World, though unlike most other chapters which featured a single pistol*, the H&K chapters covered both the P7s and the P9S.
I'll confess something you might think is odd. I always thought naming the pistol "P9S" but chambering it in both .45ACP and 9mm was a bit strange, as having a number in the model name tends to make people, some people at least, think the number refers to caliber. I knew from the beginning that wasn't the case as I was familiar with the .45ACP version, but still, I always thought "9mm," briefly, when hearing that name. *The only other real exception to one pistol per chapter was the Glock chapter, which covered the whole Glock story and multiple models available at the time--but that's different as Glocks are all the same pistols in different sizes. The chapter on the 1911 covered the 1911 as a genre as well, but that was really the only historical way to cover 1911s. I was really only surprised by Ayoob not covering the P7 and the P9S separately--as they are not remotely the same pistols. |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Regarding the P9S, why do you think it was such a soft shooting .45? A couple of things, IMO. First (not necessarily in importance) the internal buffer pad helped to reduce recoil. Second, the roller delayed blowback system which also mitigated recoil. This was a feature that H&K included in the G3 rifle and MP5 subgun which, IIRC, they "borrowed" from the MG42 machine gun. The pistol's lower bore axis might have helped as well in relation to muzzle flip. I think my S&W 4506-1 is quite soft shooting but I attribute that to its weight. The P9S was an all metal pistol (save for the trigger guard), so it wasn't a light weight firearm either, but not quite as heavy as your 4506. Harvey |
