[StreetRod750]

Years ago I used to carry my P30 daily. Then, in a fit of madness, I sold it and began carrying my Glock 19.5. Last year I finally replaced my P30; great deal on a new V3 offered on GB.

This morning I decided to return my P30 to EDC duty. Not because I dislike Glock (I really don’t), but because I’ve been missing DA/SA. Finally came to my senses…

Cheers.

 

[Ghost1581]

I'm right there with you. I'm a huge fan of DA/SA. I used to carry Glocks for years. Now all my handguns are HKs.

 

[douglasjboehme]

Or...carry both. Clint Smith once said your backup gun shouldn't be smaller than your first gun. Or something like that.

For me, I keep going between my P30 and my 45ct. I like both and shoot both the same (plate rack at 25 yards).

 

[wiss87]

I just bought a P30... again about a month ago. It is a great EDC pistol

 

[HKSP5KPDW]

Same, switching to p30L for edc

 

[Tomtom87]

P2000 AIWB for me!

 

[jetflier1989]

My main EDC is a P30SK LEM.

I’m down to only three strikers which are all Glocks, 19-3, 26.3, and 26-5. Meanwhile my hammer collection consisting of HK and old P series Sigs has grown exponentially.

 

[madangler1]

I just got back my P30SK (with ambi safety) back from Gray Guns. Can't wait to try it. It's by far the most accurate < 4" pistol I have ever shot besides my P30S V3. I absolutely love the rear facing decocker rather than using the lever as the decocker.

If you shoot 1911s, a P30S V3 is an easy transition. You can carry cocked and locked. When you draw, you use your support thumb to depress the safety lever like a 1911 thumb safety and shoot. Very simple.

If the HK45C could be updated to have the P30's more ergonomic frame, complete with the rear mounted decocker, I would never use a 1911 again.

Edited to add: I forgot also to say, I believe that the HK P30S V3 is the best hammer fired 9 mm pistol money can buy right now. Most reliable, most accurate, most ergonomic. It is the complete package for a hammer fired pistol. I want them to offer a .45 ACP variant with a better frame than the HK45C (I've tried it, put 1000-1200 rounds through it using a Milt Sparks holster, drills/timed shots and everything. Can't get over the grip).

 

[corporal jj]

My main EDC is a P30SK

My EDC as well…the piece looks like it means business!

 

[corporal jj]

I would never use a 1911 again.

I’m in your camp… but I wouldn’t go that far 😉

 

[Cobblestone]

No striker guns are stuck in IWB holsters here. DA/SA all the way. Some say it is old fashioned thinking, and I have to remind them of very recent history and the engineers who fought to fix a striker gun problem.

 

[jetflier1989]

No striker guns are stuck in IWB holsters here. DA/SA all the way. Some say it is old fashioned thinking, and I have to remind them of very recent history and the engineers who fought to fix a striker gun problem.

Striker guns have their place. Problem for me is they just don’t have any soul. Now a HK P7, Colt Gold Cup, Browning HP or a Sig Sauer P226..those have soul!

 

[ca survivor]

Eight years of carry Glocks, now 99% an USPc in .40 and from owning 12 Glocks to 4 now, haven’t sold those because I’m to invested in mags, holster and some spare parts.

 

[meritman]

The P30 is pretty big, but some people carry a G17 or a G21 without much trouble. I really like the looks of the P30 and see a P30LS V1.

 

[Feuer686]

Rock n roll dude one of my favorites, if you haven't already the gg srt kits make a really noticeable difference in the P30/P2000 pistols

 

[douglasjboehme]

I just got back my P30SK (with ambi safety) back from Gray Guns. Can't wait to try it. It's by far the most accurate < 4" pistol I have ever shot besides my P30S V3. I absolutely love the rear facing decocker rather than using the lever as the decocker.

If you shoot 1911s, a P30S V3 is an easy transition. You can carry cocked and locked. When you draw, you use your support thumb to depress the safety lever like a 1911 thumb safety and shoot. Very simple.

If the HK45C could be updated to have the P30's more ergonomic frame, complete with the rear mounted decocker, I would never use a 1911 again.

Edited to add: I forgot also to say, I believe that the HK P30S V3 is the best hammer fired 9 mm pistol money can buy right now. Most reliable, most accurate, most ergonomic. It is the complete package for a hammer fired pistol. I want them to offer a .45 ACP variant with a better frame than the HK45C (I've tried it, put 1000-1200 rounds through it using a Milt Sparks holster, drills/timed shots and everything. Can't get over the grip).

The grip is why I go back and forth between the HK45ct and my P30. Both are LEMs with short resets but I like the P30 grip better and I like the HK45ct trigger better. shrug

 

[MattPeteSD1993]

Striker guns have their place. Problem for me is they just don’t have any soul. Now a HK P7, Colt Gold Cup, Browning HP or a Sig Sauer P226..those have soul!

H&K P7 is a striker fired pistol. Squeezing the cocking lever cocks the firing pin.

 

[Mawashi]

Reliably making small groups/ragged holes in your hand (not someone else’s preference) should be the standard unless you just enjoy collecting or subjectively prefer one system versus the other. Plenty of very reliable/durable models in each system. Pretty is as pretty does. Ymmv.

 

[jetflier1989]

H&K P7 is a striker fired pistol. Squeezing the cocking lever cocks the firing pin.

Sort of, more piston driven technically. In any case it still has soul!

True story: 1988 In my academy class one cadet had a P7M13. He was one of only two that failed the initial qualification.

 

[DamnYankee]

I really want a P30 myself. I've been hunting for a V1 LEM locally for a while and currently have my eye on a used one. We're trying to iron out the details on a trade.
Question for this that EDC a P30, what holsters are you running? I'm not a big guy at just 145lbs and 5' 8". I prefer AIWB carry.