Bitten by the HK P30L bug

[jesuvuah]

There is no figuring out HK, you gotta just take what they give and know they are HK. Not ideal but good gear. The one thing that HK did actually do to help consumers, ( and help themself ) is make their P30 line use the same mags as their VP9 line. I love that shit big time.
The P30SK, P30, P30L , VP9SK, VP9, VPL and VPmatch all accept the same mags. Along with their trigger variants. With Sig that would be 5-10 different mags. And so many other makers.

The make the best mags so why reinvent.

PB

The p2000, and p2000sk can also use there mags, along with the uspc I believe

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[nick84]

The p2000, and p2000sk can also use there mags, along with the uspc I believe

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Correct. The USPc and P2000 series use the same magazines. These pistols will also accept the P30/VP9 magazines. So if you've gotten a VP9 with a pile of mags on rebate, its likely that all your 9/.40 HK guns can be fed.

[Waylander]

I’m seeing some people say you need to shoot 124 NATO in the P30 to break them in. Is that true?

[SuperOmega]

Correct, one box of full power ammunition. USP and P30 in 9mm.

[ndmiller]

Back when the UPS 9 came out, Hirtenberger 110gr Flat Point was flooding the market when I lived in Florida. HOT Stuff not meant for handguns, but HK/Glock/Kahr said it was fine with more frequent recoil spring changes. I broke in my USP 9 tack driver on that stuff, ridiculous I know but it was so cheap. Oh to be young and risk life and limb for the fun of it.

[Defaultmp3]

I’m seeing some people say you need to shoot 124 NATO in the P30 to break them in. Is that true?

No, it's not. The recoil spring does come a bit stiff from the factory, but the whole insistence that it has to be 9mm 124 gr NATO is bullshit (NATO specs don't even call that it has to be 124 gr). Any decent load that's not 115 gr plinking bunny fart or some competition load that barely makes minor will be fine.

[markm]

No, it's not. The recoil spring does come a bit stiff from the factory, but the whole insistence that it has to be 9mm 124 gr NATO is bullshit (NATO specs don't even call that it has to be 124 gr). Any decent load that's not 115 gr plinking bunny fart or some competition load that barely makes minor will be fine.

And as I remember it, the NATO stuff was never THAT hot of a load anyway. I had some of it boxed in the Ranger/Winchester packaging.

[SteyrAUG]

I’m seeing some people say you need to shoot 124 NATO in the P30 to break them in. Is that true?

I have a P30S and that is absolute BS. No break in needed. It's an HK not a special weapons clone. I wonder if some of those folks simply didn't clean their shit first.

[WickedWillis]

I’m seeing some people say you need to shoot 124 NATO in the P30 to break them in. Is that true?

I have a P30 and P30L and as others have said, this is untrue.

[Adrenaline_6]

I have a P30 and P30L and as others have said, this is untrue.

I've heard of some people having problems. Maybe a combo of light loads plus limp wristing for the first few hundred rounds might cause some problems. My P30 shot Blazer Brass right off the bat, no problems. I did leave the slide locked back for a few days before shooting and cleaned the factory crap out of the gun and lubed it up. I think that is what most people that have problems in the beginning don't do.