HK P7K3 Users Manual

HECKLER & KOCH GMBH
D-7238 OBERNDORF/NECKAR
TELEFON 0 7423/79-1
TELEX 760313
TELEGRAMM-ADRESSE: HEKLERKOCH
© HK edition 1c/TD 2224
OD 1291
Printed in Fed. Rep. of Germany
lmprime en R. F. A.
Attention
- Thoroughly read these instructions before taking the weapon in hand.
M ind all notes for handling and use.
- Strictly obey t he principles for handling and use.
- Always treat the pistol as if it is loaded and ready to fi re.
- Handling of pistols requires special prudence as their pointing d irection
can be easily changed.
- Never point the pistol at persons when handling or trai ning w ith it.
- On no account use force when handling, dismantling and cl eaning the
pistol.
- Safe handling of th e pistol is guara nteed by its mature design and the
accurate production of all components. However, safety and operation
may be impaired by extraord inary strain as hard shocks, drops o r shock
forces. If this should aris e the weapo n has to be sen t in to the producer
or to an au thorized gun shop fo r inspecti on and/or re pair.
- H & K does not accept any responsibility for incidents caused by incorrect handl ing, improper treatment, unauthorized exchange of parts
and other manipu lations o n the weapons, as we ll as fo r incid ents caused
by th e fi ring of under- or overl oaded ammunition.
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Table of contents
Design features · Advantages
Calibres .22 LR I .320 ACP (7.65 mm) I .380 ACP {9 m m short)
The P71<3 Pistol is the most recent
model in the range of P7 Pistols.
Its design and operation are largely
identical to the already we ll introduced P7 M 8 and P 7 M 13 Pistols.
Pag e
Design features · Advantages
3
General instructions on handling
4
Filling the magazine · Loading t he pistol
5
Firing ·Sequenceof o perati ons
6
Reloading when the magazine is empty
7
Slide catch lever
8
Unloading the pistol
9
St ri pping for cleaning
10
Assembl ing the pi stol
10
Conversion for change of ca libre
11
Conversion kit cal. .22 LR
12
Remova l and installation of the fi ring pin
14
Adjustme nt· Sights
15
Care of the pisto l
16
Main cleaning
16
Specifications
17
Assembl ies
18
Components
20
Essential characte ristics of the
P7 K3 :
- Conversion kits fo r ca li bres .22 LR,
7.65 mm and 9 mm short
- Inertia blowback action
- New type of slide buffer system
- Changeable, fixed barre l w ith
po lygon bore profile
- Excel lent ergonomic desi gn
- Compactness and smooth external surfaces
- Highly suitabl e fo r concea led
carrying
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- Rap id aiming t hanks to close
proximi ty of sighting line and
upper edge of the han d
- High durability and ro bu stness
- High accuracy of fire provided by
constant low trigger pressure,
right from the fi rst shot
- Completely identical handling
from left and right, the refore
su itable fo r both left- and rightha nded shooters
- Squeeze cock ing system
- Hardened steel g rip frame
The P7 K 3 Pistol is a service pistol
w ith t hree convers ion kits for sporting, self-defence or practice shoot ing . The m ost suitable ammunition for intensive practice tra ining
ist the cheap-price cal ib re .22 LR.
General instructions on handling
Filling
the magazine
Instead of a conventional double
action trigger the P7 K3 features a
squeeze cocker on t he fro nt of the
grip.
When the shooter grasps the weapon, his fi ngers simultaneously depress the squeeze cocke r, which
au tomatically cocks the firi ng pin.
It is not necessary for the shooter
to cramp his hand in o rd er to keep
the squeeze cocker depressed,
since it engages in t he cocked position. As soon as the p istol is released, the squeeze cocker snaps
forward and au tomatical ly uncocks
th e fi ring pin.
This system also eliminates the
need for a conventional firing pin
system incorporating a hammer
which requires a great deal of
space and is usually of complicated
design.
A ll this means that th e pistol is
ready to fire instantaneously. The
squeeze cocker also releases the
Insert the ca rt ridges under the 1nagazine lips, base fi rst, by pressing
down the fo llower. The magazine
holds 8 rounds.
slide catch when the slide is in the
open position. A squeeze is all tha t
is required to snap the slide forward. And, of course, this simultaneously chambers a round if a
fil led magazine is inserted.
There is no lateral slide catch and
release lever, this is why the P7 K3
permits superb hand ling to both
left- and right-handed shooters.
The pistol grip is angled 110° relative to th e barrel. In spite of this
ergonomica lly favou ra ble pistol
grip angle, it was nevert heless
possible to arrange the magazine
virtually perpendicu lar to the barre l, th ereby providing optimum
feed of the cart ridge from magazine to chambe r - even when using
special ammunition with u nconventional bullet configurations.
This makes the pistol considerab ly
less susceptible to malfunctions
than conventi onal models.
With the magazine in cal. .22 LR the
fo llower can be pressed down from
outside, to facilitate loading of the
cartridges.
The magazines in cal. 7.65 mm and
9 mm short look similar. They only
differ by the fol lower which is provided w ith a respective inscription.
Loading the pistol
Insert a fi lled magazine into th e
closed weapon until th e rnagazine
catch engages.
Pull the slide back all the way and
let it snap forward again.
Th is chambe rs the top cartridge
from the magazine.
The P7 K 3 is now ready to fire.
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Fig. 1: Filli ng the magazine
T Fig. 2: Pul I back slide
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Firing Sequence of operations
P7 K3 loaded - round in the chamber.
Grasptheweapon, holding it rea dy
to fire - press the squeeze cocker
(the fi ring pin is now cocked fo r the
fi rst shot) - pu ll th e t rigger - this
w ill release the cocked fi ring pin.
Keep the squeeze cocker pressed
fo r all subsequent shots, it is only
necessary to pull t he trigger.
Li ght trigger pull fro m th e fi rst shot
on and for all fo llowing shots,
which means increased accura cy.
Firing by means of the squeeze
cocker
When the trigger is pulled and the
sqeeze cocke r is depressed, or
when trigger and squeeze cocker
are actuated simultaneously, the
firing pin w ill be cocked, snaps forward and wil l ignite the round.
This feature guaran tees that the
pistol is always ready to fire, even
when the shooter does not carry
out the o perations in the ri ght sequence.
Reloading
when the magazine is empty
Recocking
(Should round fai l to ignite)
Ease-off g rippi ng and squeeze
again -to recock the fi ring pi n pull the trigger.
Afte r the last ro und has been fi red ,
t he slide will remain open.
To con tinue fi ring immediately,
sim ply exchange the em pty magazine for a fu II one and
Please note:
When firing, th e shooter can rel ieve
h is grip and hol d the P7 K3 w ith
o nly the force requ ired to hold
a conve ntional pistol without
squ eeze cocker.
Opening the shooter's hand arou nd
t he grip (the squeeze cocke r w ill
rn ove forward to its initial posit ion)
automatically u ncocks the P7 K3.
either
depress squeeze cocker; this w ill
cause the slide to snap forward and
wi l I autom atically cock the firing
p in,
or
pull the slide back slightly and let it
snap forward .
The P7 K3 is ready to fi re ag ain.
Silent uncocking
To uncock t he weapon silent ly, pull
back the slide approx. 10 mm, re·
lease the squeeze cocker and lead
the slide forwa rd by hand.
Fig . 4 : Reloading the pistol
T Fig. 3: Squeeze cocke r de-
p ressed
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Slide catch lever
The slide catch lever is employed
for keeping the action open w ith·
out a mag azine being inserted .
Unloading the pistol
Press magazine catch down an d
extract 1nagazine.
Pull slide back all the way; this will
eject the chambered cartridge.
Make su re, tha t the chamber is
clear.
Let slide snap forwa rd again.
A Fig. 5: Slide catch lever
Pull back slide.
Depress projecting slide catch lever indirection of arrow:
Fig. 6: Press in slide catch lever
,. Either
Fig . 7: Press magazine catch down
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Stripping for cleaning
Assembling
the pistol
Conversion for change
of calibre
Remove magazine.
Push slide o nto receiver from the
f ront.
Pull back slide all the way.
The P7 K3 pistol in th e calib re
7.65 n,m can be conve rte d to 9 mm
short by sirnply exchanging barrel
and magazine.
Pull slide back all the way and make
sure that the chambe r is clear.
Let slide snap forward again.
Press slide reta iner on rece ive r.
Press slide downward and let it
snap forwa rd.
For the conve rsion into the .22 LR
ca libre the slide has additionally to
be exchanged. This .22 LR slide is
specially suited for cal. .22 LR rimfi re ca rt ri dges.
Pull back slide all the way and lift
off.
Remove slide to the front.
Conversion
- Dismantle the pistol as described
on page 10
- Detach the recoil spring
- Loosen barrel nut by means of
hook spanner
- Screw the nut off a II the way
- Detach the barrel to the rear.
Fig. 8: Remove slide
Fig. 10: Detach barrel
Fig. 9: Place slide o n receiver
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Subsequen tly
- Insert the desired exchange barre l from the rear into the receive r
- Screw barrel nut on barrel
- Tighten barrel nut by means of
the hook spanner
- Slide reco il spring on barrel
- Mount the appropriate slide on
rece iver as described on page 10
- Insert the appropriate magazine.
Attention
The barrel nut is provided w ith
clamping jaws w ith a self-locking
cone an d must therefore not be
tightened too strong.
Fo r this reaso n screw in the barrel
nut so far that the barre l seat in the
grip is free from play. Subsequently tighten the barrel nut w ith the
hook spanner for a further 90°.
Bild 11: Ti ghten barrel nut
Conversion kit
cal . .22 LR
Th e cal . . 22 LR barrel is provided
with a longitudinally floati ng
chamber to rei nfo rce recoil.
If the floating chamber is blocked,
use th e hook spanner fo r disassembly and
We recommend cleaning of t h is
chambe r each time after fi ring.
- insert the hook spanner into the
extractor slot in the flo ating
chamber and turn the chamber
approx. 30° to t he right (Fig. 12).
For th is purpose turn t he cham ber
approx. 30° t o the right and detach
it to the rear.
Depending on the type of ammunition fired there may be bad lead
re sidues. Thi s could resu lt in a
blockage of t he fl oating chamber
du ring long firing sequences, cau sing malfunctio ns.
Fig.1 2: Tu rningthechamber
- Push t he chamber fu rther to the
rear (Fig. 14) and deta ch.
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Now the barrel may be dismounted
as described on page 11 .
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For ren,oving the lead resi dues out
of the chamber g uide in the barrel,
insert th e cleaning tool all the w ay
into the barrel guide while rota ting
the t ool clockwise (Fig. 15).
- Place the hook spanner parallel
to the barrel, set one end of the
spanner against the stop ca1n of
the fl oating cham ber and loosen
the chamber w ith light blow by
pu shing the prot rud ing spanner
and the pistol against a hard surface (Fig. 13).
The lead residues on the exterior
su rface of the flo ating chamber are
removed by means of the scraping
edge of the hook spanner (Fi g. 16).
Fig. 13: Loosening the chamber
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Prior to re-assembly lightly oil the
chamber again.
Fig. 14: Pushing the chamber to
the rear
Fig. 15: Cleaning th echamber
guide in the barrel
Fig. 16: Cleaning the exterior su rfa ces of the fl oating
chamber
Removal and installation of the firing pin
Adjustment Sights
Removal
Installation
Depress squeeze cocke r until the
firi ng pin is even with the rear of
the slide.
Insert the firing pin into the slide
until the fi ring pin bushing is locat·
ed approx. 0.5 m in inside the slide.
The pistol can be adjusted for w indage by loosening the rear sigh t
screw, shifting th e rea r sight and
tightening the rear sight screw.
Press fi ring pin bushing all the way
{approx. 0.5 mm) forward and rotate 90° to the r ight.
Rotate firing pin bushing 90° to the
left until it engages.
Depress squeeze cocke r all the way
an d ren1ove the fi ring pin.
Note: The fi rin g pin can only be
removed from the slide when the
slide is on the receiver.
-Y Fig. 17 : Press firing pin bushing
Adjustment for elevation is performed by means of inte rchangeab le
front sights with diffe rent heigh ts.
Note: The fi ring pins in cal. 7.65
mm/9 mm short and .22 LR d iffer
by the shape of the tip of the firing
pin. Thi s fi ring pin tip has a round
shape in the ca libres 7.65 m ,n /9 mm
short and a wedge-shape for the
ca lib re .22 LR. For better identification, the cal. .22 LR stronger fi r ing
pin spring is coloured grey.
The respective height of the f ront
sight is engraved on the bot tom o f
the f ront sights.
The sights a re equipped w ith durable contrast points.
This makes them easy to line up
against dark ta rgets under twi light
co nditions.
Th e shapes of the dif ferent fi ring
pins have been designed in a way
to prevent from mistakes when
mounting them.
The P7 K3 is also available wit h
"Betalight" luminous points.
forwa rd
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Fig . 18: Rear side view
Care of the pistol
Main cleaning
For cleaning, it is sufficient to dismant le t he pistol as described on
page 10.
We recom 1nend to ca rry out a main
clean ing after 1000 rou nds fired or
once a yea r. Add itional ly to the normal cleaning, the fi ri ng pin, the
trigger mechanisn1 and the magazine should also be cleaned and
o iled (Removal and installation of
the firing pin see page 14).
The service life and performance
of the pistol depend upon co rrect
hand ling and proper care.
T he barrel must always be cleaned
every time the pistol has been fired.
Generally, cleaning consists o f removing dirt and moisture.
Bright parts must be wiped clean
and lightly oiled.
To remove dirt in th e slide, no hard
tools must be used. Otherwise the
drop safety catch spring (4) of the
drop safety catch (3) cou ld d isengage and consequently this drop
safety wou ld notfunktion anymore.
Any comme rcia l cleaning agent.
gun o il or gun grease wh ich does
not contain ch lo ri ne o r acids may
be used.
Specifications
Operating principle
Recoi l operated
Action
Inert ia bolt
For re1noving the grip shells unscrew the grip screws all the way,
ra ise the g rip shells slig htly at the
front. push them fo rward and detach. For mountin g t he grip shells
slide t hem onto the grip from the
front and push them on.
Feed
Straig ht magazine for 8 rounds
Mode of fire
Semi-automatic
Calibres
.22 LR, 7.65 mm, 9 m in short
For dismantling the n1agazine press
in the plug of the locking plate in
the magazine floor plate, pull
magazine fl oor plate forwa rd and
detach the magazine components.
Overall length
160mm
Height of pistol
125mm
Dimensions
Main cleani ng should also involve
an inspection of the buffer pin protrusi on. To do so, apply the hooked
wrench and check w hether the pin
protrusion is smaller than the step
on the hooked wrench. If this is
the case, the brake syste1n has to
be exchanged.
Width across grips
29mm
Barrel length
96.5mm
Sight radius
139mm
Weights (approx.}
.22LR
7.65mm
9mmshort
775g
760g
7509
Magazine, empty
60g
55g
55g
Magazine, filled w ith 8 rounds
909
115 g
130 g
Pistol w ithout magazine
Fig. 19: Check buffer pin protrusion
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Assemblies
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Item Designation
I dent-No.
1
Receiver, complete
228 070
----228 069
2
Reco i I spring
3
Slide, cal. .22 LR, comp I.
4
Slide, cal. 9 mm short/
cal. 7.65mm,complete
228079
Barrel, cal. .22 LR
228095
with floating cha,nber
228096
6
Ba rrel,ca l. 7.65 mm
228092
7
Barrel, cal. 9 m,n short
228067
8
Ba rrel nut
228068
9
Magazine, cal. .22 LR
228105
10
Magazine, cal. 7.65 m m
228064
11
Magazine, cal. 9 1n1n short 228083
12
Hookspanner
228152
13
Clea ning ki t, complete
228362
5
3
228099
2
7
6
12
13
9
10
. 22 LR
18
19
11
7.6Smm
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Item Designation
ldent·No.
It em Designation
ldent-No.
L1 Slide 9 rnm short.17.65 mm 228080
18
Trigger pin
221880
1.2 Slide .22 LR
19
Transmission lever
222282
228101
2. 1 Front sight, comp I.
222864
20
Discon necto r
221857
2.2 Front sight, comp!.
222865
21
Slide catch lever
228072
2.3 Front sight, comp!.
222866
22
Sear bar, complete
228339
2.4 Front sight, compl.
222867
23
Sear spring
222892
2.5 Front sight, com pl.
222868
24
Rocker spring
228366
221890
3
Drop safety catch
228449
25
Rocker spring axle
4
Drop safety catch spring
228322
26
Front sight/slide
5.1 Extractor9 mm short/
7.65 m m
retainer pin (2x)
922606
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Slide reta iner
221858
5.2 Extractor .22 LR
228100
28
Slide retai ner spring
221871
6
Ex tractor spring guide
22281 9
29
Grip screw (2x)
928691
7
Extractor spring
221896
30
Recoil spring
228069
8
Rear sight, compl.
222871
31
Receiver
228073
9
Rear sigh t screw
228 145
32.1 Barrel. cal. 9 m m short
228067
10
Firing pin coll ar
221889
32.2 Barrel, cal. 7.65 mm
228092
11
Firing pin collar pin
221908
32.3 Barre l, cal. .2 2 LR
.
228095
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32.4 Floating chamber .22 LR
228096
Inertia spring
221897
13.1 Firing pin spring 9 n,m
Barrel nut
228068
221898
34
Squeeze cocker
228071
228394
35
Drag lever
222673
36
Magazine catch axle
222644
228138
37
Rocker
221864
14.2 Firin g pin .22 LR
228 104
38
Flange bolt
222646
15
Firing pin bush ing
228150
39
Dowel pin (2x )
922606
16
Trigger spring
221877
40
Stop
222186
17
Trigger
228310
41
Cocking latch
221 863
13.2 Firing pin .22 LR
14.1 Firing pi n 9 m m short/
7.65mm
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It em Designation
ldent-No.
42
Cocking latch spring
221872
43
Squeezecocker spring
221875
44
Magazine catch, com pl.
228137
45
Magazine catch spring
222672
46
Buffer, complete
228379
47
Grip left, complete
228075
48
Grip right, complete
228077
49
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228 085
228063
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228089
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51.1 Foll ower spri ng .22 LR
228184
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Locking plate
228087
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Magazine floor plate
228 088
Loading stud .. 22 LR
228107
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