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Model P9S
HK Pistol P9S .45 Auto Variant-1
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Gun Dimensions Width:1.33-in
Length:7.5-in Height:5.4-in
Barrel:4-in Weight:31-oz
1 Variant
Gun Rankings
  • Power Factor (230 grain bullet)185840
  • Recoil Factor (230 grain bullet)7.89 ft-lb
  • Total Capacity8 rounds
  • ConcealabilityFair
  • Defense Factor78%
Gun Specifications
Type:Pistol
Produced:1969 - 1984
Caliber:.45 Auto
Action:delayed blowback semi-auto
Trigger:double-action (DA/SA)
Safety:slide mounted decock/recock lever
Magazine:7-round
Frame:polymer
Grip:integrated polymer
Sights:
Notes:
Manufacturer
Heckler & Koch GmbH
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Gun Value
MSRP:$1,299.00Used Est:$2,175.00
Last Update:12/24/2023
About the Gun

The success of HKs G3 Automatic Rifle led to the desire for the company to produce handguns. An offshoot of the G3 program was to produce a handgun that featured the roller locking system that was so successful in the G3. The P9 was that pistol. The P9S was a double-action derivative of the P9, easily identified by the trigger guard and the position of the trigger lever. The trigger guard was altered in the 1970s to suit the fashionable two-handed grip, acquiring a reverse curve in the front edge.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge: .45 Automatic
Alias: .45 Automatic Colt Pistol (ACP)
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Ballistics for This Gun
Selected Bullet Mass:230 grains
MV:808 ft/sec ME:334 ft-lbs
About the Cartridge

This cartridge was developed by John Browning and was adopted by the United States Ordnance Department along with the Colt-Browning automatic pistol in 1911. It has also been made the official military handgun chambering by several other governments, notably Argentina, Mexico and Norway. The 45 Automatic is the most powerful military handgun cartridge in use today. This is a heavy and powerful sub-sonic round. Although its muzzle energy can exceed 400 ft-lbs, its velocity and bullet weight creates a steep trajectory curve that limits its effective range to self-defense distances.

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