Heckler&Koch P2000 - Manual (Page 4)

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A set of easy-to-install modular back straps allow the P30 and P30L pistols to be custom-
fitted to any shooter’s hand. The P30 also incorporates interchangeable side panels for
optimal fit. Ambidextrous slide release levers and magazine release levers make handling
the P Series pistol natural and easy for right and left-handed shooters. The P30 and P30L
are also available with the LEM or DA/SA trigger systems
Due to their modular design, all HK P Series pistol can be fitted to the individual needs of
the shooter. Highly reliable, safe, durable, and accurate pistols with significant ergonomic
features, the P30 pistol is currently available in 9 mm and .40 S&W. P2000 and P2000SK
pistols are currently available in .40 S&W, and 9 mm, with .357 SIG by special order.
Significant features include:
• Modular grip with exchangeable back straps to easily adjust the grip size to the
shooter's hand
• P30 types incorporate interchangeable grip panels in addition to the interchangeable
backstraps
• Ideal size and weight to comply with the requirements of the full range of police and
security missions, including concealed carry
• Set of “industry standard” (P2000 and P2000SK) mounting grooves molded into the
polymer frame for installing accessory lights and laser aimers
• Picatinny Rail (available on all P30 types; P30, P30S, P30L, P30LS)
• Advanced design with contoured external surfaces to avoid snagging on holster and
clothing
• Polymer recoil absorber “stop” bushing used on P2000, P30 types aids in recoil reduc-
tion, double recoil/buffer spring assembly used on P2000SK
• Ambidextrous slide release (located on both sides of the frame)
• Ambidextrous magazine release
• Low-profile slide and slimline, compact dimensions
• Very short trigger reset distance to enhance the speed of multiple or follow-up shots
• No snag hammer with a rubber insert for improved dropped safety
• Polygonal cold-hammer forged barrel for less barrel wear, better gas seal behind the
bullet, and easier bore cleaning
All P Series pistols use a modified Browning-type action, much like the HK USP and USP
Compact. And like the USP and USP Compact, the P Series pistols also uses a similar
mechanical recoil re duc tion sys tem. This system includes a specially designed flat recoil
spring, contained in the captive recoil spring assembly by an absorber bushing made
of a high-strength polymer. The double recoil/buffer spring assembly used on P2000SK
performs the same function.
The polymer frame of the P Series pistol was designed using tech ni cal ex pe ri ence gained
by HK en gi neers in the de vel op ment of the world's first com pos ite material pistols, the HK
VP70Z and P9S (polymer outer frame/steel internal frame), and more recently, in the USP
and USP Compact. These same high-strength/cor ro sion-free materials are used in the Mark
23/MK 23 handgun made by HK for the U.S. Special Op er a tions Command. Major metal
components like the one-piece, machined steel slide are also cor ro sion resistant and treated
with a special “HE” (Hostile Environment) protective finish. The HE finish is an extremely hard,
nitro-gas car bur ized black oxide coating which resists much of the worst types of corrosion
and wear, including limited exposure to salt water.
Law enforcement Modification
This unique pre-cocked hammer system combines the advantages of a cocked striker
component (constant level of trigger pull and short trigger travel from first to last round
fired) with the double-action hammer system. This ensures an extremely safe pistol with
regard to unintended firing and, in case of failure to ignite, the possibility of a second or
third trigger pull without the need of first pulling the slide back to re-cock the system.
This is a major advantage over the striker-fired trigger systems employed by competing
manufacturers which need to be manually re-cocked (slide pulled back) before the trigger
can be pulled.
Law enforcement Modification (LeM) Variant 2 (V2), V1 (Light LeM), V1S (with safety)
Firing Double-action only mode - (Hammer uncocked)
1. Aim - Aim at the target.
2. Fire - Fire the pistol by pressing the trigger straight to the rear with gradually increasing
pressure.
NOTe: The P2000, P2000SK, P30, and P30L models with LeM trigger systems
fire in a Double-Action Only mode and its hammer will automatically return to the
uncocked position each time the slide returns to its forward position and the trigger
is released.
P Series pistols fitted with the Law Enforcement Modification (LEM) trigger operate much
like standard Double-Action Only (DAO) variants of the USP and USP Compact pistols.
However, the way in which the LEM hammer is cocked is unique. The hammer in the LEM
is a two-piece hammer comprised of a cocking piece (not visible with the pistol assembled)
and an external (visible) bobbed hammer.
In the LEM system, the quality of the trigger pull is improved, while at the same time a
stronger hammer spring can be employed to improve reliability by increasing the firing pin
indent on the primer. The stronger hammer spring also helps to reduce the slide velocity
when firing “hot” ammunition.
P2000, P2000SK, P30 and P30 L pistols with an LEM trigger system use the rearward move-
ment of the slide during loading or firing to fully compress the hammer spring instead of
relying on the rearward pull of the trigger as in conventional DA or DAO systems.
The cocking piece and hammer are rotated rearward on the hammer axle when the slide
moves fully rearward. When fully to the rear, the cocking piece is held in the cocked posi-
tion by the sear and the hammer spring has been fully compressed by the hammer strut.
As the slide travels forward, the hammer is rotated back and held in the forward position
by the catch.
When the trigger is pulled rearward against the combined force (at approximately 7.3 – 8.5
pounds new, approximately 4.5 pounds on “V1” P30 types) of the trigger, hammer re-
bound, firing pin block and sear springs, the internal passive safeties are disengaged and
the sear releases the cocking piece. The cocking piece is then free to rotate the hammer
forward on its axle, under pressure of the compressed hammer spring, imparted through
the hammer strut to strike the firing pin and fire the chambered round.
Double Action/Single Action Variant 3 (V3)
Firing the Single-Action (SA) Mode Pistol – (Hammer cocked, DA/SA variant)
1. Aim – Aim at the target.
2. Fire – Fire the pistol by pressing the trigger straight to the rear with gradually increasing
pressure.
Firing the Double-Action (DA) Mode – (Hammer uncocked, DA/SA variant)
1. engage Decocking Lever – Apply forward pressure to the serrated surface of the de-
cocking lever. This allows the hammer to safely assume the uncocked position.
2. Aim – Aim at the target.
3. Fire – Fire the pistol by pressing the trigger straight to the rear with gradually increasing
pressure.
4. Decock – Engage decocking lever to return to the double-action mode. The P Series