HK P2000
| HK P2000 | |
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| general information | |
| Civil name: | P2000 |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Heckler |
| Manufacturer country: | Germany |
| Model variants: | see model variants |
| Weapon Category: | Self-loading pistol |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 173 mm |
| Total height: | 127.5 mm |
| Total width: | 34 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 0.704 kg |
| Sight length : | 141.5 mm |
| Barrel length : | 93 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 9 × 19 mm |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 13-16 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Bar magazine |
| Fire types: | Semi-automatic |
| Visor : | Open sights |
| Closure : | Browning clasp |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The P2000 is a semi-automatic pistol developed and manufactured by the German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch as a police pistol . It is a recoil loader with a modified and buffered Browning slide in 9 × 19 mm caliber . In the United States , the weapon is, or was, also available in .40 S&W and .357 SIG . The successor is the HK P30 , a further development of the P2000.
technology
The weapon has a fiber-reinforced plastic - handle with metal inserts and replaceable handle back in four sizes. So the weapon can be adapted to different hand sizes. In addition, a modified Picatinny rail for additional devices ( lamp , laser ) is attached to the handle .
In the approach of the trigger guard , the magazine release button for the cartridge 13 or 16 is summary magazine . The slide catch lever is also visible on both sides . An optional transponder for weapon identification that can be inserted into the handle is not visible .
The lock is made of metal and has a fixed sight. There are two white dots in the rear sight and a white dot in the front sight for quick target acquisition. Depending on the version, the weapon has a (not) visible hammer and a decocking lever.
The trigger variants offered are Double Action / Single Action (DA / SA), Heckler & Koch's "Combat Defense Action" (CDA) and Double Action Only (DAO).
Model variants
Trigger options
| model | Deduction / special features |
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| P2000 | Basic model. DA / SA 51 N / 20 N, concealed clamping piece, central release lever |
| P2000 V1 | CDA 20 N, concealed clamping piece, no release lever |
| P2000 V2 | CDA 32.5 N, covered clamping piece, no release lever |
| P2000 V3 | DA / SA, hammer, release lever |
| P2000 V4 | CDA 27.5 N, covered clamping piece, no release lever |
| P2000 V5 | Double Action Only (DAO), 35 N. |
P2000 subcompact
The HK P2000 SK is a shortened version of the HK P2000. The abbreviation SK stands for subcompact. The available trigger variants correspond to those of the basic model.
In contrast to the HK P2000, the total length of the weapon has been reduced by 10 mm from 173 mm to 163 mm, the width has been reduced by 1.5 mm to a total of 32.5 mm. The overall height of the weapon has been reduced by 10.5 mm to 117 mm. The total weight of the unloaded weapon without magazine is 606 g (620 g for HK P2000).
The only available magazine size for the HK P2000 SK contains 10 cartridges, compared to the original weapon with a 13/16 cartridge magazine. The caliber, however, is unchanged.
use
The pistol is a further development of the P10 and, in its variants 2 and 5, has replaced the P7 or P5 as a service pistol in some German states . B. at the Lower Saxony Police (V2), the Hamburg Water Police (V2) and the Baden-Württemberg Police (V2). Variant 2 has an improved trigger system, while Variant 5 has a simplified trigger system, which was required by the German Police University as a supplement to the technical guideline "Pistols" . Since 2004 it has also been used by the United States Customs and Border Protection and the United States Border Patrol . In the same year, the Swiss Border Guard also procured the HK P2000 V4 (CH) as a service weapon. The Lower Saxony police are planning to replace the P2000 with the HK SFP9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ P2000 ( memento from November 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on the HK USA website (English)
- ↑ Brian Jensen: HK P-2000 .40 Defends the Homeland. In: Tactic-Life.com. Retrieved October 9, 2011 .
- ↑ Dirk Fisser: Police: Lower Saxony is buying new weapons for 7.5 million euros. In: noz.de. January 31, 2016, accessed January 31, 2016 .