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Heckler & Koch P30larger figure on 0 of 3
MAS-38larger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
P30L (without magazine)
Single sourceP30SK (without magazine)
Single sourceP30 (without magazine)
Single source647 g (22.8 oz) P30 (without magazine) 687 g (24.2 oz) P30L (without magazine) 598 g (21.1 oz) P30SK (without magazine)[source]
740 Gramm ohne Magazin[source]P30 · Gewicht ohne Magazin (without magazine)
Empty
Single source2.87 kg (6.3 lb) (empty)[source]
P30
Single source( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )
Single sourceP30 · Muzzle velocity · Geschossgeschwindigkeit (V 0 )
Single source360 m/s (1,181 ft/s) ( P30 ) 370 m/s (1,214 ft/s) ( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )[source]
360 m/s[source]P30 · Geschossgeschwindigkeit (V 0 )
Muzzle velocity
Single source350 m/s (1,148 ft/s)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600–700 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch P30 | MAS-38 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | France[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Frank Henninger[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | — |
| Produced | 2006–present[source] | 1938—1949[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W P30(L)[source] 9 mm x 19[source]P30 · P30 magazine ammunition explicitly stated in own equipment paragraph | 7.65mm Longue[source] |
| Action | Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech[source] Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem[source]P30 · Action | Off-axis bolt travel blowback[source] |
| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 17 rounds (9×19mm) P30(L) 15 rounds (9×19mm) 10 rounds (9×19mm) 13 rounds (9×19mm) P30SK 10 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L) 13 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L)[source] | 32-round detachable box magazine[source] |
| Sights | Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)[source] U-Kimme und Balkenkorn[source]P30 · Visier | — |
| Magazine capacity | 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source] 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source]P30 Civil 15 Patronen[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin) | — |
| In service | — | 1938–present[source] |
| Wars | — | World War II First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War[source] |
| Designed | — | 1938[source] |
| No. built | — | 1,958 (made before May 1940) thousands more made under German occupation and post war[source] |
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