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Heckler & Koch P30larger figure on 0 of 2
Type 64 submachine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceP30
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch P30 | Type 64 submachine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | China[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Designer | Frank Henninger[source] | — |
P30L P30SK
Single source181 mm (7.1 in) P30 196 mm (7.7 in) P30L 163 mm (6.4 in) P30SK[source]
Length
Single sourceStock folded Stock open
Single source630mm Stock folded 860mm Stock open[source]
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)
with empty 20-rounds magazine
Single source3.4kg, with empty 20-rounds magazine[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 )
290~
Single source290~305 m/s[source]
with non-dedicated cartridges
Single sourcewith subsonic cartridge
Single source1,000rpm (with subsonic cartridge) 1,300rpm (with non-dedicated cartridges)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | State factory 66[source] |
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| Produced | 2006–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| 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 | 7.62×25mm Type 64[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech[source] Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem[source]P30 · Action | Blowback, open bolt[source] |
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| 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] | 20/30-round box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)[source] U-Kimme und Balkenkorn[source]P30 · Visier | Iron[source] |
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| Magazine capacity | 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source] 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source]P30 Civil 15 Patronen[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin) | — |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War[source] |
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