Heckler & Koch P30 vs Viper Jaws pistol

Heckler & Koch P30 — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

Heckler & Koch P30

Semi-automatic pistol

Credit

Koalorka ( talk ) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

Viper Jaws pistol

Pistol

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

196mmP30

250 m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.181 m

Length

Single source

0.196 m

P30

Single source

0.163 m

P30L P30SK

Single source

181 mm (7.1 in) P30 196 mm (7.7 in) P30L 163 mm (6.4 in) P30SK^[source]

250 m^[source]Viper JAWS PistolSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

39mmP30(L)S

139mmViper JAWS Pistol · Width

WidthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.0348 m

P30(L)

Single source

0.0388 m

P30(L)S

Single source

0.0348 m

P30SK

Single source

0.035 m

P30 · Width · Breite

Single source

34.8 mm (1.37 in) P30(L) 38.8 mm (1.53 in) P30(L)S 34.8 mm (1.37 in) P30SK^[source]

3,5 cm^[source]P30 · Breite

0.139 m

Viper JAWS Pistol · Width

Single source

139 mm^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

138mmP30 · Height · Höhe

200mmViper JAWS Pistol · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.138 m

P30 · Height · Höhe

Single source

0.138 m

P30(L)

Single source

0.116 m

P30SK

Single source

138 mm (5.4 in) P30(L) 116 mm (4.6 in) P30SK^[source]

13.8 cm^[source]P30 · Höhe

0.2 m

Viper JAWS Pistol · Height

Single source

200 mm^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

0.69kgP30L (without magazine)

2kgViper JAWS Pistol · Mass

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.687 kg

P30L (without magazine)

Single source

0.598 kg

P30SK (without magazine)

Single source

0.647 kg

P30 (without magazine)

Single source

647 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)

2 kg

Viper JAWS Pistol · Mass

Single source

2 kg^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

0.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

0.3km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.05 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

50 m (55 yd )^[source]

max. 50 Meter^[source]P30 · Kampfentfernung (source engagement distance)

0.25 km

Maximum; Viper JAWS Pistol · Maximum firing range

Single source

250 m^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

113mmP30

200mmViper JAWS Pistol · Barrel length

Barrel lengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

0.098 m

Barrel length

Single source

0.113 m

P30

Single source

0.098 m

P30 · Barrel length · Rohrlänge

Single source

0.083 m

P30L P30SK

Single source

98 mm (3.9 in) P30 113 mm (4.4 in) P30L 83 mm (3.3 in) P30SK^[source]

9,8 cm^[source]P30 · Rohrlänge

0.2 m

Viper JAWS Pistol · Barrel length

Single source

200 mm^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

370m/s( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )

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Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

360 m/s

P30

Single source

370 m/s

( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )

Single source

360 m/s

P30 · Muzzle velocity · Geschossgeschwindigkeit (V 0 )

Single source

360 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 )

9mmP30 · Calibre · Kaliber

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Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

9 mm

P30 · Calibre · Kaliber

Single source

9 Millimeter^[source]P30 · Kaliber

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Heckler & Koch P30 and Viper Jaws pistol configuration
Specification	Heckler & Koch P30	Viper Jaws pistol
Type	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]	Pistol^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Place of origin	Germany^[source]	Jordan United States^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Used by	See Users^[source]	See "Users"^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Designer	Frank Henninger^[source]	Wildey Moore & Jordan Design and Development Bureau^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Manufacturer	Heckler & Koch^[source]	Jordan Design and Development Bureau^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Produced	2006–present^[source]	2005–present^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
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	—
Action	Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech^[source] Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem^[source]P30 · Action	Rotating Barrel^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
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]	17 round magazine^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Sights	Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)^[source] U-Kimme und Balkenkorn^[source]P30 · Visier	Iron Sights^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Magazine capacity	15, 17, 20 Rounds^[source] 15, 17, 20 Rounds^[source]P30 Civil 15 Patronen^[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin)	—
Barrels	—	127 mm^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol
Reported operators	Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Switzerland Reported operator · United States	Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Jordan

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Heckler & Koch P30

Viper Jaws pistol

Type

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]

Pistol^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

Place of origin

Germany^[source]

Jordan United States^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

Used by

See Users^[source]

See "Users"^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

Designer

Frank Henninger^[source]

Wildey Moore & Jordan Design and Development Bureau^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

Manufacturer

Heckler & Koch^[source]

Jordan Design and Development Bureau^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

Produced

2006–present^[source]

2005–present^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

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

—

Action

Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech^[source]

Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem^[source]P30 · Action

Rotating Barrel^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

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]

17 round magazine^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

Sights

Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)^[source]

U-Kimme und Balkenkorn^[source]P30 · Visier

Iron Sights^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

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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Barrels

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127 mm^[source]Viper JAWS Pistol

Reported operators

Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Switzerland
Reported operator · United States

Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Jordan