Heckler & Koch P30 vs Zastava M93 Black Arrow

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

Zastava M93 Black Arrow

Anti-material rifle

Credit

Marko M · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Heckler & Koch P30Length

0.181 m

Length source ↗

Zastava M93 Black ArrowLength

1.67 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Heckler & Koch P30larger figure on 0 of 3

None

Zastava M93 Black Arrowlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+823%
Range+3500%
Barrel length+920%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 47 rows sourced on both sides

181mm

1.67m

Length+823%

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]

1.67 m

Length

Single source

1,670 mm (66 in)^[source]

39mmP30(L)S

—

Width

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

138mmP30 · Height · Höhe

—

Height

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

0.69kgP30L (without magazine)

16kg

Mass

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)

16 kg

Mass

Single source

16 kg (35 lb)^[source]

0.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

1.8kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range+3500%

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)

1.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1,800 m (5,900 ft)^[source]

98mm

Barrel length+920%

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

1 m

Barrel length

Single source

1,000 mm (39 in)^[source]

370m/s( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )

888m/s50 BMG

Muzzle velocityScopes differ

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 )

800 m/s

12.7x108mm

Single source

888 m/s

50 BMG

Single source

12.7x108mm: 800 m/s (2,600 ft/s) .50 BMG: 888 m/s (2,910 ft/s)^[source]

9mmP30 · Calibre · Kaliber

12.7×108mm .50 BMG (12.7x99mm)

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

9 mm

P30 · Calibre · Kaliber

Single source

9 Millimeter^[source]P30 · Kaliber

12.7×108mm .50 BMG (12.7x99mm)^[source]

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 Zastava M93 Black Arrow configuration
Specification	Heckler & Koch P30	Zastava M93 Black Arrow
Type	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]	Anti-material rifle^[source]
Place of origin	Germany^[source]	Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	Frank Henninger^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Heckler & Koch^[source]	Zastava Arms^[source]
Produced	2006–present^[source]	1998–present^[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	—
Action	Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech^[source] Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem^[source]P30 · Action	Bolt action (rotating bolt; long action)^[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]	5- or 10-round box magazine^[source]
Sights	Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)^[source] U-Kimme und Balkenkorn^[source]P30 · Visier	Optical sight (8×32)^[source]
Magazine capacity	15, 17, 20 Rounds^[source] 15, 17, 20 Rounds^[source]P30 Civil 15 Patronen^[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin)	—
In service	—	1998–present^[source]
Wars	—	Second Liberian Civil War Syrian Civil War Libyan Civil War (2014–present) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war^[source]
Designed	—	1993^[source]
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 · Indonesia Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · North Macedonia Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Sri Lanka Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Yemen

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Heckler & Koch P30

Zastava M93 Black Arrow

Type

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]

Anti-material rifle^[source]

Place of origin

Germany^[source]

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Serbia^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Designer

Frank Henninger^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Heckler & Koch^[source]

Zastava Arms^[source]

Produced

2006–present^[source]

1998–present^[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

—

Action

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

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

Bolt action (rotating bolt; long action)^[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]

5- or 10-round box magazine^[source]

Sights

Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)^[source]

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

Optical sight (8×32)^[source]

Magazine capacity

15, 17, 20 Rounds^[source]

15, 17, 20 Rounds^[source]P30 Civil

15 Patronen^[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin)

—

In service

—

1998–present^[source]

Wars

—

Second Liberian Civil War Syrian Civil War Libyan Civil War (2014–present) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war^[source]

Designed

—

1993^[source]

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 · Indonesia
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · North Macedonia
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Yemen