HK's motivation strictly seems to be cost. I sent a complaint email to them and they answered that if demand dictates it, they will start making LEM and other variants again.
But the demand for LEM on the German civilian market is essentially non-existent, definitely even a fraction of the US market.
Since 'normal' civilians are not allowed to carry weapons for self defense, nobody is able to appreciate the safety benefits of LEM.
We know that you can't win any speed rewards with it, so sport shooters will not choose it either. Therefore they probably only sold a few of them to enthusiasts, the rest was strictly .gov sales.
HK did however assure me that spare parts for all P30 variants will be kept on hand, as well as all parts necessary to convert USP's to LEM.
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I became fascinated with LEM around the time the P2k and SK became available - it took a few decades before I finally picked up a used SK, and I’m rather fond of it for all the usual reasons. But, I’m too firmly in the Glock camp for it to be anything more than a curiosity. Still sorry to see it go.
Ken
BBI: ...”you better not forget the safe word because shit's about to get weird”...
revchuck38: ...”mo' ammo is mo' betta' unless you're swimming or on fire.”
Yep - rumor is I’ll be turning in my LEM USPc40 for a Glock 19 Gen 5 sometime this summer.
To be honest, I wish it were an LEM USPc9 - I think it’s the best tool for my use case. But nobody asked me.
I personally took pride in attaining and maintaining proficiency with the LEM trigger. And it will always have a special place in my heart.
And I don’t see myself parting with the personally-owned copies that I have.
Double
Outside of pistol forum and hkpro LEM barely exists. I am actually surprised that it took that long for HK to come to this decision. Frankly, I'd say, good riddance.
Your full time counterparts are getting G19.5's now so it makes sense.
I carried a LEM USPc40 exclusively for 8 years. I have one for nostalgia but I don't miss the LEM trigger or 155 grain .40. If It was a 9mm I could live with it as it's truly G19 size / weight and I have ton of holsters etc.
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