Umarex H&K P30 AEG Blowback Airsoft Gun

Type: BB Pistol.
Manufacturer: Umarex.
Model: HK P30.
Materials: All pastic outer shell.
Weight: .5 pounds (227 grams)
Barrel: Metal non-rifled 4.25 inches (106mm).
Total Length: 7 inches (178mm)
Propulsion: 12g CO2 x 1.
Action: Semi & full auto blowback, single action only.
Ammunition Type: 6mm plastic Airsoft BB's.
Ammunition Capacity: 16 round plastic curved stick magazine x2.
FPS: 180
Rate of fire: 200 shots/min.

Trigger Pull: The trigger on the Umarex HK P30 AEG Full Auto Airsoft Pistol is electric as it is an AEG Pistol that requires batteries to operate. The trigger is basically an ON/Off switch that activates the blowback which also seems to create the pressure to propel an Airsoft BB. Mind you not all that fast but fast enough for perhaps a more safe indoor/basement type Airsoft war? Getting back to the trigger pull I would say it is light but on the ing side for an AEG.

Accuracy: Starting with velocity, we have to say it shot well below the claimed 180fps on the clamshell packaging, keep in mind this is for .12 gram Airsoft BB’s and we were using .20 gram Airsoft BB’s so almost twice as heavy which should mean about half the speed and that’s about what we got. We were able to get an average fps of 95 with our slowest shot hitting 94 fps and our fastest shot hitting 96 fps so very consistently slow. What about accuracy? Could the mighty Umarex HK P30 AEG Full Auto Airsoft Pistol at least redeem itself here… Well not really! It was hard to fully determine exactly where our shots where hitting the paper target as it seems 95 fps is not powerful enough to even penetrate the paper. All we could do was put little dings in the paper which are bit hard to make out. Our best guess is we should be able to hit a standard sheet of paper at 30 feet away once we figure out where the center point is. We were shooting at the bullseye and hit most shots rather low on the target with several of them being too low to get on the paper. In full auto things did not get much better, but full auto with this little pea shooter is kind of fun, so just keep the selector on full auto all the time… I would!

Build Quality: The Umarex HK P30 AEG Full Auto Airsoft Pistol is a low cost all plastic Airsoft pistol which kind of says it all. Being super light weight means if you drop it, chances are it will be fine because it is so light weight. Fit and finish are decent but without seeing what’s inside we can only guess at how long it will last.

Realism: The Umarex HK P30 AEG Full Auto Airsoft Pistol is a true licensed replica via Umarex. It is about the right shape and size as a real HK P30 and other than the orange tip could fool most people unless really close up to it and of course holding it. It also has a kind of out of place grip safety on the front which is not an HK attribute. Being an AEG with batteries in the grip there is no full size magazine and again as it is all plastic it does not have nearly the same weight as a real HK P30. The only working mechanical parts are essentially the trigger, grip safety and selector switch in the trigger area.

Pros:

• Drop out stick mags are nice for continuous shooting without having to reload as often.
• Has a rail for accessories.
• Working slide with blowback action.
• Shoots in both semi and full auto selectable.
• No CO2 so perhaps better in colder weather being an AEG, lower cost to operate!
• Walther licensing via Umarex.
• Grip safety to help stop unwanted accidental shots.
• Serial number on receiver.
• Warning instructions are non-obtrusive.
• Trigger is nice and light being an AEG.

Cons:

• Is very light weight being almost all plastic.
• Low claimed fps and slow full auto cycle rate.
• Orange tip.
• Sights are all black, harder to see on dark objects.

Comments: The Umarex HK P30 AEG Full Auto Airsoft Pistol is a rather different sort of beast! On one hand it is not what you would expect to see someone using in an Airsoft game but we really don’t think that’s what it is meant for anyway. It’s really just a fun gun for plinking without having to worry to much about safety as if you do something stupid, the consequences will not be too sever! We would say it could possibly be used as an alternate to using a Nerf gun for fun little backyard squishes or shooting indoors. The Umarex HK P30 AEG Full Auto Airsoft Pistol is not for everyone but we are guessing it could be a lot of fun when used in the right situations.