FTF HK usp 40.......

[PorkLover]

I just bought a HK usp 40 from a friend of mine and I was able to take her to the range before purchase...I fired 50 rounds through her and 5 rounds out of the 50 ftf.....I believe it may be due to a light strike or maybe due to the condition of the gun.....it wasn't exactly kept the cleanest by the previous owner......I was using Aguila, 180gr.

I had my G23 with me and fired off those 5 rounds without problems.....I also had used Aguila with my G23 before without a hitch.....

Anyone else have a problem with this type of ammo or is HK finicky.....or is my suspicions correct and a thorough cleaning will do......

I don't want to start a war of words over which gun is better......to each his own and to be honest I really like both of them!.......

[Rivers]

Never having shot Aguila ammo, but thousands of Winchester SXT, WWB, CCI and reloads without a single FTF through four different HKs, my first guess is to clean it.

The reason why "24" switched to HK during hiatus a couple years ago was that the prop team tested a number of pistols for the lead character "Jack Bauer" (Kiefer Sutherland). They chose HK USPc because "it ate whatever they fed it." I'd personally agree with that statement.

[PorkLover]

should I tak apart the firing mechanism?.....

[Bad Voodoo]

Never having shot Aguila ammo, but thousands of Winchester SXT, WWB, CCI and reloads without a single FTF through four different HKs, my first guess is to clean it.

The reason why "24" switched to HK during hiatus a couple years ago was that the prop team tested a number of pistols for the lead character "Jack Bauer" (Kiefer Sutherland). They chose HK USPc because "it ate whatever they fed it." I'd personally agree with that statement.

+1

Clean it. Field strip and clean it thoroughly. Should be enough. Nothing stops these USPs. Seriously.

[RT13]

HK is so far the only guns I own that eats anything and everything you feed it. Although I have never used Aguila.

[CRQuarto]

Hrmm, clean it, but even then it shouldn't matter as much if it is clean or not. It is either REALLY gummed up, or something is wrong with it. I have a USP Comp .45 and I have never had any problems with it other than the one and only time I shot a few rounds of Wolf ammo through it, just to see how crappy it was, and sure enough the casing failed to extract. That was the only time I ever had a problem, and I usually shoot a hundred or hundred and fifty plus rounds out of it whenever I go to the range.

[Capt. Speirs]

Buying a gun new or used, field strip and clean before shoot. Especially used, you want the seller to strip it or let you strip it for inspection.

[PorkLover]

thanks for the responses......being kinda a noobie......what do you mean by being "gummed" up?.......I plan on doing a thorough cleaning tonight and will take it to the range this Friday.......will let you know what happens

[CRQuarto]

thanks for the responses......being kinda a noobie......what do you mean by being "gummed" up?.......I plan on doing a thorough cleaning tonight and will take it to the range this Friday.......will let you know what happens

Maybe he used a grease that wasn't meant for heat, or it's mixed with dirt. I would imagine it would have to be extremely dirty for it to have a FTF, otherwise it's something out of spec or broken. Even the best guns have issues once in a while. Clean it really well, lube it up, and have at it.