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I'm sure this has been chatted about, over, under, around, through and ad naseum...but I was in in my local gun store a few weeks back using the Silencer CO kiosk to send in my fingerprints and signature for a suppressor purchase (totally awesome!). I was browsing the selection of HKs they had and was looking them over. It was a busy day and I was sure a salesmen would not get to me (aka bother me), but one did. He asked, "Do you like HK handguns?" I have to admit I played dumb (easily done in my case).
I said, "I'm not sure, why don't you tell me about them." So he pulled one out, a USP 9 Full Size and ran me through the features. He got to the magazine release and said, "Here's is the major problem with HKs. They have a horrible magazine release." I said, "Oh, really?" He said, "Yes, look how hard it to release the magazine with your shooting hand." He was right handed as am I. He fumbled around with his shooting hand thumb and had a hard time.
I simply said, "May I see it?" He handed it to me and I checked it for safety (for you safety Nazis), and then proceeded to demonstrate how quickly you can get the magazine out using your shooting hand's index finger, aka, the shooting finger. He was blown away and I may as well have been the guy who invented sliced bread at at that point. I went on to explain how easy I thought it would be to press down the paddle with your trigger finger, while rotating it and ejecting the mag while reaching and grabbing for an empty magazine from your belt. It was a genuine light bulb moment for the guy.
Today I was in there again to pick up some stuff and the same salesman had purchased an HK and was wearing it and said, "Wow, you were right, this mag release paddle is awesome."
Another convert to HK.
I said, "I'm not sure, why don't you tell me about them." So he pulled one out, a USP 9 Full Size and ran me through the features. He got to the magazine release and said, "Here's is the major problem with HKs. They have a horrible magazine release." I said, "Oh, really?" He said, "Yes, look how hard it to release the magazine with your shooting hand." He was right handed as am I. He fumbled around with his shooting hand thumb and had a hard time.
I simply said, "May I see it?" He handed it to me and I checked it for safety (for you safety Nazis), and then proceeded to demonstrate how quickly you can get the magazine out using your shooting hand's index finger, aka, the shooting finger. He was blown away and I may as well have been the guy who invented sliced bread at at that point. I went on to explain how easy I thought it would be to press down the paddle with your trigger finger, while rotating it and ejecting the mag while reaching and grabbing for an empty magazine from your belt. It was a genuine light bulb moment for the guy.
Today I was in there again to pick up some stuff and the same salesman had purchased an HK and was wearing it and said, "Wow, you were right, this mag release paddle is awesome."
Another convert to HK.
