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I started messing with my HK45 today. I hadn't even looked at it until today (I got it yesterday but hadn't even opened the box). When I opened the box all I thought was WOW this is going to be great. I couldn't hardly wait to pick it up and it was laying in my lap. Anyway, I picked it up the grip was bigger then my P30 (which I love) but it was to be expected afterall it is a 45acp instead of 9mm.
I racked the slide, cleared the chamber and then I started looking it over it looked really nice everything was there very much like my P30 happy so far. I rode the slide forward and started messing with the trigger. PROBLEM I didn't like it. It seemed like the trigger had to go way too far back for it to break. I also noticed that my finger was rubbing the top of the mag. release. I went ahead and cleaned it and got ready to take it out to see how it did.
I went down to my vault picked up a box of Blazer brass 45acp in 230 grain and stepped out my back door onto the deck. My target I have in my backyard is just one of the Orange spinning targets about 5 inches around. It is about 20 yards away. The temp was 36 degrees and it was raining fairly hard.
I hit the target with every shot no problems and I was kinda surprised the mag didn't fall out every time my finger rubbed it. (Not real good for confidence in a combat pistol) Accuracy didn't seem to be a problem I will be able to tell more when I actually get to take it to the range and shoot some paper.
I then brought it back inside took a towel to it then put it up in the vault. Overall, I am disappointed in it. While accuracy and everything was good the trigger pull, and my finger rubbing the release everyshot don't give me alot of confidence in it. I would have probably liked it more if I had gotten it before I got my P30. Everything else is falling short in comparison.
As much as I believe that HK really hit the nail on the head with the P30 I think they dropped the ball at about the 3/4 mile marker with the HK45. I really expected much more especially with all the hipe about a SF operator, and a comp. shooter being involved in its design. Not too mention as great of a design as I think the P30 is.
It will have a easy existance as it will probably spend most of it's time sitting in the vault while the other pistols go to the range. It is a good pistol I think, just not the pistol I thought it would be with the issues I already pointed out.
Just my 2 cents on the HK45 take it for what it is worth as we all know what they say about opinions.
I racked the slide, cleared the chamber and then I started looking it over it looked really nice everything was there very much like my P30 happy so far. I rode the slide forward and started messing with the trigger. PROBLEM I didn't like it. It seemed like the trigger had to go way too far back for it to break. I also noticed that my finger was rubbing the top of the mag. release. I went ahead and cleaned it and got ready to take it out to see how it did.
I went down to my vault picked up a box of Blazer brass 45acp in 230 grain and stepped out my back door onto the deck. My target I have in my backyard is just one of the Orange spinning targets about 5 inches around. It is about 20 yards away. The temp was 36 degrees and it was raining fairly hard.
I hit the target with every shot no problems and I was kinda surprised the mag didn't fall out every time my finger rubbed it. (Not real good for confidence in a combat pistol) Accuracy didn't seem to be a problem I will be able to tell more when I actually get to take it to the range and shoot some paper.
I then brought it back inside took a towel to it then put it up in the vault. Overall, I am disappointed in it. While accuracy and everything was good the trigger pull, and my finger rubbing the release everyshot don't give me alot of confidence in it. I would have probably liked it more if I had gotten it before I got my P30. Everything else is falling short in comparison.
As much as I believe that HK really hit the nail on the head with the P30 I think they dropped the ball at about the 3/4 mile marker with the HK45. I really expected much more especially with all the hipe about a SF operator, and a comp. shooter being involved in its design. Not too mention as great of a design as I think the P30 is.
It will have a easy existance as it will probably spend most of it's time sitting in the vault while the other pistols go to the range. It is a good pistol I think, just not the pistol I thought it would be with the issues I already pointed out.
Just my 2 cents on the HK45 take it for what it is worth as we all know what they say about opinions.