So I'm pretty new to H&K, having just bought my first (USPc .40) about a month ago.
One thing I keep hearing is how H&K "over-engineers" their weapons.
Does anyone have some specific examples of this? In other words, point me to a part on my USPc that, if just "regular engineered" would be different. Or, point me to a part on some other handgun that H&K adapted to their product but improved the specs.
Think of the Mark23.
Rather than just steel sheet metal formed into the slide rails on the frame, its got 2 big steel blocks. The slide is VERY big and has a lot more metal than it really "needs" to do the job. The barrel can shoot 30,000 rounds of +P ammo with no accuracy degredation. The trigger is steel (easily could have been plastic like the USP's) etc... The gun can still fire "accuratly" with a bulged barrel (although im sure its not recomended)
The USP's have a lot more than they truely "need" to operate, such as a big strong FORGED steel slide (could have been bar stock) and a sheet steel framework imbedded in the frame, that holds the slide. The barrels are made of EXTREMELY hard steel, and have very high barrel lives.
I think the "over engineered" is when they take something that will "work" with the specifications they're given, and then go and make it able to survive more just cuz.
Thats what i think anyways
If your looking at "over engineered" in a bad way, think of some german made cars.... I cant remember if its BMW, or Porsche, but they put a planetary gearbox in the steering wheel, so that the faster yo go, the less "radical" the steering wheel affects the wheels turn-rate.... So at 10MPH the steering-wheel affects the drive-wheels the same as it would at 100MPH
Kind of not necessary when you can just learn to turn the steering wheel less as you go faster
