Der Grosse
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I shoot 50-100 rounds every other week with my H&K P7M8. I was getting pretty good with it. The only problem was the fact that the P7's trigger area gets very hot after about 60 rounds and unbearable after 90. My solution was another pistol (which I wanted anyway to keep in my office).
After much testing and deliberation I settled on the HK USP Compact 9. I found it to be very controllable, rock solid, ergonomically compatible and the perfect size for my medium-sized hands. Then I took it to the range for the first time to shoot with my P7. What a disaster.
I started out shooting 4 mags with the P7 and did pretty well. I was using American Eagle 115gr. ammo. Then I loaded up 3 mags for the USP using the same ammo. Unfortunately, my shots (all single action) were either grouped in the center of the target or off to the lower left hand corner. Equally annoying, some of the spent casings landed on top of my head. Frustrated, I switched back to my P7 and shot another 3 mags. I was not happy with my accuracy until half way through the second mag. Then I switched back to the USP and shot 2 more mags worth of crappy groupings.
Out of bullets, I asked the range clerk for more bullets and he sold me some Mag-Techs. I loaded my USP mag, but for the first time the gun failed to completely eject the shell casings and the slide jammed 4 times in a row. I then loaded the Mag-Techs into the P7 which didn't jam, but didn't seem to like them either. I then returned the remaining Mag-Techs to the store clerk who explained that the Mag-Techs were the cheapest ammo they had, were very dirty, but that they shouldn't have caued my USP to jam. I didn't ask the moron why he sold me his cheapest ammo.
My questions:
1. Should I not keep switching between different guns when I practice?
2. Should I be worried about my USP jamming or could it just be cheap ammo? Is there some test I should do?
3. Should I call H&K before talking the USP back to the range?
4. Shouldn't my USP eject to same place as my P7 (i.e., away from my head)? Is there some way to adjust for this? Should I ask H&K to fix this?
I would appreciate any advice because this experience has really frustrated me. Thanks.
After much testing and deliberation I settled on the HK USP Compact 9. I found it to be very controllable, rock solid, ergonomically compatible and the perfect size for my medium-sized hands. Then I took it to the range for the first time to shoot with my P7. What a disaster.
I started out shooting 4 mags with the P7 and did pretty well. I was using American Eagle 115gr. ammo. Then I loaded up 3 mags for the USP using the same ammo. Unfortunately, my shots (all single action) were either grouped in the center of the target or off to the lower left hand corner. Equally annoying, some of the spent casings landed on top of my head. Frustrated, I switched back to my P7 and shot another 3 mags. I was not happy with my accuracy until half way through the second mag. Then I switched back to the USP and shot 2 more mags worth of crappy groupings.
Out of bullets, I asked the range clerk for more bullets and he sold me some Mag-Techs. I loaded my USP mag, but for the first time the gun failed to completely eject the shell casings and the slide jammed 4 times in a row. I then loaded the Mag-Techs into the P7 which didn't jam, but didn't seem to like them either. I then returned the remaining Mag-Techs to the store clerk who explained that the Mag-Techs were the cheapest ammo they had, were very dirty, but that they shouldn't have caued my USP to jam. I didn't ask the moron why he sold me his cheapest ammo.
My questions:
1. Should I not keep switching between different guns when I practice?
2. Should I be worried about my USP jamming or could it just be cheap ammo? Is there some test I should do?
3. Should I call H&K before talking the USP back to the range?
4. Shouldn't my USP eject to same place as my P7 (i.e., away from my head)? Is there some way to adjust for this? Should I ask H&K to fix this?
I would appreciate any advice because this experience has really frustrated me. Thanks.