Frank the Spank
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But what gives with the quality?!?! Or is it just me?!? Because everyone says it's just me and that no one else has had the problems I have had and that is what really bites me!!!
Ok..
I go to the local gun shop..
See there glowing in the case my dream gun... the gun that costs a plump $700...
I don't care... money is no object when it comes to a masterpiece such as the H&K USP...
I have the good gentleman hand me the H&K USP chambered in .45.. I go to rack the slide.. it goes back half way and grinds.. goes no further.. This is not the new slide lock model BTW.
Everyone laughs..
They sit there yanking on the side.. try to take it apart.. no go... back to the factory says the salesman.. then asks if he can show me a Glock. Another customer shouts "show him a Sig!" and everyone laughs... but me..
I have read on what a great handgun this is, seen the pictures of it frozen in ice, read about all the tests it's gone through.. heard everyone tell me how they have put a billion rounds through theirs and it keeps smiling...
So time passes on...
I see another one in the store a year later. I ask to see it. Guy tells me it is the new and improved model that has some lame slide lock feature.. he pulls out some weird fork lookin tool ad twists it inside the grip and says "see, now the slide won't move."
It racks fully.
He looks at it weird. Twists the lock again, racks the slide. Twists the lock again, the slide racks one more time. Great... the slide lock is lame to begin with... but I don't like anything being defective.. especially if I'm paying $700 for it.
He says "it is defective, needs to be sent back. Anyways if you buy anything it should be a Glock." (one of those)
I go to another store a week later. See another USP in .45..
I ask to see it. I rack the slide.. yadda yadda.. play with it. I go to drop the magazine.. it won't drop. The plastic release just flexes.. mag will not drop. Salesman tries to drop the mag, it won't drop.
he pounds it on the counter, hits the release and it drops.
Oh nice... hope I'm never caught in a jam with my $700 pistol...
What gives?!?! What should I do?!?! My $350 Ruger P97 has NEVER had any of theses problems.
I am heart broken here guys... I really want one..
Sig's are nice.. don't want one right away... Glocks are cool, fits my hand like crap with the new finger grooves..
I want the H&K USP .45 ACP... I really do......
Maybe that new Beretta Elite in .40? I kinda like that one...
Ok..
I go to the local gun shop..
See there glowing in the case my dream gun... the gun that costs a plump $700...
I don't care... money is no object when it comes to a masterpiece such as the H&K USP...
I have the good gentleman hand me the H&K USP chambered in .45.. I go to rack the slide.. it goes back half way and grinds.. goes no further.. This is not the new slide lock model BTW.
Everyone laughs..
They sit there yanking on the side.. try to take it apart.. no go... back to the factory says the salesman.. then asks if he can show me a Glock. Another customer shouts "show him a Sig!" and everyone laughs... but me..
I have read on what a great handgun this is, seen the pictures of it frozen in ice, read about all the tests it's gone through.. heard everyone tell me how they have put a billion rounds through theirs and it keeps smiling...
So time passes on...
I see another one in the store a year later. I ask to see it. Guy tells me it is the new and improved model that has some lame slide lock feature.. he pulls out some weird fork lookin tool ad twists it inside the grip and says "see, now the slide won't move."
It racks fully.
He looks at it weird. Twists the lock again, racks the slide. Twists the lock again, the slide racks one more time. Great... the slide lock is lame to begin with... but I don't like anything being defective.. especially if I'm paying $700 for it.
He says "it is defective, needs to be sent back. Anyways if you buy anything it should be a Glock." (one of those)
I go to another store a week later. See another USP in .45..
I ask to see it. I rack the slide.. yadda yadda.. play with it. I go to drop the magazine.. it won't drop. The plastic release just flexes.. mag will not drop. Salesman tries to drop the mag, it won't drop.
he pounds it on the counter, hits the release and it drops.
Oh nice... hope I'm never caught in a jam with my $700 pistol...
What gives?!?! What should I do?!?! My $350 Ruger P97 has NEVER had any of theses problems.
I am heart broken here guys... I really want one..
Sig's are nice.. don't want one right away... Glocks are cool, fits my hand like crap with the new finger grooves..
I want the H&K USP .45 ACP... I really do......
Maybe that new Beretta Elite in .40? I kinda like that one...