Originally posted by Onslaught:
OOOOHHH!!! Shoulda asked here first! I stood in my local gunshop while Sam, the owner, removed my right-side safety and replaced it with a left side safety in about 5 minutes flat! I was going to sell it for a Compact, but changed my mind, went back, and watched him swap it again, but this time, it didn't even take 5 minutes! I hear HK will do it now for $20. But maybe Santa will be kind.
As for me, after narrowly avoiding the HUGE mistake of selling the HK, here's my list.
Sorry for what will probably be a double posting -- I sometimes screw up in posting bulletin board messages on sites that are new to me.
Onslaught, you are so right. I should have checked here first regarding the HK. Unfortunately, I was unaware of the site at the time I made my regrettable trade. I figure I got fed either BS and well-intentioned misinformation at the dealers I checked about conversion with. Didn't help either that HK doesn't seem to have a good customer support/voicemail system (at least, that's what I was also told). Part of my story was being told HK would not sell the part; that the gun had to be shipped to them to do the work. But your answer makes sense. I originally thought the part might have to just be replaced and would be a relatively simple job. You confirmed that for me. Is there a Smiley for wanting to jump off a bridge (with no bungee cord)? Thanks for the enlightenment. I intend to remember the lesson from this mistake.
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