Finally broke my USPc 45 firing pin!
Finally broke my USPc 45 firing pin!
Well, it took around 15 years and somewhere in the 8K rounds ( USP Compact 45, AB date code) , but my firing pin finally had it.
Apparently they changed the firing pin block in 2005 to resolve this issue. I just took 10 more years to get there...
I worked the numbers and sending it to HK is around $100 (stupid overnight), so I'm thinking I'm just going to tackle it myself. From what I heard, the parts are around $45 if you get them straight from HK Customer Service. Wyldman, you may want to look into it as well. I know you have the same one in black!
Thanks,
Carlos
Apparently they changed the firing pin block in 2005 to resolve this issue. I just took 10 more years to get there...
I worked the numbers and sending it to HK is around $100 (stupid overnight), so I'm thinking I'm just going to tackle it myself. From what I heard, the parts are around $45 if you get them straight from HK Customer Service. Wyldman, you may want to look into it as well. I know you have the same one in black!
Thanks,
Carlos
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Re: Finally broke my USPc 45 firing pin!
Thanks, Carlos, I'll have to look into getting one for my USPc/T. It's still my favorite .45 suppressor host.
Are you sure a new firing pin costs $45? That seems pretty high, even for H&K.
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Are you sure a new firing pin costs $45? That seems pretty high, even for H&K.
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Re: Finally broke my USPc 45 firing pin!
You know if you had bought a Hi-Point it would have fixed for free. Just saying.
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Re: Finally broke my USPc 45 firing pin!
Uh, no. Just no.WLJ wrote:You know if you had bought a Hi-Point it would have fixed for free. Just saying.
While I'm not generally a Hi-Point snob (I actually really like thier carbines), I find thier handguns to be less than accurate enough to suite me.
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Re: Finally broke my USPc 45 firing pin!
No, the pin is cheaper than that. Basically the firing pin, a new roll pin, the new style firing pin block (this is the key), and two new springs costs ~$45.Wyldman wrote:Thanks, Carlos, I'll have to look into getting one for my USPc/T. It's still my favorite .45 suppressor host.
Are you sure a new firing pin costs $45? That seems pretty high, even for H&K.
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What date code do you have? Yours might already have the new firing pin block:
A B C D E F G H I K
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Mine is AB, which means it was built in 2001. AF date codes started shipping with the new style block, and everything after is DEFINITELY the new style.
I tried to convince HK customer service to follow the Hi-Point method way. "Yeah, that sounds bad. Don't even bother sending it to us... what's your address? We'll send you a new one."WLJ wrote:You know if you had bought a Hi-Point it would have fixed for free. Just saying.
He wasn't biting...
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Re: Finally broke my USPc 45 firing pin!
I just checked mine, it's date code is AH, which decodes to 2007, so it would appear mine's got the updated parts from the factory.
Thanks for posting the date code info, saves me the trouble of digging it up on my own.
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Thanks for posting the date code info, saves me the trouble of digging it up on my own.
Crush, kill, mangle, maim, destroy.
IN GOD WE TRUST
"That boy's paradigm don't always add up to four nickels...."
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