USP 45 Kb write-up

[P95Carry]

Apolagies if already posted .... but seeing as we've had one or two Kb threads of late ... and usually something to be learned I'm throwing this in.

I can't hot link to pics ... it has been disabled for right click!

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/hk-kb.html

 

[RightIsRight]

I think that was posted here last week or so.


But I could be wrong.

 

[RightIsRight]

P95

I know I saw that pic somewhere in the last week or so. But I can't seem to find the thread here.

I do recall it was a reload bought at a gun show.

 

[P95Carry]

Sorry if it was already posted .. seen so many Kb threads ... hard to remember.!!

Makes my hand hurt just lookin at it!

 

[RightIsRight]

Damn,

Now I am going crazy trying to find out where I saw that thread

 

[gggman]

Here's the thread.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65156&highlight=usp
Dean Speir emailed me and asked my permission to use that on his website, and after looking it over I gave him permission.
I shipped the gun to HK and I'm still waiting to hear from them with an estimate on the cost of repair.

 

[P95Carry]

Thx gggman .... my bad, I should have remembered.! Guess with Kb's my thinking is ... the more folks who see the write-ups, the better informed we are.

''Safety over exposure''.!

Give us feedback later when you get a result from HK if you can.

 

[Majic]

For curiosity sake, the slide and barrel is intact. They were made of steel. The polymer frame and thin stamped steel magazine blew apart. Why do you think a steel framed pistol would have faired worst? The mag could have blown and the grips destroyed, but the frame may have held up.

 

[Highland Ranger]

I think if you look at the original thread, there were a number of references to 1911 kb's where the grips blew off but no damage.

So yeah, steel fares better than plastic!

 

[gggman]

My comments were based on the belief that I would have suffered a more serious injury to my hand with a 1911. Certainly the steel frame would not have blown apart, but that wasn't my concern. My assumption was that the breaking of the USP frame absorbed much of the energy from the blast. When a .45acp case fails, there is a tremendous amount uf energy that is going to go somewhere. In the case of a 1911, the energy would have nowhere to go but out through the grips. It seems to me that there would be more chance for a broken hand in that instance. By no means am I an authority on the matter just because I have experienced one KB. If someone has info to dispute my beliefs, then I stand corrected. I will say this. Under no circumstances, never ever ever let this happen to you! It was a very scary experience, and one that I will never forget. It happened two weeks ago, and I still haven't fired a gun since. I am sure that when I do go shooting again, I will have a lot of trouble not flinching.

 

[mattjoe]

Looks just like mine did about 3 or 4 years ago. Same line it split along, but I had three grip pieces after.
A Steel frame gun will hold up better and you wont break your hand.
The energy does choose the path of least resistance, but the energy is dissapating in more than one direction, straight down and into the mag and grip, and also out the barrel as gas has gone that way sending the bullet out the gun. I've seen a few 38 supers go kb in steel frame guns, tore up the mag base pretty bad, but no user injuries, and the 38 super ipsc load from back when it was 175+ is generating a lot of pressure.
Dont worry about the flinching next time you go out, pick a gun right up and shoot right away. Just like getting back on a bike after falling.
Load your own ammo, or buy factory, dont trust someone else to do it right unless you really know the person.
Were you covered in all sorts of grey dust after too? I still havent figured out what that was after my hk blew up.
Also, be prepared for something around a $300 quote for repair.
My best recollection is that was what I was quoted until they agreed with me that it wasn't anything I did, but possibly the factory ammo I was using at the time.