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October 22, 2012, 12:25 AM | #1 |
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HK P30 bad chamber problems.
Hope I got this in the right forum area.
I purchased a new HK P30 in 9mm yesterday. I fired it today. The ammunition I fired was a week loaded 115gr winchester hp loaded with win sm pistol primers and 4grns of win231. I don't consider this a hot load but after 70 discharges I had a case head separation. The winchester brass was in good condition with only 3 firings on it and to size spec's. All the brass had a bulge with an outside diameter of .394 inches at the bottom of the brass after firing. The chamber specs out at .391 inside dia. The brass has a stepped ring that matches the chamber but the bulge is baffling me. I think the chamber is to large or was machined wrong. I am going to talk to the dealer tomorrow, but this is bad. Does anyone else have the 9mm with a loose chamber. I am trying to get the pictures uploaded. ??? |
October 22, 2012, 06:38 AM | #2 |
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Do you have these problems with factory ammo?
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October 22, 2012, 07:31 AM | #3 |
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Of any problems I have heard with the P30, this is not one of them. I would be very, very surprised if it truly was a bad chamber. Why not call HK?
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October 22, 2012, 08:46 AM | #4 |
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Ditto the call for factory ammo. The dealer and/or HK will ask that question immediately. I too would be surprised if a P30 was built that out of spec, but who knows. Fire some factory ammo.
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October 22, 2012, 09:16 AM | #5 |
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Variables?
I wouldn't bother calling HK until you can reproduce the problem with factory ammo. Up until that has been done you don't have an HK problem, you have a reloading problem.
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October 22, 2012, 10:07 AM | #6 | |
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But yes I agree this is more likely a reloading problem.
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October 22, 2012, 11:08 AM | #7 |
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If the problem was with the chamber, I would assume that the problem would have shown up when they fired the proof rounds through the pistol.
If you are absolutely sure that it is the chamber, I wouldn't fire any more rounds out of it. |
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