rocketfish
Member
Anyone have any advice for getting through the Next 10-12 months?
German HK45 Pistol PREORDER!
- Thread starter WanstallsOnline
- Start date
- Location
- London
I'll let you shoot my HK45 for the low low price of $25/hour!!!
I might take you up on that Jeff
Where are you located?
- Location
- London
EESA is my "local" range...of course if you go there too I will not actually charge you
I like having the HK bug bite others!!! haha
I like having the HK bug bite others!!! haha
rocketfish
Member
[$25 an hour I can live with but the flight from BC would hurt.
QUOTE=jeffcarr88;8525986]I'll let you shoot my HK45 for the low low price of $25/hour!!![/QUOTE]
QUOTE=jeffcarr88;8525986]I'll let you shoot my HK45 for the low low price of $25/hour!!!
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- Location
- London
Posted this on the other HK45 thread...thought I'd share if it will help anyone who is stuck on the edge about getting one!!!
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I own an "original" HK45 full size model, LOVE IT!!! Love the grip, its feel, its looks even. Very happy they went with the P30 style over the P2000!!! I have shot 1000s of rounds and have had 10-15 others shoot it with zero complaints.
Never had the issue they talk about with the trigger "slapping or pinching" my finger ...nor has anyone else who has shot mine or buddies who also own HK45s complained about it either.
Love Larry Vickers, hope to meet him one day and have him sign an HK45 magazine for me!!!...but maybe he is making a bigger deal of it then most cause he wanted them to follow "his" approach/ideas more closely on the model?
On a side note...people who shoot as good/as often as him are in their own class about "tastes" of what is/is not good...why they cannot leave any gun alone/stock and are always modded and personalized to their liking...which is fine, a factory cannot make everyone 100% happy as personal taste can vary greatly, they gave us a great platform that you can build onto if you so desire.
The HK45 is a great gun, very pretty, very very well made and shoots great...feels like a 9mm!!!
Some great things that are rarely talked about I find includes the magazines...they are GREAT!!! Well worth the price IMO. They are easy easy to load, great "bumpers" on them to increase their strength and durability when dropped from the gun as well as the overall capacity seems to be a 10.5 (still legal for all the worry warts out there, you CANNOT fit 11 rounds into it!!!)...meaning you can easily load a FULL magazine into the gun when it too is loaded and/or the slide is forward. This is a nice touch as some people are against loading magazines at FULL capacity due to the stiffness of them and it not being easy or even possible to put one loaded so tight into the gun with the slide forward...reliably anyways. So again, no reason at all to have to download this magazine if you follow that shooting mindset.
The magazine release is not the "American standard" button style, its located behind the trigger, within the trigger guard itself. This is also great...it is ambidextrous and easy to use...I normally use my trigger finger to drop the magazine...but you can you your thumb easily too if that is your preferred method. It is also enlarged quite a bit compared to the older USP models. I also own a HK USP Tactical in .45 as well and find my friends are "okay" with that magazine release but do not love it...but when it comes to the one on the HK45, they adore it. The new style and size of the HK45 magazine release gives you options on how you want to drop a mag...and choice is always a good thing!!!
Lastly...it is not overly "special" but it has an ambidextrous slide release is really handy, especially for left handed shooters. You can also get an ambi safety/decocker too if you wish but will have to buy that separately...side note on this...it takes quite a bit of effort to decock the gun, more so then the USP models require, so your not gonna accidentally decock the gun when flipping the safety down/off. Never was an issue for me, even with HKs older models but I know this is a worry for some...mostly the ones who like to carry "cocked and locked".
Grip size is very nice...much skinnier then the USP 45 model...and not much wider then a 1911 but with a better STANDARD capacity and finger groves...which I am a fan of as well as "just right" abrasive texture but not to the point of pain. I shoot the gun with the LARGE back strap installed and my girlfriend can as well but finds that if I put the MEDIUM sized ones one...which is very quick and easy to change out...she finds it more comfortable if shes shooting it for an extended period of time.
Sorry this turned into a mini review...but not many talk about this gun on here and I like to whenever I get the chance. Counting past and present handguns I have owned over 15 different ones and fired many many more and have yet to find a better "combat" handgun then this gem from HK.
My name is jeffcarr88 and I am an HK addict!!!
Safariland makes a great holster for the HK45 as well...the 6004/5 series. It is a drop leg but can easily be converted to a mid ride with a $15 piece Safariland also sells.
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I own an "original" HK45 full size model, LOVE IT!!! Love the grip, its feel, its looks even. Very happy they went with the P30 style over the P2000!!! I have shot 1000s of rounds and have had 10-15 others shoot it with zero complaints.
Never had the issue they talk about with the trigger "slapping or pinching" my finger ...nor has anyone else who has shot mine or buddies who also own HK45s complained about it either.
Love Larry Vickers, hope to meet him one day and have him sign an HK45 magazine for me!!!...but maybe he is making a bigger deal of it then most cause he wanted them to follow "his" approach/ideas more closely on the model?
On a side note...people who shoot as good/as often as him are in their own class about "tastes" of what is/is not good...why they cannot leave any gun alone/stock and are always modded and personalized to their liking...which is fine, a factory cannot make everyone 100% happy as personal taste can vary greatly, they gave us a great platform that you can build onto if you so desire.
The HK45 is a great gun, very pretty, very very well made and shoots great...feels like a 9mm!!!
Some great things that are rarely talked about I find includes the magazines...they are GREAT!!! Well worth the price IMO. They are easy easy to load, great "bumpers" on them to increase their strength and durability when dropped from the gun as well as the overall capacity seems to be a 10.5 (still legal for all the worry warts out there, you CANNOT fit 11 rounds into it!!!)...meaning you can easily load a FULL magazine into the gun when it too is loaded and/or the slide is forward. This is a nice touch as some people are against loading magazines at FULL capacity due to the stiffness of them and it not being easy or even possible to put one loaded so tight into the gun with the slide forward...reliably anyways. So again, no reason at all to have to download this magazine if you follow that shooting mindset.
The magazine release is not the "American standard" button style, its located behind the trigger, within the trigger guard itself. This is also great...it is ambidextrous and easy to use...I normally use my trigger finger to drop the magazine...but you can you your thumb easily too if that is your preferred method. It is also enlarged quite a bit compared to the older USP models. I also own a HK USP Tactical in .45 as well and find my friends are "okay" with that magazine release but do not love it...but when it comes to the one on the HK45, they adore it. The new style and size of the HK45 magazine release gives you options on how you want to drop a mag...and choice is always a good thing!!!
Lastly...it is not overly "special" but it has an ambidextrous slide release is really handy, especially for left handed shooters. You can also get an ambi safety/decocker too if you wish but will have to buy that separately...side note on this...it takes quite a bit of effort to decock the gun, more so then the USP models require, so your not gonna accidentally decock the gun when flipping the safety down/off. Never was an issue for me, even with HKs older models but I know this is a worry for some...mostly the ones who like to carry "cocked and locked".
Grip size is very nice...much skinnier then the USP 45 model...and not much wider then a 1911 but with a better STANDARD capacity and finger groves...which I am a fan of as well as "just right" abrasive texture but not to the point of pain. I shoot the gun with the LARGE back strap installed and my girlfriend can as well but finds that if I put the MEDIUM sized ones one...which is very quick and easy to change out...she finds it more comfortable if shes shooting it for an extended period of time.
Sorry this turned into a mini review...but not many talk about this gun on here and I like to whenever I get the chance. Counting past and present handguns I have owned over 15 different ones and fired many many more and have yet to find a better "combat" handgun then this gem from HK.
My name is jeffcarr88 and I am an HK addict!!!
Safariland makes a great holster for the HK45 as well...the 6004/5 series. It is a drop leg but can easily be converted to a mid ride with a $15 piece Safariland also sells.
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- Location
- London
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WanstallsOnline
Expried Business Member
- Location
- Maple Ridge BC
UPDATE 08 APRIL 2013: We just got off the phone with our rep and have been able to secure an extension for this pre-order run until Friday. That is the final date, no further extensions can be granted beyond that. We'll have our store stock availability thereafter; all orders we've received so far have been accounted for and are secured with HK Germany.
SO -- If you want one now, and you thought you missed the boat, I am still available for HK45 preorders of all models at this email address and will be happy to GUARANTEE all preorders until close of business at 1730PST on Thursday night, 11 April 2013. We will submit our remaining order on Friday, 12 April 2013 immediately at opening of business; further orders after that will come from store inventory orders on a first come, first served basis. We will be glad to take care of you guys and girls as best we can!
To everyone who patiently waited over Sunday for me to come back in today and process your requests: As we promised Saturday, those orders have been processed and are already secured with HK Germany! We appreciate your patience and of course your business!
Cheers,
Daniel
SO -- If you want one now, and you thought you missed the boat, I am still available for HK45 preorders of all models at this email address and will be happy to GUARANTEE all preorders until close of business at 1730PST on Thursday night, 11 April 2013. We will submit our remaining order on Friday, 12 April 2013 immediately at opening of business; further orders after that will come from store inventory orders on a first come, first served basis. We will be glad to take care of you guys and girls as best we can!
To everyone who patiently waited over Sunday for me to come back in today and process your requests: As we promised Saturday, those orders have been processed and are already secured with HK Germany! We appreciate your patience and of course your business!
Cheers,
Daniel
Don't know what to tell you, I had other online retailers refuse to ship anything by that company. For the reason I already stated.
EDIT: Don't bother asking which ones, I probably looked through a dozen different retailers websites (or more) over the course of a couple of days, I can't remember which ones said no and which ones didn't specify.
Either way, nice to see that it's possible to get them.
- Location
- London
Ordered mine a few months ago...do it ASAP maybe if your worried?
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Just drop in to the Canadian dealer in Mississauga (or call). I've order quite a number of Safariland items (multiple holsters) from them and yes they do take about a month to come in but they are good about it and do call when it's in.
If you don't mind black, they have quite a lot in stock.
If your in a rush however, other methods would be faster.
If you don't mind black, they have quite a lot in stock.
If your in a rush however, other methods would be faster.
- Location
- London
It took OPSGEAR about a month to get it to me as well as they had to ordered it from Safariland themselves...they also told me I could have ordered it direct from them, Safariland if I so choose as well.
GunnieArtz
Regular
- Location
- Vancouver BC
Damn I wish I had the $, always wanted one
WanstallsOnline
Expried Business Member
- Location
- Maple Ridge BC
We have to submit our order bright and early tomorrow morning. Everyone so far has been accounted for!
Cheers,
Daniel
Cheers,
Daniel
rocketfish
Member
I've already got a P30L and love it but the .45 is the one I always wanted. That and a USP45 tactical.
I think I will have to buy a P30L to keep me occupied for the next year
- Location
- Ontario
You have nearly a year to save for this demon!!
Damn I wish I had the $, always wanted one
