P2000sk assaulting me with brass

[NotAMonte86]

Hey everyone, I am very new to HK's, having never shot one before yesterday. I bought a used P2000sk v3 in .40, gun seems nice and I was aching to shoot it. Well, I got out to the range this past weekend.

Just about every single spent casing came flying my way, either straight back or bouncing off of the lane dividers. I had red marks on my arms, neck, chest, and forehead (with some burns still visible). I HATED shooting it. I've fired probably around 20 semi-autos, no HK's, and I've never had this problem.

I was hoping it needed break-in or the extractor needed adjusting. It may also be the way I hold the gun. There is so little info on this, all I found similar to this was an owner who didn't properly seat the guide rod assembly when putting the gun back together:

http://www.hkpro.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48681

From what I can tell there is only one way to install the guide rod. If it weren't installed right, then the slide release lever wouldn't go back on. The manual mentions pushing forward on the guide rod with your thumb while reassembling onto the frame, but... uhh... my thumb can't stay there obviously.

Anyone else experience this? I used Blazer Brass and WWB, and three different magazines. Thanks in advance.

[LGCubana]

Not to be insulting, but do you have experience with a .40 , in such a small platform ?

Try a death grip & see if the spent brass stops assaulting you.

An occasional spent brass, hitting the right hand wall is normal.

[comeandtakeit]

I have two and the brass has never hit me. It always hits the guy standing next to me in the face. It's cool...

[NotAMonte86]

Well, I own and have put a few hundred rounds through a Glock 33 (subcompact .357sig) and I used to own a P3AT (.380 in a tiny platform). The recoil isn't bad. I'm gonna have to go back to the range and try something different, but I don't know what. I could have someone experienced give it a shot (literally).

I wanted to see if there was anything to the recoil spring/guide rod... because the way I see it there's only one way to install it. If it's a conflict with my shooting grip, then that would be unfortunate!

[LGCubana]

Beyond a firmer grip, the only other thing that I can think of is the extractor.

Check for damage or an accumulation of muck; under the claw.

[blueiron]

Look at the ejector and see if it about angled 90 degrees to the longitudinal portions of the ejector. The ejection angle can be changed a bit by carefully filing it to a different angle. I recommend that a gunsmith do it.

[BrokenArrow]

Might be the gun, might be you, might be the you/gun thingee.

Not every gun works for everybody as easily. As good as the HK may be, if you have to jump through hoops to get it to work for you when other guns work easier, I would move on.

[NotAMonte86]

^ Thanks, I agree. I want to like this gun, I'm going to give it another chance. If that doesn't work, and it turns out to be my shooting style plus the gun's design then I will be moving on.

[NotAMonte86]

Just a quick update if anyone was curious... took the gun back to the range today. Two friends and I shot it (one has more experience, one has less). No issues! This was a different (and much better) range, the spent casings just shot over the divider and into the next lane.

I am very glad we were all able to shoot it and enjoy it. It seems that the casings were not coming straight back originally, but they were just bouncing off the divider. Thanks everyone for the advice.

[MrMurphy]

My brother's Colt 1991A1 .45, until about 200 rounds were through it, tossed brass right, forward, right-forward, right-back, straight back, straight up and even left occasionally.

After a few hundred rounds, the ejector wore in and ever since, right-forward in a nice pile it has been.


Glad to see in your case it was a divider not the gun.

[NotAMonte86]

^

That's interesting... I bought the gun almost new. Not sure if that had anything to do with it, but whatever it was I'm glad it shoots fine now. I will be selling it sometime in the near future, and hanging onto my Glock. I can't bring myself to carry a nice, pricey gun, because I would hate to mark it up.