USP40f Jet Funnel Duty Ammo

[dos gris]

Anyone have a thousand or so 165-180 gr Gold Dots or 180 gr Fed HST rounds through a Jet Funnel equipped USP 40? Any issues?

Do the sixteen round magazines hold up well when being left loaded for extended periods?

I've got several thousand rounds of those specific rounds through a USP Compact with zero malfunctions, but not enough through the full sized to be confident yet.

What has been your experience?

 

[dwr461]

Jet Funnel equipped USP 40

Dave

 

[Guate_shooter]

I fail to understand how the Jet Funnel or magwell would have any impact of the performace of the weapon with any round.

And I am sure that there has been more than 1k HST rounds put through a full size USP 40 which is the same thing as a full size USP 40 with the Jet Funnel IMO.

 

[dos gris]

I fail to understand how the Jet Funnel or magwell would have any impact of the performace of the weapon with any round.

And I am sure that there has been more than 1k HST rounds put through a full size USP 40 which is the same thing as a full size USP 40 with the Jet Funnel IMO.

The funnel isn't the issue, it is the magazines that are required when using the funnel. They are supposed to be "competition oriented", with weak springs that give out when you give them a cross look, and Hk doesn't recommend them for LEO use.

 

[Guate_shooter]

The funnel isn't the issue, it is the magazines that are required when using the funnel. They are supposed to be "competition oriented", with weak springs that give out when you give them a cross look, and Hk doesn't recommend them for LEO use.

I would definelty ask Pangris or LSP as they are the experts when it comes to HK but I know my clear mags are not marked as "competition", they are marked as Restricted for Law Enforcement so I dont see how they can sell and mark a product that they dont recommend specially for the same specific market they are marked for.

Just dont make much sense.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Give me 1000 rounds of HST and a USP40 and I'll let you know!

 

[dos gris]

I would definelty ask Pangris or LSP as they are the experts when it comes to HK but I know my clear mags are not marked as "competition", they are marked as Restricted for Law Enforcement so I dont see how they can sell and mark a product that they dont recommend specially for the same specific market they are marked for.

Just dont make much sense.

Pangris and LSP are Hk rookies. They would both still be sneering derisively at Hk handguns had I not shown them the light (in a meandering, kismet contingent manner that was prompted by a terrorist organization)

Seriously, you don't understand the difference between a generic, required LEO marking that was mandated by law and Hk's own recommendation?

I just want to know if anyone has long experience with leaving the 16 round magazines loaded, whether they have had any spring or feeding problems in a self defense environment.

 

[Guate_shooter]

True again, Guate. HK does NOT reccommend the "white" magazines for LE use. The LE marking was simply to satisfy the provisions of the assault rifle ban law, which expired in 2006. I have seen some recent-production "white" magazines without the LE/Govt markings.

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I understand

 

[dos gris]

He speaketh the truth.

Of course, its a bit more involved than that, but what _I_ want to know is, why are you asking questions- here, of all places- that you already know the answers to?????

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For the general edification of the people of the great State of Louisiana?

Frankly, I don't know the answer when it comes to the mysterious 16 round magazines. The Hk Pro tribe reports some trouble with them in the spring department, others say they are the bees knees.

As I mentioned. I've got plenty of duty rounds and experience with the compact magazines. What I don't know does not concern feeding, I know that isn't an issue, but whether or not anyone has had problems using the magazines in a "house gun" sort of application. In other words, loaded over a long period of time, lots of practice cycles, and perhaps some time spent in a grab and go bag.

 

[RyanW]

I spoke with the guys at HK about this thursday. They had jsut finished doing a trigger mod and sights to mine and I was contemplating the jet funnel as well. I like to leave 2 magazines with real rounds in them, and according to the gunsmith at HK in Georgia, the jet funnel mags collapse if left full for extended periods of time.

He recommended that if I get the jet funnel, I should keep the stock 15rd mags, and just install the jet funnel when I go shooting and take it off when I get done.

For less than 2 clear mags and the jet funnel, you can get 2 30rd mags though lol

 

[dos gris]

Collapse??

What did he mean by that?

 

[RyanW]

Collapsing is what a spring does when it loses tension. Bascially, if you keep the jet funnel mags loaded all the time, you'll end up with jamming issues due to a weakend spring. The standard 15rd mags don't have that problem.