P30 - stoppage, 147 HST, maintenance etc

[YVK]

Yup, exactly that. To me that doesn't seem like it would cause enough fouling to create problems with an in-spec gun unless your cleanings had never touched the extractor or chamber. If these parts had been cleaned, and there was as much fouling as you noted in a prior post within firing only 1000 rounds, then I'd look at something being wrong with the ammo. 1000 rounds of good ammo isn't enough to cause significant fouling, IME.

Maybe a fluke? It shouldn't need a new extractor spring yet, and 1 stoppage in 11,000 rounds doesn't seem indicative of a defective spring either.

God, HKs are so horrible. Other gun owners have real problems. Here we are trying to figure out why it had one stoppage in 11,000 rounds. **gets a shiver**

Everybody needs something to bitch about...I want to take H&K down from the pedestal of infallibility...I am a Deutche-phobe...pick one

I agree that the chamber fouling shouldn't have been an issue; even though I didn't put a ton effort of keeping the gun super-clean, what I did still beats the hell out of Todd's routine of cleaning his every 9 thousand or so rounds..
Faulty ammo could've been been a factor, but then again it was the freaking HST for 25 bucks a box, although of course nothing is immune from lapses of QC. Ironically, 2000 rounds of Aguila has caused me no grief so far...

I appreciate everybody's input. I think we should return to this post in 11K rounds.

[Kyle Reese]

Everybody needs something to bitch about...I want to take H&K down from the pedestal of infallibility...I am a Deutche-phobe...pick one :

I agree that the chamber fouling shouldn't have been an issue; even though I didn't put a ton effort of keeping the gun super-clean, what I did still beats the hell out of Todd's routine of cleaning his every 9 thousand or so rounds..
Faulty ammo could've been been a factor, but then again it was the freaking HST for 25 bucks a box, although of course nothing is immune from lapses of QC. Ironically, 2000 rounds of Aguila has caused me no grief so far...

I appreciate everybody's input. I think we should return to this post in 11K rounds.

I certainly appreciate your posts in this thread. At the end of the day, a firearm is just a mechanical item, designed, manufactured and used by human beings. All of them will eventually experience problems / maintenance issues if used alot (as they should be).

I get more annoyed with the people who buy a gun, fire 27 rounds thru it, and blather on the interwebz about it being "flawless", etc.