HK: What's the point of...

[2A_Esq.]

Besides removing skin from my knuckles an eighth of an inch at a time?

 

[ranger4-7]

It is a clip that retains the buckle of the sling.

http://www.hkpro.com/forum/hk-long-...ew-guy-questions-my-search-didn-t-answer.html

Chris

 

[dnepro-mike]

 

[2A_Esq.]

And here I am with bloody knuckles feeling like a dope.

 

[Sir_Macadoo]

now I am curios, what were you doing with it that you ended up skinning your knuckles, ostensibly more than once.

 

[2A_Esq.]

now I am curios, what were you doing with it that you ended up skinning your knuckles, ostensibly more than once.

After clearing the rifle, I have the bad habit of grabbing the charging handle with a three-finger, palm down grip (like holding a tiny handle bar) and riding it home instead of slapping it down as you would when cambering a round. About half of the time, the recoil spring tension would pull my hand forward, and since I haven't let go of the charging handle, and since my fingers are riding along the fore end, the sling clip would act like a cheese grater and tear up the second knuckle on my left hand index finger.

EDIT: On at least one occasion, it happens when I charge the rifle because I grab the CH "palm down" as well.

tl;dr - operator error. You'd think I would have learned by now.

 

[atilla]

maaaaaaaaaaaaan, why have a HK rifle if you ain't gonna HK slap?!

 

[ThePreBanMan]

Because with HK you never pay enough - until you've paid a pound of flesh too.

 

[45collector]

Because with HK you never pay enough - until you've paid a pound of flesh too.

Hahahaa. Nice.