Heckler & Koch .22 Semi.

[Cedric 132]

I'm trying a used H&K Model 270 .22 semi auto, it's quite old (think they stopped making them about 1987 !).

 

Any thoughts about the quality of these rifles?

 

I tried a few rounds through it (sub sonics) and got some misfires and failures to load. The insides are pretty full of crud round the chamber and bolt face so I was going to give it a good clean and try it again in the morning.

 

Being so old would you thing spares e.g. magazines, firing pins etc. be a problem?

 

It feels great and is well made with a lovely trigger but thats not a lot of use if I have to cosset it!

[Coypu Hunter 486]

H&K make solid guns. Sounds like a maintenance issue (or two!).

 

You may find that hollowpoints give you failure-to-feed problems -- I get some hang-ups in the feed ramp if I run HPs through my Walther semi-auto pistol. Clean the feed ramp, extractor holes and chamber thoroughly, and try pushing a round manually up the feed ramp -- if you feel any roughness, or the round catches on anything, polish the feed ramp with some fine wet & dry paper wrapped around a thin bit of dowel. Just be careful not to go into the chamber with it. Or switch to LRNs. I have some .22 10-round rifle mags which won't feed HPs, but swallow LRNs no problem.

 

Check the magazine springs too -- if the mags have been left loaded for extended periods of time, the springs can fade, and don't exert enough upward pressure to present the next round correctly.

 

As for failures to fire, you pay have to take apart the firing pin group to fix that -- they do get gunked up inside on .22 semi-autos. If the firing pin or its spring are covered in crud, that could reduce the speed of the firing pin, resulting in a light primer strike and no ignition.

[Cedric 132]

Thanks for the info. I dismantled and cleaned the lot (they are very well made), I did notice the tip of the firing pin was well worn with little protrubrance and the gun is so old there are no spares available. Tried it this morning with two rounds failing to fire and the bolt not fully closing sometimes - so returned it to the dealer and came away with a new Ruger 10/22. It's a bit cheap and cheerful but I can play with it to improve the accuracy.

[Coypu Hunter 486]

Sounds like a good move, Cedric. The 10/22's a solid gun, and you can get hold of lots of accessories to play with! The ones I've shot have been pretty accurate, too.