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Originally Posted by TacDoc
Why some people dont like this mod? Ive even read unmodified guns are desirable...
So this is just puritanism...? Or the cause of the problem was 99.999% ammo related and is already a non-issue with modern ammo...? Or...?
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I'm not HK, but I'll give you my thoughts...
The issue, in my opinion, is simply denial.
Just because someone has not seen or experienced the problem, then they assume - by their own personal experiences - that the problem really doesn't exist or significant.
This falls into the category of argueing that K frames magnum forceing cones don't crack and Plus P is not a problem with any gun.
If you are using your gun for purely target work, and will NEVER shoot a hot magnum load, then you can run the odds and take any level of risk that works for you. However, if your revolver
may be used to defend your life, and you carry high performance ammo, by all means get the mod done.
As to some folks seeking out non-modified guns, that's a new one on me, the factory did a recall and has offered this mod - free of charge - for almost 30 years now, if it were trivial and they could get away from doing so I'm certain that they'd of stopped the practice long ago, afterall this is a cost to them, not only the labor and minor parts costs, but the shipping ($50-60 round trip at their rates), for something that was manufactured in the early 80's. That's a heck of an expense against today's operating costs, so it's certainly not something they want to do, but they have to. The mod
is that important.
There is no value increase for non-modified guns, actually they are worth less (if there were two identical guns sitting side by side in similar conditions, the smart move is to buy the modified model). Buying one that is without the mod will bring some "away" time and potential costs/inconvenience to the buyer, so there's absolutely no way that an un-modified gun could have a higher value.
FWIW