Variant 5: Double action only with ”SAFE” position. German Navy combat divers used the USP for years without any signs of corrosion. This is because the single-action trigger was very good, and we found that the decocking feature operated via the ambidextrous thumb safeties was a plus. 81000311, UPC 642230261518 – USP9 (V7) LEM DAO, two 15rd magazines – MSRP $1,089, Part No. These are the best USP mag extensions on the market. The result is a USP ideally suited to IPSC (International Practical Shooting Competition) and other practical target shooting applications. 166 Posts #17 • May 20, 2013. Variant 10: Double action/single action with control lever (manual safety/no decocking function) on right side of frame. SAVE UP TO $50 ON YOUR ONLINE ORDER TODAY! The gun was also subjected to NATO MIL-SPEC mud and rain tests; it passed without difficulty. [20] The HK pistol models chosen were the HK P2000 US, HK P2000 SK Subcompact, and the USP Compact/LEM (Law Enforcement Modification). It is the customer's responsibility to follow all Federal, State, and Local Laws. A spurred hammer, similar to the one that comes as standard on the P10, can be installed onto the USP Compact. [17][18], In 1998, the H&K USP Compact with the LEM trigger action, in .40 Smith & Wesson, was adopted by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service as the duty sidearm for its Special Agents and plain clothes officers. Attempts to fire the USP pistol with an unlocked breech proved unsuccessful. The USP Expert shot [PDFCAP(2)] consistently, with average groups ranging from 2.0 to 2.2 inches between our three test rounds. Heckler & Koch USP 45 Compact with SHTF IWB holster and Raven Pancake Holster (HK-704531) - UA1535 $699.00 HK USP9 Exp(V1)DA/SA two 18rd steel mags jet fnl 81000363 / M709080F-A5 Our design does away with that, creating a mag that’s easier to manipulate, easier to seat, and less likely to cause trouble on your belt. The HK USP 45 Expert handgun is clearly the best competition pistol in its class with the performance-driven German engineering you can trust. This tapered surface produces a camming action which assists in positive lock-up in the presence of heavy fouling and debris. The USP is a semi-automatic pistol with a mechanically locked breech using the short recoil method of operation. You should receive this issue of Gun Tests around October 27, or about a week before the elections scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020.... Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. Water immersion and salt spray also presented no problems. USP Expert .45 V1 with cartridge loaded backwards in magazine . Certain models of this gun also have a slightly longer slide-release, or move the mechanism toward the grip for increased comfort. But the USP Expert can also be decocked and carried with the hammer down for first shot double action followed by a transition to single-action only fire. The USP Compact series was introduced in 1996 and is available in 9 mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .45 ACP, and, exclusively to the Compact model, .357 SIG. In single-action mode, the release required only 4 pounds, but the amount of resistance seemed even less. 81000328, UPC 642230260931 – USP45 (V7) LEM DAO, two 10rd magazines – MSRP $1,139, Part No. 9am-6pm CST Tue-Fri, Glock P80 Pistol Now In Stock! USP Compact models lack the mechanical recoil reduction system of the larger full sized USP pistols. Return to single action meant simply thumbing back the hammer. 81000320, UPC 642230260719 – USP40 (V7) LEM DAO, two 10rd magazines – MSRP $1,089, Part No. HK pioneered this use of polymer materials in the production of handguns more than 30 years ago with the development of the VP70Z and P9S pistols. Please try again later. Inside the trigger guard was a raised surface below the tip of the trigger, which we think can only interfere with a smooth trigger press by dragging on the index finger. This same recoil reduction system has been tested and proven in the HK Mark 23 pistol developed for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The USP Expert also retains the USP match trigger. Its magazines carried 12 rounds of .45 ACP ammunition. Control lever (manual safety) on right side of frame. A competition-style trigger, adjustable for overtravel, released a skeletonized hammer. Each section held its own recoil spring in check, making field stripping that much simpler. The USP has an accessory rail at the front of the frame for attachments of aftermarket equipment such as laser sights and weapon lights. SureFire adapters for both the USP and USP Compact are compatible with their accessories, and GG&G makes the two similar adapters for compatibility with Streamlight's TLR range of weapon lights and lasers. During the USP testing phase, the recoil-reduction system reduces the force on the USP grip to approximately 300 newtons (67 pounds-force). The USP was formally introduced in January 1993[3] with the USP40 model (the base version) chambered for the increasingly popular .40 S&W cartridge, followed soon by the USP9 (using the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge), and in May 1995—the USP45 (caliber .45 ACP). Milspec environmental tests were conducted in high and low temperatures, in mud, immersed in water and in salt spray. This reduces possible snag from the hammer on a holster or clothing while the pistol is being drawn, but still allows the USP Compact to be cocked from a decocked position even in the absence of a spurred hammer. Loaded with the Black Hills 185-grain JHP rounds, our Gold Match Ten II was the top performer from the 25-yard bench. It sure sounds like a good deal, to me. The USP Match (9 mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .45 ACP) has the same features offered on the Expert, except for a barrel weight that replaces the elongated slide found on the Expert. We preferred operating this gun as a single-action firearm rather than as a double-action pistol. Features favored by U.S. law enforcement and military users provided much of the design criteria for the USP. Offering higher capacity but maintaining the same width as a single-stack 45 may be a good selling point, but most of our staff would prefer that the Gold’s grip sides were not flat. The USP Tactical (9mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .45 ACP) incorporates an adjustable rear sight, a higher-profile front sight (as to be visible above the suppressor), an extended threaded barrel and O-ring, a match grade trigger, and an adjustable trigger stop (the 9mm model, referred to by HK as the "USP9SD (tactical)" does not have the match trigger with adjustable trigger stop, O-ring, and does not carry the "Tactical" marking on the slide of the USP40 and USP45 Tactical models, making it a standard-size USP9 with threaded barrel and raised & adjustable target sights; those features were added to it in 2015). Removing the top end required a bushing wrench (supplied), but neither disassembly nor reassembly presented a struggle. [PDFCAP(1)]The USP Expert is a large-frame polymer pistol with a 5.2-inch barrel. Features favored by U.S. law enforcement and military users provided much of the design criteria for the USP. A shaped lug on the underside of the barrel chamber comes into contact with a hooked locking block at the end of the steel recoil spring guide rod, lowering the rear end of the barrel and stopping the barrel's rearward movement.

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