#Hk usp compact 9mm mod#
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#Hk usp compact 9mm trial#

Of all the 45s I shot in a long range week with my shooting friends, the full-sized USP with the Horandy loads had the best single group at 15 yards with 2.185 inches. The compact shot Federal Hydra-Shok DEEP 45 Auto 210gr best. The full-sized USP grouped best with Horandy Critical Defense 45 Auto 185gr FTX. I primarily shot five loads through the USP and USP Compact – three from Federal, two from Hornady. It’s a sweet shooter, and lived up to my boyhood imaginations. There’s plenty of slide length on both the USP and the Compact to hold a good, consistent line on target. The bore axis is high, but not as high as the SIG M17/P320 I’ve also been shooting of late. The USP controls, aside from the paddle release, are very natural to run.

#Hk usp compact 9mm mod#

The testing that went into the USP-and its older military brother the Mk 23 Mod 0-was the stuff of gun legend: submerged in saltwater, jammed up with sand, frozen to -40 degrees, heated to 150, a bullet lodged in the barrel, then shot.

I remember first reading about it in Guns & Ammo, at the newsstand in the mall, while my mom and sister shopped for sneakers. law enforcement and military market quickly wormed its way into my boyhood mind. Heckler & Koch‘s early 1990s entry into the U.S.

#Hk usp compact 9mm trial#

The military version of the German-made pistol went through the most intense testing trial of any handgun in history.īefore I ever shot a handgun, I wanted a USP.

#Hk usp compact 9mm full size#

The full size version is bigger than even a 1911 but includes a dual spring recoil mitigation system that makes it a soft shooter, even chambered in. 45 ACP came soon after and the USP Compact was introduced in 1996. The USP was originally released on the civilian market in. Yes, the 'HK WEAPON SYSTEMS' have been in more use in combat than any other make, but when it comes to model, the USP doesn't stand up very well even for the german army.The USP began as a rigorously tested pistol for SOCOM that was adopted by the Navy SEALs called the Mk 23 Mod 0 chambered in. Including various special units of the Germans Federal Police.the same who once used the USP, but changed to the Glock as it was more reliable and accurate.this is the same country where the USP was made.

The Glock is used by 45 countries, far more greater than the USP. My own G17 withstood (without mods) the Jungles of Sierra Leone, Kosovo and Bosnia and the First Gulf War and it proved deadly on a number of occasions. Mind you, I've served with enough armed forces to see them used around the world and in many places. Even some Fernspaher (Lurps) have been seen to carry Glocks and more countries use Glocks than the USP. It is proven more prone to being plugged and springs not holding up well. The HK, though very effective, a German made weapon is having a rough time with the sands of Iraq. I've used the Glock in Combat and it has proved effective for a number of Special Ops guys. Again, I am not knocking the Glock, I just prefer the USP. But if I have a choice I will take the USP over a Glock any day. Two, IMO the USP has the best mag release on the market, especially for a 'tactical' reload.īoth are great guns and I would not hesitate to trust my life with either, and have. Why did I do this? Two reasons, I wanted a safety system that required more than just pulling the trigger to deactivate it. I had put close to 5k rds thru it without a problem before I sold it and bought a USP-9. Personal experience I carried a G19 for a few years in the line of work I do and never had a problem with it. They are not that much bigger, if at all, than a G-19. The USP compact is not a choice I would go with, get a full size USP. Not saying thats bad, just pointing it out. Also, the USP's were designed from the get-go to have a light mounted, with Glocks it was an after thought. To answer your last question, in the US there are prrobably more lights, holsters, ect for the Glocks as they are more prevalent.