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Awesome video. One of my buddies swears by his HK USP 45. Now I see why.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I've had one for decades. When I got it, it was the only factory double stack .45 ACP available. Maybe the 21 was out, but I'm not sure.
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He's reviewed quite a lot of "go to war" handguns in this way, and he says the H&K USP-45 was the best performer so far.
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Some dog the HK, but the HK is a hell ova pistol.
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I bought one around '99 or 2000, kept it about 4 or 5 years. Great shooter very accurate. But it was just too big around the grip for me and I got bored with it and the magazine were expensive so I traded it on a pre 64 270 rifle.
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Don't have a USP 45 but I have a 40. Bought it in the 90's ahead of high mag cap ban. Been very pleased with mine. Hasbeen
hasbeen (Better a has been than a never was!)
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I have a couple USPc and 1 full size USP.
Love the guns. Have never had a ftf that wasn't operator error.
The grip angle works better for me than the Glocks and I like having a safety as an option on occasion.
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Ditto on my H&K USP40C. My primary OWB carry gun. Shoots great. Only thing I don't care for is the mag release. Sometimes hard to positively release.
Last edited by tominboise; 10/07/17.
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You have to wonder if the things are as accurate? You would think they would have to fit pretty loose in order to function with the trash in them. I had a 40 for a brief period of time, good gun but I prefer a single trigger pull and if cocked and locked IIRC too far down on the safety dropped the hammer.
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You have to wonder if the things are as accurate? You would think they would have to fit pretty loose in order to function with the trash in them. I had a 40 for a brief period of time, good gun but I prefer a single trigger pull and if cocked and locked IIRC too far down on the safety dropped the hammer. Yeah, that bothered me too, i.e., too much force when taking the thumb safety off decocks the hammer. If I carried it, it would be double action for the first round.
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You have to wonder if the things are as accurate? You would think they would have to fit pretty loose in order to function with the trash in them. I had a 40 for a brief period of time, good gun but I prefer a single trigger pull and if cocked and locked IIRC too far down on the safety dropped the hammer. HK USP’s are very accurate.
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you think they are top end 1911 kind of accurate?
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you think they are top end 1911 kind of accurate? I would doubt it.
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you think they are top end 1911 kind of accurate? Yes. At least the ones that I have shot and they are very strong rugged pistols.
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Great pistols, I had a 40 cal, but prefer Glocks.
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Same here. I'd feel well equipped with the USP series of handguns, too, though.
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Well, the next time I am going swimming in water, followed by, Crawling through sand, then Dirt, then Mud.
I will definitely by one of these. Until then, I will use a boring old g19. And keep it clean as possible.
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Well, the next time I am going swimming in water, followed by, Crawling through sand, then Dirt, then Mud.
I will definitely by one of these. Until then, I will use a boring old g19. And keep it clean as possible. Glocks are top performers in the muck, too.
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you think they are top end 1911 kind of accurate? I can't honestly say how accurate my USP 45 was. I never shot for groups on paper. But I was able to hit beer cans at very long distances as well as any 1911 I had at the time as long as the 'nut behind the trigger" did his job. I know that's not very scientific. But when you can bounce beer cans at well over 30 yards offhand your not shooting shotgun patterns. They have a o ring on the barrel to help with lock-up. I'm not saying they're Les Baer accurate but they pretty good.
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