Why isn't the HK45 more popular? (Page 2 of 2)
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Originally Posted By TxRabbitBane: The next handgun I buy will probably be an HK45/45c. @TxRabbitBane Do it. 
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Originally Posted By 6731HBAR: I just ordered Talon grips. Does anyone know the difference between the threaded barrels at HKPro for the 45C? The HKP17449 is $279, while the HKP 01036 is $339. Never mind I found what I was looking for. Likely no difference performance wise. But for those who must have the German made I guess the option is there. If you have shot one or both barrels, any likes or dislikes, fall off in accuracy? It looks like the 01036 is German made. HKP17449: HK45C, HK45C Tactical Threaded Barrel .578 X 28 - US US made HK45C & HK45C Tactical threaded barrel for use with a wide variety of flash hiders & sound suppressors. This is a special offering as a factory HK45C Tactical barrel is threaded metric 16 X 1 left hand (not as common) as the US threaded offerings. This offering is for an HK45 & HK45 Tactical barrel with US .578-28 right hand threads. A much more common thread pattern when looking for suppressor and flash hider offerings. A great combo package at a great price! Includes: HK45C & HK45C Tactical threaded barrel- US made by RCM Custom crown protecting thread protector included & installed HK factory O-ring included & installed This barrel is a true drop in direct replacement for all HK45C pistols Includes the o-ring and thread protector to protect your valuable HK45C pistol Features: Made in the USA Fully heat treated 4140R steel Double stress relieved Nitrided finish to entire surface of barrel inside and out 1:16 twist 4.57" Overall length & 4.62" with thread protector installed Threaded .578 X 28 - Right Hand Austempered & finished inside & out in an ultra durable nitride hardening process Each barrel is chambered in .45 ACP with a polished feed ramp Each barrel comes complete with thread protector & HK green o-ring Please note: This barrel is NOT the same barrel for the USP45 Compact this barrel will fit HK's new HK45C & HK45C Tactical pistols only. HKP01036: New HK German HK45C threaded tactical barrel. A drop in barrel for the HK45C. Features: Heckler & Koch Genuine Part Threaded For Use With Suppressors Threaded 16 x 1 Left Hand Twist Cold hammer-forged 4.5" barrel Please Note: Be sure to order the factory HK .45 thread protector and O-Ring shown below, not for the USPC .45 model. This barrel is for the new HK45C or HK45 CT. They have different thread pitches. |
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I have an HK45 and USP 45 and the HK45 is vastly easier to shoot accurately for me. Both are hardcore reliable. I don't worry about 2 rds less (there are 13 rd extended mags for the HK45 if you are worried....but you'd be better off practicing more instead). I like mine enough that I'll eventually get a Tactical version also, probably LEM. They are actually a STEAL considering what they are! The ergo improvements on the HK45 are in another zip code. I do think it would be easy enough for HK to develop a slightly extended 12 rd factory mag, and they SHOULD do this, although apparently they hate their civilian customers. It is still a huge firearm, but much slimmer than the USP, which makes it a viable CCW option. It carries as well as a full size 1911. Works very nicely in winter, especially in a Kirkpatrick leather shoulder holster for roadtrips. 
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My 45ct sat in my safe for four years. Just started shooting it this time last year. I made a huge mistake! This is one of my favorite shooting 45’s. Shoots amazing groups. Also, what’s not to love about an offensive compact, combat pistol designed for operators slanging 45acp?! Similar contrast to the 1911 so if you’re familiar with those it’s an easy transition. Probably throw a can on it some day to really bring out the fun factor. |
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Originally Posted By aftac: I hate this thread. I am thinking of selling my last DA/SA HK45c. I just never shoot it any more since I have the HK45CT LEM. I carry cocked and locked, love that I can decock and safe at home and never have to clear it. By far my favorite hiking/camping/woods gun, perfect paired with a SiCo 45k. |
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Originally Posted By GoatPatty: No, but the standard HK45 is $629. That's a great price. Originally Posted By GoatPatty: Originally Posted By heavily_armed: @GoatPatty LMK if you see any HK45T cheaper than s3ven fitty https://gunprime.com/products?utf8=%E2%9C%93&commit=Go&search%5Bmake%5D%5B%5D=109&search%5Bcaliber%5D%5B%5D=53&search%5Bin_taxons%5D%5B%5D=Semi+Auto+Pistols No, but the standard HK45 is $629. That's a great price. Damn. When they came out, they were like $1200. |
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USP45 > HK45 HK45C > USP45 Compact That's how I personally view it. The HK45C is a much better carry gun due to the slimmer frame it has. Couple it with the LEM trigger and it's one of the smoothest guns I've shot. I personally own a HK45C and intend to use it for carry over my Beretta 92LTT in due time (waiting to get some Trijicon night sights for it). The smooth front end of the gun in comparison to the boxy shape of the USP45 Compact also makes reholstering easier. |
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Me too. I have the USP 45 and HK45 and pick the HK45 almost every time for the range. Rounds just naturally go where I point them. It's often a struggle with the USP until I get warmed up on a given day, but even then, it's never as accurate for me as the HK45. I'm keeping an eye out for an HK45T early next year, maybe LEM. |
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Recently picked up an LEO HK45C LEM. Wasn't sure I'd care for the trigger but it's actually pretty decent. I like it enough I ordered a custom IWB leather for it. Accurate and reliable. Attached File |
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HK45 is a really large handgun, and only holds 10rds. It also uses a single spring RSA instead of the USP's dual. They're great guns, but I would prefer an updated USP45 with a 1913 pic rail (not the proprietary rail), larger HK45 or P30 size paddle mag release, and milled for optics. What do I know? I've been carrying HK handguns off and on since 1994, and have owned / trained / carried / shot LOTS O BOOLITs out of them. HK guns are superb. The HK45 is great, but ... |
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The HK45 has been my edc for two or three years now. It is still one of my favorite pistols. I would love it if they made it in 9 MM though, I would probably switch to that for edc. |
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Originally Posted By Frank762: The HK45 has been my edc for two or three years now. It is still one of my favorite pistols. I would love it if they made it in 9 MM though, I would probably switch to that for edc. USPc 
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I've had a USP since they were first available. I wanted to like the HK45 but I don't like the finger grooves. Seeing the pics of grips that have been Stipple or whatever its called these days makes me think about one and doing the grip mods. My USP is as accurate as ever, but I do need to replace the recoil spring system. |
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Originally Posted By R71: I've had a USP since they were first available. I wanted to like the HK45 but I don't like the finger grooves. Seeing the pics of grips that have been Stipple or whatever its called these days makes me think about one and doing the grip mods. My USP is as accurate as ever, but I do need to replace the recoil spring system. I do like the finger grooves. The grip/trigger guard shape are like the G series Rifle/SMGs. |
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Originally Posted By killingmachine123: I've read that the USP .45 can shoot .45 Super without problems. Can the same be said of the HK45? It can and I have ( USPf45). I have a Jarvis 5.1" threaded barrel ( fully supported). I have run them with stock springs but decided to play it safe and bought a spare recoil assembly and switched the outer spring to 18lbs and use Wolff +10% mag springs in the two mags I have marked for Super loads. I get 1117fps avg with UW 255 hardcast. The manual for mine says safe for +P and +P+ loads, there really is no +P+ so I take that to mean 45 Super/450 SMC. YMMV . |
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Originally Posted By Pointman91: It can and I have. I have a Jarvis 5.1" threaded barrel ( fully supported). I have run them with stock springs but decided to play it safe and bought a spare recoil assembly and switched the outer spring to 18lbs and use Wolff +10% mag springs in the two mags I have marked for Super loads. I get 1117fps avg with UW 255 hardcast. The manual for mine says safe for +P and +P+ loads, there really is no +P+ so I take that to mean 45 Super/450 SMC. YMMV . Originally Posted By Pointman91: Originally Posted By killingmachine123: I've read that the USP .45 can shoot .45 Super without problems. Can the same be said of the HK45? It can and I have. I have a Jarvis 5.1" threaded barrel ( fully supported). I have run them with stock springs but decided to play it safe and bought a spare recoil assembly and switched the outer spring to 18lbs and use Wolff +10% mag springs in the two mags I have marked for Super loads. I get 1117fps avg with UW 255 hardcast. The manual for mine says safe for +P and +P+ loads, there really is no +P+ so I take that to mean 45 Super/450 SMC. YMMV . |
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LGS had a used HK45T for inexpensive (relatively); got it home and the previous owner never shot it near as I could tell; nothing under the extractor; barest hint of carbon elsewhere…so probably just factory test fired and that was it. Finally got it to the range today; only put 80 rounds through it though. I wanted to A/B test it against a USP45, Mk23 and 1911 but left the USP45 at home by accident…oh well. I only have two mags for it, so I was stealing ammo from the USP mags I had bought to feed it after the first two. As an aside - I used to have an HK45C and I tried for years to love it - 8+1 like my 1911s with Wilson mags, G19 sized…just could not love it no matter how much I tried. Too flippy; in a lot of ways it was like carrying a fatter Lightweight Commander - and that includes the bad ways…great to carry, not so fun to shoot/train with. 200 rounds and you’re feeling it. I didn’t feel that when shooting the full sized HK45. Not sure I like the HK45 over a 1911; it’s bigger…on the other hand it shoots much nicer than the Mk23 does, IMO. Softer. It didn’t feel much different shooting it than a 1911 which is a good thing; it’s still one of the softest 45ACP launchers out there even today. The HK45 also felt a lot better in the hand shooting it than both the 1911 and Mk23; it didn’t trigger any of the hotspots those two trigger on my hands after a few mags. Maybe tomorrow I’ll go back out with the USP45 and give them their own A/B run, but…so far I really like it. The only other test I want to try is A/B with a can on it and the Mk23 - I have a feeling it might be nicer than the Mk23 suppressed…I also want to see if it’s as sooty as the Mk23 and USP are with a can on; blowback escapes everywhere on those; your hands get coated in carbon in no time. Heck I don’t even need to put a can on those to see my trigger finger get soot all over it after a few mags…didn’t notice that on the HK45 though, hmm… Only change I made to the HK45 was replacing the hammer spring with a USP Match hammer spring - slight DA pull difference, but it’s noticeable. I might swap out the tall sights though…and I should see if I can get it milled for an optic… |
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Originally Posted By kilroymcb: Recently picked up an LEO HK45C LEM. Wasn't sure I'd care for the trigger but it's actually pretty decent. I like it enough I ordered a custom IWB leather for it. Accurate and reliable. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/62232/1000011025_jpg-3405669.JPG I carried a P2000 LEM before we (CBP) switched to Glock 19s. The LEM trigger is the nicest DAO trigger out there. |
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Originally Posted By heavily_armed: @GoatPatty LMK if you see any HK45T cheaper than s3ven fitty https://gunprime.com/products?utf8=%E2%9C%93&commit=Go&search%5Bmake%5D%5B%5D=109&search%5Bcaliber%5D%5B%5D=53&search%5Bin_taxons%5D%5B%5D=Semi+Auto+Pistols Close....I got a standard HK45 full size for $650 yesterday. I found a threaded barrel for $100. |