Posted: 1/23/2008 11:34:21 AM EDT
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I'm looking at both full size .40 and the compact .40. Both have KI date codes. Never owned anything HK before. So school me fellas. |
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OK, I have done SOME research on my own. I know they were made in '98. What I can't find is: When was the last major update HK made to the USP line? Would a model from '98 be missing key modifications/changes compared to a newer one? Would you want to have one as your primary? for CCW? What's a good price? ....any info. really. Comments/suggestions/opinions......etc. 
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The only real update since then is the lanyard loop lock out which is the lawyer in a box thing. It serves no useful purpose other than to satisfy the lawyers. You are good to go. Most all the changes over the years have been minor in nature and that makes no particular year better or worse than the others. The first USPs came with land and groove rifling but they changed over to polygonal in 94 IIRC so if you shoot cast lead bullets you would want a first year pistol or a Jarvis barrel for a newer pistol. Price for a used USP IMO should be in the $300 to $450 range depending on condition and completeness. A full set up is: pistol, two or three mags (LEO bound pistols ship with 3 mags but they often show up on the civilian market, normal civilian sold guns only ship with two), plastic case, gray for your pistol, manual, possibly a fired shell casing, cable lock, and warranty card. Newer pistols with LL lock out will also have a LL LO key. Some shipped with a small packet of CLP but I don't think that is anything to get too excited over if it is not included! If the price is right, go for it. I got into HKs about 5 years ago and have carried my USPC .45 daily since retiring my carry revolvers completely. The USPC .45 is the best pistol (ccw type pistol) I have ever purchased. |
| Prices can vary greatly from one area to another so what is a "good buy" in one part of the country can only be so-so in another. That is what I love about the internet. You can shop all over the country and compare prices. What I try to go by is what some of the larger distributors sell new and used guns for. CDNN for example often has NIB USPs in the $550 to $650 range so if they are selling new for that price, used guns should be a bit cheaper. CDNN also has used guns, even HKs, from time to time and I have seen them pricing HKs in darned near new condition for as low as $400 but usually with no extras, such as a second mag. Keep your eyes open and above all, when it comes to used gun pricing don't take ANYONE'S word as absolute gospel. |