USP 45. Don't need, but sorta want

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Posted: 8/15/2017 12:03:17 AM EDT

Found a decent deal on a full sized USP 45. Pistol is used, but like new. I've always loved their stainless finish on those guns. Fo or no @ $550?

Update...I fent

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Posted: 8/15/2017 12:07:56 AM EDT

[#1]

I just picked on up for $440. Not stainless, but with working night sights. Didn't need it either, but at that price, it was a fo.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:12:38 AM EDT

[#2]

Decent price for a stainless, but be aware extra mags aren't exactly cheap.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:14:24 AM EDT

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Posted: 8/15/2017 12:18:05 AM EDT

[#4]

$550 for a stainless? I'd pick it up if I were in the market. I picked up a Tactical recently and really like it.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:20:28 AM EDT

[#5]

I have a full size stainless 9mm. I had a full size 45.

The 45 is a huge gun for what it is. I wear large gloves and it was a difficult pistol for me to shoot.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:23:43 AM EDT

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I have a full size stainless 9mm. I had a full size 45.

The 45 is a huge gun for what it is. I wear large gloves and it was a difficult pistol for me to shoot.

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Definitely big, but not as huge as I remember.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:36:34 AM EDT

[#7]

Price is fair.

You'll never find a more reliable, durable handgun.

Buy it.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:38:31 AM EDT

[#8]

You can never go wrong with a USP.. I say fo
550 is a good price for the .45

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:40:27 AM EDT

[#9]

Shake that rattle trap...

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:41:00 AM EDT

[#10]

Durable, reliable, and accurate. Holy SHIT that trigger reset, though!

I've owned a few Tactical, Match, and Expert models, and enjoyed them.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:41:58 AM EDT

[#11]

Usp is nice but v1 da/as trigger is meh. Convert to light LEM and you might like it better

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:44:49 AM EDT

[#12]

One of the best pistols, EVER MADE. Fo.

more reliable than Glock. And MORE accurate too.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:48:20 AM EDT

[#13]

DO it

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:49:05 AM EDT

[#14]

Buy it. Makes a great range/NS handgun as well as suppressor host.

iDk if it lives up to the mythology, but it is certainly worth owning at that price.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:50:06 AM EDT

[#15]

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Usp is nice but v1 da/as trigger is meh. Convert to light LEM and you might like it better

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LEM from Hk is a solid trigger.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:51:53 AM EDT

[#16]

If you're not foing to buy it i will.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:53:30 AM EDT

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Posted: 8/15/2017 12:55:30 AM EDT

[#18]

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Love my USP 45 Tactical.

and I fondle, stroke or play with it more than ANY of my Rifles.

Not one malfunction, and it shoots laser beams.

Posted: 8/15/2017 12:57:57 AM EDT

[#19]

Paid $499 with box and accessories. Was used.

I love mine.

Posted: 8/15/2017 1:04:38 AM EDT

[#20]

USP45 is a great pistol. I started getting malfunctions after firing a few thousand too many rounds without replacing the recoil spring. After throwing a nice, new one in, and it was right back to the way it was day one.

Posted: 8/15/2017 1:09:07 AM EDT

[#21]

Handled one yesterday. I have large hands but holy carp this thing felt big.

Other than that it seemed a decent gun.

Posted: 8/15/2017 1:30:19 AM EDT

[#22]

I have a lot of pistols and shoot the usp better than most of them.

Posted: 8/15/2017 1:30:21 AM EDT

[#23]

Go big or go home. Mk 23.

Posted: 8/15/2017 1:44:27 AM EDT

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Too big. I'm going home...

Posted: 8/15/2017 2:06:34 AM EDT

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Same here, that this is YUGE!

Posted: 8/15/2017 2:07:48 AM EDT

[#26]

Buy it.

Posted: 8/15/2017 2:22:37 AM EDT

[#27]

Get it. At 550 it's a steal.

Posted: 8/15/2017 8:38:40 AM EDT

[#28]

I have relatively small hands and still shoot it well. You just have to get used to the size.

Posted: 8/15/2017 8:40:53 AM EDT

[#29]

The USP45 is a solid pistol, and that is a good price for one that isn't an LE trade. I can't stand DA/SA, but you can easily convert it to light LEM, which IMNSHO is just about the best trigger system ever devised for a carry gun. I prefer the updated HK45, but it is twice the price.

In other words, fo, then order a LEM conversion kit from HKParts.

Posted: 8/15/2017 9:47:05 AM EDT

[#30]

Jump on that deal.

Posted: 8/15/2017 9:53:08 AM EDT

[#31]

You want it, you can afford it, buy it. It's a good price for a .45 USP.

Posted: 8/15/2017 9:59:01 AM EDT

[#32]

I keep seeing these threads pop up about the USP. Making me want to pick one up.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:02:04 AM EDT

[#33]

DO IT!!!!

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:07:14 AM EDT

[#34]

I own one, and at $550 I'd buy another one. Fo

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:13:12 AM EDT

[#35]

LEM trigger? What does this mean?

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:22:30 AM EDT

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Law Enforcement Modification. Supposedly a double action only with a lighter pull. I do not like it. Some do. We all like different things. I will take my DA/SA.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:24:28 AM EDT

[#37]

Good deal, buy it.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:25:17 AM EDT

[#38]

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It is a light DAO trigger, with a short reset. I have three HK's set up that way.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:26:47 AM EDT

[#39]

HK purposely jammed a .45 bullet in the barrel and then fired for affect. Barrel bulged, jam was cleared and accuracy was still within .025 from a new barrel.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:28:52 AM EDT

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It is a light DAO trigger, with a short reset. I have three HK's set up that way.

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LEM trigger? What does this mean?

It is a light DAO trigger, with a short reset. I have three HK's set up that way.

I am not so sure it is a short reset. But anyway...random video pulled.

What is the HK LEM trigger?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwcsV4Bns_4

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:29:42 AM EDT

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I just picked on up for $440. Not stainless, but with working night sights. Didn't need it either, but at that price, it was a fo.

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Damn good price....I missed out on the one's AIM had a while back, where'd you find yours?

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:31:02 AM EDT

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It is a light DAO trigger, with a short reset. I have three HK's set up that way.

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One of the best triggers ever, but it does take practice to be fully efficient with the follow-up shots.

My EDC is a p2000sk with the LEM light trigger.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:33:13 AM EDT

[#43]

I snagged a police trade-in 5+ years ago for $450...3 mags included.

About 4 years ago, I bought the replacement lanyard thingy that doesn't have the integrated hammer lock. I now feel better about this pistol.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:35:34 AM EDT

[#44]

It's a ridiculously good pistol. Mine has never once failed for any reason and I've had it for 19 years.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:42:10 AM EDT

[#45]

Thank you all for the timely and courteous responses.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:42:12 AM EDT

[#46]

OP, I'm not sure if the USP is included, but there's a mag deal that's going on right now at H&K. 4 free mags on top of the two that come with them. People are getting the mags in 10-14 days from sending in the rebate.

I know the P30 series has it, and the VP9 ( same mags ). That's $160 worth of mags. You have to buy by Sept. 30th.

P30 is like an updated USP but there is a slight difference in the trigger linkage that causes it to not have quite as good a trigger from the factory.

Posted: 8/15/2017 10:54:44 AM EDT

[#47]

Here are mine.

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Posted: 8/15/2017 11:26:32 AM EDT

[#48]

Buy it. If you need to justify it call it your woods pistol. The stock USP will fire .45 Super just fine.

Posted: 8/15/2017 2:17:02 PM EDT

[#49]

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The USP45 is a solid pistol, and that is a good price for one that isn't an LE trade. I can't stand DA/SA, but you can easily convert it to light LEM, which IMNSHO is just about the best trigger system ever devised for a carry gun. I prefer the updated HK45, but it is twice the price.

In other words, fo, then order a LEM conversion kit from HKParts.

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Or you can just have it cocked the whole time. And it'll always be in single action. No need to deal with DA.

You see... USPs can be safely carried cocked and locked. Unlike other hammer fired pistols.