Opinons on a USP 45

[Bitter Bastard]

Thanks for all the input. I purchased it last night and brought it home. As mentioned it is a variant 1 and came with 2 12 round mags, and the original box. The purpose of the purchase was because I always thought they were a neat looking pistol, it was priced right,and I could resell in the future if needed. It will be for range duty only and I currently don't have any plans to carry it. I have been looking at a Ruger LCP9S for carry purposes, when I came across this USP45. I would like to fire a Ruger prior to purchase. But now I guess the Ruger purchase will need to wait a little longer. I am looking forward to trying out the USP45 this weekend.

Well, after getting our opinions on it, be sure to post back after you've had a chance to try it out and giveus your thoughts on the USP.

[Aliensrgr8]

I went to the range today, and I brought the USP45 and M&P 9mm with me. I shot the 9mm to get a baseline then I went to the UPS45. First impressions were that the grip feels big compared to the M&P. I have the small back strap on the M&P as it is the most comfortable for my smaller hands. The USP is a larger hand gun, but it felt nice to shoot. I found myself not being able to cup and support my my wrist as much as I typically do with the M&P. The trigger pull in double action mode is long and heavy, Single action mode is shorter and a lot lighter. The single action mode appears to be lighter than my M&P. Obviously the recoil is more noticeable, but I don't it doesn't feel as sharp and the M&P. I assume this is due to the larger weight of the USP, and the slower fps of the .45 round. I was pleasantly surprised how consistent I was with the USP for the first (2) Magazines. I am usually not the most consistent shooter but I had a nice grouping at 10 yards. Overall I am happy with the purchase, and I think I will enjoy shooting it. However if a USP9 comes around for the right price, this one might be passed along.

One thing that did surprise me was how the rounds lined up in the Magazine, I purchased a Uplula mag loader this weekend and tried out it out first with the USP mags. After I had it loaded, I thought the rounds were not stacking correctly as I could not see brass through every hole in the mag. With all other mags I have loaded, you can see brass or the primer through each hole. I unloaded it, counted the rounds and reloaded it by hand. I had the same results. I once again unloaded, and reloaded by hand and made sure each round was pushed all the way towards the back of the mag. I still had the same results. You can see what I mean in the pictures, the magazine is completely full in both pictures. Both magazines did this whether they were hand loaded or using the Uplula loader. I assume that this is normal, or the tolerances were a little off from the factory. I had no feed issues during my time at the range.

Now for the pics:

First (2) Mags


Left Side:


Right Side:


Top:

[fine ape]

I went to the range today, and I brought the USP45 and M&P 9mm with me. I shot the 9mm to get a baseline then I went to the UPS45. First impressions were that the grip feels big compared to the M&P. I have the small back strap on the M&P as it is the most comfortable for my smaller hands. The USP is a larger hand gun, but it felt nice to shoot. I found myself not being able to cup and support my my wrist as much as I typically do with the M&P. The trigger pull in double action mode is long and heavy, Single action mode is shorter and a lot lighter. The single action mode appears to be lighter than my M&P. Obviously the recoil is more noticeable, but I don't it doesn't feel as sharp and the M&P. I assume this is due to the larger weight of the USP, and the slower fps of the .45 round. I was pleasantly surprised how consistent I was with the USP for the first (2) Magazines. I am usually not the most consistent shooter but I had a nice grouping at 10 yards. Overall I am happy with the purchase, and I think I will enjoy shooting it. However if a USP9 comes around for the right price, this one might be passed along.

One thing that did surprise me was how the rounds lined up in the Magazine, I purchased a Uplula mag loader this weekend and tried out it out first with the USP mags. After I had it loaded, I thought the rounds were not stacking correctly as I could not see brass through every hole in the mag. With all other mags I have loaded, you can see brass or the primer through each hole. I unloaded it, counted the rounds and reloaded it by hand. I had the same results. I once again unloaded, and reloaded by hand and made sure each round was pushed all the way towards the back of the mag. I still had the same results. You can see what I mean in the pictures, the magazine is completely full in both pictures. Both magazines did this whether they were hand loaded or using the Uplula loader. I assume that this is normal, or the tolerances were a little off from the factory. I had no feed issues during my time at the range.

Now for the pics:

First (2) Mags


Left Side:


Right Side:


Top:

I see by your 3rd picture you got the HK loading process down pat.
Mite be why your not seeing brass in every hole

Looking at my usp 40 mags the highest number hole you see a primer in is how many are in the mag.
Looks better on the even number holes.

Not to stir the pot....if your set on a 9mm HK you should look at the P30 the grip is much more ergonomic than the USPs. Griping my P30 and then my USP40 the difference is night and day the USP feels much blockyer.
Plus the P30 has the interchangeable back strap and side panels kind of like your M&P.