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A variant of the USP made for the German Armed Forces, the P8 was selected after exhaustive comparative trials. Its primary difference from the USP is its fire control system. The P8 control lever/safety selector is moved downward for “safe” and up for “fire,” opposite of all other USP variants. The decocking system remains the same as standard USPs as to direction, but returns to “safe” position under spring pressure instead of the “fire” position.

The P8 barrel has a lands-and-grooves profile and the pistol uses special translucent magazines with special dust protection coating.

Available in 9 mm.

Not available in all regions.

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Enhanced versions of the USP, the USP Tactical and USP SD are designed for users who need the features found on the HK Mark 23, but in a more compact pistol. Both pistols approaches the precision found on the Mark 23 by adding an extended threaded barrel with a rubber O-ring, adjustable trigger, and adjustable target-type sights.

The USP Tactical is the .45 ACP model and is constructed on the USP45 frame. The 9 mm USP SD is built on the USP 9 mm/40 caliber frame.

Features

• threaded O-ring barrel with polygonal bore profile
• high profile target sights
• match grade trigger
• adjustable trigger stop
• target sights with micrometer adjustment for windage and elevation
• one piece machined, nitro-carburized steel slide
• can be converted to any of nine trigger firing modes
• patented HK recoil reduction system
• corrosion resistant “Hostile Environment” blued finish
• corrosion proof fiber-reinforced polymer frame
• oversized trigger guard for use with gloves
• choice of flat and extended floorplate magazines
• universal mounting grooves for installing accessories
• ambidextrous magazine release lever
• extended slide release
• extractor doubles as a loaded chamber indicator
• patented Lock-Out Safety device

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Using the common lineage of the USP and developed in conjunction with internationally renowned target shooters, the USP Expert achieves the highest levels of accuracy by combining features of the HK Tactical and Mark 23 pistols with a new slide design. The result is a USP ideally suited to IPSC (International Practical Shooting Competition) and other practical target shooting applications.

The USP Expert is available in nine trigger/firing mode configurations and three calibers. 9 mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.

Features

• O-ring barrel with polygonal bore profile
• elongated milled target slide made from nitro-carburized steel
• ambidextrous control levers on both sides of the frame
• match grade trigger
• adjustable trigger stop
• target sights with micrometer adjustment for windage and elevation
• patented HK recoil reduction system
• corrosion resistant “Hostile Environment” blued finish
• corrosion proof fiber-reinforced polymer frame
• oversized trigger guard
• choice of flat and extended floorplate magazines
• universal mounting grooves for installing accessories
• ambidextrous magazine release lever
• extended slide release
• extractor doubles as a loaded chamber indicator
• patented Lock-Out Safety device

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The HK USP Compact is a small frame pistol capable of firing the most powerful cartridges in 9 mm, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and .45 ACP. Based on the full-size USP models, these handy pistols combine compact size with optimum effective shooting performance.

USP Compacts are smaller and lighter than large frame USP’s. The reduction in trigger reach and grip circumference increases concealability and enhances shooting ergonomics. Unlike some subcompact semiautomatic pistols that use a difficult to shoot “two-finger grip” frame, the USP Compact uses a narrow, full-hand grip frame with a choice of interchangeable extended or flush-fitting magazine floorplates. This makes the pistol easy to shoot without sacrificing concealability.

Like their large frame predecessors, USP Compacts are designed with the demanding needs of the law enforcement and military shooters in mind. Using a modified linkless Browning-type action, the USP Compact is built to take the punishment of high energy +P loads.

To reduce the length of the slide and barrel on the USP Compact, the mechanical recoil reduction system found on large frame USPs has been replaced by a specially designed flat compression spring contained in the captive recoil spring assembly by a polymer absorber bushing. Service life is still engineered to exceed 20,000 rounds.

Easy to shoot, simple to maintain; the USP Compact is a reliable, safe, accurate, and highly concealable pistol.

Features

• corrosion proof fiber-reinforced polymer frame
• grooved target triggers
• polygonal bore profile for increased velocity, easier cleaning, and longer barrel life
• can be converted to any of nine trigger firing modes
• specially designed captive recoil spring assembly with polymer absorber bushing
• choice of corrosion resistant “Hostile Environment” blued finish or stainless steel slide
• one piece machined slide made from nitro-carburized steel
• no snag, bobbed hammer
• flared recurve trigger guard
• choice of flat and extended floorplate magazines
• universal mounting grooves for installing accessories
• ambidextrous magazine release lever
• contoured, extended slide release
• extractor doubles as a loaded chamber indicator
• patented Lock-Out Safety device

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USP UNIVERSAL SELF-LOADING PISTOL

Originally designed for the American market, the HK USP has found international acceptance as an accurate and ultra-reliable handgun. Features favored by U.S. law enforcement and military users provided much of the design criteria for the USP. The controls are uniquely American, influenced by such famous designs as the Government Model 1911 pistol.

All USPs use a fiber-reinforced polymer frame stiffened by stainless steel inserts at areas subject to stress and friction. HK pioneered this use of polymer materials in the production of handguns more than 30 years ago with the development of the VP70Z and P9S pistols.

The USP control lever, a combination safety and decocking lever, is frame mounted and quickly accessible, unlike the slide-mounted safeties common on many semi-automatic pistols.

Using a modified Browning-type action with a special patented recoil reduction system, the USP recoil reduction system reduces recoil effects on pistol components and also lowers the recoil forces felt by the shooter. This same recoil reduction system has been tested and proven in the HK Mark 23 pistol developed for the U.S. Special Operations Command. The USP recoil reduction system is insensitive to ammunition types and requires no special adjustment or maintenance. It functions effectively in all USP models.

The modular design of the USP’s internal components allows the control lever function to be switched from the left to the right side of the pistol for left-handed shooters. The USP can also be converted from one type of trigger firing mode to another. This includes combination double-action and single-action (DA/SA) modes and double action only (DAO) modes.

The USP is available in nine trigger/firing mode configurations and three calibers. 9 mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.

Features

• corrosion proof fiber-reinforced polymer frame
• polygonal bore profile for increased velocity, easier cleaning, and longer barrel life
• can be converted to any of nine trigger firing modes
• patented HK recoil reduction system
• corrosion resistant “Hostile Environment” blued finish
• oversized trigger guard for use with gloves
• one piece machined slide made from nitro-carburized steel
• universal mounting grooves for installing accessories
• ambidextrous magazine release lever
• extended slide release
• patented Lock-Out Safety device

USP Variants

Variant 1:
Double action/single action with “SAFE”  position. Control lever (manual safety/decoking lever) on left side of frame.

Variant 2:
Double action/single action with “SAFE”  position. Control lever (manual safety/deocking lever) on right side of frame.

Variant 3:
Double action/single action without “SAFE”  position. Control lever (deocking lever) on left side of frame.

Variant 4:
Double action/single action without ”SAFE”  position. Control lever (deocking lever) on right side of frame.

Variant 5:
Double action only with ”SAFE”  position. Control lever (manual safety) on left side of frame.

Variant 6:
Double action only with ”SAFE”  position. Control lever (manual safety) on right side of frame.

Variant 7:
Double action without control lever (no manual safety/decocking lever)

Variant 8:
Double action without control lever (no manual safety/decocking lever)
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Variant 9:
Double action/single action with control lever (manual safety/no decocking function) on left side of frame.

Variant 10:
Double action/single action with control lever (manual safety/no decocking function) on right side of frame.

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