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 | | Manufacturer: | HK | | Model: | HK45C-1 | | Action: | Double/Single | | MSRP: | $940.00 | | Gun Type: | pistol | | Barrel: | 3.94 | | Overall Length: | 7.2 | | Weight: | 1.58 | | Finish: | Black | | Sights: | Fixed (Open square notch rear sight with contrast points |
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From www.hecklerkoch-usa.com
| Some of the numerous features of the HK45C:
-Slimline grip profiles
-Replaceable backstraps
Integrated Picatinny rail molded into the polymer frame dust cover
-Enlarged ambidextrous magazine levers
-Improved ergonomic control levers (safety and/or decocking)
-Low-profile, drift adjustable, 3-dot sight
-Contoured and radiused slide with forward grasping grooves
-Ambidextrous slide release
Black polymer frame |  |  | | Would you recommend this gun? |  | Yes
(42 Votes) |  | No
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 | Questions and Answers |
by Yahoo Answers: | → | →Which handgun should i get? USP45 or Desert Eagle 50AE? | | 2007-11-18 02:47:02 | | Last year i bought a Ruger GP100 revolver, chambered in .357 / .38special and have enjoyed target shooting and varmit obliterating in my back yard (rural iowa) as well as a for property defense purposes on a few occasions (keeping well within the legal texts of my applicable laws). It is for the latter that i have begun to feel the need for a semi-automatic clip-fed handgun of a larger (read: engine-stopping) caliber.
Two handguns of similar price and merits are the Heckler & Koch USP.45, in full-frame version with 12-round magazine, or the Desert Eagle .50, with i believe a 7-round magazine. While the reduced clip size of the DEagle is unfortunate, the point of clips is to be quickly replacable, so it isn't a big factor to me. Also, i can shoot my .357 single-handed ambidextrously without any wrist pain, so the DEagle shouldn't be unbearable in normal use. However, the USP is meant for tactical assault, so its accuracy will likely be far better.
Which gun would you choose here? | | Answered By: Grizzly II |  |
| | The Desert Eagle .50AE is almost worthless as a self-defense weapon, unless one is over 6'7" and 300lbs of solid muscle. It is FAR too heavy & cumbersome for ANY type of carry system, especially concealed!
I don't know where you have been shopping, but the H-K USP's go for FAR less than the D.E.'s $1500-2000 price tags. In fact, there was recently a used USP on Gunbroker.com for only $400. . . . . .
Rather than deal with amateur opinions, I have found that the professionals, both commercial and independent, have given a slight edge to the H-K pistols, from tests run by evaluators from such sources as Guns & Ammo, American Handgunner, and Gun Tests magazines.
In such tests, the H-K USP models had fewer malfunctions and NO (0) failures when tested against, not only the Sig-Sauer, but Beretta, Springfield, and S&W models, as well.
The H-K mk.23 SOCOM is even better than the USP's, as proven by use by the Navy SEALS and other Special Forces units.
I've run nearly 5,000 rounds through my H-K USP .45ACP, including Hydra-Shok, Cor-Bon, and several equivilent custom handloads, with 0 stoppages EVER, and it's tolerances haven't measureably changed since I first aquired it.
The only negative factors I've dealt with carrying the USP, inherrent in the SOCOM, as well, is it's larger size, but I'm a larger guy and LIKE the more impressive size, and the limited availability of carry systems, but I carry concealed in my own unorthodox manner, anyway. |  |
| → | →Pros and Cons of the USP45? | | 2007-11-26 12:15:29 | | I am looking to buy my second handgun, and have been saving up to purchase something in the under-1000 range. I decided that I wanted a reliable large-caliber semi-automatic, and the USP happened to be a very appealing choice based on both performance and appearance.
Before i go and purchase a full-frame .45acp USP, i just wanted to ask here what you all think about how they actually are to use? What is the recoil compared to a .357 mag revolver? What direction does the brass mostly fly, ever towards user?
And last but not least, what are the overall pros and cons of this gun? | | Answered By: nikomat77 | |
| | They are great to use, generally you'll find that in most peoples view the only handgun that is equal to or superior to the Sig Sauer line is the H&K USP. Recoil is considarebly less than a .357 mag for several reasons; .45 is a much slower round with less energy than a .357 (i.e. less energy in both directions) and on top of the fact you have an action to absorb recoil the USP has a built in recoil reduction system. .45s tend to be a different recoil than a .357 anyway, more of a slow thud compared to the sharp fast crack of a .357.
brass will fly back and to your right, the only reason it would fly toward the user is if your sevearly limp wristing, even then the brass usually will clear your head and go directly behind the shooter. keep your wrist firm and use proper technique and you won't have a problem.
the pros......the usp is one of the finest combat handguns made, period. and you get an awesome new toy.
the cons.....if your not used to semi-autos you've got some learning and adapting to do, ergonomics are completely different from a revolver(natural point of aim is much lower), field stripping and cleaning/lube is much more extensive, you'll have to learn to clear a jam/feed problem ect. | |
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