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HK 45

Posted on 11/21/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted by BamaScoop
Panama City Beach, Florida
Member since May 2007
56583 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 1:00 pm
Who has one?
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
28006 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 1:19 pm to
I have a USP 45.

Absolutely love it.
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
4060 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 1:22 pm to
I used to have the previous USP edition. I had to send mine back to HK 3 times for the same thing: the safety broke rendering the firearm locked in the safe setting where the lever spun freely 360 degrees. After the 3rd "fix" I sold it because I no longer trusted it and a gun I can't trust is worse than useless, it's dangerous.

Now having said that, I still say HK makes excellent firearms, I just got a lemon but they were unable to fix it after multiple tries.

When it was working, it was a sweet shooter and very accurate though.
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
18584 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 2:08 pm to
I think I have one but I can’t remember.
Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
25835 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 2:12 pm to
Have a USP40 from the late 90’s love that pistol.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
69414 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 2:18 pm to
I loved mine before the boating accident. Very accurate and enjoyable to shoot at the range.
Posted by Wraytex
San Antonio - Gonzales
Member since Jun 2020
3431 posts
Posted on 11/21/25 at 2:20 pm to
90's usp 45, lots of trigger travel but it's accurate as can be so I haven't messed with it.
Posted by mingoswamp
St. Louis
Member since Aug 2017
975 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 12:14 am to
I like mine a lot. Double action could be better, but single action is pretty good. I can pick up spent brass within a 15” circle behind my right heel. Very smooth, low recoil shooter. I like way more than my XDMod 2 45 & SW1911-. No mods on any of these guns.
This post was edited on 11/22/25 at 12:17 am
Posted by Dissident Aggressor
Member since Aug 2011
5324 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 8:14 am to
p9s here…
Posted by MakersMark
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
653 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 9:32 am to
I have a HK45 tactical. It's a dream to shoot.
Posted by Arbengal
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
3414 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:08 pm to
I have one as well. My favorite pistol and is accurate and reliable. I would be hard pressed to buy another maker.
Posted by flyingtexastiger
Southlake, TX
Member since Oct 2005
1748 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 1:32 pm to
HK45 CT. Probably my favorite pistol to shoot!
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
20419 posts
Posted on 11/22/25 at 4:52 pm to
Mk23... most will tell you not a modern gun, but it's the shite to shoot. I carry a g21, so the bulk of it doesn't bother me one bit. It's a half step below being a safe queen in my shooting rotation. Really a testament to the kind of quality hk puts out.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
23511 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 1:10 pm to
quote:

Mk23... most will tell you not a modern gun, but it's the shite to shoot.

I recently got to shoot my friend's Mk23 at his house a couple weeks back. You are correct, that thing is an awesome shooter. Its bulky size and heavy weight make it incredibly easy to stay on target for follow up shots.

Getting to shoot it definitely has put it on my mind to make it one of my next pistol purchases.
Posted by artompkins
Orange Beach, Al
Member since May 2010
6240 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 7:44 pm to
I have a Socom. It’s an awesome pistol but almost totally useless as a practical weapon. I think that’s why Delta and the Seals dumped it.

Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
16344 posts
Posted on 11/23/25 at 8:37 pm to
USP 45. Love it. My favorite hand gun.
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
18803 posts
Posted on 11/24/25 at 1:01 am to
I have a 1995 date coded USP 45, carry it IWB in the winter.
Posted by Boston911
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2013
2332 posts
Posted on 11/24/25 at 8:26 am to
I have the USP 45 compact with stainless slide, shoots well. It’s just heavy
Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
18803 posts
Posted on 11/24/25 at 10:00 am to
quote:

I think that’s why Delta and the Seals dumped it.


Partially. It was meant as an individual offensive combat weapon system (OICW was the original moniker), a great pistol in and of itself but didn't do anything that couldn't be done better or more practically by existing weapon systems. Too big as a backup to a rifle, SBR or SMG, too small to replace either. I almost picked on up myself some years ago, but I already had a USP so I went with a Desert Eagle as a large and impractical handgun in my collection.
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