USP

USP

Any mission. Any conditions. Any time.

It’s good to go. Originally designed for the American market, the USP (Universal Self-loading Pistol) quickly found international acclaim as an accurate and ultra-reliable handgun. An internal recoil buffering system helps the shooter shoot more accurately and also keeps the gun from beating itself up. Which means it will keep shooting, accurately, long after other pistols quit.

USP MODELS AND SPECS

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ID Number UPC Codes Description MSRP Buy Now
USP9 – 4.25″ barrel
81000307 642230261495 USP9, 9mm, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 15rd magazines 1,259 Buy Now
81000309 642230260993 USP9, 9mm, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 10rd magazines 1,259 Buy Now
81000311 642230261518 USP9, 9mm, (V7) LEM, two 15rd magazines 1,359  
81000313 642230261044 USP9, 9mm, (V7) LEM, two 10rd magazines 1,359  
USP9 Expert – 5.19″ barrel
81000361 642230261549 USP9 Expert, 9mm, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 15rd magazines 1,799 Buy Now
81000362 642230261112 USP9 Expert, 9mm, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 10rd magazines 1,799 Buy Now
81000363 642230261556 USP9 Expert, 9mm, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 18rd steel magazines and jet funnel 1,939 Buy Now
USP40 – 4.25″ barrel
81000314 642230261402 USP40, .40cal, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 13rd magazines 1,259  
81000316 642230260689 USP40, .40cal, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 10rd magazines 1,259  
81000318 642230261419 USP40, .40cal, (V7) LEM, two 13rd magazines 1,359  
81000320 642230260719 USP40, .40cal, (V7) LEM, two 10rd magazines 1,359  
USP45 – 4.41″ barrel
81000322 642230261464 USP45, .45 ACP, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 12rd magazines 1,299 Buy Now
81000324 642230260887 USP45, .45 ACP, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 10rd magazines 1,299 Buy Now
81000326 642230261488 USP45, .45 ACP, (V7) LEM, two 12rd magazines 1,419  
81000328 642230260931 USP45, .45 ACP, (V7) LEM, two 10rd magazines 1,419  
USP45 Expert Pistols – .45 ACP, 5.19″ barrel
81000364 642230260412 USP45 Expert, .45 ACP, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 12rd magazines 1,419 Buy Now
81000365 642230261716 USP45 Expert, .45 ACP, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 10rd magazines 1,419 Buy Now
USP45 Elite Pistols – 6.02″ barrel
81000367 642230260429 USP45 Elite, .45 ACP, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 12rd magazines 1,419 Buy Now
81000368 642230260399 USP45 Elite, .45 ACP, (V1) DA/SA, safety/decocking lever on left, two 10rd magazines 1,419 Buy Now
Caliber Overall length Overall height Overall width Barrel length Sight radius
9 mm x 19 7.68 in. 5.31 in. 1.26 in. 4.25 in. 6.22 in.
.45 AUTO 7.91 in. 5.61 in. 1.26 in. 4.41 in. 6.34 in.
.40 S& W 7.68 in. 5.31 in. 1.26 in. 4.25 in. 6.22 in.
weight with Magazine
1.69 lb
. 1.82 lb
1.96 lb
other specs Magazine capacity Trigger System Trigger Pull Trigger Pull Sights
10/15 Rounds SA/DA, DAO 20 N (SA) 51 N (DA) Fixed
10/12 Rounds SA/DA, DAO 20 N (SA) 51 N (DA) Fixed
10/13 Rounds SA/DA, DAO 20 N (SA) 51 N (DA) Fixed

 

ID NumberUPC CodesDescription
USP Spare Magazines  
50248614642230167766USP9 9mm 30rd magazine
50248613642230266766USP9 Expert 9mm 18rd magazine
50259081642230266704USP9 Expert 9mm 18rd steel magazine
50248609642230266728USP9 9mm 15rd magazine, standard floorplate
50248611642230266742USP9 9mm 10rd magazine, standard floorplate
50248612642230266759USP40 .40cal 16rd magazine (for use with jet-funnel #216189)
50248608642230266711USP40 .40cal 13rd magazine
50248610642230266735USP40 .40cal 10rd magazine
50248618642230266810USP45 .45 ACP 12rd magazine, extended floorplate
50248617642230266803USP45 .45 ACP 10rd magazine, extended floorplate
50248621642230266841USP45/HK45 Compact .45 ACP 8rd magazine, extended floorplate
50248617642230266803USP45/HK45 Compact .45 ACP 10rd magazine (extends below the pistol frame)
USP Accessories  
216189642230166141Jet Funnel kit, requires the use of 9mm 18rd or .40 cal 16rd magazines
216169R642230244146Match trigger kit (full-size USP only)
260204642230246485Universal LEM kit (Fits HK45, HK45T, HK45C, HK45CT, and all USP fullsize)
50217891642230261693USP ambidextrous safety lever kit

FEatures

  • Threaded O-ring barrel with polygonal bore profile
  • Match grade trigger
  • One piece machined steel slide
  • Frame mounted decocking lever and separate ambidextrous safety lever
  • Can be carried “cocked and locked” in single action mode with the safety lever on
  • Patented HK recoil reduction system
  • Corrosion resistant blued finish
  • Corrosion proof fiber-reinforced polymer frame
  • Oversized trigger guard for use with gloves
  • 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

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/decocking lever) on right side of frame.
  • Variant 3: Double action/single action without “SAFE” position. Control lever (decocking lever) on left side of frame.
  • Variant 4: Double action/single action without ”SAFE” position. Control lever (decocking 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) SPECIAL VARIANT FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCY
  • 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.

Technology

During the 1960s, Heckler & Koch perfected the famous polygonal profile barrel technology. Conventional lands-and-grooves rifling allow propellant gasses to escape around the front of the bullet as it is fired from the barrel muzzle. A polygonal bore profile effectively seals propellant gases behind the bullet—increasing bullet velocity. An added benefit of a polygonal barrel is its resistance to wear. A polygonal barrel will normally outlast a conventional “lands-and-grooves” barrel by thousands of rounds. Polygonal barrels were one of the many radical design elements used on the HK P7 series pistol and this same breakthrough technology is present on all current HK handguns.

A radical new material used on the P9S pistol in the late 1960s, advanced polymers were soon used as major components and assemblies on a variety of HK products — including the receivers of MP5s in the 1960s. HK polymer molding technology led to the introduction of another synthetic framed HK handgun, the futuristic-looking VP70. Heckler & Koch pioneered the use of polymers more than fifteen years before competing firms. Today, HK remains a technology leader in the use of innovative and high-strength polyamides.