Nice, soft-shooting pistol.
Is that really what they go for these days?
$1120 is crazy money for a standard USP45 (with de-rated 10 round mags, no less).
These really are pistols that are best purchased used. With standard-pressure .45ACP, they, for all practical purposes, do not wear out. And HK QA/QC on these pistols was second-to-none. In 2019, I acquired a very good condition USP45 (2002 production) with three 12-round mags for $450 from a local gun store. At that time, police trade-in USP40s were still available for $399. The USP9s cost more used, and they still do, because they were sold in fewer numbers in the US, and are the most desirable caliber now.
Granted, much has changed in the firearms market in just 2 years, but know that it is still possible to get a decent deal on a USP without getting raked over the coals.
In terms of the pistol itself - yes the USP45 does live up to the hype.
Despite the ludicrously high bore axis, and the chunky slide, muzzle flip is minimal and felt recoil is less for me than a 1911. The grip looks blocky, but the ergonomics are actually quite good, and the pistol feels great in the hand. The HK45 may have improved ergonomics slightly, but at the cost of two rounds in the magazine, which never really added up to me. The DA/SA trigger feel is not great, but mechanical accuracy is stellar, even for the standard model, and a little trigger time will yield excellent results.
And of course, there is just the overall bomb-proof feel of the gun. This is one of those pistols (much like an older West German-produced P226) that instills absolute confidence in the shooter. They were not built to a consumer-grade price-point. They were built to work well, no matter what, and they do.
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