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USP Elite shown along side standard USP. |
| First look
exclusive from HKPRO, the USP Elite. Thanks to a tremendous and
growing network of contributors, this first look is possible. The
Elite is as of now in production. Preliminarily offered in calibers 9mm and
.45 ACP, the Elite for
European consumption at least, can accept the white 18 round 9mm magazines
and the familiar 12 round USP magazine in .45 caliber. The Elite has a six inch barrel
in either model.
This pistol appears to be a further stretch of the USP Expert, with a nicely shaped scallop in the area just in front of where the frame stops. Match trigger with stop standard, as is fully adjustable rear sight. Unfortunately for the U.S. market, the Elite will not likely be imported. There simply will not be much demand for a pistol like this, neutered to 10 rounds in 9mm and .45 ACP. This is sadly, also the situation for the 9mm Expert. The latest sales flyer says that the Elite is "featured to achieve the highest levels of accuracy by combining a six inch barrel with a new elongated target slide design." It adds that the high accuracy is achieved by hand fitting of the barrel and slide. It also has the popular o-ring feature. From the flyer: "The Heckler & Koch USP Elite: Brand New - Unique - Elitist."
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to bottom: USP Compact, Full size USP and the USP Elite.
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| Standard
USP barrel and slide on left, Elite on right.
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| Conversion kit for the USP Elite. Makes changes from Elite .45 to Elite 9mm and Elite .45 to Expert 9mm. Conceivably you could also go from Expert .40 to Elite 9mm. This is unfortunate for the U.S. community, that misses out on the conversion kit possibilities so common in the European market. |
