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**Dotagious** · 05-19-2006, 06:36 PM

So I got a good deal on a new 9MM so I picked one up. It's blued with 3 13-round mags and night sites. I have a few question though.....

1. Why are my mags stamped "RESTRICTED LAW ENFORCEMENT/GOVERNMENT USE ONLY". Is this from the high-cap ban **** that has since expired? I thought they would have already sold through all of those.

2. How do I figure out what variant it is? Someone told me you can figure it out by the serial number... but couldn't remember which digit it was that told you the variant.

3. What is that notch on the right rear side of the frame just under the slide. It has a small white line/dash?

4. How can I tell if mine has the LEM trigger system?

5. Any other tidbits of info would that would help?

nightshade · 05-19-2006, 09:41 PM

1. You are correct the stamped mags were made during the ban.

2. I think most are variant 1's. You can tell by this chart: http://www.hkpro.com/uspc.htm Just scroll to the bottom.

3. That's so the safety/decocker can be installed on the right side. (If your's is on the left it isn't an even numbered variant.)

4. I'm not sure how to tell. I've read that the LEM has a longer pull and shorter reset. I'm pretty sure the LEM conversion removes the manual safety (XD style)

5. Only trust factory HK mags.

6. Wanna trade for a USP full sized 45?

**Dotagious** · 05-20-2006, 05:49 AM

Thanks for the info nightshade. I like your addition of #6 lol... I haven't even fired this one yet, so I'll have to pass for now.

shipwreck · 05-20-2006, 12:25 PM

I bought a compact USP 9mm about a month ago - great gun

**Dotagious** · 05-20-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by shipwreck

I bought a compact USP 9mm about a month ago - great gun

How much did you pick it up for?

[TASF]Maverick · 05-20-2006, 02:43 PM

2. Most are V1s, followed by the LEM trigger modules (the LEM is not one of the 9 variants, it is a different variant altogether that they didn't number).

4. If you have a safety or decocker, you don't have the LEM trigger. Variant 7 doesn't have a safety or decocker but it is a true DAO with only the heavy trigger pull, as opposed to the LEM which is DAO with a lightened DAO pull if the slide is racked.

Good find though, I'm sure you'll be satisfied. Get some night sights!

shipwreck · 05-20-2006, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dotagious

Quote:

Originally Posted by shipwreck

I bought a compact USP 9mm about a month ago - great gun

How much did you pick it up for?

Unfortunately, it was $686 new.

Saw 1 at the gun show today for $655.

Then again, if I had gone SPECIFICALLY for that gun, by the time I would have paid gas and the entrance fee, it was the same as my local price

stickman483 · 05-25-2006, 12:46 AM

I have the stainless slide .45 version. Excellent gun. I agree with only trusting HK mags. Watch CDNN sports website for deals. I purchased two extra mags for my pistol for $25 each a while back. Most places I have found sell them for $40. If I hadn't already owned my XD-9 Service, I would have purchased a 9mm like you did. You won't be disappointed with a HK, accurate, reliable, simple to maintain and comfortable to shoot and carry. Enjoy.

farmer · 05-26-2006, 07:55 AM

Doesn't Pistol Gear have a spectacular deal on Hk mags right now? I think they are selling them for only 10 dollars, and they are the real deal. I saw this a week or two ago so they might already be gone.

shipwreck · 05-26-2006, 11:37 AM

I've ordered mags from Cal's Sporting Armory 2x now - Good place - The 10 rd mags were only $7.99 - I think they just bumped up the compact USP mags a $1 or 2, but I have been happy with them.

It is nice to have high caps, but 10 or 13 rounds isn't much different. So, i saved a few $.

05-19-2006, 06:36 PM	#1
Dotagious XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SW Florida Posts: 735	New H&K USP-C owner has questions So I got a good deal on a new 9MM so I picked one up. It's blued with 3 13-round mags and night sites. I have a few question though..... 1. Why are my mags stamped "RESTRICTED LAW ENFORCEMENT/GOVERNMENT USE ONLY". Is this from the high-cap ban **** that has since expired? I thought they would have already sold through all of those. 2. How do I figure out what variant it is? Someone told me you can figure it out by the serial number... but couldn't remember which digit it was that told you the variant. 3. What is that notch on the right rear side of the frame just under the slide. It has a small white line/dash? 4. How can I tell if mine has the LEM trigger system? 5. Any other tidbits of info would that would help?

05-19-2006, 09:41 PM	#2
nightshade XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 20	1. You are correct the stamped mags were made during the ban. 2. I think most are variant 1's. You can tell by this chart: http://www.hkpro.com/uspc.htm Just scroll to the bottom. 3. That's so the safety/decocker can be installed on the right side. (If your's is on the left it isn't an even numbered variant.) 4. I'm not sure how to tell. I've read that the LEM has a longer pull and shorter reset. I'm pretty sure the LEM conversion removes the manual safety (XD style) 5. Only trust factory HK mags. 6. Wanna trade for a USP full sized 45? __________________ XD9 SC - OD Green HK USP 45f Kel-Tek P3AT Browning buckmark

05-20-2006, 12:25 PM	#4
shipwreck XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,326	I bought a compact USP 9mm about a month ago - great gun __________________ - Visit: http://www.fnforum.net The ULTIMATE FN site!

05-25-2006, 12:46 AM	#8
stickman483 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 647	I have the stainless slide .45 version. Excellent gun. I agree with only trusting HK mags. Watch CDNN sports website for deals. I purchased two extra mags for my pistol for $25 each a while back. Most places I have found sell them for $40. If I hadn't already owned my XD-9 Service, I would have purchased a 9mm like you did. You won't be disappointed with a HK, accurate, reliable, simple to maintain and comfortable to shoot and carry. Enjoy. __________________ "There is no certainty, only opportunity." "V" from "V for Vendetta" Duty Weapon: Para Ordnance 7.45 LDA Off Duty Weapon: XD-45 Compact Home Defense: XD .45 Tactical/TLR-1 and TFO's

05-26-2006, 11:37 AM	#10
shipwreck XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,326	I've ordered mags from Cal's Sporting Armory 2x now - Good place - The 10 rd mags were only $7.99 - I think they just bumped up the compact USP mags a $1 or 2, but I have been happy with them. It is nice to have high caps, but 10 or 13 rounds isn't much different. So, i saved a few $. __________________ - Visit: http://www.fnforum.net The ULTIMATE FN site!

05-20-2006, 05:49 AM	#3
Dotagious XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SW Florida Posts: 735	Thanks for the info nightshade. I like your addition of #6 lol... I haven't even fired this one yet, so I'll have to pass for now.

05-20-2006, 02:43 PM	#6
[TASF]Maverick XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: VA Posts: 1,184	2. Most are V1s, followed by the LEM trigger modules (the LEM is not one of the 9 variants, it is a different variant altogether that they didn't number). 4. If you have a safety or decocker, you don't have the LEM trigger. Variant 7 doesn't have a safety or decocker but it is a true DAO with only the heavy trigger pull, as opposed to the LEM which is DAO with a lightened DAO pull if the slide is racked. Good find though, I'm sure you'll be satisfied. Get some night sights! __________________ "There's always been groups of people that couldn't really see eye to eye. I always thought if they got a chance to sit down and talk face to face, they'd realize that they have a lot in common." Chris Ledoux HK P2000sk .40 v2 Stainless HK USPf .40 v1, future suppressor host

05-26-2006, 07:55 AM	#9
farmer XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 290	Doesn't Pistol Gear have a spectacular deal on Hk mags right now? I think they are selling them for only 10 dollars, and they are the real deal. I saw this a week or two ago so they might already be gone.

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