I just got through reading this entire thread from beginning to end (don't worry, it took me over a week to do so) and decided to join the forum and take part in the discussion.
I've wanted an H&K USP45 Elite for a few years now, not because I need one for Wilderness Carry nor because intend to takeup Competition Shooting, but merely because I wanted one and that's all the reason any free man needs to own a firearm, so having finally found myself with enough money to purchase one, I took the plunge. Surprisingly, in spite of the arbitrary insanity that is pandemic pricing on firearms, I actually managed to find a good deal on a brand new USP45 Elite at just over $1000 BNiB.
In addition to my appreciation for the rugged reliability of the USP platform, I also appreciate the aesthetics of the USP45 Elite, which strikes me as a modern take on the aesthetic design of the Walther PP with the way that the slide tapers off towards the end.
Furthermore, although I currently have no intention of taking a hike in Grizzly country, the utility of being able to fire .45 Super sans modifications was a selling point to me as well, simply because I enjoy shooting powerful handguns, and should I ever find myself taking a hike deep into the woods yet can't carry a Shotgun with Brenneke slugs, it's nice knowing that I have something lightweight yet powerful enough to get the job done should I need to fend off a Bear or Bigfoot.
Curiously, it appears that H&K has revised the USP Operator's Manual to omit any mention of overpressure loads, now simply making the vague, nondescriptive statement that the USP can safely fire any high quality factory loaded ammunition. No references to +P or +P+ loads are mentioned in the Operator's Manual of my CB (2021) Date Coded USP45 Elite, although I presume that this change was made merely for the sake of legal liability in the instance in which someone actually manages to damage the USP or themselves by firing extreme hot handloads.
I would post some pics of my USP45 Elite, but being new to this forum, I haven't quite discovered how to upload/share images just yet, and the interface is just different enough from other forums I'm familiar with that it isn't obvious to me how to proceed. Just as well, my USP is just a standard Elite model without any internal or external modifications, so just about any old pic of a USP45 Elite would suffice.