Help Me HK

[RevolverRob]

I’m not likely to run into a bear in Chicagoland, unless one escapes from the zoo, or I go to a football game. In fact a coyote is probably the biggest 4-legged predator I’ll come into contact with. Since January the largest live animal we’ve had a run in with was a vole...

If I go back west for field work, that could change. But the next 2’ish years is likely to find me in a lab with tadpoles As my study organism...

[HCM]

HK45 FS. It's kinda like a 1911. You can even run it C1 if you want. They were pretty cheap not that long ago.

HK45C.

[Doc_Glock]

HK45C.

I wish I had a need for that caliber because that would be the gun.

Rob: get a VP9 and drive on. Unless you want LEM then back to P30.

[Robinson]

Where am I at - loving my 1911s, but I’ve been doing a lot more hiking with the wife and a lot more outdoors stuff in general. I’m getting tired of an all steel gun on my belt. I think I need a plastic gun to help shed some weight.

Lightweight Commanders are a thing. In fact, I am in the process of vetting a new one that I intend to use for my carry gun assuming the trial goes well (which I expect).

[RevolverRob]

HK45C.

I shouldn't listen to you. 9mm - more ammo! Cheaper!

I wish I had a need for that caliber because that would be the gun.

Rob: get a VP9 and drive on. Unless you want LEM then back to P30.

I know I know! 9mm.

BUT...I already have two .45s and...I'm setup to reload .45. And...I have a bunch of poly-coated 230-grain RNs on the way from Missouri Bullet Co...and a pound of 3N38 that basically I'm just using to load .45 at this stage (unless I figure out a good loading of it for 300BLK)....And I have a couple of thousand large pistol primers.

Anyways, I guess I'm saying - being .45 isn't the barrier for me. I just keep thinking, "Multiple badguy gun."...But I mean...a HK45C with 8+1 and then a 10-round elephant foot spare would be better than the 7+1 and 7 or 8 round mag I'm carrying with a full size 1911 right now.

Lightweight Commanders are a thing. In fact, I am in the process of vetting a new one that I intend to use for my carry gun assuming the trial goes well (which I expect).

Indeed and a CCO is on my short list. But I keep thinking I should have a polymer gun I don't care about. That said, the HK45C Tactical...gives me a 4.5" barrel in a package that is almost Officer sized...by comparison. I could go C'n'L or LEM...and get as close to a match hybrid LEM as you can get in a non-USP pistol.
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The biggest thing that was working against the HK45C for me for the past bit has been that it's difficult to get a light on it. It appears to my eye - that the Olight Valkyrie actually mounts to the HK45C rail without an issue. I would don't usually carry a pistol with a light attached, but I like to have a light on hand for nightstand/travel. The Olight would fill that niche for me.

[rayrevolver]

The biggest thing that was working against the HK45C for me for the past bit has been that it's difficult to get a light on it. It appears to my eye - that the Olight Valkyrie actually mounts to the HK45C rail without an issue. I would don't usually carry a pistol with a light attached, but I like to have a light on hand for nightstand/travel. The Olight would fill that niche for me.

This fits as well. Midway had them on sale for $50 a few months ago. I have one and it works. I also posted in the another thread about a company in Hong Kong selling an X300 adapter.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019978141

[MGW]

All the 45C’s I’ve owned would eat anything including light 200 grain SWC reloads. I had a LEM model for a while but couldn’t rap my head around that trigger at the time and dumped it. Pretty sure 10-8 rear sights work with the factory tritium front. If you want a beater light weight 45 caliber pistol that works they’re pretty hard to beat.

[CCT125US]

May have posted this around here before.

My reasons below are the result of measured improvement, for me. My reasons certainly may not be your reasons. For example, WML capability, I don't carry with it mounted, but I do put it on before I go to bed. I don't want to unlock a safe and switch guns.... Therefore WML capability is important to me.

Reasons for switching to the P2000.

Compared to P30 v1:
With a Night Fision FS, and Trijicon RS, the accuracy is equal to the P30. Flat sides prevent "swimming" during recoil, provides better tracking freestyle, LHO/RHO. Reduced weight and size.

Compared to USP9c v7:
Slightly longer sight radius, barrel, ambi slide release, and easier WML capability. More sight options. Contoured rear slide profile conceals better, Reduced weight.

[Sd408]

In terms of CCW, do you guys prefer the P2000SK or P2000? I used to have a P2000 but sold it; now im debating about getting either one but not sure if the subcompact would be better since the P2000 is already not a big gun anyways.

[Hunter Rose]

HK45 Compacts are cool and I love my HK USP 45 Compact, but they're pretty damn close in size to the P30. To me 8+1 vs 17+1 in the same sized gun is a no-brainer.

If you want .45 Auto, USP Fullsize is the way to go. 12+1 is a lot more palatable to me.