The untold story of the MK23

[LittleLebowski]

How does that tape handle heat ?

A pistol barrel can get significantly hotter than a residential hot water pipe.

Works fine, lots of people use it for cans. Cheap, effective, widely available. Not a permanent solution, doesn’t have to be, just add more when needed.

[MGW]

I've always wanted a USP .45 anyway. But now I'm open to the possibility of a MK23 if a deal comes along at the right time.

What’s a good deal on a MK23? Each one I’ve found has been north of $2k.

[Coyotesfan97]

When I went through the HK Subgun instructor class the lead instructor let us shoot a suppressed MK23. Dang it was a heavy pistol but that thing could shoot. It was easy making long range hits on 8” plates.

Thread drifting. He didn’t have his issued truck. He was out of the Detroit area and had flown to Vegas and had a borrowed truck. He said he had an HK51 with a drum in his truck that’d he’d let us shoot if he had it. I still think about shooting that gun.

[feudist]

He didn't really sell his use case for that gun vis a vis the Roland Special iteration of the concealable Offensive Handgun, did he?
He stated that the RS was less reliable(due to the compensator) and then sought a more reliable pistol...that he didn't compensate.
Thus he ends up with an unnecessarily large optic equipped handgun in a questionably necessary caliber/load.
Other than HK/SEAL swank he could have gotten almost the same performance Delta from sticking an optic and a light on a Glock 19 or any number of smaller guns at 1/3 the price.

I think your point from your last post still stands. If the OHWS had been built by(literally) anyone else it would be an historical curiosity.

[Nick B]

What’s a good deal on a MK23? Each one I’ve found has been north of $2k.

$2091.09 from Defense Depot.

[Sig_Fiend]

He didn't really sell his use case for that gun vis a vis the Roland Special iteration of the concealable Offensive Handgun, did he?
He stated that the RS was less reliable(due to the compensator) and then sought a more reliable pistol...that he didn't compensate.
Thus he ends up with an unnecessarily large optic equipped handgun in a questionably necessary caliber/load.
Other than HK/SEAL swank he could have gotten almost the same performance Delta from sticking an optic and a light on a Glock 19 or any number of smaller guns at 1/3 the price.

I think your point from your last post still stands. If the OHWS had been built by(literally) anyone else it would be an historical curiosity.

Not to mention the cringe-worthy gun handling, playing with the trigger and partially racking the slide with a loaded mag in the gun. Some people have more money than sense, and some like to play with fire.

[feudist]

Not to mention the cringe-worthy gun handling, playing with the trigger and partially racking the slide with a loaded mag in the gun. Some people have more money than sense, and some like to play with fire.

Ye Gods, yes. Him frackking around with that loaded mag had my stomach clenching. I mean, clearly it's not a live feed, so he didn't shoot any body parts off...but still.

[Willard]

What’s a good deal on a MK23? Each one I’ve found has been north of $2k.

If I were in market about cheapest I have seen lately $1800 on non-suppressor equipped model.

https://armsunlimited.com/heckler-ko...an-suppressor/

[entropy]

Ye Gods, yes. Him frackking around with that loaded mag had my stomach clenching. I mean, clearly it's not a live feed, so he didn't shoot any body parts off...but still.

I was wondering how many NDs occurred during filming.

[OlongJohnson]

What does the Mk23 offer that a USP .45 Tactical doesn't, other than like one extra round and a huge amount of bulk and mass? I'm 6'4" with XXXL hands. The USP .45 is perfect. In the very beginning with guns, the Mk23 hype caught my attention. Then I went to a gun show and handled one. Maybe Shaq would like it. (I think I read somewhere that he actually carries one concealed.) I'm big, but I'm not big enough for that gun.