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KSC's latest addition to their popular, high-quality USP line. The full-size .45 'Standard' USP
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KSC USP H&K Heckler & Koch .45
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My Goodness, My Guinness!
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Guinness
My Goodness, My Guinness!
Registered: October 2005
Location: God's retirement home, Crackerville, Florida!
Posts: 1,590
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Review Date: 2/1/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £150.00
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Great new addition to the USP Line
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Could be a bit heavier- can't wait for after-market metal bits
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KSC USP .45 'Standard'
Background
This marks the third addition to KSC's popular Heckler & Koch USP line of self-loading pistols. Well, maybe the tenth or eleventh if you count all of the variations to the Mk23 SOCOM product line 
This replica has been anxiously awaited since it's announcement last summer, and honestly a pretty quick design-to-production release compaired to some Japanese Airsoft replicas, no doubt trading on not only the popularity of thier Mk23 and the USP Compact from 2004, but the 'rare' Tanaka Works USP and P8 models.
Real-steel History
Few are not familiar with the Heckler & Koch pistols these replica's are based on. The USP handgun line has been a standard among Law Enforcement and Military Agencies around the world since it's inception. According to H&K, this pistol was actually designed for the American market, based on the familar 1911 automatics used by the Military and Police.
Currently the real-steel USP line is available in 9 trigger/firing mode configurations and three different ammunition calibers: 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.
The Replica
The Presentation
I ordered the KSC USP .45 from Redwolf Airsoft right before Christmas...I mean right before as in Dec 22nd! And she arrived safe and sound at my house in Colorado on Christmas Eve! (you can read more on that story in my Retailer Review of Redwolf)
The .45 USP came in the familiar Blue box denoting being a proud member of the KSC USP line like it's smaller brother, the 9mm Compact. Inside the box are the usual quality packing and standard accessories KSC supplies the shooter.
And of course as I live in America, home of the Free, land of the 'Blaze Orange Muzzle Paint', I was greeted by a neon...er uh blaze orange nose on my brand new USP.
So far at this point in my inspection of the .45, the only thing I am thinking is....it feels a bit lighter than I would have expected. Compared to my Compact USP and my Mk23, I was imagining the .45 to be closer to the SOCOM, I suppose due to its increased size over the compact, but it really feels light and....well,...a bit too 'plasticky' if that's a word.
Well let's load her up and see how she feels doing what she was designed to do!
Replica Quality Impressions
From a standpoint of "Well, how does it look?", I give the KSC high marks. Trademarks on the slide are crisp and reasonably deep, although certainly not on a par with the expected aftermarket replacement slides, but then thats half the reason you buy them...right?
The frame thankfully doesn't have the dark-plastic, dare-I-say-it cheesy TM quality that some of the latest MK23's have had, it looks really good and is very comparable to what you have on your USP Compact.
A bit about Redwolf Blaze-Orange muzzle painting- Being somewhat of a 'realism twit', I usually wait about oh, 30 seconds after un-wrapping a new gun before the urge to remove the muzzle paint takes control of me- And usually a couple second dip on rubbing alcohol is all that is needed to turn the orange paint to so much jelly that can easilly be wiped off, then Bob's your Uncle, you have a thing of beauty.
However, this time around, after the alcohol bath and wipe down, the orange layer did indeed come right off, revealing a white base-coat underneath. Another dip in alcohol and some more coaxing with a cloth, and that layer began to disappear, unfortunately though it did not want to go away completely. Instead it left a dull, foggy, white shade on the nose of my beautiful USP. This would not do.
So I spent the next couple of hours experimenting with various 'Model Master Metalizer' colors looking for an acceptable solution to my slide issue. I tried 'Titanium'- too light. 'Black Metalic' -too shiny. Then I tried 'Gun Metal' and that wasn't bad, but being the impatient git that I am, I wasn't happy with the coats. Long story short, I ended up giving up in frustration, grabbing my paint thinner and rubbing the entire slide back down to remove all the applied layers. .......which effectively removed not only the foggy white tone on the muzzle from the inspection painting, but left the gun with a very nice dull, yet reflective (is that an oxymoron? ) realistic metal appearance. A liberal application of silicone spray oil, a little White-Out in the trademarks and I was all set.....what? you don't use White-Out?? 
Shooting Impressions
Well, as usual I always forget to bring my digital camera into the garage in my excitement to 'throw a few downrange' and this time is no exception. I will update this review with nice pictures of perforated targets
I have to admit that I am one of those cavalier boneheads that seems to pay no attention to manufacturers warning labels. Especially when it comes to Gas Airsoft replicas....in other words, They make something other than GreenGas? Actually I have always had good luck in that regard with my KSC weapons, $200+ Western Arms? well, they either are upgraded to metal bits right off, or they only see HFC134a. I said I was a 'bonehead', I didn't say I was stupid!
Anyway, by way of disclaimer, Japanese Replicas = HFC143a, Don't try this at Home, Use only under Adult Supervision, Void where Prohibited, oh yeah, and Do no remove mattress tag under Penalty of Law.
The thing I noticed right off the bat with my first round through the new KSC USP is this gun is LOUD! and the blowback action is very quick and the recoil is impressive!
The magazine holds 25 rounds as you would expect. I cycled through all 25, then another full mag, then another before I needed to reload Gas. The grouping at 30 ft was tight, 5- 5 1/2 inch groupings and after the third magazine they dropped nicely into the target zone rather than being a bit 'high and right'.
All in all I would say this is yet another quality weapon example from KSC. A very servicable sidearm for Modern Milsim/Law Enforcement Airsoft action!
Conclusions
As stated, this is certainly a worthy addition to the venerable KSC USP lineup and with the scarcity of the Tanaka Works USP models, a welcome one. Aside from the unexpected 'lightness' in weight of the gun, I would say this replica is every bit as good in quality and exactness as the Tanaka Works product. And with the expected accessories that will no doubt soon be available for it, slides, barrels, recoil springs and valves, etc, I would guess that this version may well surpass the Tanaka as the most popular USP going.
Redwolf and a few others are already moving through their first allotments of the KSC USP, so word to the wise, place your orders soon.
(Thanks to KSC, Redwolf Airsoft, Arnies Airsoft, and my local buddies, the Colorado Airsoft Group COASG)
-Guinness
And now, a few more gratuitous vanity shots of the new KSC and it's brothers
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"Objects in Mirror" ...are behind you!
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Shao14
Misopethamenos
Registered: September 2004
Posts: 306,044
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Review Date: 18/2/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £70.00
| Rating: 7
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Good KSC finish (high attention to details) as usual
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Cons:
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Mediocre performance with occasional misfeeds
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KSC USP .45 Review
I received my KSC USP .45 Taiwan Version from Guns and Guys. Unlike
the above review, mine came in the blue KSC USP Compact box with the
Compact manual only (there's a small sticker on the box that says
USP .45). In the box, there's the gun, its mag, a key (for the
unique locking safety of the USP line), hop up adjustment tool, and
a small bag of BBs. The Taiwan version doesn't have the serial
number on the right side of the frame, but has all the other proper
trademarks.
External Impression
Picking up the gun, it feels a bit light, but that's compared with
my WA Kimber TLE/RL II, which is supposed to be heavier anyways
since the real steel of the Kimber is heavier than the polymer
framed real USP. The gun feels fairly balanced, and the build
quality is comparable to that of the Compact. The trademarks,
however, look better than the ones on the Compact. It's not as deep
as WA or TM guns, but it's slightly deeper than that on the Compact,
There's no silly text like "Made in Japan" that's usually somewhere
on TM guns. There's even the HK logo on the bottom plate of the
magazine. Couldn't find the KSC logo anywhere, not even behind the
slide catch.
Metal parts include the sights, the hammer, the safety/decocking
lever, the mag catch, the recoil spring guide rod, the trigger, the
mag, and the usual internal parts of course.
Over all, the gun looks and feels right just like the usual KSC
standard, but nothing to write home about.
Shooting Impressions
The mag holds maximum 26 rounds, and can be loaded with the included
loading rod, a speed loader, or just by hand one by one like loading
real steel mags. Inserting the mag can be very hard if the slide is
not locked back. But with the slide locked back, the mag locks in
place with a positive click nicely.
I first fill the mag with 134a gas. Without adjusting the hop up,
the gun shoots low. To adjust the hop up, one needs to either field
strip the gun, or hold the slide back half way, and then use the hop
up adjustment dial to turn the ring inside the breach. With the
slide locked back, the adjustment dial can't reach the ring. After
adjusting the hop up, the gun shoots fairly straight, but again,
it's nothing exceptional, especially compared to TM or WA GBBs.
What is exceptional is the gas efficiency. With 134a gas, I was
able to get off 4 mags of BBs, and that's 100 plus BBs per charge!
With green gas, the number drops a bit, but one can still get 2 mags
with no problem, and maybe three mags of BB depending on the
shooting condition and shooting style.
The blowback feels mediocre. The plastic slide is pretty light, but
it doesn't cycle as fast as my TM GBBs, nor does it kick as much as
my WA Kimber. But again, it's not bad either.
The safety/decocking lever works as it should,
During the shooting, the mag mis-feeds quite often. By quite often,
I mean it happens about once per mag of BBs. It doesn't jam, but
it'd load and shoot out two BBs. It could be the mag spring is too
strong, or it needs some lube or broken-in.
The gun handles green gas fairly well, but the slide stop notch
starts showing signs of wear after a few mags of green gas. This
notch on my old KSC USP Compact showed considerable wear after
extended use on green gas, but it never broke. I expect the same
for the USP .45.
Field Stripping
Field stripping is the same as that of the Compact. Hold the slide
back a bit, and push out the slide catch lever, and then the
barrel/slide assembly can be taken out from the front easily. The
USP's nozzle design is a bit different than most other GBBs. It's
basically just a tube, but it's metal. It could be this design that
contribute to the mis-feeds.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it's another decent GBB by KSC, but certainly
over-rated by the above review. The external finish is standard KSC
quality, which is a good thing. The shooting impression is just
mediocre (it's not bad, but nothing to get excited about), and it
mis-feeds every now and then. The only exceptional thing is the gas
efficiency.
Update: my mag has develop a leak near the base plate. It seems the base plate is not sealed tight, but there's not screw to tighten (unlike TM's mag design). I didn't even use this gun much. Haven't found a way to fix it.
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jaeger0416
Registered: December 2005
Location: Rockville, MD, USA
Posts: 201
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Review Date: 3/4/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Kick, gas efficiency, fit and finish, performance.
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Decocker and mag-catch offer spotty performance.
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As the first generally affordable fullsize USP replica on the Airsoft scene, the KSC USP .45F does not disappoint. Those who wanted a full-size HK USP in the past were limited to underwhelming offers from Kuan Ju Works, the overpriced and unreliable Tanaka pistols, or the unobtanium and dated performance of the Tanio Koba USP. The KSC USP.45F delivers everything you could want from a mid-grade gas pistol, with no visible achilles' heel (at least at this point.) If you are a fan of the full-size HK USP, you will not disappoint yourself by purchasing this pistol. Its the best solution at the moment to a pistol segment that is underproduced. Now, I just cant wait for them to release a metal-barreled Tactical from the factory, or perhaps an Expert, or maybe different guns like the P2000...heh...HK is far underrepresented.
I don't have a lot to add to the above two reviews. The gun is overall of excellent quality for its price range. Accuracy is as good as it needs to be (for a sidearm) and can undoubtedly be helped by a tightbore barrel. I was able to get 2 full mags off on a single gas charge, given disciplined fire (at least one second between each shot.) Double taps and more rapid fire reduce the efficiency substantially, to the point where you will get off around one magazine, or perhaps thirty rounds. I got this performance when it was about 65 degrees Fahrenheit out.
The blowback on propane (read: Green Gas) is quite strong compared to what I had seen earlier from KSC (Beretta 92F) and exceeded the TM Tactical Master in force (at least in my experience). I am interested to see how this will change with the metal slide. When I am able to install it, I will report on the results.
The USP does have some features that aren't seen on too many other airsoft pistols yet, and it could break the infinite ranks of GLOCKs and Berettas you see everywhere. The USP can be carried in double-action mode with the safety off or on, single action mode with the safety off/on.
The decocker does work, although its engagement ad function have become noticeably less smooth the more I have shot the pistol. The magcatch, like the user above mentioned, doesn't have the most confidence-inspiring interface with the magazine. You're best off inserting the mag with the slide back for the best possible seat/seal.
Those two minor quibbles aside, it is overall an excellent pistol. It has a feature-set not really seen elsewhere, except perhaps on SIGSauer pistols. The stock sights are perfect, with secure, deep white dots on both the front and rear posts. There's really nothing more I could ask of this pistol (although I wish it had never borne the orange paint...:p)
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PTS ACR Basic
Marui MEU/Full Guarder Kit
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Galm2
Registered: August 2006
Posts: 4
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Review Date: 8/8/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Looks, kick, gas usage
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I love this gun. I have tried 4 GBBs and this, by far, is the best overall. Kick is better/stronger than a tm1911 or a KSC G19, accuracy is also better than both those guns. It also comes out cheaper than a TM1911. However, I have some issues with the hop being a little bit erratic. Only time will tell, but I had a blast using this gun last weekend.
Gas usage is around 3 mags per load. Kick is very strong, but I have not chronoed it. It is possible that the strength is because I live in a hot tropical country.
I also appreciate the decocker function as well as the lock function..just like the real thing! The markings are also realistic, unlike the ones on the Glock 19.
If you are looking for a replica in the truest sense, then look no further.
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PenGun
Registered: October 2004
Location: Dublin
Posts: 549
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Review Date: 6/10/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £100.00
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Very realistic, accurate (good sights), nice blowback, reliable
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Mag catch a bit tight, plastic coating on metal, mediocre accuracy?
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I fitted a Shooters Design slide on my USP about a week after getting it. The unaltered gun seems a bit light but I think this mostly due to the good overall balance. The only niggly things are the mag, which needs to be slapped home to engage the catch properly and the odd plasticky scratches on the decocker. Not sure if KSC chose to use some plastic based paint but the finish on the trigger and decocker is spotty at best. Maybe some aftermarket steel ones might come out...They'd make a lot of difference (hint hint Nine Ball etc!) The sights are also very good, being good quality metal with plastic dot inserts and are typical chunky, 'easy to acquire' HK sights. None of that sh!tty TM pot metal...
Anyway the gun with a metal slide is superb and looks incredibly realistic. The slide does needs a good bit of breaking in but no alternations and the outer barrel is a glossy polished black and looks fantastic against the matte grey-purple (?) (look at a real USP for the actual finish lol) finish of the slide and if you choose to get the SD slide, be careful tapping the sights in, they are a very tight fit and can scratch the slide easily (which I managed to do dammit). This brings me to an issue the might have affected others regarding the hop-up unit. It is supported in the inner barrel by a spring loaded brass piston. Watch out for this piston because if it is not lubed sufficiently it can get jammed which causes the slide to fail to return to battery correctly. It wouldn't feed or shoot which was aright pain in the @rse. I thought at first this was just a weak recoil spring issue until I stripped it and noticed the inner barrel wasnt reciprocating up and down at all! So put a bit of lube on the new piston thingy SD supply before you fit your new slide. You may not need a stronger recoil spring, but I might have been lucky and gotten a mutant strength one in my piece This is easily my (current) favourite handgun. Its not as heavy or as powerful as my full-metal Green gas powered TM Sig and it doesnt kick as much but it feels 'right' in the hand and is very easy to shoot.
Overall, a massive improvement on the compact and another solid (if average) performer from KSC
Good Shooting!
PenGun
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Counter Terrorist Unit Dead Cell
Registered: November 2006
Location: Texas (US)
Posts: 24
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Review Date: 24/11/06
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £99.95
| Rating: 9
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Nice weight, beautiful frame trademarks, good blowback, unique features
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Shallow slide trademarks
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KSC USP .45 Review
(Pictures coming soon)
Looks and First Impressions-
I received my KSC USP .45 from Redwolf airsoft in mid-November (2006). Like in Guinness’ review, my USP .45 came in the USP Compact box with the hop-up tool, the speed loading magazine adapter and rod and tube set, the hammer lock key, and the customary packet of high-quality KSC BBs. Unlike Guinness’ gun however, mine came with an orange barrel plug super glued to the inside of the outer barrel instead of the orange paint on the slide. I found this a very satisfying alternative to the paint. I’m not sure if this was done differently because I live in the United States and not the UK. The HK trademarks were covered as required by US customs and unfortunately are still covered. Redwolf used a flat black piece of plastic and superglue to cover the trademarks and I have yet to get any kind of de-bonding agent to lift the covers. The trademarks on the slide and barrel are as shallow as everyone reports. The trademarks on the frame however are very deep and crisp. Apparently KSC paid very close attention to detail. Everything matched up perfectly to pictures of real-steel USPs and there were no KSC logos in sight. The seam lines on the frame are very fine and it takes some close inspection to see them. The metal parts on this gun include: slide lock, hammer, decocker/safety, trigger, recoil spring rod, magazine release, and magazine. After reading the reviews on this page I had a pre-conceived idea of what the weight of the gun would be. The actual weight surprised me, however, when I lifted the gun from the box. This gun weighs a little more than my KWA G18c with the metal slide and barrel installed. Concerning the finish of the trigger and decocker lever as described by PenGun, my USP is fine in that area. He must have an earlier version of the gun. There are no “plasticy” scratches to reports here. All in all this gun is a beauty and a very faithful replication of the HK USP .45.
Features-
This pistol has some very unique features available that are just the icing on the cake. The working decocking lever, for example, is very useful and just fun to use. After inserting a loaded magazine and racking the slide you may desire to carry the gun in double action mode. With the decocking lever this is easily achieved. Just use your thumb to push it down and the hammer will decock. Simple as that! In this state you can either just pull the trigger to fire or cock the hammer with your thumb and then fire. I used this recently on a friend in an indirect one on one match: I saw him coming around a bend in a dry creek bed. There were some bushes and sticks in between us and while I waited for him to pass behind a clearing in the brush I cocked the hammer. In case you don’t know what cocking the hammer does, it brings the trigger closer to the point in trigger pull where the gun fires. In other words it makes for a quick and accurate shot. The friend entered the clearing and I then had a split second margin until he would be un-engageable again. I aimed for the right shoulder and squeezed… The sound from the impact was unmistakable. Ahh the advantages of a decocking lever. Another neat feature of the gun is the key locking feature. The lock is accessible by removing the magazine. On the inside of the grip there are two holes in a circle. Use the key to turn the lock clockwise and the hammer is now locked meaning the gun cannot be fired. Bring this key with you if you ever play a weapons pick-up game if you don’t want anyone to use your baby. This lock is also a good idea if the gun is accessible to little children so that they won’t put an eye out. And last but not least the gun, as do many guns now, has an easily accessible hop-up adjustment with a corresponding tool which makes for easy hop-up adjustments in the field.
Loading and Firing Preparation-
Loading this gun’s magazine may seem tedious to those of you familiar to the KSC Glock family’s loading system ( granted you could get the BBs to stack correctly ) because there is no spring lever to push down and lock the spring. Without a loading tool you have to manually load the BBs by hand one by one, forcing them in the magazine against the force of the spring. This system of loading does have its benefits however. With the BB bay of the magazine closed it’s harder to get jam causing debris in it which would prevent the BBs from advancing. Yet another down side is that you can’t pop the magazine out of the gun and see how much ammunition you have left. The capacity according to Redwolf Airsoft is 25 +1 in the chamber. The BBs that are recommended to be used are the high quality KSC BBs. Using these will prevent jams and improve accuracy. I have only used Crossman .2g BBs that I purchased at Walmart so far and have no problems with accuracy and loading. I’ve shot about 250 rounds though this gun with only one jam in sight. How to fill the magazine with gas is analogues to all other GBBs. It takes about 4 seconds for a full charge of gas. It is recommended by many airsofters out there to let the magazine warm up for the best shooting results. Inserting the loaded magazine into the gun can be tricky as described by the above reviews. Just lock the side back before inserting it and everything will work out just fine. The reason it’s hard to insert with the slide forward is because the metal rod in charge of loading the BBs into the barrel has to fight against the BB spring’s tension. Once the magazine is inserted just hit the slide release lever to load the first BB into the chamber and return the slide to the forward position. The hammer will also be cocked back at this point. The gun is now ready to fire.
Firing, Blowback , and Hop-up Adjustments-
I loaded my magazine with Green gas and ten or so BBs and went to town on a box in my living room. My first thought was “wow that’s some tasty blowback action” followed by a “geez this gun is loud”. This is my second GBB, the first being a G18c which is now totaled (very dead). The G18c had a metal slide and barrel installed and so I expected this stock USPs blowback to be weaker but I was wrong. The kick was close to a .22 pistol. Over the past year and a half I have been getting used to a non-blowback STTI MK23 SOCOM so the wonderful blowback action was quite a treat. The trigger pull is very light and is a welcome change from the harsh trigger pull of the STTI of which firing the whole 28 rounds is a painful exercise. The BBs did not all go though the box’s cardboard because the box was full of something or other ( I hope nothings broken ). The sights are superb. They are made of the same good quality metal as the other metal parts on the gun. The white dots on the sights are bright and deep and make for easy sight picture acquisition. After killing the box I went outside and shot at some distant objects and the range was OK. After adjusting the hop-up, however, the range of the BB was very nice. Pushing the slide back some of the way will reveal the hop-up adjustment. There will be very subtle clicks when you turn the adjustment with the supplied tool. A few clicks here and a few clicks there and my hop-up was adjusted for around 45 feet. Meaning my BB will hit what the sights are pointing at at that distance. The BB path is a strange one though. The BBs seam to go down coming out of the barrel, then curve up to meet the target. The curve is very subtle but it’s there. A very easy shooting gun. Double taps easily end up with in 2 inches of each other in combat situations. I have used straight propane in the gun once and the blowback is AMAZING, though I didn’t get a power quote.
Field Stripping-
Field stripping is easy and is done by pushing the slide back half way and pushing the slide catch out of the frame. After cocking the hammer back the slide will slide right off the front. Now taking the barrel out of the slide is harder for me due to the orange plug but it’s still doable. No further explanation needed.
Overall-
Overall this is one of the highest quality pistols that I have seen. I know that I haven’t had many myself but I have seen and played with plenty at airsoft pro shops. This is one awesome piece. I highly recommend it to anyone, especially to USP and HK enthusiasts. I give the gun a rating of 92.6%.
Updates Coming Soon-
I plan on adding to this review later after a few upgrades. I will install a Prime metal slide and barrel (silver) kit, strengthened recoil and hammer spring, tight bore barrel, and some high-flow valves. I want to build a good review base for the aftermarket parts available for the USP .45. I will also be adding some pictures as soon as I can get a decent digital camera.
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Bigoz
Registered: July 2007
Posts: 2
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Review Date: 8/7/07
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
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Realism, markings, correct operation
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I was excited to discover that a full size USP had been made by a manufacturer I trust because I am one of the UKs lucky/betrayed ones. I used to own and shoot "real steel" pistols in this country before the 1996 ban and my main pistol was, you guessed it, a H&K USP except though in 9mm not .45 ACP. I owned my USP from late 1994 and my logs show between then and the hand in I fired just under 75000 rounds of hot IPSC major power factor handloads and some factory fodder
I have the metal slide version in order to get that extra realism and casting my mind back realistic it certainly is.
First Impressions
With the magazine removed the pistol is a little less top heavy than the "real steel" with the magazine inserted it doesn't quite have the heft of a fully loaded USP that I remember. The moulded chequring on the front and back of the grip is not as vicious as on my old pistol but it has less recoil to resist and the coating on the slide is close but KSC haven't earned a cigar yet as I remember it as being a little more mat and grainy in texture.
Striping it down
The procedure to strip the pistol is exactly the same as the "real steel" and apart from a few differnces for the gas and BB operation it all looks so familiar.
Differences like areas on the "real steel" where the metal skeleton peek through, slight differences in the height in the frame above the magazine well are easily forgiven as there is soo much that is spot on.
The mode of operation of the main control lever on the "real steel" was set by a detent plate on the left side of the pistol just inboard of the lever on which is stamped the modes of operation mine was 1+2 (SA/DA operation with left side combined saftey and decocker) which happens to be the same on the KSC pistol right down to the markings on the plate.
Handling and shooting
A quick functional test proves everything works as it should.
The hammer down, apply the safty and the trigger is blocked, relese the safty and pressing the trigger pull the hammer back and drops it in one long reasonably smooth action with a little stacking towards the end. Thumb back the hammer and apply the safty and the trigger is blocked thumb the decoker all the way down and it safely drops the hammer finally thumb back the hammer and press the trigger for a nice single action release with a little free play then a reasonable release with only a little creep. This is going to be a nice pistol to use.
The sights are well defined and square with hi-vis white dots giving a good picture just like the original.
I setup an IPSC target at 6m and shot 10 rounds 3 double taps each starting with a holstered pistol with a double action first shot and two double taps from ready position single action for both shots.
The DA shots went a little low and 2 inches left while the SA shots were a little higher and much more central but that what I expect with a DA/SA pistol with my technique.
Moving back to 10m I shot 7 rounds for grouping then shot 3 from the holster Mozambiques, The group came in at 4" and the Mozambiques were quick to perform and nice and central.
A little more weight in the slide would be nice but otherise this is now my favorite pistol.
Bigoz
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Registered: June 2008
Location: Kittyland
Posts: 4,147
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Review Date: 28/8/08
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £99.00
| Rating: 10
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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Accurate, nice solid feel, crisp blowback
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Cons:
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New system 7 means its hard to get old mags, mags themselves aren't cheap.
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I bought the metal slide version of the KSC USP and I have to say I love it loads. Chronoed 300fps on Abbey Predator Ultra gas, the feel of it firing in your hands on green gas is even better, but I'm sticking to Predator Ultra gas for security of mind.
The only real grouse I have is that the magazines are not cheap and now that KSC's released the new System 7 GBB guns, the old magazines are going to be harder to obtain. However, I find that a small price to pay for owning a hand cannon I personally feel is comparable with classics like TM's Mk 23 and Deagle. From the pictures it isn't evident, but the USP is a large framed automatic, with a barrel length of 5inches.
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