H&K USP Owners: how do you carry your pistol?

How do you carry your USP?

  • Chamber loaded- locked and cocked

    Votes: 6 27.3%
  • Chamber loaded- decocked and locked

    Votes: 4 18.2%
  • Chamber loaded- cocked without safety engaged

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chamber loaded- decocked without safety engaged

    Votes: 8 36.4%
  • Chamber empty- safety engaged

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chamber empty- safety not engaged

    Votes: 1 4.5%
  • Loaded magazine but not inserted

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I use DAO USP variant

    Votes: 2 9.1%
  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • Total voters
    22
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el Godfather

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Dear THR H&K UP Owners,
This thread is just asking the question as captioned in the subject line. This is to access various carrying methods employed by the H&K USP owners.

Please share comments and experiences if you may on why you prefer to carry it the way you stated.

Thank you
 
I don't. Its about the biggest and bulkiest of my semi auto handguns so it stays at home most of the time in lieu of one of its more ergonomically blessed brethren
 
Depends. My USP-45F is carried cocked and locked. Think of it like a 1911 with a second strike capability. Now my USP-40C on the other hand has a LEM trigger in it so there's only one way that action is going to work and cocked and locked ain't an option! LOL
 
When I had one - car carry (glove box), round in the chamber, decocked.

Traded it a while back. Too big really, and I wasn't going to suppress it any time soon.
 
If I had one, I'd carry it Condition 1, just as I carry my 1911. I have never found a semi-auto with a decent DA trigger, but the USP's DA trigger is far and away the worst.
 
I carry mine (fullsize USP9 v1 and USP45 v1) mostly during the winter since the heavy clothing makes them easier to conceal and each rides in a Galco black RH CombatMaster "cocked & locked".
 
I have converted my USP full size and USP compact to V9 (safety, no de-cock function) and carry them chambered, cocked, and locked most of them time. The only exception is when I am backpacking and I carry in a safepacker on my pack belt, and then I carry it chambered, decocked, and with the safety engaged. I frequently use and carry a 1911 and I found it difficult to not put downward pressure on the thumb safety while firing the pistol. As a result, I converted my USPs to use the same manual of arms.
 
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