H&K USP vs H&K P2000

[Lightsped]

To put it simply, what is the difference with the USP vs the P2000? Why have both models? Is one better than the other?

 

[Commissar Gribb]

They're two different kinds of pistol. IIRC, the p2000 series are internal striker based and the USP series has external hammers.

there are other differences too though.

 

[steveracer]

Incorrect, sorry.

The P2000 is not striker fired. It has a hammer, albeit a bobbed one, and a slide mounted decocker. The main difference in the two is the total ambidexterity of the P2000, and the interchangeable grip components. The P2000 is slightly smaller and lighter, also.
For the money, unless you are a lefty, the USPC 9mm is a better buy. For what the P2000 costs, you can get a USP compact 9 and five magazines and a holster.

 

[Lightsped]

So why does H&K even produce the P2000? What was the purpose of R&D, new production tools/molds, etc.... to build a gun that really isn't that different from the USP?

 

[Cawdor]

This is just a guess, but I think that the P2000 may have been developed to meet a spec from the German police.

 

[Edmond]

I have both and trust me, the P2K is worth the extra money. The grip is not checkered on the P2K like it is on the USP. Also, the trigger is much smoother on both DA and SA than the USP. That in itself, IMHO, is worth the extra money. The P2K includes 4 backstraps for 4 different grips.

 

[gudel]

Get both
The P2000 is smaller than the USP, it's also lefty friendly. This is also better for little handed guys, while the USP is usually for guys with gloves coming out of the water.

Must stop the Iraqi minister of misinformation: P2000 is not striker fired. It has a hammer.

 

[pablo45]

Besides the light rail and the diffrent magazines and the ambi controls and the availability of the lem and the price and the performance and the holsters and the names and the intentions for marketing. they are basically the same gun.My p2000 comes in next week. I am very excited

 

[Shipwreck]

I like the USP compact better - frame mounted safety allows for cocked and locked.

 

[Newton]

But would you get the LEM or the traditional SA/DA trigger.

 

[Shipwreck]

USP compact _ I would get DA/SA.

P2000, I would get the LEM.

 

[Medusa]

P2000 seems to be a competitor to Walther P99 series.

 

[KevlarSix]

So, Which is smaller? The USP Compact or the P2000?

 

[hnk45acp]

The P2000 is a tiny bit bigger and the top of the slide is more tapered but you can still use most holsters made for a USPc for it. The difference is negligible.