Teufelshund Tactical Heckler and Koch USP Series Armorer and Operator Review

Searched USP millions of times on YouTube. Never found this. what a shame

USP still one of the greatest pistols out there

This makes me feel better about the 1000 I spent today on a USP 45 Expert. 😃

Hands down my favorite pistol! My first pistol was the HK USP .45 Tactical, that's where the obsession began and has since increased to the HK 9mm Compact and now the HK USP .40 Looking to add the 9 mm full size soon along with the 9mm ELITE and Expert models as well!

I used this video and your other videos, along with guys like Small Arms Solutions (Chris Bartocci) and Larry Vickers, to help me realize that I needed to stop screwin around and get the best of the best. So now I have a USP compact 9mm and a P2000 9mm (so I don't miss out on having the chance to even own one for a reasonable price lol). I thought my VP9 was really nice compared to my other striker fired pistols, but I couldn't believe how beautiful and quality the USP Compact was when I finally held it and used it for the first time. It's like a work of art.  The USP was always my ideal gun ever since childhood. I can't remember the first time I knew it by name. Was probably playing Metal Gear Solid 2 with my dad back in 2002. And then I saw the MP5 for the first time and that was my favorite gun for pretty much the rest of my childhood and adolescent life haha.  And so when I decided to start owning my OWN handguns as an adult instead of just using the 'family guns', I was planning on just getting a USP of some sort from the start. But I let a bunch of know-nothings talk me out of it and tell me that I should start smaller and get something way cheaper that is 'just as good' and all that jazz. So I started with a CZ P-10F, which is a really great gun, but it was just wasn't right for me to be my 'dedicated carry'. So I bounced around through all the manufactures looking for deals on the midrange guns in the $500-$800 mark, and I was just never fully satisfied with any of them, there was always something off or cheap or unsatisfying about them. A few came really close. The CZ P-01, Walther PDP, the 1911, Walther P99, and even the Shield Plus was really nice. And plus, the Shield Plus reminds me of a tiny USP a lil bit haha, they have a couple similar design cues.  Then I got a VP9 and it blew my mind. It was amazing. And so then I realized that I had been making mistakes by settling over and over and expecting that I would feel good about the guns I was carrying just because I got them for a good deal... lol nobody who really cares about quality and reliability thinks that way. I am not a perfectionist, but I am an minimax'er and obsessed with being optimal with the least amount of work possible (work smarter, never work harder when you could make work easier. That's why athletes have teams of people dedicated to making their training as efficient as possible, that's why billionaires have financial advisors, etc) I just didn't feel comfortable compromising on the gun I carried just to 'save money' or 'have something just as good and use the money for more ammo and training.' Well, look, I got money because I work hard and I work smart, I just want to have guns that I know are as close to perfect as possible and can take some neglect if needed. I didn't want to compromise in any way. So I knew that if the VP9 was that good, the USP was gonna be on a different level. And then lo and behold, I start seeing HK's branding and marketing from the past for the first time on this channel, and then finding it myself online. I'm seeing the focus of their branding and what it's pretty much always been about since the 1960s/1970s: sometimes you want the best and you don't want to compromise. Sometimes you don't care what it costs because you are paying to get something made by people were truly trying to make something special, and to approach perfection as closely as possible. Yeh maybe I'm reading into the branding and marketing too much and 'I'm falling for it', but based on what I know about the development of the USP, I really do believe that the marketing is reflecting a real drive and real purpose behind the scenes, in the labs and in the machining rooms and in the testing grounds.  I really do think that the USP was lightning in a bottle, and it had all of the right factors and circumstances going for it at the right time in the right place with the right funding, leadership, and the right contract requirements to make something special happen. And I really do think that HK throughout all of those years, and maybe still a lil bit even today, really do want to make a no-compromise weapon for people who really LOVE TO SHOOT. The HK pistols are guns for shooters, people who really love their guns, love shooting them, love the whole feeling and experience and the joys of gaining mastery without any interruptions or hangups. Once I decided I was gonna get a USP variant, I was planning on getting a USP first, but I had to be honest with myself about whether or not I was gonna carry a full size pistol like a USP every single day. And based on my other full size pistols, really the only one that I can carry comfortably all day for some reason is the 1911 lol. But USP is next on the list I think. That or an Sig P226, since I'd like to get one of those while they are cheap as well. Really the only guns that hold my attention anymore are the HKs in general, some of the Glocks, p226, maybe some of the Berettas.  But with these HKs, I feel like I've already got some of the best handguns ever made.

Incredible video. Thank you! This proves to me my choice of the USP 9 and .40 Compact were great choices.

The USP is where my obsession with H&K began. I've owned a lot of different brands of pistols, but my USP never failed me. I have since sold most of the other brands off for the other lines of H&K's. I bought the P2000, the P30 and the VP lines. Each one is just as reliable and great engineering. So now I just HAD to buy the P7M8. THAT was expensive but, I'm glad I have it. Thanks for the info

Every handgun I've handled and shot, aside from the FNX45, The USP has always been my favorite go to handgun and is definitely a solid product from Heckler & Koch.

An exhaustive wealth of information here… definitely subscribed, so glad I found this channel, and thank you! As I watched this and your P2000 video, there is a resounding theme of “reliable design innovation” when you look back at these ground-breaking H & K designs, and I have (as I’m sure many do already) a new respect for the design work and concepts, and respect them even more for what they achieved when they did. It really puts a new perspective on some of the “garbage guns” that are sold nowadays. I would rather depend my life on any USP/P2000 over pretty much anything sold now.

I was introduced to the USP through the Rainbow Six series of games as a kid. Never used them while in the military unfortunately. Finally bought one and I totally love it. My USP 45. V3 is my EDC and its awesome

Amazing amount of info! Thanks for taking the time to make these knowledge bombs, James!

Awesome Video! I appreciate all the work you have done to get the information out to us . Thank You James

My first firearm I ever purchased was a USP40 with a stainless slide. I still have it. It runs better than a clock.

The Best breakdown on the venerable Usp I've come across. Thank you sir!

Love HK and the USP is my nightstand gun. Excellent video. Thank you for taking the time.

I’ve always loved the USP series, I am fortunate to have a number of different USP variants. Thank you for this! I plan to view this presentation when I have plenty of quality time to really appreciate and enjoy 😊.

The background gained you a new subscriber. !! Love it!

This is incredibly informative. It was so cool to see the walk though of the manufacturing process and especially your examples of the steps in production of the slides, etc. Thank you!

Holy cow, 2 plus hours on one of my favorite pistols. Long live the USP! Thx for the great video

"air-cooled", very nice! This is another in your line of encyclopedic videos, a true resource for HK aficionados - thank you!