New H&K owner

[jharijan]

Just got my first HK pistol this morning, a usp .40 compact v.1. Haven't shot it yet but will very soon. The only thing I don't like is that the hammer because it doesn't stick out to far so there's not alot to grab onto to cock the weapon. I looked it up and it seems like this one was made sometime in 03, does anyone know if there is any difference between the newer models and this one? also, I noticed on the left side of the grip it says "pat. pend." any idea what this means?

[DCCarper]

"pat. pend." patent pending.

Read the manual, your safety should serve as decocker as well. continue rotate it after F and it will decock the hammer, this is the right way to do it, don't hold hammer and pull trigger.

[ScbaSteve]

Are you trying to cock or decock the gun with the hammer? Either way my question is: why? If you are cocking: a v1 gun is DA/SA so there is never a need to manually cock the gun. If you are decocking then, as was stated, push the safety lever past F.

[jharijan]

I understand the decking and safety function. I know that manually cocking the gun is probably never necessary and I think I was a little surprised because my cz also has a decocker but the hammer is easier to pull back. Just being a bit of a whiner I guess. what exactly does patent pending mean? Was 03 the year they modified the usp model or something?

[HKUSP84]

If you are not satisfied with the spurred hammer then get a hammer from a fullsize USP that will allow you to pull the hammer back manually...I have seen it done before on a USPc 45..

[jharijan]

If you are not satisfied with the spurred hammer then get a hammer from a fullsize USP that will allow you to pull the hammer back manually...I have seen it done before on a USPc 45..

Sounds like an good alternative...I believe that my model does not have a spurred hammer though.