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lerch1966
02-01-2009, 08:55 PM
OK maybe a silly question since I own both a fullsize HK USP .45 & a compact USP .40 S&W "stainless" model.. is the slide actually milled out of a block of stainless or is it a coating of some sort ( aka Robar type coating ) ???

** while at the range letting a female friend shoot my .40 S&W in preperation of her taking her CHL class she actually dropped it & marred the back of the slide, nothing major just looks like a file was run across the edge, I'm wondering if it IS milled out of a block of stainless if I could just smooth it down with various grade of files ?

any suggestions are appreciated..

Thanks !!
Big Bore
02-01-2009, 11:56 PM
It's solid stainless.
lerch1966
02-02-2009, 02:34 AM
It's solid stainless.

:43: coolio.. guess picking up the compact for $300 was an even better deal than I thought ;)

THANKS for the info...

Gary
Turbocharged
02-02-2009, 04:32 AM
:43: coolio.. guess picking up the compact for $300 was an even better deal than I thought ;)

THANKS for the info...

Gary

Now that...is an incredible deal.
Capp325
02-02-2009, 05:19 AM
OK maybe a silly question since I own both a fullsize HK USP .45 & a compact USP .40 S&W "stainless" model.. is the slide actually milled out of a block of stainless or is it a coating of some sort ( aka Robar type coating ) ???

** while at the range letting a female friend shoot my .40 S&W in preperation of her taking her CHL class she actually dropped it & marred the back of the slide, nothing major just looks like a file was run across the edge, I'm wondering if it IS milled out of a block of stainless if I could just smooth it down with various grade of files ?

any suggestions are appreciated..

Thanks !!
It's stainless, but don't try to fix it with files. You won't be able to match the original look and the gun will only end up looking worse.
lordvader27
02-02-2009, 04:54 PM
OK maybe a silly question since I own both a fullsize HK USP .45 & a compact USP .40 S&W "stainless" model.. is the slide actually milled out of a block of stainless or is it a coating of some sort ( aka Robar type coating ) ???

** while at the range letting a female friend shoot my .40 S&W in preperation of her taking her CHL class she actually dropped it & marred the back of the slide, nothing major just looks like a file was run across the edge, I'm wondering if it IS milled out of a block of stainless if I could just smooth it down with various grade of files ?

any suggestions are appreciated..

Thanks !!

It will need to be polished out.
HKUSP84
02-02-2009, 05:16 PM
:43: coolio.. guess picking up the compact for $300 was an even better deal than I thought ;)

THANKS for the info...

Gary


That is not only a good deal but the person that sold it too you might as well as just gave it to you for free!!! I have seen those guns sale at guns shows for 750.00 OTD Congrats on the purchase though, that takes first seat as deal of the year...
razerface
02-02-2009, 05:21 PM
If you don't want to pay for it,,,I have fixed a few of my ooops on stainless before. It depends on the look you are after. I prefer non-polished (thank god).

I have put sandpaper down on a flat surface,,rubbed offending surfaces until marks are gone,,,then bead blast for a nice mat finish. I like mat finish as it can be repaired with another trip to the bead blaster, and does not reflect light so much.

It can be done with files and stones too,,,just harder to keep it flat or straight (no dips). You still have to polish when done or blast for consistant finish.

You can also polish whole slide,,then rub sides (or top)on fine sandpaper to give the sides or top (whichever you like) a "brushed" finish that stands out from the rest of the slide. Or tape off polished surfaces and blast some of the surfaces.

have fun,,,it isn't too hard. DON'T GET IN A HURRY AND (don't)USE ROUGH SANDPAPER or you will cause yourself MUCH more work.
lerch1966
02-03-2009, 12:37 AM
That is not only a good deal but the person that sold it too you might as well as just gave it to you for free!!! I have seen those guns sale at guns shows for 750.00 OTD Congrats on the purchase though, that takes first seat as deal of the year...


YEA, I LUCKED OUT, I WORK FOR MY LOCAL PD AS A CIVILIAN DISPATCHER & THE DEPT DROPPED THE COMPACT OFF THEIR APPROVED CARRY LIST, THEY CHANGE THE LIST EVERY NOW & THEN.. ONE OF MY OFFICERS HAD ONE, SINCE HE COULDN'T CARRY IT HE JUST WANTED TO GET RID OF IT SO OF COURSE I HELPED HIM OUT !!! DID I MENTION IT CAME WITH 2 EXTENDED HIGH CAP MAGS, 1 SMOOTH FLOORPLATE 10RD MAG, THE BLK LOCKING HARDCASE.. EVERYTHING.. ASIDE FROM THE SLIGHT MAR FROM THE GAL DROPPING IT AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY IT LOOKS NEW, IT'S MY NEW CONCEAL CARRY GUN
notoriousbfj
03-21-2009, 11:43 PM
I thought all of the stainless USP's came in the older style gray box. I have three (USP .45, USPc .45, and USPc .40) and they all have the gray box. Am I wrong?
Tattooz
03-22-2009, 12:12 AM
Mine came in a brown box....?
benderx4
03-22-2009, 02:05 AM
Mine (USP45F) didn't have a box - but I stole it for $400!!!! :830:
HKUSP84
03-22-2009, 02:26 AM
If I am not mistaken the USP stainless first production guns did come with brown boxes...then in mid nineties USP stainless guns were shipped in gray cases up until 2000 then they came in the standard black cases up until the last 2- 3 years until they stopped importing them into the US
SIGtrarian
03-22-2009, 04:33 AM
My AE date code USP40f came in a gray case. My AF and above USP's came in black cases.
Kost
03-22-2009, 08:13 AM
Mine came in a brown box....?Yours is a 'Police Promo', those all came in a brown card board box, with special low LEO pricing.
hkozzie
03-22-2009, 02:37 PM
Yours is a 'Police Promo', those all came in a brown card board box, with special low LEO pricing.

I just bought a NIB USP .40 Stainless Steel. Two high cap mags... lockable. Also came with the box... think it may be blue? I don't remember because I pick my gun up this week. It had a DE date code on it...
SIGtrarian
03-22-2009, 04:54 PM
I just bought a NIB USP .40 Stainless Steel. Two high cap mags... lockable. Also came with the box... think it may be blue? I don't remember because I pick my gun up this week. It had a DE date code on it...DE can't be the date code, They weren't made in 1934. That's the country of origin, maybe? Isn't that the year Hitler outlawed the private ownership of guns?
hkozzie
03-22-2009, 05:26 PM
DE can't be the date code, They weren't made in 1934. That's the country of origin, maybe? Isn't that the year Hitler outlawed the private ownership of guns?

Don't mind me... LOL. I will need to pick up my gun on monday or tuesday and then ill let you know the date code... I believe it is in a blue box though...
Kost
03-22-2009, 06:32 PM
Are you in the USA or Canada? If its a stainless DE marked USPF .40sw, that a recent build. I know Canada still gets the stainless USP.

I heard USA may be getting them again too, but thats all I heard. What country are you in?
SIGtrarian
03-22-2009, 06:44 PM
Don't mind me... LOL. I will need to pick up my gun on monday or tuesday and then ill let you know the date code... I believe it is in a blue box though...I'm jealous! The USP is my all time favorite. I have an assortment of calibers and sizes, (six total, and one P2000) but none stainless.
hkozzie
03-25-2009, 02:24 PM
Are you in the USA or Canada? If its a stainless DE marked USPF .40sw, that a recent build. I know Canada still gets the stainless USP.

I heard USA may be getting them again too, but thats all I heard. What country are you in?

It is an AK date code... pics are in the other thread