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ger reset distance. Bruce Gray's personal USP Expert has<br />
that, and breaks cleanly at 2-1/2 pounds. As it comes stock,<br />
it's really not too shabby if you're not a spoiled "trigger<br />
queen" like me!<br />
The magazine release "buttons" are actually ambidextrous<br />
"paddles" that press downward to operate. Bruce Gray<br />
has retrofitted an early production HK USP mag release that<br />
is considerably larger than what currently comes stock on<br />
the guns. It's just another little trick he's learned to get the<br />
most out of the USP Expert.<br />
Awesome lVlag Well<br />
The Jet Funnel is what MAKES the gun. This is one big<br />
ACCURACY CHART<br />
FACTORY LOAD<br />
5-SHOT GROUP<br />
Winchester 155-gr. FMJ Match TC 1-1/4 inches<br />
Federal 165-gr. Hydra Shok JHP 1-1/2<br />
Black Hills 180-gr. JHP (Reloads) 1-9/16<br />
Federal 155-gr. Hydra Shok JHP 1-5/8<br />
Remington 180-gr. Golden Saber-BJHP 1-13/16<br />
Remington 180-gr. JHP 1-13/16<br />
Hornady 180-gr. XTP-JHP 1-7/8<br />
Hornady 155-gr. XTP-JHP 2-1/8<br />
Federal 180-gr. Hydra Shok JHP 3-1/8<br />
Federal 155-gr. "Hi-Shok" JHP 3-3/16<br />
Black Hills 180-gr. JHP (New) 3-3/4<br />
mag funnel, folks. When doing speed reloads it's like a powerful<br />
electromagnet just sucks mags up the mag well. Unfortunately<br />
standard 10-round HK mags won't work with the<br />
Jet Funnel, nor will standard pre-ban HK high caps. Only actual<br />
dedicated .40 Expert magazines, which hold 16 rounds<br />
and are available strictly to law enforcement, will work<br />
without modification.<br />
To solve this problem you have two options. Option one<br />
is to take either standard pre-ban USP .40 high caps or 10-<br />
round HK USP Expert mags and modify the baseplates to<br />
work with it. Option rwo is to take STI .40 high cap magazines<br />
and add a cutout on the front of the magazine to engage<br />
the HK mag catch. Bruce says it's a pretty straightforward<br />
procedure (you can see one protruding from his<br />
gun on the cover of the March/April issue of Front Sight).<br />
The STI .40 mags hold 18 rounds; you can play with<br />
springs and followers and baseplates if you want to fit 19<br />
rounds, but you lose reliability. Bruce just loads 18.<br />
I realize most people firing the USP Expert in<br />
USPSA/IPSC matches will be using handloads, but I was<br />
curious to see how it would perform with factory ammo.<br />
Accordingly I tested the gun with a reasonably diverse assortment<br />
of 11 different .40 S&W loads ranging from<br />
155 to 180 grains (see table below).<br />
I began with short-range accuracy work. When first getting<br />
grooved-in on a new gun I like to set up 1" bull'seyes<br />
at 5 yards and see if, from a standing unsupported<br />
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