For the HK USP fans: P8

[CNADNSL8-5]

Epps has 2 P8s in stock.

http://ellwoodepps.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=p8&x=8&y=7

P8
http://www.heckler-koch.com/en/military/products/pistols/p8/p8/overview.html

 

[st1264]

What is the difference? Just "P8" on the side?

 

[TK-Hryciuk]

What is the difference? Just "P8" on the side?

Barrel has traditional rifling and the safety selector is different. This is the model the German Armed Forces use.

 

[Outcold]

Are they more accurate then the regular H&K USP?

 

[TK-Hryciuk]

Are they more accurate then the regular H&K USP?

I would think not because the polygonal rifling was used in the USP and MK23 to improve velocity and accuracy but I may be mistaken, I have never shot a P8 beside my USP 9.

 

[strider007]

Supposedly, the P8 barrel is less likely to endure lead fouling, because of the traditional rifling. Maybe the German military has opted for this to make ammunition options greater...a bit more versatilty...

 

[TK-Hryciuk]

I'm not too sure about why they chose traditional rifling for the barrel but I do know that the safety is different because they wanted their new service pistol to have similar controls to their previous one to decrease the time needed to retrain on a new platform.

 

[st1264]

I think I'll just keep my old USP

 

[dannyair]

I used too have one but the reversed thumb safety was hard to get used to. Actually I couldn't get used to it so it was sold.