The Mark 23 if you are wanting historical/military significance-go with that. I like both of them. The USP Elite is an USP Expert with an even longer barrel and slide. Mine has been a pleasure to shoot since buying it in 2004. My fellow Americans: let the joy of your sacrifice gladden your hearts as you abstain from the Elites wonderfully evil and efficient 18-round magazines in favor of the righteous and legally mandated 10-rounders that force you to plummet from First Place to 300th when competing overseas. The guns included the FN 509, Glock 17 Gen5, Heckler & Koch P30, Sig Sauer P320 Full-Size, Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 and the 5-inch-barreled Walther PPQ M2. So, other than appearance, any internal differences? (5) They were having an IPSC shoot that night, so I signed up for ****s and giggles. Elite vs. Expert | Handgun Forum Would rather have both. It is the same as the std USP. The USP Match is no longer produced. Discuss your favorite California handgun technical and related questions here. It was built from the ground up for the 40S&W round and was very robust in design. HK USP Expert: 9mm or 45? : r/USPmasterrace - Reddit By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. The 9s use USP mags as well. The match trigger is really sweet. As a left handed USP 45 owner, I wish they made the ambi decocking lever standard on all models. I wouldn't be concerned with the printed width dimensions. Other nifty features include an extractor that also functions as a loaded-chamber indicator, HKs patented recoil-reduction system that is standard in full-sized USP variants, and an adjustable trigger stop. Part Number: 704590. Both the elite and expert are tack drivers but the elite is ugly! They do sometimes trickle in as GI bring-backs, however, as we shall see. *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. Give us a range review once you've broken her in. HK Elite .45 vs. HK Expert .45 vs. HK 45 Tactical - HKPRO Forums It functions effectively in all USP models. Well I still was not totally sure between these two fine pistols until I called CDNN and no experts left(in 45), tombstone tactical has some experts left but are a fair amount higher. I was very pleased to have the opportunity to borrow both 9x19mm Expert and Elite pistols for a hands-on evaluation.The general design characteristics and accuracy of the 9x19mm Expert and Elite pistols are compared in Table 1. Thanks to the U.S. ban on large-capacity magazines, and the fact that these guns are optimized for high-cap magazines, the Expert and Elite are not imported through normal channels. At Somarriba, Inc. we feature a collection of over 20 pistols including the USP Elite among several other variants of the USP Series. Source: www.imfdb.org - HK USP For Sale - Buds Gun Shop Make sure you get a thread protector for it to keep from buggering up your pistol's threaded barrel.