A comparison of my HK 45 Tacticals. One is made in Columbus, GA and the other in Germany. The differences are mostly cosmetic, but I felt they were worth mentioning. For picky gun buyers like myself, you may be surprised.
I am also picky about most things that are special to me, and I prefer the markings and look of the German HK over the HK USA that are featured in your great review. I was under the impression that the USA pistols are of true German origin, but assembled in Columbus Georgia? To me, the German just looks better. Great review, and now if I can first decide between the HK45 and HK45C, and then find one, I'll be making progress. Thanks and Blessings!
Great video! I just bought a German made HK45 (I live in Belgium) and there is one strange thing I noticed on my HK45 which your German made HK45 also shows but wasn't mentioned in your video. The German made HK45 comes with two backstraps (just as the US made), but the small backstrap which is already mounted on the pistol has the US made grip texture, while the medium one has the German made grip texture. Doesn't bother me at all as I prefer the medium backstrap which has the same texture as the rest of the grip, but it is quite strange. At first I tought maybe they just put the wrong small backstrap on my particular HK45, but yours has it as well.
Very good video. I first ordered an HK45 and it arrived and didn’t have the date code. I noticed the same things you noticed and ended up selling it and found a used HK45 from Germany. Same with VP9’s. I want German made HK’s. Nothing against our country, but I feel the same way about Austrian VS US Glocks.
I was suprised before when I saw a USP on vacation in Texas. My duty gun is the P8. I know, not exactly the same gun but the finish barely looked the same. Thought the differences wouldnt be that obvious. Great Video!
This is one gun I actually prefer the US made model. I had a German model and now have a US model. I could be wrong, but I think all the Tactical models are US made. The big thing for me is the grip texture. The more aggressive texture shared with the P30 feels so much better in the hand and keeps the gun in place. The texture shared with the VP9 is too slick especially for a gun this large. I guess you could wrap goon tape or skate tape on it too.
I’ve been trying to get a German made one to do the same comparison but I’d be able interested to know the diameter of the chamber mouth in both barrels as the German made one “should” be CIP spec which has tighter tolerances vs SAAMI. Have you compared the accuracy of both?
Too late for me, I didn’t even realize they had a factory here in the US. Bought mine yesterday and low and behold, made in the US. I have a VP9 and a USC .45, both made in Deutschland - now I’ve got mixed feelings over my 45 being made here in the US. I’m glad I saw this video since he says functionality really is no different. Guess beggars can’t be choosers during the whole C19 gun/ammo shortage. Great video by the way, for it being your first, only because you state it, if not wouldn’t have been able to tell. Cheers!!
Late to the party but I'll give some feedback regardless. You did a great job with the tone and pacing when speaking. You weren't in a rush, but you weren't unbearably slow speaking. In the future if you made a series of comparing different instances of the same gun I would exclude or neglect to mention identical features at all.
2:11 the answer is yes - it is different. Look at the difference on the stamping of the 4 (German is open - US is closed). German font looks a hair smaller . . .
I just bought a like new HK 45 lem made in the USA for 544 bucks today I have a usp 9 and a usp 40 made in Germany I like the looks better do you think the quality is the same
Leave something like this to the hands of US and its going to lack the same quality. The small differences make the biggest difference in the quality. I have a US made hk45 and its nice but like everyone else i would rather have a german made.
Very good video. I agree that the German made weapons are better. You obviously go in for detail and perfection. And, isn't that why we buy Heckler & Koch in the first place? I own several HK weapons and I feel everything thing else is just a copy.
Have been looking for the German made version of the HK 45 V1, but with no success. Would you have any suggestions of where or who may have one the I can purchase? Thank you, Karl
Markings on the US made looks cheaper that the German one, I've seen a lot of variants in the grip texture tho, i bought mine in 2014 and i love the grip texture but it's different from those you have (it's made in Germany as well).
@@bluegunner4719 I wouldn’t say better I’d say cosmetically different, I own both as well and prefer my US made HK due to the fact that I’ve always thought the slides look too busy on the German ones imo. The reliability is the same, accuracy, same plus the US model still has mostly German parts like the barrel, trigger components etc. it’s preference based is all they’re the same gun made in a different place is all no mechanical difference at all.
I enjoyed your HK45 comparison video very much. Yesterday I picked up 2 with sequential numbers both made in Germany. I couldn’t refuse the deal at $799.00 each! One question, how did you know your German made gun was made there again? What number were you seeing identifying it as built in 2017? Thank you.. BP
It's the letters. A-K (without the J) correspond the Numbers 0-9. So BH translates to 17. The rest of the Stamping is the (European) CIP for the type of Testing (was a german eagle pre 2014), N stands for nitro-powder=smokeless powder (PN is black powder, V is smokeless with extra high pressure mainly found on modern shotguns). The antlers stand for the testing-department at Ulm. Plus the serial number. All of those have to be on the Barrel, on the slide, on the grip of Ha ndguns, on the Receiver and on a drum. If the actual g un has those of course. So pretty much all the Differences are there to be conform with the european laws.
The V7 trigger is Hk’s LEM style trigger. I have a video on it on my channel. It’s very different than a normal double action/single action trigger. You would know if you had one. Basically it’s 1 long smooth trigger pull every time
