HK mark 23 & usp elite both 45acp

sisco_HK_mark_23 · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2010 12:11 am **Posts:** 0

i seen a post on here where i guy was asking about the usp elite and mark 23 well i have both.... well here some pics of them together .. if you want ill strip them and take pics of the inside ... any questions feel free to ask

( i <3 HK)

badkarma56 · **Joined:** Sun May 20, 2007 6:10 pm **Posts:** 46

That's a nice duo of pistols you got there, friend. :wink:

I, for one, would love to see some side-by-side comparison shots of the internals on both pieces, and perhaps a couple of shots comparing the magazines on each piece.

-BK

sisco_HK_mark_23 · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2010 12:11 am **Posts:** 0

badkarma56 wrote:

That's a nice duo of pistols you got there, friend. :wink:

I, for one, would love to see some side-by-side comparison shots of the internals on both pieces, and perhaps a couple of shots comparing the magazines on each piece.

-BK

thanks

... ill take some pics tonight... sorry i took long for me to reply, my computer been messing up i geuss its all that free music i download lol.

Big Bore · **Posted:** Tue May 18, 2010 7:47 am

The mags are essentially the same. They have different floor plates and the Mark 23 use to have longer feed lips, but that is no longer the case with current USP 45 mags. All recently made USP 45 mags have the longer feed lips now so the only difference between a USP 45 mag and a Mark 23 mag is the floor plate.
Most of us have been using Mark 23 mags in USP for well over a decade with or without a floor plate change. During the AWB you could find used Mark 23 mags a lot easier than USP mags so if the gap left at the bottom bothered you, you changed the Mark 23 plate out for a USP plate and off you went.
Internally the slide and barrel is thicker on the Mark 23 over the USP. Just about everything is overbuilt, thicker and stronger. Since they both shoot the same round it does beg the question if all this beef is really needed but one thing for sure, you are not going to wear out a Mark 23.

badkarma56 · **Joined:** Sun May 20, 2007 6:10 pm **Posts:** 46

sisco_HK_mark_23 wrote:

badkarma56 wrote:

That's a nice duo of pistols you got there, friend. :wink:

I, for one, would love to see some side-by-side comparison shots of the internals on both pieces, and perhaps a couple of shots comparing the magazines on each piece.

-BK

thanks

... ill take some pics tonight... sorry i took long for me to reply, my computer been messing up i geuss its all that free music i download lol.

Just saw the pics ... thanks, bro. :wink:

-BK

badkarma56 · **Joined:** Sun May 20, 2007 6:10 pm **Posts:** 46

Big Bore wrote:

The mags are essentially the same. They have different floor plates and the Mark 23 use to have longer feed lips, but that is no longer the case with current USP 45 mags. All recently made USP 45 mags have the longer feed lips now so the only difference between a USP 45 mag and a Mark 23 mag is the floor plate.
Most of us have been using Mark 23 mags in USP for well over a decade with or without a floor plate change. During the AWB you could find used Mark 23 mags a lot easier than USP mags so if the gap left at the bottom bothered you, you changed the Mark 23 plate out for a USP plate and off you went.
Internally the slide and barrel is thicker on the Mark 23 over the USP. Just about everything is overbuilt, thicker and stronger. Since they both shoot the same round it does beg the question if all this beef is really needed but one thing for sure, you are not going to wear out a Mark 23.

Informative, as always ... thanks for the knowledge, Big Bore. :wink:

-BK

PatientOnlooker17 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:52 am **Posts:** 0

Hello, I'm new to this forum and I have a few questions...
I have an H&K Elite in 45acp, a 45cV1 and a 9mm USP full size. I'm having trouble finding magazines for the first and the last... any recommendations? I have four for the 45c Variant 1 but only the two factory mags for the Elite and 9mm USP and I like to maintain a load of at least 4.
Dumb Questions: Will the 12rd. magazines for the USP 45 fit the elite? Will the 15rd 9mm Elite mags fit the HK USP 9mm? I seem to only be finding the ones to the guns I DO NOT yet own.
Thanks in advance, guys.

sisco_HK_mark_23 · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2010 12:11 am **Posts:** 0

PatientOnlooker17 wrote:

Hello, I'm new to this forum and I have a few questions...
I have an H&K Elite in 45acp, a 45cV1 and a 9mm USP full size. I'm having trouble finding magazines for the first and the last... any recommendations? I have four for the 45c Variant 1 but only the two factory mags for the Elite and 9mm USP and I like to maintain a load of at least 4.
Dumb Questions: Will the 12rd. magazines for the USP 45 fit the elite? Will the 15rd 9mm Elite mags fit the HK USP 9mm? I seem to only be finding the ones to the guns I DO NOT yet own.
Thanks in advance, guys.

yeah the usp 45 mag will fit the usp elite 45 ... also the same for the usp compact, it will stick out more but i don't need to point that out... here is a link where you can buy mags .. http://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/home.asp .. i haven't done business with them but i was told its a good site

PatientOnlooker17 · **Joined:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:52 am **Posts:** 0

Wow, they have EVERYTHING for HKs... thanks a lot.

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