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UMP .45

This is the first photos of my UMP .45.

First off, sorry for the mediocre photos. I was out barbequeing, and decent photos are really my wife's province - not mine. More will be added with time to the site.

About the gun. I bought it this year. I understand this particular firearm is unique (though I don't know all sides of the surrounding story), in that it is not a movie gun import. PMs with POV on import history into Canada are much appreciated.

Scorn and ignorance will just invoke laughter.

Notwithstanding, I CAN state this with conviction; the initial joy of owning an H&K might be fascination with its rarity, but then you fire one and realize where that amazing reputation came from.

This particular model is chambered in .45 cal, is surgically magic around 50 yards with or without the Eotech and feeds ball and hollow point alike without complaint.

Taking it with me this Friday to a tactical tourism shoot.

IMHO, they are a ridiculously light-weight, but rock solid firearm capable of rapid, accurate fire at short distances. Much better than a pistol for close ranges. Though over-matched by a carbine at longer distances, it is quicker to bring fire to bear within the ranges intended.

• Mine came with the M1913 rails, but not the forward hand-stop. Luckily, I traded for one with G-man here in Grande Prairie, who has a most excellent USC copy we were able to compare against. I prefer to shoot mine sans front grip, and the stop prevents major boo-boos from occurring while operating the weapon. I might make an exception if I could find a tight fitting grip with QD throw-levers suchs as the A.R.M.S. system offers. Note that there is otherwise no wat to slide grips on and off without first removing the hand-stop.

• Note the flared magazine well. Rapid insertion of magazines is trivial, and the relatively fat magazines drop freely. While I don't have the thinner, single stacked USC mags to compare against, note that the UMP mags are dual stacked. Also note the sling mounting point is molded to the receiver, a feature absent on the USC. To remove all doubt, these mags ARE classified as carbine mags, and restricted to 5 rounds /25.

• The easiest way to tell a Genuine UMP from a conversion is to look at the right hand side of the receiver. Verify that there is a catch for the folding stock, which will be absent on all current USC conversions. The "UMP" or "USC" markings are not visible in all photos. Also of note here is the "forward-assist" relief cut into the side of the bolt.

All-in-all a wonderful gun. I only want for some mag-cinches to pair mags together, and a deck of spare parts from the States.