CODE – 01-041-998

NAME – USP40 Expert

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1998

CALIBER – 10.2×22 mm (.40 S&W)

OVERALL LENGTH – 22.4 cm (8.82 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 13.2 cm (5.20 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Polygonal, 6-sides, Twist rate 1 turn in 37.8 cm (14.88 in)

BULLET DIAMETER – 10.16 mm (0.400 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 11.66 g (180 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 325 m/s (1,067 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 617 j (455 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.875 kg (1 lb 15 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.213 kg (2 lb 11 oz) loaded with 16 rounds

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Square blade on dovetail base with single dot insert, Rear sight – Square notch on dovetail base with two-dot inserts, adjustable for elevation and windage

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 50 m (55 yards)

OPERATION – Short-recoil, Variable detent plate-based trigger mechanism

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 48 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 16-round removable box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.080 kg (2.8 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.338 kg (12 oz) loaded with 16 rounds Ball

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Two-16 round magazines (32 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 0.676 kg (1 lb 8 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Heckler & Koch GmbH, Oberndorf/Neckar, Germany

STATUS – In production

SERVICE – Commercial sales