I went to the local range today. Spent an hour breaking in my Christmas present to myself.

 

Fit and finish are excellent. I'm still using the standard backstrap, I think the "medium" backstrap that also came in the box will be too small for me. (Note: I have medium-ish hands... but prefer larger grips, like a USP, etc.)

 

The factory sights are glow in the dark which is a nice feature. I was expecting sights like the USP, just white dots... but was pleasantly surprised. They glow bright when charged... but they get dim pretty quickly... maybe 30-45 minutes. However, they're nice enough that I'm holding off upgrading to trit sights for now.

 

The trigger is a little sloppy... but I knew that going in. (It's a common complaint.) There's a bunch of slack in the trigger, especially in SA. However, it's usable. I may send it out to get some trigger work done eventually, but I don't feel the need for it yet. I can certainly live with it.

 

I only had time to put 200 rounds down range today. (Had to get my folks from the airport.) 1 box nickel plated brass Remington Target 230 gr. FMJ, and 3 boxes Federal Champion 230 gr. FMJ. Not a single malfunction (as I expected.) The Remington box said it was clean burning or firing or something... but that 1 box of Remington made the gun dirtier than the 3 boxes of Federal. (Pic to follow) Oh well... won't be using that again.

 

Overall very controllable for a .45. Less perceived recoil than my buddy's Sig P220. I'm very pleased with my purchase and I'd highly recommend it.

Congrats on the new gun. Its hard to find a more reliable and soft shooting compact 45. I have a few thousand rounds through my HK45c and the trigger does smooth out a bit (still nothing great). Save the $ on a trigger job as anything short of a $300+ trip to Bruce Gray will not make a noticable difference. If you ever decide on upgrading the sights, I really like the Heinie Straight Eights.

the stock hk trigger is not as bad as alot of folks make it out to be, in fact, most of team Hk shoots stock hk triggers, the hk competition trigger (da/sa) which is stock in hk 45, and LEM's.

 

The slack might be alot in the trigger in SA, but the key is to know where it resets, and on follow up shots, you don't have to let it out all the way.

 

Practice enough, any trigger will feel fine.

The slack might be alot in the trigger in SA, but the key is to know where it resets, and on follow up shots, you don't have to let it out all the way.

 

Practice enough, any trigger will feel fine.

 

You're 100% correct! I had it pretty much figured out by the time I left yesterday. And once I figured it out, followup shots were nice and crisp. Lots of rounds downrange will only improve it.