A refinement of a design created for several European police agencies, the P2000 is available with a traditional double-action/single-action trigger mode.
The P2000 incorporate features of the successful HK USP Compact pistol with the latest innovations of HK engineers. Ergonomically, the P2000 was ahead of its time for a 2001-modeled gun, with an ambidextrous mag release, decocking button, and slide release. Sharing the same nomenclature as the USP family of pistols, the gun was called the P2000 Variant 3. The P2000 was an answer to the USP’s need for better, more modern ergonomics for a concealed carry that would be easier to operate, had less recoil, a crisp trigger, and fit most holsters. In response to consumer desire for a more precise trigger, H&K introduced a double-action/ single-action P2000 variant at the 2005 SHOT Show. Produced by H&K in late 2001, the idea behind the P2000 semi-automatic handgun was to make a well-balanced, ergonomic, semi-auto handgun compact enough for quick action for German law enforcement and security agencies. The USP pistol was turned over to the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for rigorous testing trials in 1992, and the USP became one of the hardest-tested pistols in the world In 1994, a variant of the USP9 (P8) replaced the Walther P1 (an updated P38 design) as the standard handgun for the Bundeswehr) it remains so to this day.
H&K developed the first polymer pistol in the 1970s and started producing its Universale Selbstladepistole (USP) series of handguns. Its history extends back over 70 years and H&K is renowned for the quality of its firearms – quality that has been recognized and adopted by myriad public service agencies around the world. Heckler & Koch (H&K) has designed and manufactured more than 100 different types of firearms and devices for the world’s military and law enforcement organizations, as well as sports shooters and hunters.