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Raymondo · February 11th, 2006, 19:48

I think the difference in color is could be due to a few things:

The manufacturer
The model
The camera

My USP Compact is of the KSC variety (I think theres another company that makes a compact, right?)

KSC has sold two versions of the USP Compact, the Taiwan version, and the Japanese version. The Taiwan version has cheaper plastic. If you can afford to, the Japanese version is superior and should be purchased instead.

The colors of the frame and slide can be confusing, I'd agree. The differences with regards to slides probably have to do with the fact that a lot of the USP compacts being sold come *with* a metal slide. Rather than the stock plastic slide sold by KSC. My KSC USP compact frame and slide (when it was stock) is what I'd call a matte black in color.

I have a chrome slide now though, and after taking pictures of it (can be viewed here on ASC), the frames color looks different. Its just a camera thing.

I wouldn't doubt that you could see the difference in the plastic between the Taiwanese and Japanese versions though.

As for using propane with the gun, I experienced no problems using coleman propane while running totally stock, but you will see your slide, and slide catch degrade very quickly. The gun shouldn't be used with propane without the proper conversions. A cracking frame doesn't suprise me, but could have been a result of a bad product just as easily as a "crappy design" while running stock on propane. The frame could have had an air bubble inside, causing it to weaken and crack as a result of the increased trauma that propane will put on a gun.

My KSC USP Compact is running high flow valves, a tight and extra long inner barrel, upgraded slide (chrome), upgraded recoil spring, and an upgraded hammer spring. I've had 0 problems so far running propane, and this is in both hot and cold weather (1600+ rounds)

The gun requires frequent lubrication in order to run correctly.

February 11th, 2006, 19:48	#9
Raymondo Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Calgary Alberta	I think the difference in color is could be due to a few things: The manufacturer The model The camera My USP Compact is of the KSC variety (I think theres another company that makes a compact, right?) KSC has sold two versions of the USP Compact, the Taiwan version, and the Japanese version. The Taiwan version has cheaper plastic. If you can afford to, the Japanese version is superior and should be purchased instead. The colors of the frame and slide can be confusing, I'd agree. The differences with regards to slides probably have to do with the fact that a lot of the USP compacts being sold come with a metal slide. Rather than the stock plastic slide sold by KSC. My KSC USP compact frame and slide (when it was stock) is what I'd call a matte black in color. I have a chrome slide now though, and after taking pictures of it (can be viewed here on ASC), the frames color looks different. Its just a camera thing. I wouldn't doubt that you could see the difference in the plastic between the Taiwanese and Japanese versions though. As for using propane with the gun, I experienced no problems using coleman propane while running totally stock, but you will see your slide, and slide catch degrade very quickly. The gun shouldn't be used with propane without the proper conversions. A cracking frame doesn't suprise me, but could have been a result of a bad product just as easily as a "crappy design" while running stock on propane. The frame could have had an air bubble inside, causing it to weaken and crack as a result of the increased trauma that propane will put on a gun. My KSC USP Compact is running high flow valves, a tight and extra long inner barrel, upgraded slide (chrome), upgraded recoil spring, and an upgraded hammer spring. I've had 0 problems so far running propane, and this is in both hot and cold weather (1600+ rounds) The gun requires frequent lubrication in order to run correctly.