The design specifications when starting development on the P2000 were tough, concise and short. They reflected the difficulties faced by today's police service and the resulting requirements to be met by a police weapon.
A pistol had to be designed with features that offer a high degree of safety and also effectively minimise the probability of so-called "handling related stress drivers" during a police mission. At the same time, the aim was to improve the hit-rate capabilities of the individual shooter- especially during instinctive firing.
These requirements have been met uncompromisingly:
- Highest possible safety and operational reliability under all conditions
- Optimum ergonomics, capable of being adapted to each individual user
- Simple and easy operation by both right and left handed shooters
This unique pre-cocked hammer system combines the advantages of a cocked striker component (constant level of trigger pull and short trigger travel from first to last round fired) with a double action hammer system. Using such an enhanced trigger system consolidates ease of use and safety into a convenient, innovative trigger operation—one that prevents unintended firing. And in case of an ammunition-related failure to fire, all that is needed is an additional second or third pull of the trigger without the need of first pulling the slide back to re-cock the P2000. The enhanced LEM trigger system combines the reliability of a double action revolver trigger with the crisp, precise trigger of a single action pistol.
A set of simple-to-install modular grips allow the P2000 to be custom-fitted to any shooter's hand. An ambidextrous magazine release and dual slide release levers make handling the P2000 natural and easy for right and left-handed shooters alike.
New for HK is the addition of industry standard mounting rails for the P2000 US, allowing the widest variety of lights, laser aimers, and accessories to be added by sliding them onto the open rail system. The HK P2000 US includes the same recurved, hook trigger guard found on the USP Compact and uses reliable and widely available USP Compact magazines.