JustinJ
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I'm glad you like HK toy, but IMO, $2,100 is way too much money to spend for something that is no different functionally from the $600 Beretta Storm or $300 Hi-Point 995. All just pistol caliber carbines in the end anyway. If you've got the coin and it's what you want, more power to ya. But it is definitely a case of fashion over function
Thats about like saying why get a glock or HK pistol because it's funcitonally no different than a Hipoint pistol. Or a Ford Taurus is functionally no different than a Porsche. Not to mention i don't know of any special forces or paramilitary forces carrying hipoint carbines. The HK UMP solid reputation for reliability in adverse conditions, 27 round magazein and is a perfect platform to run a can with. In 16" barrel form the USC conversion is also incredibly quiet with flow flash which makes it a great home defense weapon with a potent round. I'll probably never use it for anything beyond recreational shooting but the same could be said about the vast majority of my collection. But that doesn't change the fact that the UMP is a superior gun to any other pistol caliber carbine on the market.
They do have a manufacturing plant stateside, they could do it if they wanted to.
True but that doesn't mean it would be sufficiently profitable. Tooling up the machines for these is certainly not cheap.
JustinJ, question for you: I noticed you only mentioned three (3) 922c compliance parts, which ones make up the other two (2)? I ask because I just got my USC and want to do literally exactly the same thing you've done and plan to do. Also, which vendors would you recommend to buy the parts from?
The other two parts were in the trigger group. I don't recall which though. I shopped around and actually bought from multiple vendors. The best find was the $300 lower. I don't recall who all i bought from but i'll dig through my records and message you if i find the receipts.