Good price for HK USP compact???

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GregM

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I have located 2 used HK UPS compacts, one .40 and one .45, both blue, both with bobbed hammers, both look to be about 85-90% cosmetically. What is a good price for something like this, and which would be the better shooter.....40 or .45?

I've shot both in full size guns Glock 21 and Sigma .40, and the .40 is much easier to shoot in the full size gun for me. Never shot an HK, so give me some feedback!
 
Borrowed a HK USP compact .45 at the range a couple weeks ago. It outshot my Springfield Loaded 1911 and a borrowed Kimber Gold. 8 shots into a 1 inch group at 10 yards--four through the same hole.

It's next on my list.

The .40 won't provide the same type of performance and has heavier recoil--actually it twists more in my hand than the .45.

Not having bought one yet, I can't comment on the price but I did find a used, excellent condition compact .45 with four 8 round magazines tagged for $595. It was at a store that I can normally talk down a good ten percent on purchase price. I just wish I had the $500 to spend right now...

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Greg, I think $550-$600 would be about norm for the 45.

Also agree to get the 45 and pass on the 40. If you want a second, get the 9mm and enjoy the good ammo prices.

CMOS

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I didn't like the H&K .40 as much as the 9, and I wasn't able to shoot the .45.

My 9 is as accurate as all heck. I was doing a qualifying shoot with 4 other guys. I shot the second best group. Second only to a competition shooter with a scoped .45 and a custom grip. He did MUCH better.

The single-action trigger is great, but the double-action could use some work.
 
In my area they sell NIB for $750, reagardless of caliber. I know this is high, but folks still manage to buy them.

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Well, the NIB price around here (North. Calif.) is in the 7's as well. I have a compact .40 and it does recoil a bit more than the .45's I've shot, but I figure that is due to the higher energy of the rounds I shoot. My .40 shoots at least as well as the Kimber and Loaded Springfields that I've borrowed. If I'm not mistaken, the USP45 has a larger grip than the USP40. I like the .40 ... try to shoot them both at a range that rents them and get what works best for YOU! Either way, buy quality and forget about what you paid for it after you leave the shop!
Lots o' luck,
saands
 
A USP Compact is also on my list, but I must admit to being a little surprised that most here recommend the .45 or the 9mm versions.

The USP Compact seems like the perfect .40 choice to me. I have high (normal?) capacity 9mm pistols (14-16 round pre-ban mags), but I can't get excited about anything but a very compact (Kahr/Kel-tec sized) 9mm that is limited to 10 rounds. And there are no "pre-ban" magazines available for the USPs.

On the other hand, the .45 is larger and holds less than 10. I like the fact that the USP Compact .40 seems designed from the get-go to use 10-round magazines. It is big enough to be comfortable, without being larger than necessary. Even the police can't get one that holds more than 10 rounds, so I don't feel like I'm buying a gun that is artificially limited by a dumb law. I don't own a .40 yet, but when I get one, it will probably be the USP Compact.

Doug

[This message has been edited by DougB (edited May 26, 2000).]
 
I'm gonna have to agree with DougB here. I've got an HKUSP45. I ran across a USP40Compact, used, for $525. Not quite having the bucks, I told a friend of mine, so at least someone I know could have it, and I could shoot it from time to time.

Later, I almost decided to trade my full size 45 for a 40, so I asked my friend if we could go "comparison shooting" to help me make up my mind.

There was little recoil difference between the two. The 40 compact had a tiny bit more recoil than my full size 45, but I attribute that to the weight difference of the guns. The accuracy difference was enough that I would rather have my 45 in a pistol match, but not enough that I would feel inaccurate in the home, on the street. I can keep 5 rounds in the "10x" ring with the .45 at 25 feet, but managed to hit JUST outside the 10x twice with the .40. Big deal. Probably had something to do with the fact that the .45 is MINE, and I've had it for 5 YEARS now, and know it like an extension of my arm, and the .40 is shorter, lighter, and has a little different feel to it, and I'd never shot it before.

I've actually read (Guns Magazine) that the 45C doesn't carry well with a full mag of .45's, because it's so grip heavy. The .40 (according to the mag) had a better balance on the hip.

Bottom line... get the one you like best, regardless of caliber. You'll be well protected with any of the HKUSP line you go with. But remember, a 9mm is still a 9mm.
 
I'd go with the .40 Compact, so you can take advantage of the .40 to .357 SIG conversion option. Here in SoCal, ARM-USA has the .40C for $640.
 
I am not sure about the price, but when I bought my HK-USP45f I fired the 40 and the 45 in both fullsize and compact.

I agree with the posters who said that the 45 is a little softer recoil. It "pushes" you but doesnt "twist" so much. In reality, anyone who can handle one can handle the other, so this is all just shades of light grey.

Given minimal effective difference in recoil, I will take the 45 over the 40 most days. It has nearly the capacity, more stopping power, not as much recoil twist, better accuracy and better reliability in my experience. And I own both 40's and 45's in other makes.

The bestthing that you can do is find a range that has both guns that you can rent and spend $50 throwing a hundred rounds through each. then make your decision. you arent goign to go wrong with either of them.

Destructo6:
So you go to ARM-USA too, eh? Nice little shop with great proprietors. I like the new marketing concept he has got and I hope he is successful. Its a tough row to hoe opening a brand spanking new gunshop in So Cal.


J.T.
 
Got a .40 up for sale. $525.00 I pay shipping.

Check out the for sale forum for details!

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My problem is there is no range in my area, and most certainly not one that rents handguns. If I get to shoot anything I either borrow it from a police officer or buy it and try it out. Its getting expensive for me to buy a gun just to try it out! Learned my lesson there with a 1911!

Greg
 
Great gun. I find myself carrying my stainless 45c more than most of my other guns. Little recoil, accurate, and has never jammed once.

NIB for about $650 with stainless slide.
 
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