There is no reason on earth why the H&K would be too much for a first time shooter. Especially when the G19 and SIG 239 are the other options.
There is nothing confusing about the operation of a USP.
pdmoderator, if you are paying double what you pay for a G19, you are frequenting the wrong shops. H&K DOES care about the civilian market or they wouldn't be selling USPs (read the first part of the owners manual to a USP) to civilians. I've had H&K send me parts less than three days after asking for them FREE. If you can't field strip a gun without losing a part, maybe you shouldn't be fieldstripping ANY gun. What "smithing" is there to do on a USP or a GLOCK for that matter? And, how is it more difficult? If you have an H&K that doesn't shoot, send it back to H&K. . . unless you LIKE having an H&K that doesn't work. Why keep it if you dislike it soooo much?
I worry about breaking my USP firing pins about as much as I do GLOCK Kb!s. That is to say "none". Has it happened? Yes (see your post and posts of others who have had GLOCK Kb!s). Is it likely to happen to my gun? No. End of story.
I get a little worn about people complaining about the cost of an H&K. If you shop at the right places, they aren't that much more expensive. What it comes down to is if the firearm is right for you. If it is right, spend the money and get it. If it isn't, get what is. Who cares how much it costs. Especially when it can be within $50.
Bottom line is buy the gun that works for you. If it doesn't, get something else. There is no "best" gun out there, there is a "best gun for you" out there. You decide what it is. Don't let someone on a BB tell you what to get. Read up on general reliability and accuracy trends between manufaturers and models, but then go with what feels right.
If you ask me what I think the best gun is I'll say H&K USPs. Does that mean it is right for you? No. You decide.
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