What .45 to get

What .45? Hmm. Here's what I've learned in my time at TFL:

1) Glocks kaboom and are cheap tupperware.

2) Sigs are delicate, Swiss watch things that are just too complex and dainty for use in the real world.

3) 1911s are jamomatic relics from the stone age.

4) HKs cost as much as a house and HK refuses to fix them. Besides, the firing pins break all the time.

5) Berettas are just utterly horrible. The locking block breaks if you just look at it crosseyed. Since this is true of the 92, it must be true of the Cougar .45 as well. The Italians clearly bribed the military to win the contract.

6) Anything with a DA or DA/SA trigger is just impossible to shoot accurately. No one in the history of mankind has ever hit anything with one under stress.

Hope this helps. :D
 
The DA trigger on my USP doesn't really suck, but it is long and heavy
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Try replacing the hammer spring with a Woff 10#. One of the guys at the local shop did that for his and it made a huge difference. I'd like to make that switch myself.
 
GSB, since you've effectively ruled out nearly every major maker, action, and style, I'm curious to know what you'd recommend. As a newbie to the sport, I'm puzzled by your post to know what's left in handgun choices, based on your reply. My present level of ignorance suggests there's not much left. :confused:

TIA!
 
Sorry Rovert, didn't mean to lead you astray there. Tried to convey my intent with the :D. I was just parodying some of the strongly held opinions on various guns and manufacturers you will encounter on this site. It's all in good fun though -- you won't find a better bunch of folks than here at TFL.
 
Hey, I'm cool widdat. Like I said, I don't know my a$$ from a hole in the ground, so everyone's opinion counts... until I have a few of my own, and can filter out the BS. :D

Regards,
RK
 
Glock vs. HK

Just some observations

Glock -- installing a "3.5 lb" connector is very easy and inexpensive, but almost in all cases, it does not actually result in crisp 3.5 pound pull. In my case actual pull was just under 5 and that's similar to what some testers have found. Polishing can take that down a little.

If you want to try a true 3.5 lb trigger, try a P7. I think you'll find it is night and day different than a Glock with the drop-in connector.

HK -- Very accurate, nice big sights, clean SA release, and it has the softest recoil of any .45 made. However, If you do a lot of IDPA you'll quickly tire of the long trigger reset. Many of us have also experienced the "click no bang phenomenon". In rapid fire you release the trigger, hear and feel the click, and then pull the trigger, but no bang. At least one PD has dumped the USP for this reason. It's only an issue when doing very rapid double or triple taps, but this won't ever happen with a Glock or Kimber. Yes it may be called operator error, but it's induced by the funky HK reset linkages.

I predict HK will bring out a second generation USP in 5-10 years or so. It will have a low bore axis, revised grip and a completely redesigned action system. HK could take away the Glock LEO market by selling a better glock with a safety, but HK has to improve its design first.

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