Mk11 is right.
Shoot them all at the range them decide.
I have or have had them all. Guns I've owned and shot Sig P220, P226, P239, Glocks (G17/19/26/27/23/29/20/21/30) and HK USPs/MP5s/USC Carbines/P7s, and most of the others too. Sold some, kept some. But will never sell my 1984 HK P7, PSP. Only see one or two a year.
Home defense,CCW possibilities, non reloader - Glock 30 with a G21 (13) round hi cap with A&G mag sleeve and a (9) round mag for CCW. (13) rounds of 45 ACP +P+. Big holes, 9mm +P+ recoil, and its the most accurate short range Glock made.
BEST RECOMMENDATION:
Or if you are a
big boy and can handle magnum rounds and you reload, a Glock 29 in 10mm with the same setup with G20 hi caps. Same frame and size as the G29. Very concealable but with a compact sight radius for great accuracy. But you gots to reload to shoot 10mm well. At $20 a box at your local dealer, you'll have to sell the farm to shoot it a lot.
Or if you'd like 40 short and whimpy
, get a Glock 23 with hi caps. :barf:
Or if you really really need a flat gun, the P7. skip the Glock 36 in 45 ACP, its a fake Glock with way more snap to it than any of the 10mm and 357 Sig's I've shot. That Glock sucks like a Hoover and shoots like a sailor fresh into port from a six month sea tour. You'll get that one later.
1. Accuracy out of the box? The most accurate combat handgun out their is the HKP7, preferably the PSP (it's thinner and lighter). And its the safest since the squeeze coker is a great safety override for children. 1" groups at 25 yards rapid fire. My Sigs were also very acurate. The USP line was not given me the type of tight small groups I get from other guns.
Out the box, most of these guns can deliver 2-3" groups at 25 yards, IF YOU ARE A DISCIPLINED AND SKILLED SHOOTER. Many times its shooter error and bad ammo that causes inaccuracy
not the mechanics or design of the gun EXCEPT for the P7. I've seen bad shooter look good with those.
2. Concealable? The HK PSP is real thin and disappears IWB. But the G26/27/29/30/19/23 all a popluar in CCW circles. Sig fans like the subcompacts like the P239. I dislike the hammer on the Sigs since it will snag during your draw. Seen a dozen Sig guys catch their shirts in steel plate shoots when drawing from their holsters.
3. Reliabilty? The HK P7 will fire even without an extrator. Its a tank. But for guns under $600, Glocks. My Sigs broke their trigger springs and develop rust spots frequently. Not a gun for humid land. The HK USPs are okay if you dig 1911 style controls.
4. Cost v. "bang?" (aka "bang for the buck")
Sigs, HKs, and Glocks are expensive. $550 + for a NIB or $400ish for a used. Buy a used Glock for about $400 and call it a day. And they are hot on resale too. P7s are hot on resale too. USPs can be hard to sell since Glock has a dominant market share in civilian and law enforcement sales.
5. In your experience...which would you buy?
I bought all of them except for the USPs. Avoided them. when HK's P7 sales in the US started dipping and police departments stopped geting the HK MP5 submachine guns for american made Colt AR-15s or miliatry M16's they introduced the USP line to make their guns more affordable. It didn';t work. their sales on that line have plateaued. Just like the SigPro polymer P-series gun failed. Only Glock does the polymer right.
For customer support,the greatest number of accessories, an active webboard (GlockTalk) and their own sport shooting foundation, GSSF, you can't go wrong with a Glock.
