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So I'm getting planning on getting into the USP scene, looking at a full sized 9mm because while I love my 1911, buying ammo on a student's budget is, well, tough.
I'm planning on going out to the range and renting to test drive a bit, but the range near my house only has full sized USPs in .40 and .45, and compacts in 9mm and .45.
Which would probably be the closest to shooting a full sized USP 9mm? I'm tempted to rent the full .40 first because other than the recoil, it's identical. I assume the 9mm compact would perform fairly similarly to the full, except its grip is different.
Does the .40 behave similar to the 9mm except just "more?" (never shot .40 before) Does the compact behave significantly differently from the full of the same caliber?
BTW, I'm intending for it to mainly be something I can take out to the range with me on weekends and kill paper so I'm not looking for concealability (besides, very very illegal on and near school grounds
), and living in CA means that mag capacity is a meaningless number.
I'm planning on going out to the range and renting to test drive a bit, but the range near my house only has full sized USPs in .40 and .45, and compacts in 9mm and .45.
Which would probably be the closest to shooting a full sized USP 9mm? I'm tempted to rent the full .40 first because other than the recoil, it's identical. I assume the 9mm compact would perform fairly similarly to the full, except its grip is different.
Does the .40 behave similar to the 9mm except just "more?" (never shot .40 before) Does the compact behave significantly differently from the full of the same caliber?
BTW, I'm intending for it to mainly be something I can take out to the range with me on weekends and kill paper so I'm not looking for concealability (besides, very very illegal on and near school grounds