Greetings, everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster.
Picked up a USPc .40 the other day and just got back from my first range session.
Just back in from my first session with this pistol, and I LIKE IT! Felt recoil is much lower than with my Glock 23, not nearly as snappy. A little bit more muzzle flip (higher bore axis), but the extra slide weight keeps it more than manageable.
This pistol is much more comfortable in my hand, and no "Glock finger" from the trigger safety.
Accuracy-wise, I find I shoot it better than the G23. At first I thought the trigger would be worse from my dry-fire experience, but it's really just different, not worse. The reset is quite a bit longer than the G23, but I got used to that by the end of the session. The trigger is just a little bit gritty, and the breaking point took a little bit getting used to, but I think in the long run I'll like the HK trigger better than the Glock trigger. I get the feeling that the grittiness will smooth out over time as the contact surfaces wear in.
I was hitting 2 inch groups at about 15 feet offhand (WWB 165 gr FMJs). For kicks, I went back to 50 yards and ran one mag; I managed to keep all 12 rounds on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper from a rest. Wow!
As soon as I get my customary 500 rounds through it for reliability proofing I think this will become my new carry gun.
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Picked up a USPc .40 the other day and just got back from my first range session.
Just back in from my first session with this pistol, and I LIKE IT! Felt recoil is much lower than with my Glock 23, not nearly as snappy. A little bit more muzzle flip (higher bore axis), but the extra slide weight keeps it more than manageable.
This pistol is much more comfortable in my hand, and no "Glock finger" from the trigger safety.
Accuracy-wise, I find I shoot it better than the G23. At first I thought the trigger would be worse from my dry-fire experience, but it's really just different, not worse. The reset is quite a bit longer than the G23, but I got used to that by the end of the session. The trigger is just a little bit gritty, and the breaking point took a little bit getting used to, but I think in the long run I'll like the HK trigger better than the Glock trigger. I get the feeling that the grittiness will smooth out over time as the contact surfaces wear in.
I was hitting 2 inch groups at about 15 feet offhand (WWB 165 gr FMJs). For kicks, I went back to 50 yards and ran one mag; I managed to keep all 12 rounds on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper from a rest. Wow!
As soon as I get my customary 500 rounds through it for reliability proofing I think this will become my new carry gun.
