Fullsize feels smoother to me
I have heard some on here say that they feel like the USPc 45 has less recoil than the fullsize USP 45. . . but NOT to me.
I was shooting (renting) the fullsize USP 45 for several months before I got my USPc 45. I had never fired the USPc 45 before I bought one, and I was expecting it to be the identical, same gun as the fullsize, just with slightly smaller dimensions. . . not so.
When I first started shooting my new USPc 45 I was disappointed in as much as it seemed to me to be quite different than the fullsize USP 45 I had been renting (which I loved). The fullsize just seemed to me to be MUCH smoother and softer shooting than my new compact. The recoil from the compact even hurt the inside of my thumb-joint at the web, whereas the fullsize just felt very. . . well, smooth. After a few range sessions with the compact however, it stopped hurting, and I adjusted to the somewhat sharper recoil of the compact.
I LOVE my USP Compact 45, but I must admit that I find the fullsize version to be nicer. The Compact makes some tradeoffs in order to gain easier concealability. I don't regret my decision to purchase the compact though, I just think the fullsize is the friendlier shooter once the gun is in your hand.
With flat magazine floorplates, the USP Compact 45 conceals well for me. I think I would struggle if I had to conceal the fullsize all day long. If I were carrying openly however, like a cop on the beat, I would DEFINITELY opt for the fullsize.
