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    should i trade my ruger SR1911 for an H&K USP?

    I been offered the above trade. The usp is in .40 s&w... Both guns are in excellent condition... WWJD?
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    Never handled a USP but even though .40 cal isn't a favorite of mine if the H&K is to your liking go for it. Price wise new the H&K might have $50 more value than the Ruger
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    Is up to your taste and how happy you are with the Ruger. I prefer the 1911 so I'd keep it.

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    That puts me in quite the quandary ... other than the 10-22 and MK series 22 pistols I don't much care for anything Ruger ... but I'm not a fan of the 40 either.
    A couple years ago I bought the remainder of a pawn shops gun and ammo inventory which included about 1500 rounds of 40 ... I always thought I'd sell it at a gun show but for some reason didn't. Then last year when I was in a small shop of a old gunshow buddy and saw a NOS CZ 75 TS in 40, it spoke to me and said "take me home" ... I had to have it (but I bought a 9mm barrel for it) and a week later at a show I picked up a Glock 23 but I have a threaded 9mm barrel I'd bought for my G19 ... so when 40SW fades in to obscurity, I'll still be able to dress to the 9's.

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    by the way that trade for the H&K was a great decision. It is the most pleasant to shoot and accurate pistol I have. the thing points really naturally and feels good in the hand. It is by far my favourite handgun right now.
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    That's cool that all worked out for you and you like it. I had a usp .45 tactical for a few years and it was great, very accurate and soft shooting. Mags weren't cheap, like $80 at the time. Sold it and got something else, but wish I hadn't let it go. A friend of mine has a usp .40 like you have and he loves it.

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    I figured this had come to a conclusion ... After all, the thread is a 3 month+ old!

    I really like HK's and have a USP 45 Tactical and it's one of my favorites too, as you say it's a natural pointer and it's comfortable enough you can shoot it all day ... but I still likes me some 1911

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    I've become a total HK fanboi. I've got a VP-9 Tactical (threaded barrel and night sights) and have a HK45 Compact Tactical V1 (threaded barrel and night sights, DA/SA with decocker and cocked and locked ability) on layaway.

    I absolutely would have traded the Ruger for the HK if I was already into 40.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyPertwee View Post
    I've become a total HK fanboi. I've got a VP-9 Tactical (threaded barrel and night sights) and have a HK45 Compact Tactical V1 (threaded barrel and night sights, DA/SA with decocker and cocked and locked ability) on layaway.

    I absolutely would have traded the Ruger for the HK if I was already into 40.
    When do you get to take her home?
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