j8ear

Gracias. Who knew they were Mauser ressurected? I remember your comment about the straight stick mags. The were really nice in the way they tucked into our vests. Comfortable with awesome weight distribution. Something about hugging the organs nicely. The springs often came right out of the bottom when loaded, and got sandwiched in the vest pocket. We had a shit load of them though. Some of us bought our own banana style fifties, but the vests weren't made for this magazine. Clanking around with a few loaded magazines in your cargo pocket was out of the question, not to mention that we wore flight suits anyway. Eight of them right on board. Two on the weapon. 240 plus sixty one. Locked and loaded.

They are apparently making this gun in 10mm and .40cal also, and that US Law enforcement is using them. I have yet to see one. Also, now that I research H&K after a long hiatus, it seems they sure are going high tech with polymer weapons, which I will ad, is not something I am fond of. Although I'll bet H&K has really done it well.

How much are those USP's going for? Over 5 hundge it seems, maybe even 6. Is the USP a polymer framed gun like a sigma? It ~appears~ that it is. How many metal brackets connect the polymer to the upper receiver? You like that thing, I presume? I was really thinking about the P7. The old sqeeze cocker auto's. It is favored by alot of special forces. Very compact, extemely precise, and with Germany's propensity for quality in those two very aspects of engineering things, delivered a doosey. This is a really neat website: http://www.pkcarroll.com/p7info.pdf (It's anyone's guess as to it's authenticity. I've fired, but never field stripped a p7)

It really is an area I dabbled in briefly a while ago (over ten years now), which I had never done before (I'm Canadian after all), and haven't done since. Aside from a Blackwater match, and a few IDPA wanna be fests, I'm but anecdotes about the experience. You know what I mean?

Reliving the old days of 'company sponsership' for weapons options is fruitless. Fun but fruitless. After all I am but a working class stiff these days. Unless your a police force or a military outfit, H&K is largely out if reach, and largely uncalled for. They sure are good at what they do, and for that I respect them, as I do anything, tremondously. Rethinking my position on top of the list, I will redact H&K and place them second. I do believe that Ruger as an all around firearms manufacturer is number one. It's a tough call, but I think I have to go with the outfit which specializes in the common person as opposed to gubment contracts.

If only I knew more about Sig Sauer. They do something very special to firearms creation.

over,

-bear