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Moonduck · 12-11-2003, 08:47 PM

I gotta agree with the appreciation of the P7. I've lusted after 'em for years. The problem is that even a used P7 will run you 800-900 locally, whereas a new USP will run $500 or so. I picked one up for $325, a definite steal. Going from memory, there are four good-sized steel rails on top of the polymer frame. It looks unorthodox, but trust me when I say that it works. The USP shot better than my Sig 229 in .40, and was, in fact, the best shooting .40 I've ever shot (and that includes my S&W Performance Center Shorty Forty).

Overall, the USP is really a practical combat-oriented handgun. If you get a chance, put some rounds through one. Yo will likely appreciate it.

Oh yes, Sig. They do do something special to firearms creation. They give each and every gun a intense amount of personal attention, incluing live firing of each weapon prior to it leaving the factory (or at least they used to). My Sig came with the test-fire target (an excellent pattern), and the name and Inspector # of the person that QA'ed my gun. A couple of friends of mine also had SIgs and theirs came with the same target and QA note. That Sig, out of the box, had a better trigger than most gunsmith smoothed DA autopistols I've worked with. I'd trust my life to a Sig in a heartbeat, and am still on the lookout for a Sig 220 in .45acp.

12-11-2003, 08:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
Moonduck Junkie Location: SE USA	I gotta agree with the appreciation of the P7. I've lusted after 'em for years. The problem is that even a used P7 will run you 800-900 locally, whereas a new USP will run $500 or so. I picked one up for $325, a definite steal. Going from memory, there are four good-sized steel rails on top of the polymer frame. It looks unorthodox, but trust me when I say that it works. The USP shot better than my Sig 229 in .40, and was, in fact, the best shooting .40 I've ever shot (and that includes my S&W Performance Center Shorty Forty). Overall, the USP is really a practical combat-oriented handgun. If you get a chance, put some rounds through one. Yo will likely appreciate it. Oh yes, Sig. They do do something special to firearms creation. They give each and every gun a intense amount of personal attention, incluing live firing of each weapon prior to it leaving the factory (or at least they used to). My Sig came with the test-fire target (an excellent pattern), and the name and Inspector # of the person that QA'ed my gun. A couple of friends of mine also had SIgs and theirs came with the same target and QA note. That Sig, out of the box, had a better trigger than most gunsmith smoothed DA autopistols I've worked with. I'd trust my life to a Sig in a heartbeat, and am still on the lookout for a Sig 220 in .45acp.