Usp compact 9mm full size#
Usp compact 9mm manual#

And in that case carrying a cocked and locked P30 with a thumb safety is good to go since it's not a decocker, it's just strictly a safety.

Usp compact 9mm manual#

Nice thing about the P2000's and P30's are the decocker is located in the rear of the pistol and there's no manual safety on the gun, unless you get a safety model. Or with the USP you can carry the gun cocked and locked like a 1911, but I wouldn't really recommend it as you might accidentally hit the de-cocker under stress. Unless you get someone to work the gun over, then ok a DA/SA is a good option as well. I like the LEM trigger a lot, the DA trigger on HK's kind of suck. But again the P2000 kind of fills both roles quite well. H&K USP holster Gun Holsters, RHS System Polymer Retention Gun Holster for Heckler & Koch USP Compact 9mm/.40 44 108 Polymer Retention Paddle Holster. But yeah between the P30 and USP Compact, I'd go P30 for range/home defense and USP Compact for conceal carry. If I was a lefty, P2000 or P30 all the way, forget the USP since it's not as ambi.

Usp compact 9mm full size#

For full size it's a toss up between the HK USP with it's larger mag capacity and jet funnel and better trigger, or the P30's amazing grip and larger easier to use totally ambi controls. If I could only have one though it's the P2000, it's like the Glock 19 sized HK 9mm and it's just a good compact gun for all around use. The P30SK or P2000SK are good too for conceal carry. I think it's a great gun for conceal carry, but the USP compact would be my second choice. Don't forget about the P2000 which is kind of in between these two models. The P30 is truely ambi, two slides releases, one for each side of the gun, and of course the ambi mag release and it's larger and easier to use. The USP has a better trigger, but crappier grip and smaller mag release and only one side has the slide release. HK USP 9mm Pistol, 3.58' Barrel, Night Sights, Black - 81000332. P30 has an amazing grip!! However it's not great for conceal carry. I am actually planning to trade/sell off the P30 this year and stick with the USP/c.Ĭannot comment on the geometry and differences with the safety in place since mine are both 'slick side' variants. The reset is shorter on the USP/c, but since I use the Rodgers 'press and flip' for trigger control that does not matter to me.īoth are great guns, but I think the difference is really about personal preferences and for my hand size, shooting style, etc. Timer's & targets don't lie and I can simply perform better with the USP/c on every multi-shot practice drill than the P30, someone else might be the opposite. I can shoot the USP/c better in strings of fire because no matter what combination of backstrap and grip plates I have tried in the P30 it has a tendency to twist/torque in my hand shot to shot where the USP/c's square grip nature seems to eliminate that for me. I use a JMCK IWB#3 holster with a 25 deg cant for each.īoth are accurate, I call it equal. The P30 is harder for me to conceal because the butt is longer than the USP/c and for me (IWB at 3:00) that is the hardest part of concealment. Some hate LEM, but it is all I want in any of my HK's now. Both of mine are the LEM light trigger system which is my personal preference for all HK's. Own both, have carried both and shot them extensively.