[Unisaw]

I am considering buying an HK USPC in .45ACP as a more lightweight alternative to a 1911 GM. Has anyone here made this switch and, if so, did you find it to be a positive or negative experience? I will use it for CCW and will carry it in a VM II or a Watch Six. (When I carry the 1911, it is in a VM II.) How bad was the trigger compared to the 1911?

[WhoKnowsWho]

It's a bit wider... the trigger is much different if you get the standard DA. Though they do have that new LEM trigger, it would be more like a Para Ord trigger. But the width is what would bug me.

Considered the new Para Ord Carry 12?

[jercamp45]

When I needed a DA or DAO handgun for a security gig, I checked out several good .45's......since I could not carry my prefered Colts.
The HK USPc, the Sig 245, and the ParaOrd LDA Companion. I wanted the smaller handguns so I could use it for CCW at a later date.
The HK I was able to put acouple of hundred rounds through(my cousins) and it was thick, the trigger was very wide(so my second shot on single action went off faster than I expected after the first DA round because I was engaging the trigger sooner). The mag release was, well, not to my liking. It felt OK, functioned fine, and I was not as accurate with it...though I would have learned it....as my Colt.
I was tempted to get the Sig 245, but chose the Para LDA as it was minimal investment of accessories, and my LW Officer's could serve as a BUG using the same ammo outta the same mags with the same feel and operation and same holsters!
Two years later, the Para has been superb, my security gig is coming to a close and the Para will be a CCW.......be making more money too, so another .45 auto will find its way into my collection in the next couple of months.....
....it won't be a HK USPc!!
Jercamp45

[Boats]

I switched in both directions. Bought a .45 USPc a few years back and carried it for awhile in place of a Commander and wound up hating the HK and selling it off. It is lighter, but wider (bulkier) and the safety engagement, paddle style mag release, and trigger all sucked in comparison to the 1911. YMMV.

[Unisaw]

Thanks.

I've gotten over this bout of temporary insanity. If I still want a lighter semi-auto 6 months from now, I'll look for a LW commander.

[Matthew_Q]

If I get another .45ACP, it will be a CZ97B. Might be heavier... and a little bigger... but I've heard nothing but good things about them...

[Obiwan]

The 45 Compact is compact in name only

If I were going to carry a USP Compact I would probably carry cocked and locked.....

In which case why not the 1911?