I am looking to buy another H&K pistol, but don't know which to get. I usually know what I want, but this time I'm having a tough time deciding.
I already have a USP .40 compact (V1). I love this gun more than anything, but I want to buy another H&K in the P2000 platform and with the LEM trigger. It will be used exclusively for IWB concealed carry, while the USP compact will remain a night stand gun since it has a manual safety. (I prefer no safety for a concealed carry gun, and a manual safety for a home defense gun) Also, I think the P2000 makes for a great IWB gun because it has a tapered slide, weighs a few ounces less than the USPc, and doesn't have the bulkier control levers like the USPc does.
The problem is I don't know whether to get a regular P2000 in .40s&w, or a P2000SK in 9mm (or maybe 40s&w). Both rounds are good man-stoppers these days, but the .40 has a slight edge. If I went with the P2000, I'd definitely go with .40s&w. However, if I go with the P2000SK, follow-up shots might be more difficult with the .40. In this case the 9mm would only offer 1 extra round over the .40 but it's the recoil of the .40 that has me concerned.
Then there is the issue of the 2-finger grip on the P2000SK. I would be using a flat, standard floorplate on the magazine which would leave a 2-finger grip. This leaves less to hold on to, but will reduce the chance of the grip printing during the summer months when I'm only wearing shorts and a T-shirt.
For those of you that have had experience with one of these guns (or both) in either caliber, what would you recommend and why? Has anyone actually shot the P2000SK chambered in .40s&w? I used to have a glock 27, but sold it for a glock 26 because I felt that the .40 was too much for such a small gun. Do you think I'll have the same problem with the P2000SK?
Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated. Pics would help too Thanks in advance! - CP
I already have a USP .40 compact (V1). I love this gun more than anything, but I want to buy another H&K in the P2000 platform and with the LEM trigger. It will be used exclusively for IWB concealed carry, while the USP compact will remain a night stand gun since it has a manual safety. (I prefer no safety for a concealed carry gun, and a manual safety for a home defense gun) Also, I think the P2000 makes for a great IWB gun because it has a tapered slide, weighs a few ounces less than the USPc, and doesn't have the bulkier control levers like the USPc does.
The problem is I don't know whether to get a regular P2000 in .40s&w, or a P2000SK in 9mm (or maybe 40s&w). Both rounds are good man-stoppers these days, but the .40 has a slight edge. If I went with the P2000, I'd definitely go with .40s&w. However, if I go with the P2000SK, follow-up shots might be more difficult with the .40. In this case the 9mm would only offer 1 extra round over the .40 but it's the recoil of the .40 that has me concerned.
Then there is the issue of the 2-finger grip on the P2000SK. I would be using a flat, standard floorplate on the magazine which would leave a 2-finger grip. This leaves less to hold on to, but will reduce the chance of the grip printing during the summer months when I'm only wearing shorts and a T-shirt.
For those of you that have had experience with one of these guns (or both) in either caliber, what would you recommend and why? Has anyone actually shot the P2000SK chambered in .40s&w? I used to have a glock 27, but sold it for a glock 26 because I felt that the .40 was too much for such a small gun. Do you think I'll have the same problem with the P2000SK?
Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated. Pics would help too Thanks in advance! - CP