H&K USP 9mm V1 or Sig 227 9mm?

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Buying my first pistol but need help deciding which one i should get. Are either one of these easier to use and maintain? Any input you ladies or gents have would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Oops I meant P226 not P227. Sorry!
 
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You mean the Sig P226. The 227 is a P serie pistol, double stack in 45 ACP only. They are both easy to use. As for maintenance, getting parts for the P226 is definetly easier, Questar sells some spring kits so does Brownells.
 
Most modern pistols will service the average shooter well over a long shooting life.

The USP is easier to maintain; oil once and a while. But, the people on the internet say the sig would be easier to get parts for. I have never called a gun store to ask.

I'm thinking you'd have to shoot a heck of a lot to start breaking parts on a USP or SIG.

Some guns lend themselves better to competition use: CZ75.
Some seem to be chosen more for police/military use (due to bureaucracy or durability? I'm not sure) : p226, USP
Some are chosen for all of the above: glock 17, 1911

all of them will meet the needs of an average plinker.

You have to ask yourself: Which one do YOU like more?

Personally, I like the USP more.
a CZ shadow is what I'd recommend to a friend who I wanted to encourage to shoot pistol.
PPQ is my favorite 9mm
 
Go to a dealer near you and find what fits you. Being that they are 2 different size grips only holding them will bring you closer to the answer.
Don’t buy a pistol based on what us will suggest. Find one that fist your hand and go from there (and this is better than that makes no sense as you will need afford how many rounds it takes to break any modern pistol)
 
The 226 is a great gun. Nothing against HK's, but to me Sigs have the edge in build quality on the USP. The P7's however
are beautiful guns but in a different league and price range. I have a 220 that has been 100 percent reliable. The Sigs are
also about the easiest and fastest to field strip.
 
Sigboy has it right, go handle a few pistols at your nearest gun store and go with what feels best in your hand. I was in the same boat as you, was talked into Glock being the best, when it was in my hand I didn't like the feel, handled everything in the gun case and a Sig Sauer P226 is what I walked out with, just fit me right, but its what fits you, good luck Sarin.
 
How could finding a holster be hard? Just go to raven concealments website and order one. Or go get a safariland or blade tech from dstactical.

Mags come around once and a while.

If you shoot out a pistol barrel I'd be impressed! What would that take 100k rds?

Just go to a store and handle them. Or find rental range and shoot them before you buy.. :)
 
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Sigs break parts (according to a SigArms instructor), USP's are hard to get parts for (find someone who has them in stock) -HK maintenance requires a recoil spring/assembly every 5,000 rounds, a trigger return spring is good to have, oh yeah and mags are $80+ bucks. If you shoot a serious volume, neither are (on the whole) a great choice. Get a Glock or an M&P.
 
They say every 5,000 rounds? I have 3 USPs, my dad has 2 and my buddy has 2, all have well over 10,000 rounds and still work 100%, no recoil spring change out needed or any parts.

I do not get the big worry about spare parts...most shooters never shoot enough or sell a gun LONG before anything wears out on them.

The SMART thing to do is order the parts NOW, when you order a gun that you plan to keep/shoot a lot so you have them BEFORE you need them. If you ever sell the gun the parts will easily sell them for what you paid.
 
Yes...there are high volume shooters, many of them. But again, the AVERAGE person is not shooting 100s of rounds a trip and able to wear out guns/parts within months or a few years.

If you can afford to shoot 10,000+ rounds a year, you can afford to buy spare parts (again buy them BEFORE you need them) or second models of the same pistol.

The shooting world would be pretty boring if everyone is scared to shoot another other then a Block 17...Glock parts are a bit more common in Canada (online shops) but again, use the internet, you can find, order and have imported ANY legal parts you may need.
 
cgn has degraded down to HK fanboys vs the glock fanboys

or swiss arms fanboys vs AR fanboys.

every 2nd thread is like this.

They are all tools and they'll (almost) all do the job when you need them too. (putting holes in paper!)

It is like arguing who makes the better shovel, when really it is the person digging the holes that counts.
 
2 very different platforms, the 226 is a lot easier to shoot well, it is bulkier, the grip is clubby, it's a great pistol with a design a bit dated for my taste.
I like HK handguns due to their amazing reliability, easy maintenance cleaning and because they are the best polymer guns ever made, period, now that was a fanboy statement. All for you Evolture.
If you go HK, do not forget to take a look at P30L very very ergonomic, I have 2.

Long story short, I do not own the Sig anymore.
 
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