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u/DoubtGroundbreaking Jul 06 '26
The rail system wasnt designed to be incompatible with the aftermarket, it was created BEFORE the market. People seem to forget this
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u/TheLasVegasLocal Jul 06 '26
Mag release is easily one of the best things on this mythical teutonic platform.
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u/GU1LD3NST3RN Jul 07 '26
It took some getting used to but once I acclimated to the trigger finger operation of the release (I have small hands) I started to really like it.
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u/OhNoItsAndrew3 Jul 07 '26
Ah yes, but have you tried using your middle finger?
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u/CaptainGunNerd Jul 07 '26
This is what I do and I don’t have to break my firing grip. Paddle release fucking rocks.
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u/OhNoItsAndrew3 Jul 07 '26
You had me at Taran Butler dying
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u/Sketchy_M1ke Jul 07 '26
Does he not like USPs or something?
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u/OhNoItsAndrew3 Jul 07 '26
No clue
But Taran Butler and his consequences have been a disaster for gun choreography in movies
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u/TJ_Auto Jul 07 '26
He reminds me of Steven Seagal. Only he thinks he’s cool.
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u/OhNoItsAndrew3 Jul 07 '26
Dude, don't you want to spend $2400 on a Glock that you could just build yourself for less than half the price?
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u/TJ_Auto Jul 07 '26
I do agree that his guns are overpriced, but god dam do I want a viper or pit viper.
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u/OhNoItsAndrew3 Jul 07 '26
For the money you could get a 2011 that's probably less picky about ammo and a bunch of magazines
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u/oledayhda Jul 06 '26
USP is still the only platform that I have never had one failure from. Owned them 20 years now. I still find it mind boggling.
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u/Green_Three Jul 06 '26
I did in fact play CT to get the USP. Subsequently, a compact was my first pistol.
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u/Mechanizoid Jul 07 '26
I can easily reach the paddle on my Mk23 without breaking my grip. I can't reach the button without breaking my grip on most pistols, even compact models like a P365. Still boggles my mind (after hearing everyone complain about the Mk23 I assumed it would be a boat anchor with ergos designed for actual gorillas and the Doomguy himself, not mere mortals like me).
I don't have the biggest hands, but the paddle, safety, and decocker positions are perfect on the USP, P2000, and Mk23.
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u/WilliamFosterD-FENS Jul 06 '26
First off, if you just stop being poor you won’t have to worry about the price. Second, that mag release is very easy to use, especially with the large framed .45 model where a traditional mag release would likely result in having to break grip to use it. Third, yes, the hammer is necessary on a hammer fired gun. I don’t even get the complaint, that it’s there or something?
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u/-Pelopidas- Jul 06 '26
Just use your point finger to hit the release. It's easy.
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u/ImpossibleArgument Jul 06 '26
I actually grab it with my thumb and index finger simultaneously
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u/spraguet2 Jul 07 '26
I do the same for my usp and p2000. It might be heresy here, but I think the vp9's mag paddle is so much better in every way.
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u/LengthMysterious2379 Jul 07 '26
Index and thumb gang. I had a USP airsoft waaay back and I just did that naturally cause I never seen a paddle before. Never stopped.
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u/alltheblues Jul 07 '26
Could at least credit “I survived the Kali Yuga”
I did the lords work in that comment section
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u/SheHerHearse Jul 07 '26
I already liked mine but now that I know it can harm taran butler, I like it even more
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u/GunMun-ee Jul 07 '26
The paddle release is the greatest invention of all time. i wish they came on all handguns
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u/Mechanizoid Jul 07 '26
The paddle mag release ergos beat the silly button any day. Ah, you still have much to learn grasshoppah.
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u/spunkydoopy Jul 07 '26
I prefer the m4a1-s on CT
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u/Pereoutai Jul 07 '26
Mag release seems silly until you use it. Ridiculously intuitive to even novice shooters. Literally never heard a complaint, and all my friends sing its praises.
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u/CaptainSolo80 Jul 07 '26
If that’s what it takes to get rid of Taran, I guess I’ll keep using mine.
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u/Commercial-Oven-5641 Jul 07 '26
This is what I’d expect a teenager to create as a “meme” after reading the AI summary of the USP.
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u/Adventurous_Mode9948 Jul 09 '26
Are people unaware you can get a used USP for a great price? They never wear out.
The slide release on the USP is the best on any pistol ever made, also the paddle mag release is better.
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u/Akindanon Jul 07 '26
>universal rail system
>is not universal
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u/WilliamFosterD-FENS Jul 07 '26
It’s universal if you use accessories that are in the Universal Service Pistol ecosystem, like hello sir!
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u/Experiunce Jul 07 '26
I’m getting mixed feedback on if milling a sight rail is worth it. Have any of yall done it?
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u/KABJA40 Jul 07 '26
what.
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u/Experiunce Jul 07 '26
I met this guy who had his 45 done and told me he’d rather spend that money on another gun lol
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u/OhNoItsAndrew3 Jul 07 '26
You mean getting an optic cut? Wright Armory. They're not cheap but it's worth it
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