Appreciate all the info on the 40 and the s&w. I found the HK USP FS to be a real easy 40 cal to shoot. The pistol was engineered to reduce recoil 30% and does. It is an ugly pistol, built like a tank, and feels horrible in the hand. It was made to be shot with gloves. A good friend of mine knows a retired Navy Seal team chief, who told him they saw that pistol in very third world country. He carried one because they work under all primitive conditions.