GS>MS>     I've only read about it.  Have you seen or shot one?
GS>I just recently got the .40 USP. I chose it over the .45 only because it
GS>was just slightly smaller and my hands just aren't large enough for the
GS>.45.
Good choice.  I'm sorry, but arguments like "... I even own a few .40's,
but shooting them just doesn't excite ..." are
just oozing with prejudice.  The .45acp is a great chambering, but it's
not a magical holy godsend.  The .40S&W easily outdoes it in muzzle
energy from similar length barrels in the lighter mass defense rounds.
There are tons of exceptions of course, and I'd rather get in front of a
9mm than either the .40 or the .45, but I'd prefer none at all.
A hot loaded .40S&W can work wonders, as can a hot loaded .45acp.  Two
choices, same general performance.  The USP however was made to easily
take .45acp +p, which will out perform .40S&W in terms of ballistics.
I'll stick with the .40, which has very impressive performance even out
of a 3«" barrel.
If I ever get a .45acp, unless it's a great deal on a good used gun,
it'll probably be a USP.  :-)
BTW- as you will find out, the USP's really shine in terms of managing 
felt recoil when you get into +p ammo in both .40 and .45.
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