MS>JS> I've had a USP40 for several years now, and despite a couple thousand
MS>JS> rounds, most of which were high powered or in the +p range, the gun
MS>JS> barely looks and feels broken in.  It is very solid, a little chunky
MS>JS> compared to other guns, but very durable and reliable.
MS>JS> I don't think it's for everyone, but if a person is willing to adapt
MS>JS> slightly to the gun, it'll give exemplary performance in return.
MS>    Is it available in 9mm?
9mm, .40S&W and .45acp.
The orgional chambering was .40S&W, this being one of the few pistols 
designed for that chambering rather than being scaled up from an existing 
9mm plan.  The result, is that the 9mm version uses a barrel of the same 
outer dimensions, yet the barrel and chamber inner diameters are smaller, 
resulting in one of the strongest, if not _the_ strongest 9mm chambers 
made.
The USP40's barrel weighs over twice as much as my S&W's .40 barrel, 
it'll mass even more with the smaller bore and chamber.
I don't know if they reccommend using +p ammo in the 9mm version, but the 
barrel is easily beefier than Beretta's 92 series, and Beretta has no 
restrictions on +p or +p+ ammo.  From my own handloading experiments I
know the USP40 can absorb recoil of over 600 ft/lbs with no ill effects, 
the hottest 9mm ammo you can buy should not be a problem for the USP.
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