Caracal C Review

[Comedian]

Interesting stuff Syntax. Are you going to shoot the F slide and barrel, while it is mated to the C frame? I would be curious to see if it would be reliable. Was the C much more accurate than the F? Or just slightly more so?

[Okie67]

Syntax360

Excellent write up on the Caracal C ,I carry mine everyday and find it just as easy to conceal as my G26.For some reason the C fits my hand better,great gun and very reliable for being such a new to the market handgun.

[blueorison]

That's weird. I find the reset to be pretty short and I can shoot the gun extremely rapidly...

EDIT: oh, do you mean longer than Steyr's? the Caracal's reset is pretty short but the Stey's might be shorter...

Longer than Steyr's. I compared them side by side. Like I said, still a great gun. But no rapid acq. sights beat Steyr's.

[Syntax360]

Interesting stuff Syntax. Are you going to shoot the F slide and barrel, while it is mated to the C frame? I would be curious to see if it would be reliable. Was the C much more accurate than the F? Or just slightly more so?

I'm not sure. I'll probably wait until US distribution for these guns is rolling again before I do something dumb and potentially risk damaging one. For me, the C was a good deal more accurate at range, but I'm 100% sure that was some fluke of nature centered on my personal quarks. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if the F were more accurate in my hands the next time I hit the range.

Regarding reset, I greatly prefer Caracal to Steyr. The Caracal might be longer than the Steyr, but both pistols are faster than me (blueorison shoots more than I do - I wouldn't be surprised if he can indeed 'outrun the gun'). The reset is much more positive on the Caracal (like a Glock, but better), and I'll gladly pay the cost of a infinitesimally longer reset for the overall better pull and positive reset of the Caracal.

Regarding the sights, I used to be on-board with blueorison's opinion that Steyr traps are superior - but something has changed recently. It may well be that I have just been putting a lot of trigger time on the Caracals, so I have adapted to the sight setup, but I find them to be very fast - certainly as fast as the Steyrs that I have been shooting for years. I believe this is due to the design of the slide - it contours up in a manner that really does direct your eyes right to the sights. Again, it's probably just personal preference and how much time you have on the gun - I can distinguish no difference in finding the sights during presentation or finding the front sight after firing with either gun.

[Ma Jarrett]

Thanks. I had already contacted Blade Tech in February (by email) and was told "no dice" on a custom Caracal holster...maybe I'll try contacting Amy

Like they say, "never say never." For instance, I contacted Magpul years ago and asked "Why aren't you making 20-round AR magazines?!" And the guy on the phone was practically laughing at me (silly girl, right? calling the gun guys, duh), but for awhile now and TODAY they are indeed cranking out 20-round PMAGS. Indeed.