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·WOW, what a great gun.
Got mine a week ago, lubed it a bit since it seemed too dry out of the box and took it to the range. I use breakfree CLP where needed and very littly gunslick grease on the slide rails. Been doing that for years on hte glock with great results and reliability. I friend recently introduced me to brake cleander to degrease the gun during cleaning and i will do that before i go out next time.
Shot 200 rounds of Fiocchi FMJ without a single jam.
The gun is superaccurate and easy to shoot, very low recoil as compared to a glock 17. I just love the triangular sights. I placed the targets at 7 yards (6 inch target, 4 on a sheet) and i was able to very consistently place 10 rounds on each target EVERY TIME. Moved the target to 25 yards with the same results. With concentration i was able to hit the bullseye 2 out of 10 rounds (i guess i am not a great shot
. The groupings where also consistent. I tried placing shots on each of the 4 targets at 7 yards in rapid succession and was amazed that i did on 3, the fourth one was just slightly off (if it where someone's head however, they would be in dire pain .
NOTES:
* casings ejected overhead about 30 deg to the right, i was not hit by them at all as some have stated.
* the trigger is great and smooth as compared to a glock, that is probably why i hit the target better than with my glock
* the magazine slides in with a better feel than the glock's, and seems to "click" more positively
* don't know what it is but the gun just feels great in the hand
* the magazines are hard to load and no loader was provided. I tried using the glock's but did not work right. I guess i'll have to bring a gopher along to load the mags next time
* field stripping it is very easy and easier than a glock (the glock has a tiny slide catch that is hard to pull down)
* i had 10 shot mags, due to communist california law.
* taking the gun apart and comparing to a glock: the slide rails are beefier, the slide lock is beefier and i think a better design, tolerances are closer and are evident when looking at the slide alignment with the body.
* metal mags are much better than plastic. 10 year old glock mags are cracking and the part where the magazine meets the lock is showing wear. Now i don't shoot a lot and these mags just sit loaded for months at a time.
* the Steyr sights are awesome
* got a streamlight TLR1 light and it fits great.
In Burbank, CA at the 'Firing Line" they have a Steyr M9 -A1 for rent.
I just love this gun after today and i am considering selling my gen2 glock17. Just can't see reaching for it knowing the Steyr is there I must note however that the glock, although well taken care of, in the 12 years that i have had it has NEVER jammed on me (I shoot new Fiocchi ammo and Federal Hydrashock or Cor-Bon).
-Harry
Got mine a week ago, lubed it a bit since it seemed too dry out of the box and took it to the range. I use breakfree CLP where needed and very littly gunslick grease on the slide rails. Been doing that for years on hte glock with great results and reliability. I friend recently introduced me to brake cleander to degrease the gun during cleaning and i will do that before i go out next time.
Shot 200 rounds of Fiocchi FMJ without a single jam.
The gun is superaccurate and easy to shoot, very low recoil as compared to a glock 17. I just love the triangular sights. I placed the targets at 7 yards (6 inch target, 4 on a sheet) and i was able to very consistently place 10 rounds on each target EVERY TIME. Moved the target to 25 yards with the same results. With concentration i was able to hit the bullseye 2 out of 10 rounds (i guess i am not a great shot
. The groupings where also consistent. I tried placing shots on each of the 4 targets at 7 yards in rapid succession and was amazed that i did on 3, the fourth one was just slightly off (if it where someone's head however, they would be in dire pain . NOTES:
* casings ejected overhead about 30 deg to the right, i was not hit by them at all as some have stated.
* the trigger is great and smooth as compared to a glock, that is probably why i hit the target better than with my glock
* the magazine slides in with a better feel than the glock's, and seems to "click" more positively
* don't know what it is but the gun just feels great in the hand
* the magazines are hard to load and no loader was provided. I tried using the glock's but did not work right. I guess i'll have to bring a gopher along to load the mags next time
* field stripping it is very easy and easier than a glock (the glock has a tiny slide catch that is hard to pull down)
* i had 10 shot mags, due to communist california law.
* taking the gun apart and comparing to a glock: the slide rails are beefier, the slide lock is beefier and i think a better design, tolerances are closer and are evident when looking at the slide alignment with the body.
* metal mags are much better than plastic. 10 year old glock mags are cracking and the part where the magazine meets the lock is showing wear. Now i don't shoot a lot and these mags just sit loaded for months at a time.
* the Steyr sights are awesome
* got a streamlight TLR1 light and it fits great.
In Burbank, CA at the 'Firing Line" they have a Steyr M9 -A1 for rent.
I just love this gun after today and i am considering selling my gen2 glock17. Just can't see reaching for it knowing the Steyr is there
I must note however that the glock, although well taken care of, in the 12 years that i have had it has NEVER jammed on me (I shoot new Fiocchi ammo and Federal Hydrashock or Cor-Bon).-Harry
