There have been a lot of great deals on firearms lately. I've been bad and bought a few. Some were one-time only deals. Some are still available. I took a few of my new toys to the range today to try them out. I thought I write brief reviews, in case anyone might be interested in taking advantage of the deals. All were fired using handloaded ammo, loaded with coated cast lead bullets. I believe that all of the deals listed below are still available.
Steyr M2-A2. This was 375 from Berelli.com. I have been intrigued by these for a while. I can't help it, they look like ray guns. I was very impressed. The sights are proprietary and are different. I like them. When I paid attention to trigger control this was the most accurate handgun I have handled. The trigger is very good for a striker gun. I'd rank it as equal to Caniks, which have the best striker triggers I have tried. The reset is a bit unusual, it is very subtle. If you like to ride the reset it will take some practice to adjust to it. I really like the modular grips, similar to a VP9. I am not a fan of Glocks, largely due to the weird ergonomics. I think the grip angle on this is even more pronounced. I found it comfortable to fire, but it does tend to cause high shots until one adjusts to the grip angle. I think this will be one I'll keep.
CZ P10c. I picked this up for 288 from an online shop in Florida, no sales tax. The link is in the steals and deals section. I'd say that everything that has been written about it is correct. Ergonomics are very nice. It retains the CZ low bore axis. The trigger is a little heavy but has a nice wall and crisp break. The pistol is very accurate. I think this is one of the best deals available right now. I'm tempted to order another one.
Sar9. I picked this up in a package with a red dot site from Locke and Loaded for 319. I really like the modular grip, which is very similar to a VP9. Trigger is ok. There a bit of creep, but it has a nice wall and is fairly crisp. The pistol is much more accurate than it has any right to be. This does not have an optics cut. They drilled and tapped holes in the slide to mount the red dot. The red dot it came with is open on the bottom for battery installation. I thought the way it was mounted was just asking for water to get into the sight and destroy it. So, I took it off and mounted it on another pistol. I think that the red dot was a pretty decent unit. For the price point I am very pleased with the pistol.
PSA daggers. PSA has been blowing out discontinued complete uppers. Complete lowers have been selling for 50. Both of these pistols were put together for less than 200 bucks. I mentioned earlier that I don't like Glocks. As these are Gen 3 copies, I didn't expect to like them. PSA has corrected the grip angle. However, I hat the finger groove. I'll probably remove the grooves at some point. The triggers are about like Glock triggers, crappy. In light of the bad triggers, they shoot pretty well. I did have some failure to feed on both guns. I suspect they don't like the lead bullets I was shooting. Glocks are also known for not liking cast lead ammo. At the price point these will be fun range guns, and would be ok for home defense. I probably wouldn't carry one.
There have been several other really good buys on both handguns and long guns recently. I've managed to practice at least a bit of restraint. I expect that as the economy deteriorates, the deals will get even better. It's worth the time to keep an eye out.
Steyr M2-A2. This was 375 from Berelli.com. I have been intrigued by these for a while. I can't help it, they look like ray guns. I was very impressed. The sights are proprietary and are different. I like them. When I paid attention to trigger control this was the most accurate handgun I have handled. The trigger is very good for a striker gun. I'd rank it as equal to Caniks, which have the best striker triggers I have tried. The reset is a bit unusual, it is very subtle. If you like to ride the reset it will take some practice to adjust to it. I really like the modular grips, similar to a VP9. I am not a fan of Glocks, largely due to the weird ergonomics. I think the grip angle on this is even more pronounced. I found it comfortable to fire, but it does tend to cause high shots until one adjusts to the grip angle. I think this will be one I'll keep.
CZ P10c. I picked this up for 288 from an online shop in Florida, no sales tax. The link is in the steals and deals section. I'd say that everything that has been written about it is correct. Ergonomics are very nice. It retains the CZ low bore axis. The trigger is a little heavy but has a nice wall and crisp break. The pistol is very accurate. I think this is one of the best deals available right now. I'm tempted to order another one.
Sar9. I picked this up in a package with a red dot site from Locke and Loaded for 319. I really like the modular grip, which is very similar to a VP9. Trigger is ok. There a bit of creep, but it has a nice wall and is fairly crisp. The pistol is much more accurate than it has any right to be. This does not have an optics cut. They drilled and tapped holes in the slide to mount the red dot. The red dot it came with is open on the bottom for battery installation. I thought the way it was mounted was just asking for water to get into the sight and destroy it. So, I took it off and mounted it on another pistol. I think that the red dot was a pretty decent unit. For the price point I am very pleased with the pistol.
PSA daggers. PSA has been blowing out discontinued complete uppers. Complete lowers have been selling for 50. Both of these pistols were put together for less than 200 bucks. I mentioned earlier that I don't like Glocks. As these are Gen 3 copies, I didn't expect to like them. PSA has corrected the grip angle. However, I hat the finger groove. I'll probably remove the grooves at some point. The triggers are about like Glock triggers, crappy. In light of the bad triggers, they shoot pretty well. I did have some failure to feed on both guns. I suspect they don't like the lead bullets I was shooting. Glocks are also known for not liking cast lead ammo. At the price point these will be fun range guns, and would be ok for home defense. I probably wouldn't carry one.
There have been several other really good buys on both handguns and long guns recently. I've managed to practice at least a bit of restraint. I expect that as the economy deteriorates, the deals will get even better. It's worth the time to keep an eye out.
