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I haven't shot that particular model a friend had a SCCY semi auto 9mm and it struck me as cheaply made. Something fell off while shooting I can't remember. I think it was the spring on the slide release. We had to use a metal detector to find it in the grass. Maybe they have fixed their issues.
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i have a first gen that ive been meaning to send back to them. i contacted them and was told there are upgraded parts for it. i would rather have them exchange it for a gen two
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Thanks for that OP...looks a little nicer than the KelTec ....price is certainly right .
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My BIL has one and is very happy with it. I shot it a couple of times and it seems nice for the money. YMMV
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Wow, thanks for doing this and posting it. I saw an ad for this gun in a gun rag recently and thought, "what the heck? Never heard of them...."
Now I know. Again, and as always, thanks. |
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I recently traded a ar lower and lpk parts kit i had around $90 in for one. Its a gen 1 but like new ran with no problems a little snappy but not bad for a small gun. They also have a lifetime warranty. For a 10+1 gun its solid for the money imo.
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I handled one and have to admit it seemed decent for the price.
Nice photos of the dimensions, OP.
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Are these made in Turkey, O_P?
What I know about the brand could be written on a matchbook cover with a grease pencil in capital letters |
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Quoted: Yep, the price is what makes it interesting. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for that OP...looks a little nicer than the KelTec ....price is certainly right . Yep, the price is what makes it interesting. Thanks for the review, I have been looking at these in the adverts, but at that price it looked too good to be true. It comes with a lifetime warranty and is made in the US, correct? |
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The outward appearance of the SCCY is remarkably similar to the P-11. I've never heard anyone extol the virtues of the P-11 trigger, or any Kel-Tec trigger for that matter, so the SCCY seems like a better alternative to the P-11 for low priced polymer single stack 9. Thanks for the review.
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Thanks for the review, I have been looking at these in the adverts, but at that price it looked too good to be true. It comes with a lifetime warranty and is made in the US, correct? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Thanks for that OP...looks a little nicer than the KelTec ....price is certainly right . Yep, the price is what makes it interesting. Thanks for the review, I have been looking at these in the adverts, but at that price it looked too good to be true. It comes with a lifetime warranty and is made in the US, correct? Yes, made in the USA and comes with a life-time warranty that goes with the pistol if you ever re-sell it. |
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Interesting. And thanks for the heads up on the UpLula, I find loading mags to be a bit of a chore, hopefully something like that will make it easier.
Thanks again O_P! |
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A couple years back my LGS sold several 9mm SCCYs (can't recall the model but a bit bigger than the one the OP tried) and every damn one of them came back with issues....No thanks....First impressions and all that. I'll muddle through with my P-11.
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It looks decent for the price. Almost a "why not"? at that price. Buy it, try a few hundred rounds through it and keep it or sell it if it doesn't suit you for a tiny loss.
Great review as always, O_P.
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The outward appearance of the SCCY is remarkably similar to the P-11. I've never heard anyone extol the virtues of the P-11 trigger, or any Kel-Tec trigger for that matter, so the SCCY seems like a better alternative to the P-11 for low priced polymer single stack 9. Thanks for the review. View Quote Just a slight correction.......The mags are not single stack. |
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A friend of the Box O Truth recently sent me a note and asked if I had ever tried a pistol called the SCCY Model CPX2, which is a small 9mm pistol. I was not familiar with it, but I connected with the fine folks at SCCY Industries and they agreed to kindly send me a sample to evaluate. I got the pistol yesterday. Here it is in the box. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64306 It comes with two 10-round magazines, and each has a “finger groove” butt plate on the magazine. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64311 But both mags also have a flat butt plate in case the shooter would prefer this type of mag plate which can make a pistol a little easier to conceal. They are easy to change out. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64319 The pistol also has a child-proof trigger lock with two keys. It is a small pistol and only weighs 15 ounces. I took it to the range this morning to try it out. My buddy doc540 met me there to help me with the shoot. We compared it to my KelTec P-11 9mm pistol. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64313 It is very close in size and shape. The slides are also very close in size. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64314 The CPX2 model which I tested does not have an external safety. But their Model CPX1 has an external safety if desired. The trigger is a long “revolver type” trigger pull. It is not too heavy and pulls almost all the way to the back before the trigger breaks. Some pistols with this type of trigger have a trigger that “loads up” and gets heavier and heavier as you pull it to the rear. This one is nice and smooth and does not load up at all. It makes the trigger seem like a double action revolver trigger. The pistol fills up your hand just fine. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64309 There is plenty of room to get a good two-hand grip on the piece. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64308 Here I am running the pistol. It shot to point of aim and was plenty accurate. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64307 I even let doc run it for a while. He shot it just fine. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64312 The magazines were pretty stiff and I found it difficult to load more than 6 rounds in them, probably because the springs were so new and stiff. But Steve had a magazine loader called an UpLULA loader. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64315 It enables you to press the top round down and load the next round without any problems. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64316 The mags loaded easily and the pistol ran without a single problem or failure. When I got home I disassembled the pistol for cleaning. You just lock back the slide and then use a screw driver to remove the take-down pin. It came out without any problem. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64317 Then the pistol breaks down into these parts to allow cleaning. Re-assembly is just the reverse. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64318 All in all, this seems to be a well-made and well-functioning pistol in a major caliber. MSRP for this stainless model is only $339 and the carbon steel model is only $299. Reports are that they can be found for even less if you look around. If you are looking for a small pistol in 9mm, this one looks like a fine shooter. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=64310 Thanks to doc540 for the photo help. It’s fun to shoot stuff. View Quote so it's a keltec p11, but it's $299, where the keltec is $249? |
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FMJ Winchester was the only ammo tested, yes? I'm curious about round count as well. I can't speak to that, as I do not have the time or the ammo to run it long enough to test high round count. It ran fine today. |
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Interesting. And thanks for the heads up on the UpLula, I find loading mags to be a bit of a chore, hopefully something like that will make it easier. Thanks again O_P! View Quote I have always been pretty good at loading magazines that are stiff. But this one was extra stiff. As I noted, it may have been because the mags were brand new. But the Loader sure made it easy to load them. |
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The outward appearance of the SCCY is remarkably similar to the P-11. I've never heard anyone extol the virtues of the P-11 trigger, or any Kel-Tec trigger for that matter, so the SCCY seems like a better alternative to the P-11 for low priced polymer single stack 9. Thanks for the review. Just a slight correction.......The mags are not single stack. Ah. Thanks! |
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They suggest factory ammo and the Winchester White Box was what I had on hand. But I also ran some truncated cone frangible 9mm ammo that I had loaded just to see if it would feed the blunt-nosed ammo. It ran it just fine. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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FMJ Winchester was the only ammo tested, yes? They suggest factory ammo and the Winchester White Box was what I had on hand. But I also ran some truncated cone frangible 9mm ammo that I had loaded just to see if it would feed the blunt-nosed ammo. It ran it just fine. Got it. I'd be interested in reliability with Gold Dot and HST as the gun is likely to appeal more as a defensive piece than a range toy. ETA: not asking YOU to test it with this ammo, of course; just thinking outloud. |
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Long story short the guys at sccy used to work for keltech and basically jacked most of the design of the p11. The 1st gen many had issues but all those problems were fixed in the 2nd gens if you have a 1st (or 2nd) gen it has a lt warranty you can send it in to get fixed for free.
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Got it. I'd be interested in reliability with Gold Dot and HST as the gun is likely to appeal more as a defensive piece than a range toy. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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FMJ Winchester was the only ammo tested, yes? They suggest factory ammo and the Winchester White Box was what I had on hand. But I also ran some truncated cone frangible 9mm ammo that I had loaded just to see if it would feed the blunt-nosed ammo. It ran it just fine. Got it. I'd be interested in reliability with Gold Dot and HST as the gun is likely to appeal more as a defensive piece than a range toy. Yep, that's my expectation also. I did not polish the feed ramp or anything, yet it ran the truncated cone bullets just fine. I bet it would run JHPs fine also. |
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No, it is not a P-11. It is different. And has a better trigger. And can be found for around $250. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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so it's a keltec p11, but it's $299, where the keltec is $249? No, it is not a P-11. It is different. And has a better trigger. And can be found for around $250. Can it use S&W 59 pattern mags like the Kel-Tec can? |
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I can't speak to that, as I do not have the time or the ammo to run it long enough to test high round count. It ran fine today. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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FMJ Winchester was the only ammo tested, yes? I'm curious about round count as well. I can't speak to that, as I do not have the time or the ammo to run it long enough to test high round count. It ran fine today. Could you call in some local support? I haven't heard of anyone really putting some miles on one of those. |
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Meh. I shot my friend's a few months ago. He has the manual safety one (I tried to talk him out of it). I found the grip to be ok and beefy enough to hold onto, but the little thing snapped something fierce, the plastic molding around the manual safety bit into my thumb (may be my high grip), and it just felt cheap. I wouldn't buy one personally, but I guess if that's the limit of your budget, it's better than nothing.
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Interesting. And thanks for the heads up on the UpLula, I find loading mags to be a bit of a chore, hopefully something like that will make it easier. Thanks again O_P! Did you finally buy a gun? No, but I've been shooting. And I'm also evaluating options. |
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It looks decent for the price. Almost a "why not"? at that price. Buy it, try a few hundred rounds through it and keep it or sell it if it doesn't suit you for a tiny loss. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
It looks decent for the price. Almost a "why not"? at that price. Buy it, try a few hundred rounds through it and keep it or sell it if it doesn't suit you for a tiny loss. Yep, that's about how I see it. Great review as always, O_P.
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So if you had to choose which one to own and carry every day which one would it be?? The Keltec or the test gun??
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We've had several in stock for a while, they don't seem to sell AT ALL around here.
I have tested one as well, my findings were consistent with OP The trigger pull is LOOOONG, and that is what scares most people off, once you shoot a mag or 2 it doesn't seem to bad I can hit a 4" sq plate at 7 yards, 8 outa 10 shots. |
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Quoted: I haven't shot that particular model a friend had a SCCY semi auto 9mm and it struck me as cheaply made. Something fell off while shooting I can't remember. I think it was the spring on the slide release. We had to use a metal detector to find it in the grass. Maybe they have fixed their issues. View Quote Their warranty is decent but you will use it maybe the 2nd gen guns are better but we still won't stock um |
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We quit selling them as they seem to just fall apart and or break parts after awhile Their warranty is decent but you will use it maybe the 2nd gen guns are better but we still won't stock um View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I haven't shot that particular model a friend had a SCCY semi auto 9mm and it struck me as cheaply made. Something fell off while shooting I can't remember. I think it was the spring on the slide release. We had to use a metal detector to find it in the grass. Maybe they have fixed their issues. Their warranty is decent but you will use it maybe the 2nd gen guns are better but we still won't stock um I've run maybe 500 rounds thru my P11 with no issues. I also like the 12 round mags for the P11 |
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SCCY's grip is more substantial than the KT.
The KT's flat grip profile seems to make it a bit more concealable in a pocket. Having said that, the SCCY's larger grip helped me hold it better under recoil. Even with GT's (Geezer Trifocals) I could see the sights clearly, and it shoots accurately at PD ranges. Didn't get a chance to shoot it out to 50. For $250, it seems like a nice little piece. Thanks for the invite O_P, shooting things is a great way to start the morning. |
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Do you know the weight of the gun with an empty magazine??
Also,that gun range gave me a deja vu. I *think* I may have been there?? Can you give where it is located? |
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Ahh, the Sccy... I had one back when they were SKYY. One of the very few guns I've sold off and had no regret. Obviously their newer iterations have gotten better.
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So the criteria for liking this pistol..
They sent one.... You compared it to a Keltec... You shot a few boxes thru it... it worked.... Am I missing anything? You could do the same with a Lorcin and pretty much get the same results... Yea, I know, I could do my own, but your the one who reviewed it, and you made a recommendation... |
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Quoted: So the criteria for liking this pistol.. They sent one.... You compared it to a Keltec... You shot a few boxes thru it... it worked.... Am I missing anything? You could do the same with a Lorcin and pretty much get the same results... Yea, I know, I could do my own, but your the one who reviewed it, and you made a recommendation... View Quote |
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So the criteria for liking this pistol.. They sent one.... You compared it to a Keltec... You shot a few boxes thru it... it worked.... Am I missing anything? You could do the same with a Lorcin and pretty much get the same results... Yea, I know, I could do my own, but your the one who reviewed it, and you made a recommendation... View Quote Yeah, that was the criteria for liking it. Look man, not everyone had $500 to spend on a pistol. It is nice to get some sort of review for guns like this, even if they are anecdotal. It beats nothing. I don't see Old-Painless saying this is the best buy one can make for a small 9mm. He just said it worked for him. Maybe try not to read so much between the lines that isn't there next time? By the way, you COULD do your own review, but I don't know who the fuck you are. I put a lot more stock in O_P's assessment than yours. |
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