Ruger SR9 and Steyr M9
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reloader-1
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they do look rather similar - Never fired an SR9, but I do really like shooting the Steyr S-A1 and M-A1.
Btw, it is "Steyr", not "Styer" - it's a common misspelling, even Gunbroker sellers misspell it like that!
Btw, it is "Steyr", not "Styer" - it's a common misspelling, even Gunbroker sellers misspell it like that!
zombieslayer
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I'd lean more toward the Ruger, but both are good guns. I've always thought the Steyr's were cool.
reloader-1
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Dashunde,
that "ugliness" has a purpose - it is one of the best feeling and pointing handguns out there.
I am more accurate with my compact Steyr S-A1 than I am with most fullsize target pistols.
that "ugliness" has a purpose - it is one of the best feeling and pointing handguns out there.
I am more accurate with my compact Steyr S-A1 than I am with most fullsize target pistols.
Isnt that the truth. Everything that is functionally best almost always comes up short somewhere else.
If it works good - it looks bad.
If it looks good - its probably junk.
If it fits right and feels good - its probably ugly.
If it tastes good - it'll make you fat.
Life is funny that way.
And I have to admit...
The more I look at it, the more I can imagine it having a good fit and pointability. I'm starting to "see" its virtues.
I'm still having trouble getting past that trigger shape though.
If it works good - it looks bad.
If it looks good - its probably junk.
If it fits right and feels good - its probably ugly.
If it tastes good - it'll make you fat.
Life is funny that way.
And I have to admit...
The more I look at it, the more I can imagine it having a good fit and pointability. I'm starting to "see" its virtues.
I'm still having trouble getting past that trigger shape though.
reloader-1
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Dashunde - excellent summary! I do hate that about life as well.
Find a way to get some good trigger time on a Steyr M-A1 or S-A1 (not the older versions, they are not as comfortable in the handle). You will fall in love. Honestly, in person they don't look that bad - they will never win any beauty contests, but your ragged one-holers will turn enough heads.
There is something uncanny about how well it points - extend your index finger at an object, and that is where the Steyr points. I am not recommending it, but you could probably get a pretty tight group just "pointing" at your target without looking at the sights.
Find a way to get some good trigger time on a Steyr M-A1 or S-A1 (not the older versions, they are not as comfortable in the handle). You will fall in love. Honestly, in person they don't look that bad - they will never win any beauty contests, but your ragged one-holers will turn enough heads.
There is something uncanny about how well it points - extend your index finger at an object, and that is where the Steyr points. I am not recommending it, but you could probably get a pretty tight group just "pointing" at your target without looking at the sights.
"Isnt that the truth. Everything that is functionally best almost always comes up short somewhere else.
If it works good - it looks bad.
If it looks good - its probably junk.
If it fits right and feels good - its probably ugly.
If it tastes good - it'll make you fat.
Life is funny that way."
These rules usually apply in most situations, but I can think of one exception - Walther P99!
Looks great, works great, feels great!
Doesn't taste very good, though.
If it works good - it looks bad.
If it looks good - its probably junk.
If it fits right and feels good - its probably ugly.
If it tastes good - it'll make you fat.
Life is funny that way."
These rules usually apply in most situations, but I can think of one exception - Walther P99!
Looks great, works great, feels great!
Doesn't taste very good, though.
I haven't shot the SR9, but I have an m40 (not A-1). To me, the Steyr design is the best polymer frame pistol out there. I especially like its chassis design and its very sweet trigger (with short reset). Add to that: extremely low bore axis, full chamber support (standard rifling, not that this matters to me but it does to those who shoot lead), Tennifer finish, and it is built like a tank. Every once in a while, I will find additional things I like about it that I hadn't noticed before, such as a full metal skirt housing for the recoil rod base, which is fantastic if you wish to get a metal rod from BT.
Steyr jumped years ahead of all the others in my opinion and only recently have others started to catch up. None fully have though...they all have some shortcoming compared to the Steyr. Unless you want a different platform, I say get an S model Steyr to go with your M-A1.
Steyr jumped years ahead of all the others in my opinion and only recently have others started to catch up. None fully have though...they all have some shortcoming compared to the Steyr. Unless you want a different platform, I say get an S model Steyr to go with your M-A1.