Sccy?

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I have a friend that swears this is the next big company in handguns. He has a Glock, but some how got turned on to this pistol and now every time I talk about getting a new gun he tells me I need to get one of these $250 guns. Can anyone else vouch for this? They look a little bulky but maybe I'm wrong.
 
It looks to be cheaply made but I could be wrong. If I had to settle for something like that it would be the original ie KelTec. Since you're buyng something you will probably never need not spending lot of money mKes sense.
 
kinda bulky as it holds a double stack mag. 10+1 capacity. long dao trigger and pretty well made, IMHO.
 
I think your friend is a little over excited.

Companies like SCCY, Kel-Tec etc are niche players IMHO. They’re the kind of small startup that many of us expected to become common in American manufacturing. Combines that are using CNC and “new” design and production methods to make products the dominant companies in a field weren’t.

If you look at Kel-Tec they’re a company that came up with a nice tiny 380. They expanded to small 9mms and built up a big following for inexpensive conceal carry guns. They expanded into shotguns and rifles with new designs and features.

Kel-Tech was fortunate in that they came about during a major gun buying frenzy.

From what I know about SCCY they’re a similar company offering small inexpensive guns. Unfortunately for them gun sales have slowed and they haven’t been able to expand beyond small inexpensive handguns.

Both companies also have reputations for “cheap” guns and the quality of them is often debated. Some saying they make good products to at a low price, others saying quality is hit or miss or worse that they make junk.

As part of what I do for a living is look at new technologies, how it’s used and how companies position themselves these companies have some interest to me even though they’re not ones I watch closely. With that said, I don’t see them joining Glock, Smith & Wesson, Sig, Springfield etc anytime soon as one of the major players in the gun industry.

Longer term, these companies could grow like Hundai did in the car industry but I doubt it. And I’d predict Kel-Tec would before SCCY as they have a much larger product line.

Like you I don’t see the fit and finish of the guns these companies produce being as nice as the top tier companies. I also don’t see discussion of their products online forums like I do for the major companies. SCCY is occasionally mentioned but they don’t seem to have the excitement that Kel-Tec did about 8 to 10 years ago. They also don’t have the benefit of a hot market and coming up with new and unique products at the right time like Kel-Tech did.

So if I were betting I don’t see SCCY being anything but a niche player anytime soon. Kel-Tech might grow beyind one if they’re not overleveraged and if they didn’t overbuild their capacity. But that would take more analysis and they’re not who you’re asking about.

That said, if you need a cheap small pistol I’d look at at SCCY and compare it to the many low cost ones. Unfortunately for SCCY they have a ton of competitors who aren’t much more expensive. Some making real junk and some making decent guns. So SCCY isn’t an easy sale.

Otherwise I’m biased to Smith and Wesson as I think they’re kicking butt with the M&P 2.0 line. They’re much more expensive than a SCCY but they have a full line, an excellent reputation and are aggressively working to expand their market share.

Glock fans will rightfully argue they have a huge part of the market. And no one can disagree with that. So they’re not going away any time soon. Like S&W they have a full line, and a great reputation. Imho if they have one “flaw”it’s their pricing which I think is a bit high. Maybe I’m missing something but I don’t see the premium Glock charges as justified. Or maybe I see S&W’s as being more in line with reality. (My bias here may skew me so no flames, it’s just an opinion) Only time will tell if they have to adjust that to compete. Otherwise I see them as one side of the Classic Ford vs Chevy with S&W as the other.

So take what anyone says with a grain of salt. There are tons of guns out there. Find what’s right for you. And if your next gun is a SCCY I’d be surprised and your friend may be on to something. Otherwise I think they’re misguided.
 
I agree, I've shot Kel tech and it's not the best, not the worst either. I shot a high point and came to the conclusion that it is the worst pistol ever, jokingly that's the category i put the sccy in when my friend starts his sccy sales pitch.
 
I agree, I've shot Kel tech and it's not the best, not the worst either. I shot a high point and came to the conclusion that it is the worst pistol ever, jokingly that's the category i put the sccy in when my friend starts his sccy sales pitch.
Depends on your criteria for "best/worse." Hi Point is just about the ugliest thing that ever spit a bullet but has a reputation for reliability. So much so that I steered my daughter toward one as her first budget gun. She needed a heavy nine on a super budget. In her case, the Hi Point is "best."
SCCY and Kel-Tec are also roughly finished guns but I don't see many complaints here about failures...and if you hang around you'll find out failures love an audience in this place.
Personally, I'm sticking with a gun mfr with resources and reputation for customer service. But if a gun meets MY criteria I'm otherwise oblivious.
 
Kel-Tec has been able to run leaps and bounds ahead of SCCY when it comes to product development, and I don't know if SCCY has aspired to emulate them. I actually like the CPX-II, as I am a DA shooter used to the long trigger pulls, and (being left-handed) not used to manual safeties.

The CPX-380 really got my attention when it was announced, but apparently never made it into full production that I can see. So, it appears that, for now, SCCY only offers the CPX 9mm, with or without the manual safety, as readily-available. I might have considered one if I didn't already have a Kel-Tec PF9.
 
I haven't gotten a chance to shoot the sccy yet, my opinion is solely just to give my friend a hard time lol. We are going shooting next week, so I'll get to actually run a few rounds through one. Who knows maybe I'll be swayed lol. Do they only offer the cpx in double stack?
 
I had a keltec p11 that I liked ok but never really fell in love with. It got lost on a friend's family farm and has never been heard from again. If I am in the market to replace that p11 it will be with a cpx1 9mm as I like the manual safety. I would get it in a color that stands out better than black green or brown, which interestingly enough also seems to make it blend into colored clothing better than those same colors.
 
I haven't gotten a chance to shoot the sccy yet, my opinion is solely just to give my friend a hard time lol. We are going shooting next week, so I'll get to actually run a few rounds through one. Who knows maybe I'll be swayed lol. Do they only offer the cpx in double stack?
Yes, doublestack only. 10+1 I believe.
 
The Sccy pistol is a copy of the Kel-tec P-11. The founder of Sccy worked for Kel-tec. While Kel-tec has questionable quality control, they are not a niche manufacturer. They are the 3rd largest handgun manufacturer in the US, only surpassed by Ruger and S&W.
 
I watched a couple reviews on sccy this morning. To be honest the only thing all the videos I watched complained about was the long trigger pull & reset, and the inconsistency in the gun between different types of ammo, seems it runs good with some and not so good with others. I guess if you knew which ammo the gun ran best with it wouldn't be a bad back up firearm.
 
I guess if you knew which ammo the gun ran best with it wouldn't be a bad back up firearm.
Proper protocol with any new gun is test ammo to verify compatibility. Some of the highest priced guns can be ammo finicky.
 
(1)It's a great gun (2) for $200 or less.

1 and 2 must go together to make a very accurate statement. Without part 2, it's a just a decent gun in a competitive field.

When it comes to SCCY, you always will hear "for the money....[insert praise]".

I did love mine... Til I traded it for an LCP.
 
I had one for a time when I was trying out inexpensive 9mm compacts. I never had a problem with it and carried it for a while. The only thing I disliked was the feel of the grip in my hand, but that is personal preference. It shot fine and digested everything I fed it.
 
I have a friend that swears this is the next big company in handguns. He has a Glock, but some how got turned on to this pistol and now every time I talk about getting a new gun he tells me I need to get one of these $250 guns. Can anyone else vouch for this? They look a little bulky but maybe I'm wrong.

As I understand it they have a lifetime unconditional replacement warranty to the current owner. I have friends who have bought them and they like them. I have read reviews both ways. I think we are so used to "over paying" for firearms that a low price is actually hard to accept. I do not own one nor I am likely to buy one. I will admit to being a brand name snob. Glock and FN for me.
 
checked my files and I bought a used Glock 26 in 1999 for $370. six months ago I bought a uses lcp for 169 and about 4 months ago I bought a new Sccy cpx2 for 189. if I put a pencil to that I paid as much for a used Glock as I did for BOTH the LCP AND the SCCY. all 3 were very satisfactory firearms. no complaints about any of them as they all suit their intended purpose. YMMV.
 
I think the struggle Joe Roebuck had with getting CPX-3 out of the door tells us all we need to know about SCCY's engineering and production capabilities. To be fair, the delay they're experiencing is close to that SIG had with getting the American P210 to market, but that's for now. The P210 is now in the shooters' hands and CPX-3 is not. When Remington delayed RM380, they only slipped by some 8 to 10 months. And that was a completely new gun for them.
 
The SCCY is a double action-only, hammer-fired pistol with an internal hammer. So yes, like any DAO hammer-fired pistol, it is going to have a rather long trigger pull and reset.

I shot one on two separate occasions. It was the same pistol owned by someone else. I found the trigger action rather mediocre but no worse than I would have expected for a pistol in this price range. On both occasions, the pistol had failures to feed and one double feed. Needless to say, I was not too impressed but this was a sample size of one.

I don't think Glock has anything to fear from SCCY.
 
I have one. FDE frame with Stainless slide. I like it. Shoots well. Just think of it as a DA only revolver with 11 round capacity.

Very safe for the non shooter. If you pull the trigger is definitely is a deliberate action.

The trigger is smooth but long.

Mine hasn't had a malfunction yet. Around 100 rounds through it so far.

I like them but wouldn't pay $250. I see them on sale for $200 all day long.
 
my wife was concerned about it not having a manual safety so I unloaded it(mag and chamber clear) and had her dry fire it ...........the trigger pull was substantial enough that she was no longer concerned about a potential accidental discharge........she agreed it takes a concerted and determined effort to set it off.
 
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