Sccy?

A friend of mine is a smith and has a small retail firearms business. Don't know about currently but in the past he has sold those little things like no tomorrow. Seems like he said they were out of Florida and according to him, very good folks to deal with. I do recall him telling me their warranty was so good that they would even replace your pistol if it was stolen. I called bs but it was actually true (at one time). He says they still have an excellent warranty. Found a related story: http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/sccy-pulls-questions-warranty-thankful/

Got my wife a SCCY CPX-1 a few months ago. Neither of us were impressed and it ended up being sold. Some people like them but the quality was to be expected from a $250 gun.

I've got a cpx-2 with well over 1,400 rounds sent down range(stopped counting late 2016).
Two failed recoil spring assy., one firing pin failure and one extractor.

wrench459 said:

I've got a cpx-2 with well over 1,400 rounds sent down range(stopped counting late 2016).
Two failed recoil spring assy., one firing pin failure and one extractor.

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Wow. I'd consider that a lot of issues.

TarDevil said:

Wow. I'd consider that a lot of issues.

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Your typical range gun...not!

I have shot one but it was a limited shooting session. The trigger didn't bother me because I had a DAO revolver for years, I experienced no malfunctions and my friend who owned it had no problems. The accuracy was on a par with the accuracy I was able to get with my DAO revolver. I don't know if it would stand up to thousands of rounds of shooting but how many people shoot that much ammo? Many people buy a hand gun for protection but aren't avid shooters so it would last that person for their lifetime. The price makes it available to people who don't have 4 or 5 hundred bucks for a gun that will spend most of it's time in a night stand drawer.

plenty of good youtube reviews but go to the SCCY forum seems like the CS is needed often.

E.D.P said:

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.

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Hahahaha! Considering the founder was a designer from keltec you are basically buying a copy of a keltec.

Next big gun company also needs to be defined. Sccy seems to be growing but in a vast minority of ownership.

For 250 dollars currently I'd go s&w bodyguard.

DJW said:

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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My understanding is that a manual safe is offered.

yes, the model #1 has a manual safety. as a lefty I prefer the model #2 as it is awkward to manipulate a safety only on the port side of the gun.

Yo Mama writes:

..you are basically buying a copy of a keltec.

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Yep. Like more than a few people did with the Ruger LCP.

MedWheeler said:

Yo Mama writes:



Yep. Like more than a few people did with the Ruger LCP.

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That wasn't quite my point, as I was referring to the op saying SCCY was the next big handgun company, but yes you are technically correct. I see with the 2nd version of the LCP it's a drastically different gun now though.

In the end, I'm not that old yet, but I'm old enough to have regretted cheap gun purchases and swore I'd never buy another, you truly do get what you pay for in a highly regarded and well established gun company.

Hokkmike said:

As I understand it they have a lifetime unconditional replacement warranty to the current owner.

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I'm aware of the old saw that makes the valid point that the best warranty is the one you'll never need but most of us live in the real world where even the best made guns can and do fail. With that said, from what I can tell, SCCY offers the best "No Questions Asked" firearm warranty in the business, a "Perpetual Lifetime Warranty" that covers breakage, damage and even loss for the lifetime of the original purchaser and is transferable to subsequent owners.

Offering great warranties doesn't necessarily mean that your products are great but it's a factor many of us find important to consider. I've never used a SCCY firearm and, given my current firearm inventory, doubt that I'll ever own one but I wish the best for any new gun maker.

I just bought a Ruger Gp100 4 inch, blue and while there looked at the SCCY's. Tried the trigger and I couldn't see anything wrong with it so I bought one of those too, a CPX2, in black. The store had a heap of them in the display case, very colorful. And they are selling like hot cakes. Probably just throw it in the truck, although I CC all the time.

hope you enjoy them both. "use it in good health" as they say in the old country and do keep us posted.

We have sold probably sixty since they first came out (as SKYY) and then had to change their name when the vodka people bitched. Only a couple had to go back, one with no rifling, one that wouldn't lock up. Shop owner usually took one when he flew to vacation spots in the u.s. and he could have taken anything. Said if the airlines lost it it was only a couple hundred.
Today, Ruger has a nine mill for a little over two hundred so my choice would be easy, but there's nothing to really badmouth about these guns. Good warranty, two mags, what's to complain about.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/sccy-self-discharge.824715/#post-10612170

I don't 100% know if the story the OP was telling is true or not, and there was a lot of skepticism directed at him, but IMHO if the part about SCCY taking the gun back and just sending him a new one is true it implies that the rest of the story is true as well. For my money I'd just buy the original Keltec which is already a budget gun. I can only imagine what corners are being cut to compete with Keltec on price with their own design.

I briefly considered buying one not too long ago, but changed my mind and went with a Remington R51. I sort of liked the SCCY and may end up with one one of these days, especially if a used one shows up. I'm a die hard Smith & Wesson revolver guy, but I also like inexpensive little semi-auto's. I don't usually keep them long, just long enough to see what I think of them.

I had a Kel-Tec P-11 at one time that I really liked and I suspect the SCCY would be in about the same category.

My local shop sells a ton of them, but I never see a used one.

E.D.P said:

I have a friend that swears this is the next big company in handguns.

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With a product line consisting of one model that was designed by another manufacturer? That's more than a stretch.......

As for the pistol they make, it's OK, but they're a day late and a dollar short. With major companies like Remington, S&W and Ruger putting out handguns in the sub-$300 range, often down to ~$200 with rebates, it's gonna be a tough market for small outfits trying to get a foot hold. Those three aforementioned makers had SHOT show booths that cost more than SCCY is worth as a company.

The Sccy is a better built Kel-tec P11. The dimensions are a little different but basically the same design. This gun is not intended for people who shoot thousands of rounds at the range. Most owners will likely fire one box of ammo per year and leave it in their dresser. The long, heavy double action only trigger makes sense for these owners.

I would view the sccy as a "saturday night special" from another generation.

Hokie_PhD said:

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 ....

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Sorry but I would not put Kel-Tec and SCCY in the same sentence....at all...

Kel-Tec is a successful and well established firearm company with a wide range of offering and capable of designing innovative products.....SCCY is nothing more than a mom and pop shop producing basically a copy of a pistol designed by someone else (that someone else being Kel-Tec) selling for an average real street price of a couple of Jacksons or so cheaper than the original one.
I'm actually surprised that Kel-Tec has not filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement.
To the OP, if you like that pistol stick with the original Kel-Tec P-11 (again, not much more expensive anyway). Keep in mind that is not a range toy, fire a box of ammo once in a while to keep proficient with it....for "close encounters" is hard to beat (accurate enough at 7-10 yards, double stack magazine, capable of firing +P ammo, concealable enough even for pocket carry for some people and some type of pants). Well proven design (23 years old and counting), excellent warranty in case of problems.
Mine has been a faithful companion for 12 years and still going very strong...