Stoeger STR-9 - anyone familier with it?

My local LGS is having a sale for the above firearm. Full size or Compact, both are on sale for $194. Seems like a very good price for what the STR-9 offers;
Striker-fired operation
Textured polymer frame
Outstanding ergonomics
Interchangeable backstrap
Dovetailed, 3-dot sights
Nitride-finished slide
Trigger lever safety
Low bore axis

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AustinTX said:

No experience with them whatsoever, but if I ever had to roll the dice on a budget gun, I’d sooner take a chance on one made by a company that Beretta owns than I would on most or all of the other stuff in its price bracket (e.g., Taurus).

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I've been looking for a inexpensive firearm that my son can keep in his fishing boat/truck. Going to go check them out today or tomorrow, reviews have been good. Stoeger is a decent company and I have owned the Stoeger Couger 9mm & 45 which were both excellent. Using the word "TAURUS" when related to firearms is cursing in my household.

I checked it out at my LGS. Very solid firearm. The sights are large 3-dot and was very easy for my eyes to target. The trigger was surprising good , very similar to my Walther PPS-2. There was no grityness or spongy feeling to it at all. The grip was very Glock like which isn't my cup of tea but the gun did balance nicely. All in all I think it's a very good deal and a quality firearm. For under 200 dollars brand new I think it's a home run.