A Stoeger Cougar 8000 9mm in my future?

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Yes, I think probably so. I've read some good reviews about this pistol. If I'm understanding correctly, it is identical to the Beretta Cougar 8000 that preceded the manufacture of this Stoeger version. The only differences are the markings on the gun, the Stoeger is not made in Italy like the Beretta was, and the workers who put the Stoeger together speak Turkish rather than Italian.

It took me a while to narrow my choice down between a CZ P-01 and this Cougar 8000. Finally decided that I needed a big cat to keep around for a while...:D

For anyone with real world experience shooting this gun, I'm all ears to hear what you have to say about it. Thanks!

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Have both... P-01 is the favorite of the guns I own (CZ makes a great product!)... but the Cougar is a GREAT shoot!!!
Very accurate, ZERO problems, great all-metal, full-size feel... HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
If you can get one for under $400 NIB, jump on it... you'll never regret it!!
 
i have not shot one but i have seen and handled them, i think that as long as they are reliable, which is what i heard, it would be a great choice and a great value. If i was in the market for a da/sa gun in 9mm, i would be all over it.

if you do get one please let us know what you think and how it works out for you.
 
I now have two Beretta Cougar 8000F's , both were bought used. Very accurate handguns with little recoil.

I'm almost ashamed to admit I shoot better with the Cougars than any of my FN/Browning Hi Powers (my favorite).

Both CDNN & Beretta have 15 round factory Cougar magazines on sale right now @ $19.99 each.
 
The cougar should have a fatter slide but other than that the cougar holds one more round and uses the more unusual rotary barrel.
 
I have fired a friends Cougar and it is a very nice pistol. I was thinking about getting one but I have too many other projects. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a cheap very well-built steel 9mm. Hey even Horatio on CSI Miami carried one for awhile.
 
Well I have a CZ 75 SP01 that I've shot about 400 rds through, I love the gun, it's very accurate and I am supposed to be shooting high pressure rounds through it. But with the practice rounds I've been using I've had 3 jams. Very accurate, I'm sure the P01 is probably meant for std velocity ammuntion. I had a Stoeger Cougar, when they first came out. It was only 350.00 at Gander Mountain. I late saw them at the gun show for 299.00. Man the gun was perfect, fit and finish was top notch, accurate, and fel great in the hand. Unfortunately, I sold it to my brother in law, to push him into shooting. He likes it, and now he owns 4 more guns. But I want the gun back already. Very good gun, no jams and great value with looks too. I give it a 9/10. Easy.
Broken up;

accuracy: 8/10
reliability: 10/10
ergonomics: 10/10
aesthetics:9/10
value:10/10
 
P.S. For anyone who used to play Silent Hill. This would be the gun that stars in part 2. Love those games. When I would pick the gun up, I would imagine my world falling apart.
 
Many thanks for the replies. I think the Stoeger Cougar 8000 is the gun that I need. (I plan to pick one up Monday.) You can be sure that I'll post a range report in here if I do indeed get one, and am able to give it a run through. :D

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I have had mine for a year and have over 1500 rounds through it and NEVER had any type of problem with it, it always fires. I carry it daily in a CrossBreed Super Tuck and it is very comfortable for all day carry. Easy recoil,accurate, and just a wonderful pistol in all areas.
 
Great pistol. Just bought an 8000 to go with my 8040. One difficulty is shortage of good accessories such as holsters. Hopefully, with increasing popularity of these pistols more accessories will appear.
 
I have shot the Stoeger Cougar but not the CZ P01. Frankly, I've never much cared for CZ pistols. Not a quality issue, a personal taste one. From all accounts, and from the one CZ-75 I've shot they work well.

As for the Stoeger, I plan on buying one the next time I'm ready to buy a centerfire pistol. I've shot one, and in my opinion, the rotating bolt on the cam design was brilliant engineering. It has less felt recoil than an Browning link, or derivative mechanism, and the one I shot was rediculously accurate.

Some guns give you what you put into them. Other guns take away from your inherent skills. And, yet other guns make you better than you really are. The Stoeger Arms Cougar is one of that last category.

(Damn, that didn't sound like a promo in a gun rag did it)
 
High expectations... soon vaporize....

Well, as planned, I purchased the Stoeger Cougar 8000 F this morning. (I love how this gun looks and feels!) I went straight to the range with it. When I got to examining the gun there on the range bench, it appeared to me that the gun was very dry. (Meaning there was a lack of lubrication to be seen anywhere other than a few oily spots on the brown paper that the gun was enclosed in.) I've seen a couple of other new guns of different brands with copious amounts of "gunk" on them, so I was a tad surprised at it being so dry looking. (Was I wrong to think that it should have appeared otherwise?)

I started off by feeding the new piece some 115 gr. FMJ Blazer Brass from Wally World. After about five or six shots, it began either stovepiping the spent case, or an unfired round was stuck at an angle between the top of the magazine and the chamber mouth. From then on, after I would drop the magazine and clear it, it would fire that one round and then did the same thing virtually every time.

I changed to some other ammo that I put together myself early this morning (some Jacketed Hollow Points.) I then fired a couple of magazines of those without a problem. That was encouraging, but then it began doing the same thing again. I ran a bore snake through the barrel a few times to see if things improved. They didn't, so at that point, I zipped my range bag up and headed for the house. :mad: Maybe this is something that will be simple to resolve. I hope so. In any case, I got home, broke the gun down and gave it a good cleaning. It will be a few days before I can get back to the range to see if I get better results after the cleaning. Please know that I am open to your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks, amigos!

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I know that my Beretta 8045 likes to run wet, but having said that, I've run it fairly dry with no issues either. Field-strip it and see if you can find any wear spots, all the internals are black so you should be able to spot anything shiny right away. Also rack the slide a few times, it should be smooth with no hang-ups or grinding, and the barrel lug should smack a little at both ends of the rotation. It kind of goes snick-ching-snick-ching!
 
After the cleaning and lube exercise that I carried out, manually cycling the slide appears to me to be a smoother action than when I had the gun at the range. I'll be surprised if the next trip doesn't bring about more favorable results. Will report back...

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I bought one just today. I will also post a report as soon as i go to the range.
 
I have probably 1000 rounds through mine and never had any malfunctions. Then again, I field stripped it and lubed it before its first range trip.
 
I love mine, its a great gun... Totally Reliable... Never any kind of failure. I highly recommend the Cougar, I recently went shooting with mine and mixed up fmj's and hollow points, not a problem one.
 
We were amazed at the smooth and light trigger pulls.
They are really nice pistols for the money.
 
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