SCCY is dead

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zaitcev

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Dan "The Firearm Guy" posted a video about it:

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Apparently, they didn't pay property taxes for 3 years, so the building is sealed up now.

With the original KelTec P11 gone, this family of pistols is no more. The CPX-3 was an excellent entry into a small, decent capacity 380 class, but we have S&W Bodyguard 2.0, which does it better. And the DVG-1 never had a chance against more established striker fire competitors.

That said, with Savage resurrecting Honor Guard as Stance, miracles can happen.
 
zaitcev said:
The CPX-3 was an excellent entry into a small, decent capacity 380 class
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I owned the LCPII, P290RS, LCP MAX (3), Glock 42 (2) and P365-380 (3). If my CPX-3 had been better built, I would take it over any of those. The size, capacity and ergonomics were perfect, and I loved the DAO trigger. Unfortunately, it was a cheaply built gun and after about 1800 rounds it started becoming unreliable and multiple trips back didn't return it to its original reliability. A shame, really.
 
I shot a Friend's SCCY 9 MM. It was years ago and I don't remember the model. It worked OK, but I didn't feel the need to run right out and buy one like I usually do if something infects me. Too bad, they were a Veteran Owned outfit I believe. Tough market. There are so many handguns out there! I was in a Running's "We sell everything Store" last weekend and I didn't recognize some of the handguns on display. Maybe I have to get out more. A lot of mini's and Compacts. More people carrying I would say. Very easy to get a carry license here.
 
They had really good customer service..
In the pistol world of todays shooters .. they really don’t want to learn a DAO pistol .. they complain about a 5lb striker fired pistol 🤣

The SCCY was what is was .. very light , micro 9
( before they were called micro 9)
I think the CPX-3 380 .. was a pistol they should have focused more on .. maybe transforming it into a striker pistol .. I really think they missed the boat there …
The CPX 3 was just the right size .. I gifted mine to my nephew.. he still loves it …
The CPX-3 was out before the LCP MAX
The CPX-3 was basically a lighter double stack version of the Ruger LC380

Which I may still pick another one up .. if I find one at a steal..

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I am sad to see them go. Years ago one of my sisters got one of them. When she told me she had gotten a gun I arranged for us to go take a 200 round class together. She had a few bobbles with the CPX 2 initially. One of the instructors took it, gave it a brief inspection, & lubed it. It ran find for the rest of the class. It didn't even occur to me that her husband wouldn't have oiled it before sending her to the class with me.
 
I don't wish financial hardship on anyone but I won't miss the company and their products. The world of pistols is evolving fast, can't keep making the same outdated old product forever.
 
I kind of miss the Kel-Tec P11. I had two. They both worked fine, were dirt cheap, and you could send the slide back to Kel-Tec for hard chroming for something like $15. Not a bad little pistol and (all together now) I wish I had kept one.
 
Kinda surprised they lasted as long as they did. Could/can buy a Taurus G3c which has been around for a long time, easy to shoot, easy on a wallet, and had proven itself among the lower budget guns.
 
There’s always Ruger they bought Marlin . This would be a good line extension for them even though they are in the market segment now.
 
This is the second one in as many months that seems to have gone under with Phoenix Arms being the other that I know of. Both of them were producing budget pistols, which should have no problem selling given the low prices. IDK what caused Phoenix Arms to shut down (probably California business costs) but not paying your property taxes is an easy way to get closed.

IDK, I get the sense that Covid handouts, the panic buying from 2020-2024, and now the recession is going to expose a lot of gun companies that were barely getting by and cause them to shut their doors.

Probably not going to be the only company we hear of this year or in the next few to hear of this. I look at some brands and wonder how they're staying in business in the US and Kahr and Charter Arms, not exactly big companies that I don't see moving much product these days, very possibly could be next.
 
SCCY was an bargain basement gun built to bargain basement quality specs.

They were looking to move out of Florida to Tennessee due to business and property taxes. That never went through.

www.news-journalonline.com

Daytona gunmaker Sccy moving to Tennessee

DAYTONA BEACH — A Volusia County gun manufacturer is relocating its headquarters and opening a new, $22.5 million production plant in Maryville, Tennessee, where it will employ more than 350 workers.…
www.news-journalonline.com

www.knoxnews.com

Gun manufacturer pulls out of East Tennessee after pledging $22.5M investment and 350 jobs

The Maryville land offered as an incentive will be returned to The Blount Partnership.
www.knoxnews.com

They stuck it out in Florida.

Property taxes and business taxes have been rising under Republican Supermajority control, since they're more focused on giving tourists a sales tax break instead of giving residents and businesses a property tax break. Governor DeSantis is pushing for property tax cuts or outright elimination, but the Republicans in the Legislature said no.

And with SCCY being bargain basement, in today's market (which has existed for a number of years) where they're competing against S&W and Ruger for example. It was an uphill climb.

For a similar price, folks could buy a Ruger or for just a few dollars more, get a S&W.

Between market forces and taxes, SCCY was screwed.
 
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I have only shot one and that was enough for me. I would rather shoot a HI-Point C-9 and I am not fond of those. If someone give me an SCCY I would immediately attempt to trade it for something else.
 
Cheap semiautos fall apart quicker than cheap revolvers. 9mm is cheaper than 38spl or 44spl and can be shot faster and more often.
 
Sad
I have 2 Sccys and bought them because of their revolver like simplicity of operation (CPX2 3rd gen.).
DAO, no safety, slimmer than a revo. , easily pocketed, and more than 2x the capacity of revos costing or 3 times as much.
People whining about recoil should shoot a small 38sp revolver to experience real recoil.
I can thumb the SCCY hammer for movement during re-holstering too.
A rarity in the sea of the striker fired guns in today's market.

I have had to buy discontinued guns to get the same features, DAO carry guns.
Like the LC9 (not double strike), Sig P250 (not pocketable).

Sccys were (are) meant to be bad-breath range guns and nothing more.
They had added striker guns to there offerings but they got lost in the glut of "name brand" SF guns on the market that cost
the same or a bit more.
Sad to see them go,
jmo,
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Buddy had one, had problems, sent it back, returned fixed.
Perhaps good customer service isn't sustainable in this day and age.
Moon
 
someguy2800 said:
... The world of pistols is evolving fast, can't keep making the same outdated old product forever.
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Completely Obsolete 🙄
 
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