STI Nitro 10 10 mm?

[Huntolive]

Okay
I'm going to plead total ignorance of STI
So who is STI and what is there to like about STI nitro 10 10 mm 1911?

all I know is this guy who wants to do a trade with me thinks they're worth a lot and very rare and the gun he has definitely looks good with nice wood grips and a bull barrel and so forth in a 25 lb spring?

I tend to avoid 1911's of all types except maybe certain Les Bears or a Dan Wesson valor. They just haven't proven reliable anime fence is pain compared to other semi autos in similar calibers particularly their troublesome with much defensive ammo and some of them only seem to like to shoot ball ammo or Full metal jacket.

So what can you guys tell me about what's good bad handsome and ugly about this gun as well as it's likely value in excellent condition with only a couple hundred rounds through it to break it in?

 

[silvermane_1]

IIRC STI Nitro 10 is a double stack 1911/2011 in 10mm Auto with ambi safety and Picatinny accessory rail on the dust cover, a "high end-ish" pistol that would be a decent "race gun" out of the box.

 

[Reinz]

Whip the money out fast and don’t let the guy have second thoughts!

While I don’t have a Nitro 10, I would LOVE to have one. Too bad they aren’t being made anymore. I do have 3 other STIs that are top notch and maybe 1/2 step of so below a WilsonBaerBrownHawk.

The fit is impeccable. The slides feel like oil on melting ice. The bullet goes wherever the sights are when you press the trigger. And speaking of trigger, SCHWEET!

They are a lot of gun for the money and worth every cent.




Left to right: Stacatto C, Ranger, LS9

 

[JTQ]

IIRC STI Nitro 10 is a double stack 1911/2011 in 10mm Auto with ambi safety and Picatinny accessory rail on the dust cover, a "high end-ish" pistol that would be a decent "race gun" out of the box.

It's certainly possibly STI had a variety of guns called the Nitro 10, because that's the kind of thing they do, and may have had one with a double stack and a rail. However, this is what I think of when I think of the STI Nitro 10, a single stack, metal frame, without a rail.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/4/29/review-sti-nitro-10-pistol/

... they aren’t being made anymore.

Something to be aware of.

 

[JTQ]

I'm going to plead total ignorance of STI

So who is STI ...

This is the current STI Firearms https://stiguns.com

 

[Coyote3855]

I have an STI 2011 double stack in .40 S&W that I used in IPSC competition. I consider it one my best and most reliable handguns. As Reniz says, I'd jump on an STI 10MM whether single or double stack.

 

[sparkyv]

If it's good enough for the Nuge, it's good enough for me.

 

[Reinz]

I have an STI 2011 double stack in .40 S&W that I used in IPSC competition. I consider it one my best and most reliable handguns. As Reniz says, I'd jump on an STI 10MM whether single or double stack.

Your comment really piqued my interest, so I measured the upper most part of the web of my hand to the center of the firing pin on all three guns pictured and 6 other 1911s.

The little one is an LS9, thus 9mm. It measured 1/16 inch lower bore than the other two in the pic. It was also 1/16 inch lower or the same as the other 1911s except one, which was a Wilson Combat 45 that had just a hair lower bore.

I reckon the photo is a bit deceiving. One thing I did not mention is that the LS is very, very thin. Significantly thinner than an EMP and more so compared to a standard 1911.

Also the flat top slide gives the illusion that it is taller than the other two guns in the pic.

To me the recoil is not bad for a small gun. It is less than the current crop of micro nines.

 

[silvermane_1]

It's certainly possibly STI had a variety of guns called the Nitro 10, because that's the kind of thing they do, and may have had one with a double stack and a rail. However, this is what I think of when I think of the STI Nitro 10, a single stack, metal frame, without a rail.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2015/4/29/review-sti-nitro-10-pistol/


Something to be aware of.

That's most likely true, I remember the double stack railed model.

 

[TonyAngel]

If WilsonBaerBrownHawk were a Rolls Royce, an STI would be a Cadillac or Lincoln. Back when I was shooting a Glock, it was because I couldn't afford an STI. If the one you're considering is a wide body (2011), those are really nice. I have small hands and never had any problems with an STI wide body. Just make sure that it was purchased from STI pre-built and not a kit that someone put together. I've seen some real butcher jobs. Turned a Cadillac into a Chevette.

 

[JR24]

It is worth noting that STI does have a reputation for issues getting the horribly expensive mags to feed all the time.

Many work great right away, some need work to get running right.

 

[JTQ]

It is worth noting that STI does have a reputation for issues getting the horribly expensive mags to feed all the time.

Internet rumor is the Gen 2 mags currently in production have fixed those issues.

 

[tarosean]

So who is STI

It was built upon competition shooters. Where malfunctions are a deal breaker.

You seem to have made up your mind regarding the platform though.