I'm really intrigued by the SAR B6P. So far I haven't read anything bad about it.
The Bad:
The manual safety is very stiff. I can flick it off, but I can't
engage the safety while gripping the gun normally, I have to change my grip to get my thumb pad totally under the lever to push it up. I can't just flick it up with the inside of my thumb.
The slide is hard to rack. Other people have noted that the slide is hard to rack. I work out with Captains of Crush gripppers 3 times a week and I have to admit, the slide is not easy to rack. The slide rides inside the frame and there just isn't a whole lot of slide sticking out to get a good purchase.
If anyone ever needs to send this pistol in for warranty work – they're going to have to pay both ways. EAA won't issue an airway bill and the instruction for sending it in says to be sure to include $20 for return shipping.
Also there is only a 1 year warranty and only for the original owner. I guess I'm spoiled by lifetime warranties.
The trigger gives your finger a little thwack with every shot. I started to notice it after 50 rounds and the trigger slap really gets annoying if you’re going to try to spend a day at the range shooting the B6P
After having the gun for a while I'd also add that the sharp ridge on the rear of the frame is bad. The Witness polymer doesn't have it, its just a pain on the SAR, literally, albeit a minor pain.
The Ugly:
Whatever coating they use on the manual safety and the slide stop lever is already showing signs of wear and I can see the sheen of bare metal starting to show through.
The double-action trigger is very heavy. I've heard it improves quite a bit with firing but right now it is barely usable.
The Mediocre and Miscellaneous:
I heard where so many people thought the single-action trigger was good, but I don't think it is. There is IMO, a lot of take up, about a 1/16th of an inch, and then maybe 1/8th of an inch of travel before the trigger breaks, just seems like a lot of travel for an SA trigger and the SA trigger is fairly heavy, at least for an SA trigger. My trigger also wiggles from side to side, there seems to be too much play - left to right movement on the trigger.
My gun came with a 15-round magazine and it really is a 15-round magazine. There was some talk on forums that the magazines might say "15" but would hold 16 or 17 rounds and I can tell you that the magazine I received will only hold 15 rounds. Yes I know the product description says "SAR 4.5" 16+1 polymer-framed, SA/DA B6P" but 16 rounds are not going in the magazine I received. Mec-Gar does make 17rd and 19rd magazines for this gun.