matsaleh
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Ordered from CDNN on Tuesday, but I screwed that up by also buying a plane ticket earlier the same day, causing the gun purchase to run afoul of my self-imposed daily debit card limit of $500. No problem, CDNN said they would run it through the following morning. My FFL agent received the gun the day after that, Thursday - a day earlier than expected. Now I am in Austin, and CDNN is in Abiline, but I still think 1 day shipment for only $10 is pretty good.
The gun is sweet. I've never shot one before, but I had handled an M40 and liked the way it felt. The discussions on this forum and TFL about the Steyr line, plus my knowlege of the overall Steyr reputation for quality and innovation, plus the kickass price of $340 convinced me that this gun was a good risk to try sight unseen.
I received it NIB, with hard case, owners manual, and 1 mag. I ordered another mag at the same time for $20. The gun is very tight, all pieces fitting together well. Nothing feels loose that shouldn't feel loose. Trigger is smooth and short, quite light (rated pull weight is 5lbs, but I can't measure it). Pull is less than the SA pull on either my Makarov or 6906 (probably not saying much). Takedown is super-simple, taking about 2-3 seconds once I figured it out. The insides of the gun are very well finished. The inside of the slide is as finished as the exterior; no tool marks that I can see.
The only anomaly - and I expected this - is that the original importer stamp was melted away on the poly frame and replaced with one from GZI, the new importer (formerly it was GSI, I think). I had heard that the CDNN Steyrs came this way, but I'm not sure who did this or why. Anyway, it looks a little odd - kind of a blemish on an otherwise perfect gun, but I can live with it. This is going to be a shooter and my primary carry once I break it in.
I'll post a range report after I get back from shooting with my dad in Houston this weekend.
Cheers all.
The gun is sweet. I've never shot one before, but I had handled an M40 and liked the way it felt. The discussions on this forum and TFL about the Steyr line, plus my knowlege of the overall Steyr reputation for quality and innovation, plus the kickass price of $340 convinced me that this gun was a good risk to try sight unseen.
I received it NIB, with hard case, owners manual, and 1 mag. I ordered another mag at the same time for $20. The gun is very tight, all pieces fitting together well. Nothing feels loose that shouldn't feel loose. Trigger is smooth and short, quite light (rated pull weight is 5lbs, but I can't measure it). Pull is less than the SA pull on either my Makarov or 6906 (probably not saying much). Takedown is super-simple, taking about 2-3 seconds once I figured it out. The insides of the gun are very well finished. The inside of the slide is as finished as the exterior; no tool marks that I can see.
The only anomaly - and I expected this - is that the original importer stamp was melted away on the poly frame and replaced with one from GZI, the new importer (formerly it was GSI, I think). I had heard that the CDNN Steyrs came this way, but I'm not sure who did this or why. Anyway, it looks a little odd - kind of a blemish on an otherwise perfect gun, but I can live with it. This is going to be a shooter and my primary carry once I break it in.
I'll post a range report after I get back from shooting with my dad in Houston this weekend.
Cheers all.