Sgt
05-17-2004, 22:00
Just got my Steyr M-9 today. Brought it home and gave it a cleaning and a shot of oil. I found the weapon to be very well built with great fit and finish. The trigger was very good with just a little creep. The sights I will have to get used to but I do like them a lot. I was a little unsure about the safety, but my wife picked the gun up and found the safety very appealing. Maybe I have worked too many years with weapons that have a "normal" safety, that it was harder for me to see the benefits of this type.
The gun felt great in the hand and pointed the best of any of my many handguns. I took the weapon and the four hi-cap mags to the range and put 150 rnds. of Federal 115 grn. FMJ through it. No malfunctions, low recoil, extremely fast follow-up shots. Also happy to find no empty shell casings striking me in the face. After getting used to the sight picture I was able to easily shoot one hole groups at 10 yrds. Every bit as accurate as any of my Glocks. I did find that two of the mags. failed to lock the slide back when empty, but I am thinking my thumb may have been riding the slide lock lever and not allowing it to do its job. I have that same problem with Glocks. I have very large hands and sometimes have trouble keeping my thumbs out of the way of the controls.
I really liked the feel of the grip. Both the angle and the texture. I did not find it slippery at all.
Over all I am extremely happy with my new purchase. I am already planning my next range session.
I put on Permit-to-Carry classes and originally purchased this weapon so the students would have another weapon to try out and use. Just another option for them to look at for a personal weapon. I also sometimes supply weapons for some of the students that don't have one yet. For the price, I thought this weapon would fit the bill nicely. Now I find I like it too much and might have to get greedy and keep it all to myself.
The gun felt great in the hand and pointed the best of any of my many handguns. I took the weapon and the four hi-cap mags to the range and put 150 rnds. of Federal 115 grn. FMJ through it. No malfunctions, low recoil, extremely fast follow-up shots. Also happy to find no empty shell casings striking me in the face. After getting used to the sight picture I was able to easily shoot one hole groups at 10 yrds. Every bit as accurate as any of my Glocks. I did find that two of the mags. failed to lock the slide back when empty, but I am thinking my thumb may have been riding the slide lock lever and not allowing it to do its job. I have that same problem with Glocks. I have very large hands and sometimes have trouble keeping my thumbs out of the way of the controls.
I really liked the feel of the grip. Both the angle and the texture. I did not find it slippery at all.
Over all I am extremely happy with my new purchase. I am already planning my next range session.
I put on Permit-to-Carry classes and originally purchased this weapon so the students would have another weapon to try out and use. Just another option for them to look at for a personal weapon. I also sometimes supply weapons for some of the students that don't have one yet. For the price, I thought this weapon would fit the bill nicely. Now I find I like it too much and might have to get greedy and keep it all to myself.
