Staccato..that good?

I just got my first one a month ago.
It is VERY NICE.
Now, I am very much a hammer fired fan over striker fired, I don’t like gummy triggers.

They are expensive, and complicated, but extremely smooth and accurate.

They only tolerate in house modifications or void your warranty

If you have the money do it, but you could get 3-4 new flocks for the same price
 
I’ve got 4200 rounds through my first one and no complaints. They are well built and hit where you aim.
 
Sometime around 2004, when they were STI and right after they purchased Lone Star Armament, I bought a small, thin, single stack 45 acp pistol from them. I liked it a lot. I cannot recall the name of that model. It was about the size of the future Springfield Agent, but thinner.

This was before I met @John Travis, When John reads this, he will probably say it was a good thing I didn't know him then.

One day at the range I was showing my sister how the controls work. I left one in the chamber, pointed it down range and showed her how it was safe to pull the trigger with the safety on... Bang!

I sent it back. They repaired it and returned it. I took it to the range and shot a couple of rounds. Pointed it down range with a round chambered and the safety on, pulled the trigger... Bang!

I sent it back a second time. They repaired and returned it. I took it to the range and shot a couple of rounds. Pointed it down range with a round chambered and the safety on, pulled the trigger... Bang!

I sent it back a third time. I asked them to refund it. They refused. I asked them to trade me for a Trojan. They refused. I asked them to trade me for another of the same model. They refused. They repaired the little pistol and returned it. I confirmed that it was finally repaired and then I sold it. That kinda killed STI for me.

Shortly after that, a friend let me shoot his Trojan. What a nice pistol that was! I was tempted, but at that time, I was sticking to my philosophy that 1911s were for 45, and BHPs were for 9mm. Another friend who some of you know, Gary, who is a repeat NC State Champion shooter, switched from Glock to STI for his competition gun. Again, I was tempted to get another STI, but they were getting kinda expensive. After I met John, I began to appreciate vintage Colts and eschew race guns. I still have never owned another STI, or Stacatto.

I kinda wish I had kept that tiny STI 45 single stack now.
 
MacEntyre said:
Sometime around 2004, when they were STI and right after they purchased Lone Star Armament, I bought a small, thin, single stack 45 acp pistol from them. I liked it a lot. I cannot recall the name of that model.
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Did it have the traditional 1911 fire control group and manual safety?
 
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And they couldn't fix it?

Wow.

Interesting.
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Yup. Tha's what I thought. I'm not disparaging Stacatto. My experience was about 20 years ago. At the time, they probably had people from Lone Star Armaments who didn't have the expertise that they clearly now have. I figure my pistol was someone's learning experience, mebbe more than one person. I'm sure if I had brought it to you, like I did my 3" Springfield Champion much later, you would have grumbled but you would have made it right. ;)
 
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At the time, they probably had people from Lone Star Armaments who didn't have the expertise that they clearly now have.
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One of the simplest fixes there is for someone who has access to a thousand parts. Cherry pick through the safeties until ya find one that blocks the sear.

How many pulls did it take to drop the hammer?
 
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Always a single pull.

I was a teeny bit miffed that they didn't rigorously test it before returning it.
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MacEntyre said:
Sometime around 2004, when they were STI and right after they purchased Lone Star Armament, I bought a small, thin, single stack 45 acp pistol from them. I liked it a lot. I cannot recall the name of that model. It was about the size of the future Springfield Agent, but thinner.

This was before I met @John Travis, When John reads this, he will probably say it was a good thing I didn't know him then.

One day at the range I was showing my sister how the controls work. I left one in the chamber, pointed it down range and showed her how it was safe to pull the trigger with the safety on... Bang!

I sent it back. They repaired it and returned it. I took it to the range and shot a couple of rounds. Pointed it down range with a round chambered and the safety on, pulled the trigger... Bang!

I sent it back a second time. They repaired and returned it. I took it to the range and shot a couple of rounds. Pointed it down range with a round chambered and the safety on, pulled the trigger... Bang!

I sent it back a third time. I asked them to refund it. They refused. I asked them to trade me for a Trojan. They refused. I asked them to trade me for another of the same model. They refused. They repaired the little pistol and returned it. I confirmed that it was finally repaired and then I sold it. That kinda killed STI for me.

Shortly after that, a friend let me shoot his Trojan. What a nice pistol that was! I was tempted, but at that time, I was sticking to my philosophy that 1911s were for 45, and BHPs were for 9mm. Another friend who some of you know, Gary, who is a repeat NC State Champion shooter, switched from Glock to STI for his competition gun. Again, I was tempted to get another STI, but they were getting kinda expensive. After I met John, I began to appreciate vintage Colts and eschew race guns. I still have never owned another STI, or Stacatto.

I kinda wish I had kept that tiny STI 45 single stack now.
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So you are saying to be sure to get one with a safety :)
 
My main reason for asking is that there are 2-4 pistols that I am lusting over (I am slightly addicted to the Sig Legion lineup) and for the price, I could buy a few pistols for the price of the Staccato....however, it sounds like the Staccato would make me forget about the other firearms for a little while.

First would problems I guess.
 
Yes they are. I have a C2 and love it and have had two friends buy one after asking me questions about mine or shooting mine.
 
I have a CS and I love it. It fits my hand like a glove and is a joy to shoot. If you have the means, I highly recommend it.
 
Never had one but i have seen plenty at classes. I've seen them jam more than a few times. They are very pretty to look at. If i paid 4-6K for a pistol it would be hard to say it was bad. 1911's i have had were ammo picky especially JHP. Maybe these are better.
 
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