nchunter78
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Hi
Are the Staccato 2011s really that good? Every review I read is very positive.
Thanks for the input.
Are the Staccato 2011s really that good? Every review I read is very positive.
Thanks for the input.
Did it have the traditional 1911 fire control group and manual safety?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.
YesDid it have the traditional 1911 fire control group and manual safety?
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.And they couldn't fix it?
Wow.
Interesting.
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.At the time, they probably had people from Lone Star Armaments who didn't have the expertise that they clearly now have.
Always a single pull.How many pulls did it take to drop the hammer?
With normal or added force?Always a single pull.
Somebody up there didn't do his job.Added but not much
Always a single pull.
I was a teeny bit miffed that they didn't rigorously test it before returning it.
So you are saying to be sure to get one with a safetySometime 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.
A good 2011 will improve scores, bourbon will have the opposite effect.Buy a Glock.Spend the rest on bourbon.
This may be true…but you will also care less about scores.A good 2011 will improve scores, bourbon will have the opposite effect.