Why buy a Stacatto??

[BigMike]

I was ready to buy one. I’m the type of guy that maybe would put 500 rounds thru it a year, but I wanted one, because my buddy had one. They feel great. My friend maybe ended up with a lemon ,it went back to Texas a couple of times for repairs. That kind of turned me off to it.

That's a shame, I have an original marauder that I would put conservative estimate at about 20k rounds through it without any hiccups. I used it as a competition gun, bought from my buddy who also used it for a competition gun. It's still got the factory recoil spring in it.

My P and P-DPO threaded have also been flawless.

 

[steviesterno]

Not being drop safe would prevent me from using it as a sd gun. Those I've shot I've enjoyed though. They're fast and soft shooting.

all series 70 1911s aren't drop safe generally. but you will only have it go off if it slams muzzle down on a really hard surface and the firing pin overcomes the spring in there to hit the primer. Rare concern enough to be a non-issue in my eyes.

Thanks for the realistic input, and FWIW, I hate to hear that about your wife...insurance is a racket!

yeah it's BS but it's the way the world works unfortunately. Beats her being sick all the time so it's worth it. But I NEED a carry gun and HD rifle. Arguably everything past that is a range toy/want, not need, so when **** comes up they get sold off as needed rather than pull from investment accounts.

3 $800 guns > Tecato

Spoken like a poor. Quality over quantity, any and every day of the week.

 

[steviesterno]

That's a shame, I have an original marauder that I would put conservative estimate at about 20k rounds through it without any hiccups. I used it as a competition gun, bought from my buddy who also used it for a competition gun. It's still got the factory recoil spring in it.

My P and P-DPO threaded have also been flawless.

This is what people that don't shoot, really don't understand. When I was semi-pro I was training live fire 2x a week, 2x matches a month, ~10 months a year for a few years. I originally didn't want to buy a p99 because it was like $40 more than the same size glock. It got me into shooting. Now I have a Baer with a documented 100k+ rounds, which works out to be 3,285 THOUSAND POUNDS of lead through the barrel at the price of a used sports car. The price of the gun really no longer factors into it at that point. If I spent a whole weekend off work at at the match and a nice, high quality gun ran perfectly and helped me perform just a hair better, it was worth it. If the gun didn't work I'd be out ~$1k in travel and match fees and crap. It's scratched to hell but I'd have no issue holstering it up right now.

I have a 2011 that had ~40k through it when I sold it to a buddy 15 years ago and he's been running it ever since.

 

[basstracker89]

🙄 defense /duty/ range. You can slip and fall at the range, you can drop your gun, you can find yourself in a situation where the only gun available is that stacato . Guns need to be made drop safe. There is no excuse.

You do have a point. Being the human element is in play here. Being safe, not sorry is paramount

 

[wolfmanrogers]

all series 70 1911s aren't drop safe generally. but you will only have it go off if it slams muzzle down on a really hard surface and the firing pin overcomes the spring in there to hit the primer. Rare concern enough to be a non-issue in my eyes.


yeah it's BS but it's the way the world works unfortunately. Beats her being sick all the time so it's worth it. But I NEED a carry gun and HD rifle. Arguably everything past that is a range toy/want, not need, so when **** comes up they get sold off as needed rather than pull from investment accounts.


Spoken like a poor. Quality over quantity, any and every day of the week.

I've dropped my carry gun twice in my life, both times in restrooms. I'm glad I was carrying a Glock.
I'm not wanting to shoot myself in the dick.

 

[steviesterno]

I've dropped my carry gun twice in my life, both times in restrooms. I'm glad I was carrying a Glock.
I'm not wanting to shoot myself in the dick.

stop administratively handling (fingerbanging) your firearm when you ****?

 

[basstracker89]

I was ready to buy one. I’m the type of guy that maybe would put 500 rounds thru it a year, but I wanted one, because my buddy had one. They feel great. My friend maybe ended up with a lemon ,it went back to Texas a couple of times for repairs. That kind of turned me off to it.

It would turn me off too. When I was getting started, I'd put 500rds though one before I decided I liked it or not

 

[BigMike]

This is what people that don't shoot, really don't understand. When I was semi-pro I was training live fire 2x a week, 2x matches a month, ~10 months a year for a few years. I originally didn't want to buy a p99 because it was like $40 more than the same size glock. It got me into shooting. Now I have a Baer with a documented 100k+ rounds, which works out to be 3,285 THOUSAND POUNDS of lead through the barrel at the price of a used sports car. The price of the gun really no longer factors into it at that point. If I spent a whole weekend off work at at the match and a nice, high quality gun ran perfectly and helped me perform just a hair better, it was worth it. If the gun didn't work I'd be out ~$1k in travel and match fees and crap. It's scratched to hell but I'd have no issue holstering it up right now.

I have a 2011 that had ~40k through it when I sold it to a buddy 15 years ago and he's been running it ever since.

The same with almost any gun. Folks want something to depend on, sign up fir a $1500 training class and have an equipment failure over not wanting to spend a hair more for proved quality.

 

[wolfmanrogers]

stop administratively handling (fingerbanging) your firearm when you ****?

I don't want it to go off unless I pull the trigger, that's a pretty low bar in my opinion.

 

[basstracker89]

Exact point. You own every round that exits that weapon period. Be safe, not sorry