SCCY - What do owners think?

[mr surveyor]

high point has a lifetime warranty also

[89grand]

I'd rather buy a cheap gun with a "life time" warranty than one without. For the record, I own a Sccy CPX-2, but I've only had it out once, where it performed 100%. I don't really need the gun, have plenty of others, and don't plan on it being a range gun so as long as it shoots when I pull the trigger, I'll keep carrying it. It's the lightest 10+1 9mm I have, and the cheapest and so far it's reliable.

[berettabone]

I'd rather buy a cheap gun with a "life time" warranty than one without. For the record, I own a Sccy CPX-2, but I've only had it out once, where it performed 100%. I don't really need the gun, have plenty of others, and don't plan on it being a range gun so as long as it shoots when I pull the trigger, I'll keep carrying it. It's the lightest 10+1 9mm I have, and the cheapest and so far it's reliable.

Glad you think it's reliable, only having it out once

[89grand]

Glad you think it's reliable, only having it out once

So saying "...so far..." is saying It's 100% and no further testing required? I'll say it again, so far, it is reliable. I certainly can't say a gun that is, no matter the round count, isn't.

I also have a decent amount of guns to choose from, so at this point, no the Sccy would not be my first choice if my life depended on it, and had a choice of firearm, but I wouldn't be afraid to pull it if I felt I needed to either.

Does this make any sense now? It should.

I'd trust a gun that ran 100% right out of the gate more than I'd trust one that malf'ed non-stop because I hadn't hit the magic number of rounds yet.

[Acasper708]

SCCY - What do owners think?

I just watched a Hickok45 YouTube vid of him doin a review of a CPX2.
He said they are picky with certain ammo but pretty reliable once stuff that it likes.

[Acasper708]

SCCY - What do owners think?

http://youtu.be/vTgFs-m59RY

[pbagley]

The bore has been polished, lightly, and I've been to the range again.

Bore polishing of barrel #1 was done using 1000 grit wet-dry with oil. A few dozen passes right ahead of the chamber, then a few dozen more full length of the rifling. I followed this with Flitz. Patches slide down the bore easily now, far less roughness.


Still not smooth enough, but better than before.

First five were reloads using bullets I found on the range. Pre-fired, tumbled to add some grit that will help continue the polish operation on the barrel. All targets shot at 25 yards.


Better. Especially considering the bullets were pre-rifled.

Next I ran 10 Berry's 115gr. RN reloads. Accuracy was not great, but these reloads have not been that good in the Kahr either.

I thought the reload that works best in the Kahr may be good in the SCCY as well. Turns out that the polished barrel likes this load. This was rounds 26-35 after polishing. The prior 10 were nearly as good, the next 10 the same.


And here's how it scores using the Kahr:


The rest of the session was good. Between round 66 and 75 I had a FTE - case stuck about half way out of the chamber. I locked the slide back, removing the magazine, and shook the offending case out of the chamber. A drop of oil on the top round of the next magazine and no more issues for the day. My guess is that the chamber may be a little rough, and a little blow-by causes a case to stick a little.

With the improved accuracy and nearly 100% functioning this SCCY is growing on me. One more range session with some defensive ammo and I'll call it good enough to carry.

[Marine One]

I've had a Kahr CW-380 for about 4 months now and absolutely love it, so much so that I was thinking about adding a CM9 to my concealed carry collection. I was surfing the web last night and saw that a couple of my local gun stores were selling the SCCY CPX-2 TT for what amounted to an out the door price of about $100 less than the best deal I could find on the CM9. I liked the idea of the extended magazine capacity of the CPX-2, and the lower price. But I must say that after reading all 7 pages here, and looking at the target photos I think that I'm seriously thinking to spend the extra $100 and go back to Kahr. The extra rounds in the mag don't mean a thing if they aren't going to hit the target. Even worse, if placed in a must shoot situation, I'd be afraid of hitting something that I didn't want to hit based on the hit patterns of the CPX-2. What impressed me from the beginning with the CW-380 was that the rounds went exactly where the weapon was pointed. From the above photos it seems the same is the case for the CM-9. This appears like a classic example of getting what one pays for.

[pbagley]

I've had a Kahr CW-380 for about 4 months now and absolutely love it,
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This appears like a classic example of getting what one pays for.

Absolutely. SCCY has done a great job of customer support to address my problem, but I have not had to call Kahr's customer support. Consider that ammunition is a critical factor in good accuracy from these small 9mm's (in my limited experience).

Having both a CM9 and a SCCY CPX-2 I can compare and contrast.
- The CM9 does what it does as well as any sub-compact 9mm I've tried. 25 yard accuracy is best with Critical Defense 115 gr, but my handload does pretty well too.
- The SCCY does best with Critical Defense as well, and with the replacement barrel shoots nearly as accurately as the CM9.
For the intended use both shoot very well.

I've tried a KelTech PF9 and found it less accurate at 25 yards.
I've also tried a Kahr PM9 and found it's accuracy to be near the equal of the CM9. I don't think the match barrel makes a lot of difference in this small a package.

If you are concerned about accuracy I suggest looking at the Kahr CM40 - it is very near the same size and weight of the CM9 and fits into the same kydex holsters. I find that it is more accurate than the CM9 at 25 yards, holds one fewer cartridge in the magazine, and kicks a little more.

I bought a CW-380 in July. I love it, but accuracy is elusive. Once again, my best groups are with Critical Defense, and Hydra-shocks are very good too. Practice ammo has a spread a few scoring rings larger.

Good luck!

[yqtszhj]

Bore polishing of barrel #1 was done using 1000 grit wet-dry with oil.
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Ive done that very thing to the chamber of probably every gun i own particularly if i ever had ftf or fte issues. The ones i did it to i started with 1000 grit, then 1500 or 2000 grit. Its a mirror finish inside. Makes it real easy to clean too.

[smokersteve]

My SCCY cpx2 has been a great gun so far. Seems to be built solid and its a lot of gun for $250. I've only shot slightly over 300 rounds and it has been without flaw. I've used wwb, federal, tula steel and federal jhp. This Wednesday I'll be heading to the range again with it.
My only complaint is the long trigger reset(just like a Kahr - the whole way out)
I would recommend it