I had two of them in the early 1980's - a SA 380, and the small .22 (don't remember if it was SA or DA). Sold the .22 very quickly as it was unreliable, and inaccurate.

The .380, I kept for a while, and put maybe 300 rounds thru. Bit my hand, was never 100% reliable, accurate enough for a hide out gun. BUT, I noticed the slide started getting "sticky". Closer look found significant metal galling on the slide/frame rails. Sold it. This was before the internet, and it wasn't until much later I found out that this was a problem with at least some of their guns. I guess SS manufacture was still in its infancy in firearms, and the metallurgy was off.

Always wanted one of their .30 carbine long slide pistols for the "cool" factor, but based on my experience with the other two, didn't want to risk it.

If you want to purchase additional examples to go with your collection, nothing wrong with that. They were very innovative for their time. But for actual use, there are better choices out there..

Larry