Acadianlion
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I sold my two pristine, hardly ever been fired S&W revolvers a few years ago when I decided to do some shooting again. I labored hard for a year or so over which pistol to buy. I really, really liked the Stoeger Couger, because a Beretta by any other name is still a Beretta. I also really, really liked the Steyr S-40 as it seemed a good size for my carry purposes and I loved the theory of the sights.
In the end I bought the Cougar. It's pretty amazing: much smoother and with considerably less felt recoil (40 cal.) than the Model 67 I had put a couple of hundred rounds through. BUT the Cougar is no shrinking violet: it's pretty heavy and pretty thick. It prints pretty obviously and although I have a concealed carry permit (in a state that does not require it), I kept thinking about the Steyr.
So, I took the plunge and bought a Steyr. It seemed sort of, well just wrong at first: 1) Striker fire and I really like an external safety. and, 2) it's not plastic. Of course the Styer is thnner and lighter than the Stoeger. I was really surprised to find it shoots easily as well as the Cougar with as little kick and muzzle flip, too.
So in the end, I guess I don't realy care whether I have a polymer gun or an all metal one. Either of the ones I have work fine for my purposes and I have regrets in the decisions I made. It helps a lot that I got really outstanding prices on both of them. I had a total of eleven rounds through the Model 10 that I had owned since 1977 and I sold it for almost enough to buy both the Cougar and the Steyr.
I think the next gun will likely be a Walther CCP. Something about the gas recoil system that is calling to me. Now I just need to find one, NIB for less than $300. And it will even have an external safety!
In the end I bought the Cougar. It's pretty amazing: much smoother and with considerably less felt recoil (40 cal.) than the Model 67 I had put a couple of hundred rounds through. BUT the Cougar is no shrinking violet: it's pretty heavy and pretty thick. It prints pretty obviously and although I have a concealed carry permit (in a state that does not require it), I kept thinking about the Steyr.
So, I took the plunge and bought a Steyr. It seemed sort of, well just wrong at first: 1) Striker fire and I really like an external safety. and, 2) it's not plastic. Of course the Styer is thnner and lighter than the Stoeger. I was really surprised to find it shoots easily as well as the Cougar with as little kick and muzzle flip, too.
So in the end, I guess I don't realy care whether I have a polymer gun or an all metal one. Either of the ones I have work fine for my purposes and I have regrets in the decisions I made. It helps a lot that I got really outstanding prices on both of them. I had a total of eleven rounds through the Model 10 that I had owned since 1977 and I sold it for almost enough to buy both the Cougar and the Steyr.
I think the next gun will likely be a Walther CCP. Something about the gas recoil system that is calling to me. Now I just need to find one, NIB for less than $300. And it will even have an external safety!
