I'd take that over the STI product any day and what I would get if I wanted the best of both worlds of the double stack high cap 9mm with the 1911 trigger and such, but it's not a 1911 either.
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The X9 is an awesome shooting pistol. It screams “Go fast!” And is super accurate. It uses Walther PPQ (Mecgar) Magazines. It’s only issue is it’s a bit heavy.
If you are interested in the Staccato line I would watch the Sage Dynamics videos on the XC and the P. Also Hilton Yamm of 10-8 Performance had his videos on the line and the older ones as comparison. Chambers works alone so that back log is from one guy building these guns by him self and this is common among 1911 smiths, as step down from that would be Nighthawk which your gun will be fit and assembled by one person and by hand. Wilson, Baer and Brown will have more poduction line type building with more hand fitting than your Dan Wessons and upper Colt/Springfield lines. If you are just looking to get a 9mm 1911 to mess around with Dan Wesson or slightly cheaper and Springfield will do just fine. If it has to be double stack I would check out 1911 addicts for a used staccato. The Staccatos are nice and the money is there kind of I think they are a bit over priced and they manage their product line like SIG which bothers me more than anything else.
I am stalking the Staccato line as well. I have my eyes on the XE. I have too many 1911's and plan on selling a couple to fund my XE fever. I love 1911's and have NHC Heinne edition and SA Pro guns....TRP's. For tradational 1911's the NHC or cheaper SA TRP are good to go. And for tradational 1911's chambered in 9mm, they shoot amazing but you still only have 10 rd capacity.
For 9mm double stacks, the Custom guns are so damn pricy. For the cheap mans double stack 1911 go shoot Sig Legion 226/229 with RDS option and they run like Glocks. One day I will get a STI P or XE model and learn for myself.
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Any/all 2011 pistols can have magazine issues. It’s the nature of the beast. Doesn’t matter if you spend $2k or $5k. For the money the STI Staccato looks good on paper. The only thing close, is the coming soon DWX. Some of the guns you are referencing are either semi custom or full custom guns. That’s the why the price difference. And when you get in to full custom race guns 2011s... sky is the limit. For $4k Nighthawk hasn’t had enough experience in the 2011 game to make me buy one... yet. I’ve handled and shot their 2011 TRS full-size and Firehawk... and own several of their 1911s. Go to the range and rent one if possible and try to make some comparisons. These are not Glocks and will require more TLC.
If any of these guns we’re discussing were actually as good as YouTube and the marketing gurus want you to believe you’d be seeing them on podiums, not forums. The EDCX9 has the ergos of a snow globe. It is the Toyota Tacoma of pistols. It does nothing particularly well.
The Staccatto P’s I have seen in competitions run flawlessly, but so does my Glock 34 and every G17. I don’t see enough of a improvement on the clock or practiscore to warrant buying one.
WC 1911’s don’t even include their bulletproof slide release.
I’d be looking at any Springfield Armory 9mm- maybe a Professional(Autistic Screeching) or a Stainless Dan Wesson Specialist Commander. They are beautiful, all steel, no mim, and run like a sewing machine. The TCP is very cool, but the lack of holster options turn me off.
So your buddy admittedly shot the staccato better at distance (which is hugely important metric) as evidenced by said B8s.
But then works to pull off mediocre performance across other metrics. That’s what happens when ones skills are not as good as they think they are. That has zero to do do with the gun.
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