Steyr M9A1 opinions

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Talk to me about this pistol. I may try one for IPSC production. How is the recoil,ergonomics and reliabilty/parts availabilty for the 9mm. Are those triangle sights useful for IPSC or do they need to be replaced. My other choices are a G17 or a MP9....but I want something different I have a G35 worked up for IPSC already...........TAzZ
 
i'm pretty sure you cannot change the sights in production div.
no idea how they shoot but i think they look back from the future!
 
As long as you don't modify the slide, you can change the sights to any standard notch and post type in production.
 
great gun
reliable and accurate (after you get used to the triangle sights)
not so sure about spare parts but mine is doing fine after a couple thousands rounds.
did I mention the looks? no? well it also looks great :D
 
Steyr makes a decent pistol. However be sure to keep an eye on the firing pin return spring and firing pin. I have used a M9 range gun that had a problem with light strikes, but I was certainly not the first person to fire it. As far as parts go, there should be somebody who can bring 'em in... Check with Stephan at The Shooting Edge and see what he has to say.
 
Had one for 3 years now. It is quite ergonomic for my hands and seems to be very accurate. I refer to it as my "improved Glock". I used it in a few IPSC matches and seemed to fare almost as well as when I used my Grand Power K100. It is a "love it or hate it" gun, there is no middle ground with that design. With the 106mm barrel, the chamber is a bit tight and will not run ammo that has been fired through a Glock very well.
 
I my brother has the .40 cal version of that gun. I love it after getting used to the sights.

However, it has been a pain to find a holster and such. Could be we're not good at it or they're hard to come by.
 
The sights can be problematic for some people if they are used to more standard sights.. when taking out new shooters who have no experience, Ive found they do very well with the triangles since they haven't had exposure to a more standard sight set up..

I like how the gun sits so low in your hands, feels really compact and solid.. as for reliability issues, I cant speak for that...
 
I love the ergonomics, fits my hand better than almost any other pistol. I prefer the trigger over the M&P since it feels more "solid". The MP feels a little mushier to me. (however mine needed a bit of polishing to be really smooth, but then my standard for triggers is quite high)

The sights take a little practice, however I found if you ONLY focus/concentrate on the front sight, (basically ignore the rear sight) it become very natural and extremely fast pointing. If you have used a fibre optic front sight before (again, it emphasizes use of the front sight) you won't have any trouble.

Can't comment on reliability as we haven't used it too much (yet), but so far, it has been fine.

As for a tight chamber, all of our reloads are run through a Lee Factory Crimp die as the last (4th) die, and it has a carbide sizer to again size the finished round, so even glock fired brass has never been a problem.
 
Love the gun.
As someone said... it's like an improved Glock.

I've owned both the 9mm and .40 version.

I'd have kept them if finding parts wasn't so impossible.
My only complaint for these guns is the lack of part/service here in Canada (Steyr USA doesn't ship to Canada and no one in Canada could get anything for this pistol back when I owned them).

~Cheers
 
Pros- the gun fits great in the hand, very nice angle and ergonomics

Cons- the sites do not seem user friendly- maybe with enough time they could work.

I seriously considered buying one awhile ago. Like the brand and its reputation for quality. The sites killed it for me they just dont seem pointable and easy to line up. Fit and finish on the gun seemed quite good- typical German, Swiss, Austrian stuff. Price is ok to. The ergonomics I think are light years ahead of Glock.
 
I had one for about a year...ended up selling it when M&P's came out. now I sold that one too...:/

Anyways the built quality was very good. But I just couldn't get my relaods to work in that gun. factory worked fine IIRC. But ejection was erratic which seemed to be common.

Ergonomics were decent but I didn't like how it was forcing me to point the index finger down (to reach the trigger).

Sights can take getting used to but for IPSC I suspect wouldn't be much of an issue, it's more instinctive than pressision.

Accuracy was pretty good! I made a shoulder stock for it an was getting some impressive results with the gun.

I had holster for it as well as spare mags so I guess if you look you can find stuff for it...and Steyr in Austria will (or did) send you parts if you need them :)

If I had to rate it I'd give it 6.5 (7 tops) out of 10
 
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