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    Steyr M and S Series

    The Russian gun-handling thread got me thinking of all the different SFA guns out there.

    Why don't we ever hear about the Steyr M and S guns?

    They're designed by an ex-Glock engineer for Steyr, and feature a trigger that would rival the PPQ. However, no one ever got a hard on for the Steyr, unlike the PPQ. They're being imported again, so I just wanted to generate some discussion about this pistol.

    Any high round count data on it? Shooting experiences?
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    The one I had (M9?) suffered from frequent failures to extract and the triangle sights sucked with no alternatives available.

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    http://www.opticsplanet.net/trijicon...-set-st01.html

    Trijicon currently makes sights for it, so at least that part can be remedied.


    Do you know if the FTE problem was widespread and recurring, or a teething issue? Or was yours just a lemon?
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    For a while I was amassing a collection of .357SIG pistols, and had an M357. I found it rather agreeable, but obviously not enough to keep it. I shot it very little, so no data there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BOM View Post
    For a while I was amassing a collection of .357SIG pistols, and had an M357. I found it rather agreeable, but obviously not enough to keep it. I shot it very little, so no data there.
    What characteristics made you want to sell it and keep the Glock/M&P/SIG/HK or whatever else you were using? Something about the grip? Trigger? Mag release? Or was it more related to aftermarket support?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TGS View Post
    What characteristics made you want to sell it and keep the Glock/M&P/SIG/HK or whatever else you were using? Something about the grip? Trigger? Mag release? Or was it more related to aftermarket support?
    I sold it when I came to my senses and realized a safe full of guns was nonsense, and was preventing me from becoming a good shooter.

    I didn't elect to keep the Styer because when I was selling everything and starting over, Styer wasn't importing anything for their pistols anymore and I thought the ship had sailed so to speak. I settled on the M&P because of aftermarket support almost entirely. I don't remember the last time I saw a Styer mag at the LGS, whereas they have M&P mags for sale by the pound.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TGS View Post
    http://www.opticsplanet.net/trijicon...-set-st01.html

    Trijicon currently makes sights for it, so at least that part can be remedied.


    Do you know if the FTE problem was widespread and recurring, or a teething issue? Or was yours just a lemon?
    I had two; an M40 and M9. Both had great shooting characteristics but lousy extraction characteristics, as in consistent FTE. Several trips to Steyr made no difference so I rid myself of them. No more Steyr for me.

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    I cured the extraction issues with a homemade extractor spring insert made from a nitrile O-ring (similar to the AR extractor spring inserts).
    The Steyr just wasn't worth the effort it took to get parts, holsters, magazines or parts when compared to a Glock or even my P99 at the time (and the P99 was a pain to buy for back then).
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    I had an M9 for a while.

    It felt great in my hand, the sights did not bother me too much, and the trigger was really good. I got rid of it for two reasons:

    1) the support and aftermarket - At the time (2008ish) Steyr seemed to be out of the US market, and it was a bear to find holsters or even magazines. Just not worth the hassle. To be fair, when I found out I needed an extractor upgrade, Steyr customer service took great care of me and sent the part out fast. I just didn't know if they were going to be around for the long haul if I needed other parts.

    2) FTE - the pistol had a weird tendency to sometimes FTE, but only with Remington ammo. And to make it even more frustrating, it was not a consistent stoppage. I could go a couple hundred rounds with nothing, and then BAM, a couple right in a row. On the Steyr forum, it seemed to be widely acknowledged that the gun had issues with Remington brand stuff. They just all suggested running Winchester/Federal/Hornady/Corbon whatever, and ignore Remington. For me, I just could not trust a gun like that. Again, to be fair, I never had a single problem with any other brand. It still was just too much for me to live with. I sold it to a guy who had no problem with running other brands.

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    I had a Steyr M40 for several years. My initial premise/hope was that it would be sort of a "product improved" Glock G23. Mine was an early production one, warranting a trip to Trussville for the improved trigger, which came back with a nice, consistant trigger pull. I actually liked, and performed reasonably decently with the OEM triangle-trapezoidal sights. The gun's ergos were actually quite good. However, the devil was in the operational details, notably extraction issues. I repeatedly had sporadic (but continual) issues with extraction/extraction jams. This was a systemmic problem with these "first generation Steyrs; I believe that the problem(s) was eridicated in subsequent (and current) production varients. If I wasn't pleased with my current Gen 3 Glocks, I might consider trying one of the current production 9mm versions, but I'm reluctant to peersonally recommend them based on my previous experience with the earlier version.

    Best, Jon

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