As much as I may like to think of myself as not susceptible to "saving money during sales", I am. Grabagun got me with a sale on the Rex Alpha 9 with https://grabagun.com/rex-alpha-9mm-a...-da-3mags.html. For those who are not familiar with the pistol, it is a SIG P226-inspired/derived/influenced pistol meant for competition. Sort of a competitor to the CZ Shadow 2.
For me, the interest was piqued for a few reasons: one, the gun is made in Slovenia with Mec-Gar-manufactured magazines; two, the gun has a steel frame; and three, people rave about the SA trigger but the gun is DA/SA and can be carried "cocked and locked". Having more money than sense (there is still available credit is more than no sense at all), I decided to try one for the local IDPA/practical shooting get-togethers. Calling them matches is a disservice to real matches as only safety rules get followed and we tend to try and have more fun than to be competitive.
So the pistol will be delivered to my FFL late this week, I have a holster on order from ANR that should arrive in a month or so, and I have aluminum grips on order from Slovenia. All because I am so good at "saving money during sales". In all honesty, this is a way for me to blow off some steam and have some fun as I have spent too much time with "polymer people poppers". This is a pistol with limited aftermarket support, somewhat poor distributor support, and unknown in the USA for the most part. In other words, it is likely to be a pure, with all credit to @Tamara, a "hipster gun". It sure looks interesting as it reminds me of the love child of the CZ-75B, the SIG P226, and Salient Arms. How cool is that?
I will try to keep the thread updated with my impressions and experiences so all can watch me waste more money.