GeorgeCaplin1958
Plinker
- Aug 18, 2010
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I'm already there. It's just something I thought about.Are you planning to start a new thread for every manufacturer? You only need 50 posts for the classifieds.
Did Gaston Glock have beginnings with the Steyr company? I don't want to bother looking it up at the moment, but I seem to recall a model that came out shortly after the G17 was introduced that had similar features.
I don't know anyone personally that I'd call a Steyr collector, but I wouldn't doubt that some people just like uncommon firearms.
Are you planning to start a new thread for every manufacturer? You only need 50 posts for the classifieds.
Thanks.Steyr's legacy as an arms manufacturer predates almost all other arms manufacturers in the world... Beretta holding the title as Oldest On The Block.
Their newer "M" polymer pistols have been around for ~15 years or so. There have been a few minor tweeks / upgrades, but still basically the same.
Wilhelm Bubits was the main designer of the Steyr pistols. He left Glock to work for Steyr after Glock decided that they didn't want to advance their pistol design the way that Bubits wanted to.
So - the Steyr pistols are, essentially, what Glock pistols would be if they "grew up".
Bubits then went on to the UAE where he designed the ill-fated Caracal pistol (which have all been recalled due to safety issues...)
In the last 5 years or so, I've owned two different Steyr M9-A1 pistols. And I've enjoyed shooting both of them. Their frame ergonomics are great. Many don't like their stock trapezoidal sights - but they're fast to acquire. They're not meant for precision work, however. Get some more traditional sights if you're after tiny groups.
Spare parts are almost non-existant on the open market. Magazines are tricky to find as well.
-J-