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Mason 727 · January 6, 2013, 05:07 PM

I just got my CPX-2 yesterday. I was very pleased with the fit and finish compared to my PF9. The Keltec had rough edges and looked and felt very cheap. I picked up my SCCY for $219 before tax. I had heard there was problems with the mags loading...not here! I got 10 in each one no problem. Shot a box of ammo and had ZERO failures of any kind. The other thing that was heads and shoulders above the Keltec was the recoil. I was expecting the thing to try to jump out of my hand like my PF9 and there was hardly any muzzle flip and the recoil was nothing compared to the Keltec. I haven't shot thousands of rounds out of it yet but I would go with the SCCY any day of the week. It's my new carry.

Here are a few problems I had in the short time I've owned my PF9. I had shot less than 800 rounds through it:

1) Multiple failure to feed and eject. I would say one in every 12 rounds. My local dealer informed me to keep a tighter grip with my off hand to reduce muzzle flip to keep the action on the same plane, which has helped a bit but is no good if I need to use one hand or god forbid my weak hand in a self defense situation.

2) A bit of add on to the first but did I mention MUZZLE FLIP!!!! The thing was terrible. My wife shot one magazine through it and never touched it again. It was so violent that her off hand thumb was pushed into her dom hand thumb cutting her pretty badly with the nail.

3) Grip was too small. It was a bit better with the plus one grip, but even then was very thin. The SCCY is very "Beefy" feeling. And the finger grips are very comfortable in my hands (I wear a size large glove). I believe they also contribute to the very reduced muzzle flip.

4) Magazine catch failure. The magazine would fall out of the pistol when shooting. At first I though maybe the violent recoil was causing me to hit the mag release. Then when I would try to eject the magazine, I would have to pull it out, it wouldn't fall completely out of the mag well. Again, not good. The SCCY mag holds in very nicely and falls freely when the release is depressed every time.

5) The trigger felt terrible and got really tight at the end before releasing causing jerking. The SCCY is very constant (LONG but constant) and just feels much better.

5) The strike on the pin was very weak causing failure to ignite the primers of cheaper ammo or military ammo. Then the firing pin fell out of the POS at the firing range.

I took it back to Keltec (just down the street from me) and they rebuilt my whole gun and even put a new barrel in it, polished the feed ramp and smoothed out the trigger all for free and only in about an hour. The major problems that they found were the bolt holding my ejector came loose. It's also the detent for the firing pin which allowed it to fall out the back. (IMO I'm lucky it didn't get blasted through my head while firing). And the mag catch was prematurely worn out. They said they had never seen anything like this before... So, they get an A+ for customer service. The only product I would ever get from them would be the KSG or the RFB, both of which I have on my bucket list of guns.

But, that was the final straw for me. After getting all that work done on it and while it was still in perfect running condition I traded it for a Taurus 66 with a 6" barrell (which I love). To replace my "pocket pistol" I chose the SCCY CPX-2 and so far have no trouble. I did choose the option without the safety because I believe that a DAO with a long pull doesn't need another lever on the side to get in the way of a quick draw. I will report back in a few months to let you all know!

January 6, 2013, 05:07 PM	#9
Mason 727 Junior Member Join Date: January 6, 2013 Posts: 2	I just got my CPX-2 yesterday. I was very pleased with the fit and finish compared to my PF9. The Keltec had rough edges and looked and felt very cheap. I picked up my SCCY for $219 before tax. I had heard there was problems with the mags loading...not here! I got 10 in each one no problem. Shot a box of ammo and had ZERO failures of any kind. The other thing that was heads and shoulders above the Keltec was the recoil. I was expecting the thing to try to jump out of my hand like my PF9 and there was hardly any muzzle flip and the recoil was nothing compared to the Keltec. I haven't shot thousands of rounds out of it yet but I would go with the SCCY any day of the week. It's my new carry. Here are a few problems I had in the short time I've owned my PF9. I had shot less than 800 rounds through it: 1) Multiple failure to feed and eject. I would say one in every 12 rounds. My local dealer informed me to keep a tighter grip with my off hand to reduce muzzle flip to keep the action on the same plane, which has helped a bit but is no good if I need to use one hand or god forbid my weak hand in a self defense situation. 2) A bit of add on to the first but did I mention MUZZLE FLIP!!!! The thing was terrible. My wife shot one magazine through it and never touched it again. It was so violent that her off hand thumb was pushed into her dom hand thumb cutting her pretty badly with the nail. 3) Grip was too small. It was a bit better with the plus one grip, but even then was very thin. The SCCY is very "Beefy" feeling. And the finger grips are very comfortable in my hands (I wear a size large glove). I believe they also contribute to the very reduced muzzle flip. 4) Magazine catch failure. The magazine would fall out of the pistol when shooting. At first I though maybe the violent recoil was causing me to hit the mag release. Then when I would try to eject the magazine, I would have to pull it out, it wouldn't fall completely out of the mag well. Again, not good. The SCCY mag holds in very nicely and falls freely when the release is depressed every time. 5) The trigger felt terrible and got really tight at the end before releasing causing jerking. The SCCY is very constant (LONG but constant) and just feels much better. 5) The strike on the pin was very weak causing failure to ignite the primers of cheaper ammo or military ammo. Then the firing pin fell out of the POS at the firing range. I took it back to Keltec (just down the street from me) and they rebuilt my whole gun and even put a new barrel in it, polished the feed ramp and smoothed out the trigger all for free and only in about an hour. The major problems that they found were the bolt holding my ejector came loose. It's also the detent for the firing pin which allowed it to fall out the back. (IMO I'm lucky it didn't get blasted through my head while firing). And the mag catch was prematurely worn out. They said they had never seen anything like this before... So, they get an A+ for customer service. The only product I would ever get from them would be the KSG or the RFB, both of which I have on my bucket list of guns. But, that was the final straw for me. After getting all that work done on it and while it was still in perfect running condition I traded it for a Taurus 66 with a 6" barrell (which I love). To replace my "pocket pistol" I chose the SCCY CPX-2 and so far have no trouble. I did choose the option without the safety because I believe that a DAO with a long pull doesn't need another lever on the side to get in the way of a quick draw. I will report back in a few months to let you all know!