phucheneh

Any idea which distributor your gun went through?

Not to badger you, Canuck, but could you clarify what you mean when you say the latest shipment went out Tuesday? Is that from Europe to the importer, or from the importer to distributors and/or retail outlets? So far as I know, we have yet to see any sellers with Eagle-imported guns in stock. Starting to see some entries in catalogs, which I guess means they have ordered the guns? But nothing available for purchase. I've made up my mind that I will buy an X-Cal the day Bud's or similar shows them as being in stock.

That's my intent- to try some production matches with a reasonably cheap but capable gun. Was trying to get out to some local USPSA matches before winter set in, but it never materialized. Why have a pile of 9mm's? I dunno. Because I can. Different strokes and all that... No, by 'clone clone,' I meant Jericho. Israeli copy of an Italian copy of a CZ. The Tristar would be a clone clone clone.

Like I said, I'm surely not knocking the guns or the prices. Just stating the obvious: it's a big step up for a guy like me who basically tends to collect cheap-but-good guns. And likes to tinker with them. I think there are eight 9mm's in the room with me right now, and none set me back very much. The priciest would actually be my steel Jericho, a.k.a. the 'clone clone'. Heh. I took a chance on my P1; thought it was interesting and too affordable to not try out. I immediately bought the other because I feared I may not get another chance; Century seemed to be clearing inventory and the Eagle arrangement had not come to fruition yet...figured I might as well have spare parts and a spare Mk7 'platform' that I could maybe mod down the line if I didn't get to buy something bigger and badder. Of course...spare parts are no longer a concern...this gun is just not going to break. I have to have 1000 rounds down it (I know, that's not much to a lot of you) and I can't even see any discernible wear. I have slowly gone from 'hey, this thing is pretty good' to 'my god, this gun is fantastic and Jaroslav is an engineering GENIUS!'...I really, REALLY appreciate cleverness. I'm always nitpicking design flaws and being 'that guy' who thinks he could do everything better...but when it comes to these guns, I've got nothing. They really make everything else kinda look bad. Nothing touches the trigger...yet, it also ignites the hardest primers on the market. Every time. The rotating barrel is the most fluid lock-up mechanism I've ever seen. The execution of the recoil buffer means even Tanfoglio couldn't make a slide that would crack. And said buffer is replaceable. Ect ect. However, I guess I did not realize that the X-Cal was as different as it is. I knew that the hammer mech was a little different (no FPB and a little different geometry, right?), but that was it, other than what is clearly visible. Didn't know slide or barrel fitment was tighter. Is the barrel internally different, as well? No polygonal rifling, right? But deeper lands or anything like that? For that matter, I was also wondering if the X-trim is closer to the X-Cal or closer to a normal K100...is it the same FPB-less setup as the X-Cal? Unfortunately, I doubt I'll ever get to handle either in person if I don't just buy one. The most exotic you'll see around here are mid to low-end Tanfoglios...and I only know of one shop that even carries that. It's a shame, considering how you see something like a Glock so talked up and doted on...there's nothing wrong with them, but there's also nothing that makes them special. OTOH, I think GP is easily the most [successfully] innovate line of guns to come around in decades.

I bought two P1's for about $350, maybe 5 or 6 months ago. Had a feeling it was the last hurrah for the cheapo Century imports. I hate that I missed out on adding a $329 K100 to the collection. I think JG was the last place with the Mk7's in stock. I've been waiting excitedly for the chance to purchase an X-Calibur or K100 X-trim...just found the first indication of the Mk12 line in the US that I have seen: http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/KeywordSearchResults.aspx?kw=grand%20power But man, look at those MSRP's. Hope street price is a lot less...I mean, the guns are totally worth it. IMO, even at list, they're a better gun than their price competition. But...I just don't tend to drop that kinda cash on firearms. $865 for the X-trim and a cool grand for the X-Calibur. Yowza. $629 for the standard K100 is a lot more reasonable...I don't see why the X-trim should be ~$250 more.

Looking down the sights, the small end should be on the right side. That's how it is on my steel-framed IMI. Be ready to do lots of fitting. Aftermarket sights seem to need lots of filing before they will seat into the dovetail without excessive force.