STI or Caspian

[dskinsler83]

Ok guys which one is the better choice for building a wide body gun? The STI 2011 frame or the Caspian and why??

[shooterbenedetto]

Caspian is cheaper but I like it coz all steel gun are somehow flatter for my GRIP .

Sti has more after market parts available and tend to get more expensive to built..kind of more recoil for me. For investment, go with STI as it has more value if you decide to sell it someday than Caspian. Shoot both to see which one you like. It will come down on how the grip will feel in your hands plus how experience you are as a shooter and what you want.

Edited November 8, 2010 by shooterbenedetto

[Jaxshooter]

I have been debating the same thing for my next build. With the metal grips for the modular guns why not just use a Caspian wide body frame and be done with it. It is certainly eaiser to tear down to clean and inspect parts.

[dskinsler83]

I've done alot of research already and heard from some of my local top shooters...seems STI is the way to go

[oak hill]

Aside from personal preference, give us your thoughts on choosing one over the other.

[dskinsler83]

Well I've heard that the STI has more of a so call after market support and the contingency money...and it would be easier for a grip reduction on the polymer frame...also I've heard that mag choices are better for the STI

[jtaylor996]

I was planning on building an STI, but you keep getting to all the dang classifieds for the frames before I do! Enjoy your build, and post some pics.

[dskinsler83]

I don't have a frame yet don't worry man...there's a guy in the classifieds with a caspian wide body cert

[dskinsler83]

I don't have a frame yet don't worry man...there's a guy in the classifieds with a caspian wide body cert

[maui2011]

I don't have a frame yet don't worry man...there's a guy in the classifieds with a caspian wide body cert

just got an eflyer from caspian for gen I wide body for $35. doesn't get any more cost effective than that.

[Joe4d]

For me the issues are, capacity,and future support. Caspian kinda abandoned the competition market for a number of years, Selling frames and no magazines that worked in them. Seemed to me if you had the tooling and machinery to make a frame a simple magazine shouldnt be much trouble.

STI seemed to always have mags and parts available, they also hold more rounds, and are easier to sell. It's simply a better mousetrap.

[Kingman]

Caspian would not sell mag parts that violated the awb

[ParaGunner]

The pistol is just a tool your using,pick one and practice to make your shooting skills better. I choosed Para and couldn't be any more happy with my pistol,and I bought it for a 1\3 of the price of the ones mentioned above.

[G-ManBart]

The other thing is whether it's going to be a Limited or Open gun. Caspian doesn't offer a big stick mag, so you have to get one welded up from one of the few guys that can really do that properly. Even then, I think they're down a couple of rounds (like 28-29 max) from what the best S_I mags are getting (30-31). An Open Caspian can get heavy pretty quickly, so if you like a lighter gun, that can be a problem. R,