MikeRush Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ok. They showed up at Eagle Imports on Monday. They are shipping them as fast as they can. This is the first full batch that arrived. I will ask my contact distributors. Street price I'd guess high 8 to low 9 though not sure. This is awesome news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegeneric Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Reading every post Ok. They showed up at Eagle Imports on Monday. They are shipping them as fast as they can.This is the first full batch that arrived.I will ask my contact distributors.Street price I'd guess high 8 to low 9 though not sure. Hope you''ll be able to do a first impressions review with pictures. Been waiting too long for this gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magsz Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 The DA stroke is very long when you compare it to how the SA is staged...i.e. the fact that when in SA mode, the trigger is already at the back of the trigger guard, with the total takeup/break/overtravel being less than JUST the overtravel on most DA/SA guns. But the reach is not much different from a typical CZ, which it has always seemed like the GP's were patterned after. Obviously, they aren't anywhere near a clone, but the ergo and functionality seems similar. Just vast, vast design improvements (...IMO). I don't have a CZ handy, but I pulled out a couple Tanfoglios and a Canik, the latter mimicking a standard CZ-75 pretty dang closely. You can see below how the GP's will kinda ruin other guns for you... edit: Even better! Here's a direct comparison of a P1 and and a P07. http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=65517.0 Thanks a ton for the link and the info, i really appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Ok. They showed up at Eagle Imports on Monday. They are shipping them as fast as they can. This is the first full batch that arrived. I will ask my contact distributors. Street price I'd guess high 8 to low 9 though not sure. Are you sure about that? I asked Eagle (again) and they patiently replied (again) that they have not received it yet. I don't think I am done shooting single stack yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 I have my shipping invoice in my email. It was shipped today actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Clarifying. My fault. Mine is coming from an early batch. The others are a week out from customs, unpacking, inventory, and shipping. My contact let me know today that. Sorry guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Ok, I thought I had bothered my shop for nothing again but the owner is a great guy and he emailed me that one was on the way. Crossing my fingers... Maybe it is from the first batch. I asked him what distributor he used. I'll let you know and edit this post once I hear back from him. The distributor is AmChar. Edited December 11, 2014 by NicVerAZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRush Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Ok, I thought I had bothered my shop for nothing again but the owner is a great guy and he emailed me that one was on the way. Crossing my fingers... Maybe it is from the first batch. I asked him what distributor he used. I'll let you know and edit this post once I hear back from him. The distributor is AmChar. Its a bit of a hail Mary but I just contacted my dealer to see if we can get one on the way. The K100 is nice too, but I would love an xcalibur... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phucheneh Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 If you go to AmChar's website: http://www.amchar.com/catalyst.aspx You can search for 'EAGGGP' and it will list the new guns. Nothing in stock...wonder if this 'early batch' is evading the online inventory system, or if they're just gone already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phucheneh Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Okay, so I called a local AmChar dealer and gave them the SKU and UPC for the X-Cal. Waiting on a call back to see what they find from their end...just figuring maybe the dealer's have access to more up to date inventory. And, of course, a tip to those who are doing the same thing: Avoid the giant gun shops that sell at, or even above, MSRP. You know what I'm talking about- the ones who seem aggravated when you ask if you can see a gun in the case. I've found a lot of small FFL's that will try their damnedest to find what you want, and that's nice...odd to think 'if you can find this product, I will buy it from you' apparently just doesn't entice a lot of dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Ok, I thought I had bothered my shop for nothing again but the owner is a great guy and he emailed me that one was on the way. Crossing my fingers... Maybe it is from the first batch. I asked him what distributor he used. I'll let you know and edit this post once I hear back from him. The distributor is AmChar. Its a bit of a hail Mary Full Of Grace The Lord Is With Thee ... OK, enough with that I pray that you all get an X-Calibur for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Look my Twitter account for slide pictures. In MD so gun not in hands until Friday. Brief findings. I love it. Trigger is sick. There is no stacking involved for double action. Single action is under 3 pounds. The machine work is beautiful honestly. The safety is nice and extended. Easy to shoot with a high grip. I can't wait to shoot this next weekend. Now I need mags. Lots of mags. www.twitter.com/revteacherbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Now I need mags. Lots of mags. Well, I have 7 of the "15" rounds ones and 1 of the 20 rounds. With this guy, it will be a total of 10, although I may resell the K100 with these 2 new magazines (and a new barrel from CAI, and a new hammer -ahem!) For you: http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=80000CB3-1388518164 - Only 2 left. https://apexgunparts.com/product_info.php/products_id/4237 You can of course use CZ/Sig/TF mags but you'll need to drill them. I personally want to try this: http://czcustom.com/czts9mm140mmmagczc.aspx I expect the Dremel to get into action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Drill? Speak to me. Btw. Production just became reality for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 Oft covered topic in the GP threads, but if you look at the magazine you'll see there is a notch in the front on top right under the follower. This is for the ambi mag release. Grand Power uses Mec Gar magazines specially modified. It is not rocket science to do it oneself with a Dremel. I have made a template already with molded plastic but I am waiting for the opportunity to test it. The 20-round magazines from Dawson are awesome, too bad I have only one. Great for limited minor and steel matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phucheneh Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Not that I'm trying too hard to discern your serial number, but is that '...004' on the slide? As in, perhaps only #4 of the first US-bound X-Cals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 (edited) Ok. Yes this is 4 in the US. So what I'm hearing is my cz75 mags will work for both guns. All I have to do is add the hole. Edited December 12, 2014 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Not that I'm trying too hard to discern your serial number, but is that '...004' on the slide? As in, perhaps only #4 of the first US-bound X-Cals? LOL, sorry but we don't break down serial numbers by model. Within a shipment, individual models are numbered sequentially but there are no preserved ranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phucheneh Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Well...that kind of makes it even worse, heh. So number four of ALL models? I know it's not any kind of concrete thing...just seems like a bit of a bad sign for us impatient people. What if the first shipment was only ten guns? I was kinda wondering if maybe that wasn't close to being the case- maybe these first few were just some early-release guns to be sent to reviewers and the like. Or maybe you GP guys are just marketing geniuses- carefully create the demand and trickle in the supply. Not a bad strategy, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Well...that kind of makes it even worse, heh. So number four of ALL models? I know it's not any kind of concrete thing...just seems like a bit of a bad sign for us impatient people. What if the first shipment was only ten guns? I was kinda wondering if maybe that wasn't close to being the case- maybe these first few were just some early-release guns to be sent to reviewers and the like. Or maybe you GP guys are just marketing geniuses- carefully create the demand and trickle in the supply. Not a bad strategy, really. LOL, trust me. A deliberate undersupply is not the plan. If Kingmans gun is not from the first regular order, than it will be from the earlier order which was a mixture of media guns, demo guns for folks in the industry, accessory manufacturers, as well as early stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM83 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 So when can I go to a site like Buds, KyGunCo, or GrabAGun to order and ship to my local FFL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Mine was from the earlier order of media guns. It is not from the regular shipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magsz Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 So we are still a ways out from actually seeing these things... Darn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nope. They are in country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 So we are still a ways out from actually seeing these things... Darn. I have one on the way to my FFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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