ThanSlugo, Steyr is the "other" Austrian pistol, often overlooked, but superior IMHO to Glock in many ways, most noteably in ergonomics.
I own four, three models in 9mm, and one in .40S&W.
In fact I just got my early model Steyr M40 shown below back from RCM, aka Rim Country Manufacturing, a manufacturer out in Arizona, with it's new .40S&W to .357SIG conversion barrel. I'd sent it to them for dimensional and testing purposes:
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All barrels have been test fired and the barrel mimics the same quality in workmanship, fit, and finish as the .40S&W to .357SIG barrel that I purchased from RCM for my HK P30 .40 earlier in the year. I have yet to test fire it but will be posting an update on SteyrClub and here after I do. It's now a two caliber gun.
I started the thread below over at SteyrClub back in April of this year in an effort to drum up support for a .357SIG conversion barrel for Steyr pistols chambered in .40S&W (Steyr had stopped offering their .357SIG models noting "lackluster sales" back in 2014), and the results worked out well, with over 275 replies and RCM ultimately producing conversion barrels which are now available directly from them for the Steyr pistol models S40A-1/C40-A1, M40/M40A-1, and L40A-1:
https://www.steyrclub.com/threads/a...conversion-for-your-40s-w-steyr-pistol.12066/
If you're interested direct any questions to: [email protected]
Thank you for your excellent response!Slugo, Steyr is the "other" Austrian pistol, often overlooked, but superior IMHO to Glock in many ways, most noteably in ergonomics.
I own four, three models in 9mm, and one in .40S&W.
In fact I just got my early model Steyr M40 shown below back from RCM, aka Rim Country Manufacturing, a manufacturer out in Arizona, with it's new .40S&W to .357SIG conversion barrel. I'd sent it to them for dimensional and testing purposes:
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All barrels have been test fired and the barrel mimics the same quality in workmanship, fit, and finish as the .40S&W to .357SIG barrel that I purchased from RCM for my HK P30 .40 earlier in the year. I have yet to test fire it but will be posting an update on SteyrClub and here after I do. It's now a two caliber gun.
I started the thread below over at SteyrClub back in April of this year in an effort to drum up support for a .357SIG conversion barrel for Steyr pistols chambered in .40S&W (Steyr had stopped offering their .357SIG models noting "lackluster sales" back in 2014), and the results worked out well, with over 275 replies and RCM ultimately producing conversion barrels which are now available directly from them for the Steyr pistol models S40A-1/C40-A1, M40/M40A-1, and L40A-1:
https://www.steyrclub.com/threads/a...conversion-for-your-40s-w-steyr-pistol.12066/
If you're interested direct any questions to: [email protected]
Thank you. sir. Most informative.Slugo, I forgot to mention that the Steyr pistols are modular, being years ahead of the SIG 320 that you and I are fond of. The only difference between the SIG and Steyr in regards to removing the modular trigger group is that the Steyr S, C, M, and L9/40/357-A1 series pistols require the added step of removing the safety lock just behind the takedown lever.
My first gen model M40 shown below has a safety that's not present on the newer -A1 models that also needs to be removed for the trigger group to come out of the frame. Neither step is any kind of deal breaker for me.
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They're great pistols, underrated and under-advertised.