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Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001
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Both STI and SVI make IDPA legal fat guns. | ||
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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Both are based upon the same original design; both make a good gun for the money. But "Ford vs. Chevy?" Don't insult our intelligence. STI is happy just to make a gun someone else designed. It does so quite competently and "supports the sport." Mass production makes its products a good value and a superb "base gun." The "S" in both STI and SVI is Sandy Strayer, member of the American Pistolsmith Guild. Go here and check it out for yourself: http://www.americanpistol.com/Members/strayer.html You can look for Bill Skinner, but you won't find him - or any patents for him.... And that's not his name in "STI." SVI is innovative, improving the Browning design with numerous patented features, including a ball-bearing trigger system; patented barrel bushing; patented safety; patented magwell design, replaceble breechface; and the plunger tube as an integrally machined part of the frame. SVI offers those features and a wealth of options to those who order its guns, making each one a near-custom creation, right down to the serial number. SVI is now making its own barrels, the AET barrel previously obtained from Wil Schuemann. "Ford vs. Chevy?" Please.:roll: VW vs. Audi at the very least; more like Honda vs. Acura. And if you don't believe it, ask STI: 1. Which of its parts are MIM? 2. Are its sights true BoMars or cheap Chinese copies? Inquiring minds want to know. :wink: | |
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Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001
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Ford vs Chevy. But #6 is a SV employee or SV sponsored shooter with a hard on for STI. His mud-slinging still makes me laugh. Both make good guns. Both have strong points and weak points. | |
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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For those capable of fair and rational analysis, stating fact is not "mud-slinging." For apologists and others who need to rationalize bias, it is. The fact that not one of my points was rebutted by anything more than a knee-jerk, schoolyard accusation speaks volumes. Quote:
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Didn't intend to start a feud guys. ![]() As I sat down at my computer today I found an e mail from gunbuilder. The price on the pistol I designed was $2829.00 and a four to six month wait. That is pretty stout to me. Sure I know it is a good pistol, but I don't think it would beat an STI by much, if any, in my hands. I'll probably get the Dawson package and save $ 800.00. I can buy a load of bullets, primers and powder with the savings. Thanks for the input. Buddy |
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For most of us, spending the $800 on ammo and practicing well with it would make us FAR better shooters! :wink: Oh - here's this observation from the 1911 Forum - where a certain SVI disser here also holds sway: Quote:
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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I never up dated this thread. My son bought me a Dawson Edge (.40 S&W) for my birthday 3/07; It has all of the bells and whistles. The sucker really shoots and has very little recoil. As a matter of fact the pistol is about the easiest pistol to shoot. So I have been using it in USPSA matches and have used a Kimber 9 mm (SSP) for IDPA. I seldom shoot IDPA any more due to the low round count of the stages. I really don't like to drive 65 miles and only shoot 75 to 90 rounds. My son had a local gunsmith build him a 6" STI custom. The first time I shot it I wanted one. The gunsmith told me he could build a top end for my edge and make it weigh about the same. We did the deal and I have one heck of a 6" pistol and it weighs one ounce more than the original Edge. If you haven't tried a 6" gun.......don't. Do yourself a favor and safe your money. You WILL buy one if you shoot it a bit. It feels a little funny at first, but you'll soon notice that the hits are there with little or no effort. Buddy |
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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VERY nice. | |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 571
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Well, a little up-dated info. I had the gunsmith build and fit a dedicated STI standard frame for the 6" top-end. It came out really nice and I have been shooting it in most USPSA and steel matches. I shot the (5") Dawson yesterday in a match just to get some use from it. I also had the smith build a STI 2011 aluminum frame Commander length 9 mm carry gun. It weighs 26 ozs. and shoots like a dream. Bought a STI Lawman .45 acp. Single Stack to shoot in USPSA. Can't say enough about it's accuracy. The trigger is a tad stiff (5#), but I can get that fixed. Buddy |
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