SCCY CPX-2

[Biggfoot44]

Had the opportunity to exercise a CPX-2 . An economical pistol with reputation for functionality . With the Caveat of using new to it magazines .

Good News - When it goes bang , has aacceptably decent trigger , and does what a subcompact 9mm would be expected to do .

Good News ( tongue in cheek ) - Lots of good training for malfunctions .

Bad News - Never went Bang three times in a row . Sometimes three consecutive malfunctions in a row .
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Conclusion - ( Incomplete)

Trying it again with exclusively factory OEM mags , might be worthwhile . As tested . it's kind of small and hard to hold on to as an Impact Weapon .

No , I was not limp wristing . Yes , with FMJ .

 

[Threeband]

They have a bad reputation.

Walk away.

On the other hand, I've heard good things about the Diamondback 9s, although I'm not too sure about their longevity.

Nice pocket gun in 9mm

https://www.bluesheepdog.com/diamondback-db9-review/ If you do the handgunhero comparison, you will see it is close to the size of a LCP but in 9mm. I carry a LCP II when I can't carry my Sig 365 but I am looking to upgrade to a 9mm that will still fit and draw from the pocket. The DB9...

www.mdshooters.com

 

[IronEye]

I had a SCCY CPX2, I had feeding issues with any ammo I tried - and i tried many different brands and I recall that the round count got to about 1200. I used factory magazines exclusively. I also had an issue of the frame pins walking out and the screw for the rear sight was frozen and I stripped it and had to drill it out.

I contacted SCCY. They wanted to take a look at it. I shipped it back on their dime. A couple of weeks later they sent me a new pistol and the replacement has been very, very good. There were a couple of failures to feed in the first box or two of ammo. It has been flawless since with both hollow points and FMJ ammo. I have carried this little gun perhaps a thousand miles while running and many miles in the bike bag. I still have that gun and I had it out a couple of weeks ago and it ran just fine.

Shooting the SCCY is borderline unpleasant. For me a SIG P365 that is sized similarly is much more comfortable to shoot. The trigger is very long, very smooth and the reset is also long - very much like a double action revolver.

I now run a Galloway Precision recoil rod and extra power recoil spring but it functioned ok with the factory parts. I have used the usual bullet weights: 115, 124 and 147. I am currently using 147 Federal HST for carry ammo.

The replacement SCCY has performed very well and has held up to many hours bouncing in a belly band while running and has had no issues with rust due to sweat. It has also ridden many miles in a bike bag.

Contact SCCY and see if they can make it right.

 

[John from MD]

They have a bad reputation.

Walk away.

On the other hand, I've heard good things about the Diamondback 9s, although I'm not too sure about their longevity.

Nice pocket gun in 9mm

https://www.bluesheepdog.com/diamondback-db9-review/ If you do the handgunhero comparison, you will see it is close to the size of a LCP but in 9mm. I carry a LCP II when I can't carry my Sig 365 but I am looking to upgrade to a 9mm that will still fit and draw from the pocket. The DB9...

www.mdshooters.com

My DB9 Gen 4 has gone through a couple of thousand rounds of all sorts of ammo with no issues. It has steel in all the right places and shows no signs of loosening up.

 

[Threeband]

My DB9 Gen 4 has gone through a couple of thousand rounds of all sorts of ammo with no issues. It has steel in all the right places and shows no signs of loosening up.

Were you ever able to adapt Magguts to work with yours?

 

[John from MD]

Were you ever able to adapt Magguts to work with yours?

Nope. They won't work and I couldn't get Kahr mags to work either. Many DB9 owners are still dropping notes to Magguts to make one since the Gen 4 is becoming pretty popular.

 

[RFBfromDE]

Appreciate range reports, good bad or indifferent.

 

[Biggfoot44]

It wasn't mine , it was a fellow MDS'er's .

My legacy 9mm polymer subcompact runs 100% with everything , and will adaquately do any I reasonably expect from one .

Littlefoot44's gen 1 original Shield does have nicer trigger , and easier to shoot small groups .

 

[Collector98]

I've had one for a couple years and it's been 100% reliable. It's not my go to choice for everything, but it serves it's purpose well if I'm wearing sweatpants or shorts without the option for a belt since it's so light. My only issue is that my pinky gets pinched in between the frame and mag. Other than that, it's been a great little gun.

 

[Blaster229]

Worse trigger of any pistol known to man. Squeezy and spongy.

 

[Biggfoot44]

No . It's only moderately bad .

 

[Blaster229]

The only pistol it has a better trigger than is one of these....only moderately better.

 

[John from MD]

The only pistol it has a better trigger than is one of these....only moderately better.

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