Well, I opened my wallet all the way open for this one.
I've been curious for a while about these so called, "target" pistols. So I went on a lengthy search. When I found the 5 shot Steyr LP50 Compact, I put in an order for one. It took three or four weeks (wasn't counting) to get here. The air cylinder is stamped 2021-03-31. So they actually gave me an extra week on the cylinder certification.
As I mentioned on another thread, the barrel has a mirror finish in the bore, the trigger has more adjustments than other, non-target guns. Although, the factory adjustment suits me fine. Lubed like, glass smooth, a solid wall, with a super crisp break. Since my old age and eye deterioration has mandated that I wear glasses, I bought the Picatinny rail adapter to mount my Leupold Deltapoint Pro, dot (delta, a solid triangle) point. Took some shooting to get it sighted in, but wow, many talk about "tack drivers", this gun will make anyone a good shooter, even offhand as I shoot ! I even cut it up a little already..! I removed about 1.88" from the rail, way too long for me.
Lotta money, yea, for a pistol, so far, it's well worth it. The more I shoot it, the more I'd say yeah. If you can swing the money, it's well worth the entry cost. There is a HP version that shoots about 100fps faster than this one. This one, according to videos, shoots about 540-550fps. AND...it's VERY quiet. It has three holes in the top, mid-barrel of the barrel, then the shroud is longer than the barrel, and it has a diverter, cone inserted into the non-silenced shroud to strip air from the pellet path. No internal baffling, no external baffling, but, still very quiet. Not only is it the most accurate gun I have, it's also the quietest. Much quieter than my other pistols, (Sig Sauer ASP, Beeman P1, HW45 and a couple more).
The silver square thing just above the trigger is the five shot magazine. It moves automatically as you shoot. You need to remove the air cylinder to fill it. I'm working on an easier fill fix now.
Mike
I've been curious for a while about these so called, "target" pistols. So I went on a lengthy search. When I found the 5 shot Steyr LP50 Compact, I put in an order for one. It took three or four weeks (wasn't counting) to get here. The air cylinder is stamped 2021-03-31. So they actually gave me an extra week on the cylinder certification.
As I mentioned on another thread, the barrel has a mirror finish in the bore, the trigger has more adjustments than other, non-target guns. Although, the factory adjustment suits me fine. Lubed like, glass smooth, a solid wall, with a super crisp break. Since my old age and eye deterioration has mandated that I wear glasses, I bought the Picatinny rail adapter to mount my Leupold Deltapoint Pro, dot (delta, a solid triangle) point. Took some shooting to get it sighted in, but wow, many talk about "tack drivers", this gun will make anyone a good shooter, even offhand as I shoot ! I even cut it up a little already..! I removed about 1.88" from the rail, way too long for me.
Lotta money, yea, for a pistol, so far, it's well worth it. The more I shoot it, the more I'd say yeah. If you can swing the money, it's well worth the entry cost. There is a HP version that shoots about 100fps faster than this one. This one, according to videos, shoots about 540-550fps. AND...it's VERY quiet. It has three holes in the top, mid-barrel of the barrel, then the shroud is longer than the barrel, and it has a diverter, cone inserted into the non-silenced shroud to strip air from the pellet path. No internal baffling, no external baffling, but, still very quiet. Not only is it the most accurate gun I have, it's also the quietest. Much quieter than my other pistols, (Sig Sauer ASP, Beeman P1, HW45 and a couple more).
The silver square thing just above the trigger is the five shot magazine. It moves automatically as you shoot. You need to remove the air cylinder to fill it. I'm working on an easier fill fix now.
Mike
