Thanks for the replies...
Striking a match next to a gas can got the responses I was looking for..
Glock didn't exactly fly out of the chute firing on all 8 cylinders.
Most new guns will have teething problems, Glock certainly had their fair share of them, hence:
The first 17's would go full auto via slam-fire if the striker channel got dirty...
The first Glock 19s had a lot of misfires from weak recoil springs. The gun would fail to go into battery completely, and the striker would hit the 12 oclock position of the primer..
The first Glock 21's had too much frame mass resulting in stovepipes..
The 36's still have intermittant problems with "bad magazines"..
Some Glock 27's, 26's had brittle recoil guide rod assemblys..that would break.
The old Glock 21's would chip extractors and kick empties right between your eyes..
The old magazines with the +2 extentions, would dump ammo, along with the mag spring and follower if you bumped into something to slide off the extention.
And of course there is the "don't shoot lead bullets"..and unsupported chamber thing with the .40's...
I haven't really heard anything regarding the HS2000, but I can assure you, it will also have some teething problems just like any new gun. If they got it right the first time, then they should be commended.
The Steyr isn't without flaws, did you know the first prototype Steyrs had 3 pound triggers? Well, since the US of America is so lawsuit happy, Steyr put 12 pound triggers on the first ones. This would be like puting in a NY trigger on a Glock that has the 8# disconnect. The thing would lock up..I guess 12 pound triggers and strikers don't mix well.
Steyr has replaced those triggers with a product upgrade.
Glock advises against NY trigger with the + disconnect.
Steyr had problem with erratic ejection patterns, so they cut an angle on the ejection port.
As far I know, there is a current problem with extraction of S&B ammo. Steyr is aware of this problem...
The early Steyrs had a flat black phosphate finish, the new ones have a baked on enamel over phospate.
I do not like the loaded chamber indicator because there is no simple way to clean it.
I like the fact the triggers can be tuned to a crisp 3 pounds, which is encouraging. I never really like the creep of the 3½ lb Glock trigger.
Does anyone have any firsthand knowledge of problems with the Steyr? If so, please share them. I don't like to hear "Joe Blow at the gun store said...blah blah blah.."
I'll wrap it up by saying that currently Glock makes a great gun and I have owned several of them.
Steyr needs to get off their ass and fix the extraction problems and start doing some torture tests and prove they have what it takes to compete with Glock & SIG.
Until Next Time...