Kriss Sphinx SDP 9mm

Thanks a lot for the clarification. Looking closer, it looks like I underestimated this gun. Not that I ever doubted the Swiss knowing what they were doing...
 
My ancestory is Swiss on my dad's side, so it's OK for me to make jokes at their expense; that's how it works, now, right? As long as I joke about my own ancestors, and not about yours? :)
Still, my fingers aren't Swiss enough to need that big trigger guard.

"We next hear of 'The Exile' in 1671 when he left Switzerland, bound for Germany. He was 40 years old and his wife 35. There were 7 children between the ages of 18 months and 15 years. He ended up at Grieshem, which was located 20 miles northwest of the city of Worms. He was doubtless living there in September, 1677 when William Penn visited and told of the state of Pennsylvania where people could worship without persecution.

Melchior and his wife made great sacrifices for the ideal of religious liberty. This should be an inspiration to the descendants. Because they feared God and chose to risk their lives rather than put aside the things they cherished, we, their descendants, enjoy freedom in a new world today. We should be proud that they helped in the founding of this nation."
 
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The biggest negative about those BIG squared-off trigger guards, if you don't need to wear gloves when shooting, is that they make it hard to use some of your existing holsters...
 
I don't mind the square guard, I think it works with the design. I much prefer the squared Beretta 92-series trigger guards to the rounded ones also. It's just a case-by-case thing.
 
I just picked up the compact model a couple of days ago. It is truly an awesomely put together gun and I can't wait to shoot it.
 
Sphinx mastered by Cajun Gun Works

Bought new Sphinx SDP from David at Cajun Gun Works. Davis replaced springs and now has a 7lb 15 oz double action and a 3lb 8 oz single action. This gun is absolutely AMAZING...I carried an HKP7M13 for duty for 20 yrs and I have to say this Sphinx is bette. David at Cajun Gun Works is the most personable, professional businessman you could ever deal with. I've shot Sigs, Hk's my whole career and nothing compares to the precision and reliability as a Sphinx SDP. 11,150 rounds and never a malfunction. Bet your life reliability
 
I was reading a gunrag review of the Sphinx, and was interested in the comment that the frame-mounted hammer-dropping lever is an improvement on the CZ's safety; how do you figure that deleting the cocked 'n' locked option is an advantage?
I suppose those who insist on lowering the hammer will be less likely to shoot themselves in the foot with Sphinx than with other CZ derivatives?
 
RickB said:
I was reading a gunrag review of the Sphinx, and was interested in the comment that the frame-mounted hammer-dropping lever is an improvement on the CZ's safety; how do you figure that deleting the cocked 'n' locked option is an advantage?

I suppose those who insist on lowering the hammer will be less likely to shoot themselves in the foot with Sphinx than with other CZ derivatives?
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The gun rag got it wrong. (Surprised?) They may have said the same thing about the CZ PCR or P-01...

Sphinx is offering a safety-equipped version of the gun, but there just aren't many in the U.S., yet. The Sphinx seems to follow the traditional CZ design approach, but they (Sphinx) just sort of polish it up and refine it a bit. That's what they did with their earlier Sphinx guns.

(I may have mentioned this earlier, but I'll repeat. The Sphinx SDP looks a lot like the CZ P-07, but the similarity is very superficial. Internally, they're quite different. The P-07 seems to be a great gun, so this is not criticism. The P-07 uses a different mechanism internally, based on the new Omega trigger, and has a one-piece Polymer frame. Everything about the Sphinx SDP is quite different.)

The SDP is a very nice gun.
 
I was reading a gunrag review of the Sphinx, and was interested in the comment that the frame-mounted hammer-dropping lever is an improvement on the CZ's safety; how do you figure that deleting the cocked 'n' locked option is an advantage?
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Depends on what you like. I say magazine writer was correct. I don't like safeties but, I do like decockers.

The Sphinx is somewhat of a cross between the CZ 75 and CZ P-07.

I'll be picking one of these up fairly soon once I get some time. I've held quite a few and shot four different ones now.
 
I've got a couple older Sphinx pistols from when they were completely hand built one at a time.

I recently picked up this new old-stock AT2000 built about 20 years ago. The frame is stainless. The slide and small parts are carbon steel with the optional and seldom seen Palladium plating Sphinx offered back then. Its a very rare gun, but certainly a testament to the finest in Swiss manufacturing. :cool:

They were imported by Sile back then in very limited numbers. Its a beautifully crafted gun.






 
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worc said:
The Sphinx is somewhat of a cross between the CZ 75 and CZ P-07.
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The Sphinx SDP has little in common with the P-07 -- they look a bit alike, and both have the great CZ-like ergonomics, but that's it. Go to the Sphinx and CZ websites and download the user manuals and compare the parts diagrams to see for yourself; internally the guns are quite different. The P-07 has only one form: polymer. The SDP has a two part frame that is available in stainless/stainless, alloy/alloy, or alloy/polymer combos.

I think the P-07 is a good gun and hope to get one eventually, so this comment is not meant as criticism of the P-07. I think the user-convertible decocker/safety is a unique and impressive design feature, and the Omega trigger system seems to have potential for improvement just like the older CZ design. The SDP can't be converted to or from decocker -- but you can get one with a Safety, if that's what you want.

The P-07 is like a well-made, reliable economy sedan (perhaps an Accord or Camry), while the SDP is more like a 3-series BMW, maybe even an M3. Both the P-07 and the SDP are very nice guns.
 
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The Sphinx SDP has little in common with the P-07 -- they look a bit alike, and both have the great CZ-like ergonomics, but that's it. Go to the Sphinx and CZ websites and download the user manuals and compare the parts diagrams to see for yourself; internally the guns are quite different. The P-07 has only one form: polymer. The SDP has a two part frame that is available in stainless/stainless, alloy/alloy, or alloy/polymer combos.

I think the P-07 is a good gun and hope to get one eventually, so this comment is not meant as criticism of the P-07. I think the user-convertible decocker/safety is a unique and impressive design feature, and the Omega trigger system seems to have potential for improvement just like the older CZ design. The SDP can't be converted to or from decocker -- but you can get one with a Safety, if that's what you want.

The P-07 is like a well-made, reliable economy sedan (perhaps an Accord or Camry), while the SDP is more like a 3-series BMW, maybe even an M3. Both the P-07 and the SDP are very nice guns.
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Well, that's why I said somewhat of a cross between the P-07 and 75. They have more in common than just a similar look and control layout.
The Sphinx has better ergo's than any CZ that I've held and their replaceable grip inserts are unique to them.

adrian44 posted a link to youtube that I was going to post. It outlines their differences and similarities pretty well
 
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