Sccy is acting up

You are refering to the little flat stick on a plate next to the hammer. It's there but it's short and loose to point that it wobble up. I'm not sure if it's supposed to or not.
 
I do remember some play in the part, maybe up to a 1/16 of wobble, not sure if that's by design or bad tolerance, I assume by design so the slide can have a little intolerance to line up with it, but if it's there and in one piece(look for chipped off pieces to the front, anything sharp) it most like not the issue. does it still eject the round when pulling the slide back slooowwly on a chambered round?

I had dozens, literally, of broken parts happen in my sccy wih a few months of owning, ejectors(many) extractors(a couple) front sight(two) safeties(cpx-1 only-4 or more) walking frame pins(once and had to DIY fix) and three trips back for light strikes which went from 50% down to 15% after all the fuss. I always thought the practice of them shipping directly to me house a full pistol to be an odd practice, always a little nerve racking since they payed no mind to the age or name of who signed for the firearm, but as I was fairly new to the game I didn't pay it much mind. I went the route of a couple pricier pistols and revolvers and that got me and my wife decent shooting pocket carry that as reliable and have since settled on the PT111 G@, which although has quirky shooting chaacterisics, has more than proved itself in the reliability department with 4x as many rounds as the lemon I received from sccy. I would have never given these rants online if the made it right by offering a refund or at leas a new pistol(cpx-2), but instead it was just keep mailing and mailing and mailing with the heart of the problems never resolved. my honest suggestion, sell it, be honest hat it throws brass since most will not care and i'll bet you could get 220$ plus out of the newish pistol and find something that is a better out-of-the-box contender for self protection
 
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The OP is getting good advice, and I can't add to it. Let not one or two forum members who had "lemons" decide the fate of the entire production of any model.

Now, the forum devoted to this gun might reveal a trend or a widespread problem. Good for you to be reading there. Does the manufacturer post in that forum?

and is cleaned after every shot
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That might be a bit excessive. Modern auto-pistols can go for a couple of dozen shots without cleaning :D

Bart Noir
 
Sccy doesn't post in the forum. If you look way back when it was called Skyy they had a few people post promised that never made it like a full size gun and a 380 that so far is five years over due.

I think the company had problems in the past that seem evident from the posts and from reported quality control issues. they have new management now, even newer since the previous president of the company is going to jail for taking bribes when he worked for Glock. That's a different story however..

http://www.guns.com/2015/10/02/second-person-sentenced-in-glock-bribery-case/
 
I think you are on the right track. Take SCCY up on their willingness to pay for your pistol shipment to them. Give them a chance to make it right.

I have a CPX-2 and have not encountered the problems you are having with yours. I typically shoot my on reloads.

Keeping my fingers crossed you receive prompt and positive correction of the problem with your pistol. It maybe an inexpensive pistol, but it is not cheap. The SCCY warranty is top notch, and their customer service is the best in my opinion and experience.

Let us know how it turns out.
 
They should have it tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get it back by Thursday. Just kidding, I have no clue how long it will take and i'm not concerned. I have my revolver ready in case the zombies come back before they are finished with it.

I decided to take my gun to the FFL next door that I bought it from. Sccy sent me a label with UPS stores to take it to but then in another form said NOT to take it to UPS stores because they won't allow guns to be sent from them. They need to just tell people to take it to an FFL to be safe. The last thing we need is Obama getting mad at us about shipping guns too discreetly.
 
You're right: UPS stores aren't supposed to take handguns (although one gunsmith I know does it regularly through a local UPS store). Those stores are private contractors and not UPS employees. You're supposed to take them to UPS Hubs when shipping out but in some areas that can be many MILES away!! (Their customer service people can be a pain, too. FedEx is better.)

The FFL can have UPS pick up the guns at their shop. (The FFL can also use the US Postal Service [Registered mail, or Priority Mail] if sending it to another FFL or gun maker, and that's MUCH, MUCH cheaper than UPS or FedEx overnight Air. In this case, the gunmaker's paying the freight, and they have special contracts with UPS or FedEx, and they don't pay what WE have to pay.
 
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I plan on renting a high dollar ported S&W 9mm to see how the other half live.
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That won't get it done. M&Ps are still a budget gun. You need to rent some 1911s, 2011s, Hi-Powers, maybe even a nice revolver to get a well rounded taste of the other half...then there are the really high end guns that most of us should just avoid. :D
 
You need to rent some 1911s, 2011s, Hi-Powers, maybe even a nice revolver to get a well rounded taste of the other half...then there are the really high end guns that most of us should just avoid.
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I'll agree that your typical M&P semi-auto isn't a high-dollar machine, but I have an M&P Pro with a few APEX after-market parts, and it'll shoot as well or better than my very nice (almost pristine) T-Series Browning Hi-Power, which has had some trigger work done, and the mag safety removed.

Comparing a BHP to some of the newer guns is like comparing a '70s era Corvette to the newest ones -- they're all great, and unique, and impressive, but most of the newer models will eat the older models lunches. And do it more reliably, too.

(I've had a number of the more costly ones, too...)
 
I've already picked out the next two guns I want. A Smith and Wesson ported 9mm and a Chaippa Rhino. I might consider a Taurus instead of the Rhino.

If I end up getting a derringer it will be cheap, probably used, and doesn't count as it's a range toy.
 
Pardon my ignorance, but why would one need a ported 9mm? There is insignificant recoil to a standard 9mm. What is the benefit of having it ported?
 
To help with muzzle flip. I find the recoil on the Sccy difficult because it's not really felt as much as it's just lift. I'd rather a gun push back than twist up.

Then again I have yet to use a ported 9mm. I may not like it after I rent one. A local range rents the S&W Wesson that I've been eyeing.
 
of the, i don't remember, FIVE or so pocket 9's i have owned, the Sccy had the worst flip and worst trigger of any. if you want to feel what a 9mm should feel like, rent a normal CZ or CZ type da/sa pistol, you will be amazed at the difference. The Sccy is a repugnant pistol and has no heart in the design or comfort, the design is all about "how to stay small and cheap with capacity", i can go over my experience with every other pistol i have owned, the sccy is by far, REALLY FAR, the worst pistol i have ever donned. not only because I had problems(lots of them) but because it was an awful shooter as well as the worst trigger i have ever pulled. i got it because it was small and cheap and looked okay, not because i researched the pistol and saw any benefit to the design. of course, this is my opinion and your's will differ.... i personally, can not name a worse new-production 9mm though, can you? any gun you rent will be an eye opening experience as to the other half live, and that other half only has to be about a hundred bucks the richer.

i wish you the best with your sccy, the company did happily take my pistol back 6 or 7 times before i gave up. if your's comes back and works for a couple hundred rounds, i would sell it and put anything else in my holster.
 
My opinion does differ. I own a few other 9mm pistols to include three Sigs, a Beretta INOX 92FS and a couple of others makes. I would not compare them other than to say My SCCY CPX-2 has nothing to apologize for in its value.

It started off in an innocent way. I purchased a used SCCY for little money. It happened to be of the first SKY Generation with a three digit serial number. I cleaned and fired it with a few problems and contacted SCCY to obtain a new magazine (thinking it was the problem) and requesting date of manufacture of the pistol. SCCY Customer Support responded by saying their early pistols were subject to a lot of issues and customer complaints. They requested I return the pistol to them and they would send me my choice of a new pistol.

The new replacement pistol has been one of my favorites. At the price point of my investment, I treated it like all of my other firearms with proper care, cleaning and servicing. I do not baby it like I do some of my more expensive firearms.

I have zero complaints and the utmost respect for the Company.
 
Mine has had no issues with feeding or ejection, although I did have a couple instances of premature slide lock which could have been either my fault or the gun's. But for the price I don't think a person can do better if they're looking for a brand-new 9mm automatic pistol for around $300. Like lamarw I treat it the same as my other firearms, except it gets regularly called to duty in situations where I don't have to care if it gets scratched or dinged up.
 
if that was my experience, I would likey share the same opinion. I also contacted them with issues, they said y cpx-1 needs to come in for a parts upgrade, after the six or seven trips and parts still falling off and never getting over the light strikes, I felt like I was almost entitled to a new pistol, the cpx-2's had hit the market during my fiasco and I would have much rather had that since the safety was a huge culprit to my problems. I was never offered a new pistol, they started just sending me replacement parts in the mail, like 3-4 extra safety's, a couple extractors/ejector because we both knew they were going to keep breaking. did they stand behind their warranty? well, yes they did, but how annoying that was. I just wanted a new gun so I could have something that I could just shoot a box through every couple weeks until I could upgrade, instead I just got "send it in" over and over. I have seen a few people here say their CPX-2's have been reliable, I don't doubt that, but I have to share my experience, because it wasn't ages ago, it was three years ago. the trigger was awful, the recoil sharp and the flip was remarkable, but that little 2" of rifled barrel was very accurate, I could always hit the bull with the first cold shots, and the sights were a little bulky/sharp but usable and dead on without adjustable. so it has a couple good points, and if it were reliable then cool, I can see someone having a good view over it. but nowadays their are a few pistols that are cheaper with much more to offer in a feature-rich ergonomic package, and I don't have to worry about the CS/warranty, because it doesn't break after every session.

say what you want about Taurus as a whole, but you cannot deny the overwhelming 5 star customer reviews over thousands of customers pulled from all the major online sellers. picked mine up for 200$ and have shot the crap out of it, since the 500 rounds on the first day out, trust it and it's very flush with any feature one would want. so 300$ for a sccy, I feel people are getting ripped off.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/review/product/list/id/17592/
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/21_50_495/products_id/85314

they also have the Slim series for around $250 with similar customer satisfaction. the sccy is only 50$ from a shield, which is a very nice pistol. can we please be honest about the sccy being a direct copy of the kel-tec, which is fine, but the kel-tec can be had very slightly less and doesn't have the issues
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/25990

if you take a minute to look for the reviews on Bud's about even the Gen 2 CPX-2's, you'll see the issues are not resolved to the reliability of other manufacturers, so I don't see the value.
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/21_1194/SCCY/

I will quit ranting, but it's one of those sour deals I got in my short time as a firearm addict, it's goin to leave a sting for awhile. I wish ANY new firearm's company all the success and luck in the cosmo's and kudo's for staying American and even looking to open up shop just down the road from me bringing jobs and more guns to Georgia, I respect any one with the gumption to bring a new company to the ground, and 10x that respect for someone with the smarts and patience to do that with a new FIREARMS company!!! so honestly, hope all is well and the can put this stuff behind them and build a quality product when they can get focused again with their man shake-ups since their conception, but I cannot recommend that anyone invests in this product until some design changes are made, and I mean real changes, not just the silly porous backstrap. if that happens, I hear about a better trigger, then I will give them another try, well a rental anyways, before I knock it.
 
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skizzums, I can appreciate your opinion with your experience. I would feel the same way. In fact, I do feel the same way about my Bersa Thunder 380 I bought new and had a bad experience with it.

If you acquire a variety of firearms over a period of years, I think you have a chance of getting a bad one.
 
I would only suggest that in the future someone who has a very bad experience should create a thread for it and link to that instead of putting their experience in all of the other threads you encounter.

That said I'm not sure how well Sccy is doing but I suspect they had growing pains in the past based on the many promised new models that never appeared. If their 380 actually makes it out before Xmas (five years after it's original release date) then maybe things are changing for the better.

That doesn't mean the guns are poor however. A poor company can make a good product.
 
Sccy said, for future reference, to ignore UPS regulations and take it to a hub. They also said that if you mail it or have it picked up they can mail it back to you because it isn't a transfer of any type. I'm having mine sent to my ffl anyhow since I won't be home.

My gun will be back in town Wednesday and I'll let you know if it's better next week when I can get to the range. They replaced the extractor and tested it with 20 rounds. I don't require it to toss the spent brass as accurately as a high dollar FHN. As long as it's not hitting me in the head I'll be happy with the results.
 
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