Steel frame compact clone dilemma

[timmy75]

great move Mercs!
In EU there are many P120, but i can not find any P100. most stores import once a year also, and canik maybe exports once a year...i dont know. ill wait.

[Mercs]

Thanks guys, and Timmy I sincerely hope you find one! I’ll post on mine once I have it in hand, and give my opinions and range reports for sure


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[recoilguy]

If you don't like it …..I bet I could help you get rid of it...…

RCG

[Mercs]

 A batch of the P-100 just came in, saw a bunch pop up today.  For those in the U.S. who are looking for one


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[01svtL]

Somewhere other than Gunbroker?

Those who own one, can you post an unloaded weight without a mag inserted?  I have found that my SP-01 is actually almost 2oz lighter than the listed weight online (a couple of my other guns weigh dead on their listed weights), so I'm curious to see how this steel compact compares.

[jwc007]

Somewhere other than Gunbroker?

Currently, as of this posting, Buds has a few left, but they are selling out fast.  https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/5387/tri-star+sporting+arms+85085+p-100+9mm+37in+blk+15rd

Grabagun also currently has them:  https://grabagun.com/tristar-p-100-9mm-3-7-15rd.html

Prices are up a bit, now.

[Texf6]

P100 in .40 might be more available due to the fall in popularity at the moment of the .40 S&W cartridge.  That's fine with me as prices for firearms and ammo make it very attractive.  165 grain going over 1000 fps.  Yeah all day long. Personally I love the .40 cal. 

[jwc007]

P100 in .40 might be more available due to the fall in popularity at the moment of the .40 S&W cartridge. 

Nope!  TriStar quit manufacturing and importing .40 Caliber Pistols a couple of years ago.
You might find them on the used market, but they are also scarce there.

[HollowDawg]

Dang it! Couldn't stop myself! Bought my second P-100. <Sigh> Another six months to new truck step bars.  I keep doing this!! I really think these steel/hammer guns are going to dry up and all Canik/Tristar will import will be striker fired polymers. And with that nice piece of rationalization in place, I can go ask my Tundra for forgiveness.

[Mercs]

Dang it! Couldn't stop myself! Bought my second P-100. <Sigh> Another six months to new truck step bars.  I keep doing this!! I really think these steel/hammer guns are going to dry up and all Canik/Tristar will import will be striker fired polymers. And with that nice piece of rationalization in place, I can go ask my Tundra for forgiveness.

Congrats! The pain she inflicts can’t last nearly as long as the all-steel DA/SA hammer-fired beast of a pistol you just acquired


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[Gregor1983]

I would bet you $100 that I'm more accurate with my IMI 941 40 S&W then any cz75

[recoilguy]

That's too bad for you man...….

RCG

[Gunnerdad80]

I GOTTA GUN FEVER...AND THE ONLY PRESCRIPTION...IS MORE COW BELL!!!  I MEAN GUNS!!!

[timmy75]

so, situation:
P-01 steel frame not available in EU for next 6 months.
P-100 not available in EU
941 FS not available in EU

are there any other options for what I want?
steel frame, rail, DA/SA, manual safety, 9mm, compact

[yankeehillbilly]

So.... Personal experience, I own 3 EAA Witness Compacts at this time. I have all three set up for 45acp. Two are polymer and  one is steel. I do have an extra slide/conversion in 38 Super that i've put a few hundred rounds through. I also had another EAA Witness P 45 Compact that I purchased many years ago, maybe 2006??? I don't know how many rounds I put through it, but I would bet is was over 10,000. That gun was resprung twice (hammer, extractor, recoil, etc). And i think a slide stop, extractor and barrel as well.....I sold it to a friend of mine a year ago for a song. He shoots it regularly and its still running like a champ...
That's the sum of my experience with EAA compacts, they always run well for me, until they start whining for some new springs or very rarely a high wear part....