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Offline coolbox

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Re: Sphinix 3000 Questions?
« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2014, 01:56:42 AM »
I have always wanted a Sphinx competition series pistol. They used to have some longer slide versions. Thanks for sharing. These are some very finely and precisely made handguns.
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Offline Brian Ahearn

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Re: Sphinix 3000 Questions?
« Reply #16 on: March 03, 2014, 07:37:01 AM »
Herman Kantz I I was looking at the Compact and the fullsize . I like the interchangeable grips.
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Offline Herman Kantz

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Re: Sphinix 3000 Questions?
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2014, 04:25:33 PM »
It's too cold outside to do anything productive so I wasted a few minutes searching for Sphinx 3000 info.
The now defunct Sabre Defence Industries formerly of Nashville, Tennessee had a nice color brochure of the Sphinx model they imported.

Mine is the Standard w/Decocker.

http://www.topguns.ch/catalog/sabre_web_catalog21.pdf

HK
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #18 on: March 04, 2014, 04:35:22 PM »
Just read about the 45acp. I likey.
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Offline Herman Kantz

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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2014, 04:44:51 PM »
I "likey" very much also.
It's a shame their business ran afoul of the law and was terminated.
It doesn't appear that Sphinx-USA (Kriss-USA) will be importing a very diverse product line.

HK
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #20 on: March 04, 2014, 11:22:49 PM »
I still don't get how the decocker could be acting as intended. Pulling the trigger defeats the purpose of decocker- being able to lower the hammer while keeping the firing pin safety engaged.

Silly question: Are you sure you're pulling the decocker through its entire sweep? From what I've read, decocking on those neither the long smooth of something like a Sig, nor the short, stiff click of an H&K. It seems to be multi-stage and there's probably extra resistance before the actual hammer drop.
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Offline Herman Kantz

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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #21 on: March 05, 2014, 09:42:40 AM »
henehcuhp;
It was not a silly question at all.

In fact your comments on various decockers and speculation that there might be "extra resistance before the actual hammer drop" provoked me to push even harder than I had before.

Viola, it dropped and stopped short of the firing pin just like it was supposed to do if someone did what they were supposed to.  :-[  :-[  :-[

It does indeed require more pressure than any other pistol I have ever owned or handled to decock it but now that you brought to my attention the necessity to really exert pressure on it I'm aware that it works properly.

Thanks for motivating me to push harder.

I greatly appreciate your input.

HK
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2014, 01:58:37 PM »
Beautiful sphinx 8) thanks for sharing.  As for saber defence it's a shame they went outa business cause they make top quality ar15s. Purchased a complete custom competition deluxe stainless upper from midway USA years ago. 
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2014, 06:07:55 AM »
Nice video by hickok45 about the sphinx sdp for anyone interested.

http://youtu.be/GHse1GY7x0Y
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2014, 03:40:02 PM »
Got to love Hickok45.
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2014, 08:50:00 PM »
Oh how I envy his range every time I see his videos!
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #26 on: March 12, 2014, 08:54:39 PM »
Hickok is the man.  My favorite youtube reviewer.
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #27 on: March 12, 2014, 11:25:45 PM »
He's actually doing a meet and greet at buds this Saturday, I'm gonna try to make it and see if I can meet him and get a pic or something. He's the kind of guy that u could probably talk to for hours.

Darin.
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #28 on: March 13, 2014, 04:46:58 AM »
Hickok45 seems to have found his perfect niche in making Youtube gun videos.  I like his very competent, but humble approach to educating and entertaining us.  Great guy.
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Re: Sphinx 3000 Questions?
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2014, 08:47:13 AM »
What a great find!  Your photography is excellent as well.  Thanks for sharing this.
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