Palmetto State Armory Dagger 

Let’s not forget…it works…it’s affordable…and PSA’s mission is to arm as many civilians as it can..

Idk how I never realized how big your hands are. You make the g19 size look like a p365 in my hands lol 😂

Again, I think you have bad luck when it comes to PSA. to-date I've helped built at least 50 freedom rifles kits, and at least 30 Daggers-from parts. I'm a tool and die maker with 40+ years of experience. PSA is right down the street, I like their indoor range. their ACC ammo brand is ok stuff (I think it used to be Remington). Most of the rifle kits had Mil-Spec parts, and with a Mil-Spec lower, any brand, we got some pretty consistent results. Some of the guys I helped were Army, a few were Marines. The military guys said their rifles performed well, sometimes better than expected. most guys were just citizens wanting to exercise their 2A rights. One guy bought the Blem kit, a premium stripped lower and wondered why he could not go full auto. He had issues, a little trigger training and education about Semi Auto fixed his problems. PSA uses premium barrel stock, they have barrel making machines copied from FN machines. They make a good barrel. It's not cold hammer forged or chrome lined, but the price reflects that. Their BCG are mostly Tool Craft, but I have seen premium BCGs in premium rifles jam. My headspace gauges, the go-no go type, have never once showed me a bad chamber. You might have just got a few bad batch products, I would guess that happens. For me and my friends, we have had real good luck. One of the Marine Veterans put his $1400.00 Trijicon ACOG on his $300.00 blem freedom rifle, he was putting bullets behind bullets at the range. As far as the Dagger, well, I've seen them jam out of he box, I've seen them jam because of a limp wristed grip.But the ones I have, and the ones I have helped other guys with all seem very reliable. My pal, JOE X, limp wristed his dagger into jam every time city. He had a very poor grip and was scared of the recoil at first. We fixed him with proper grip training, sight picture knowledge and a little patience. He's a good shooter now. Well, I will keep watching. Dave in SC

bro got me at “they made it smoother” 🤣

I have a dagger slide/barrel assembly that’s a non fancy cut version. It’s on my gen5 frame. Shoots decent. Like my Glocks. The only reason I’d ever get a Psa dagger is because it’s cheap as hell lol. But definitely wouldn’t pretend it’s just as good lol

I’m seeing a lot of people talk about how “dirt cheap” the Dagger is. That doesn’t mean the Dagger is a bad gun, it’s not cheap, it’s in-expensive. I own a dagger and absolutely love it. Never had an issue with it. I have put over 1,000 rounds through it and only had 1 malfunction. That’s pretty good.

Great straightforward review, and you're spot on, bro. I got their complete slide with threaded barrel and a gutted Dagger frame that I put together with all gen 3 Glock componentsand a '-' connector. This combination seems to work pretty well together, and you are right.. it was more accurate than I thought it would be. That hinged trigger can stay in the dumpster where it belongs.. lol

Ive had a few, no issues. Fun to build and tinker with. For the price cant really beat it for a toss around. Still prefer the real deal glock or a lone wolf also.

Got about 4000 rounds on mine, own OE glocks as well as a few other brands and I guess I got lucky cause I find myself disagreeing with a lot of your points in this one lol. Different strokes for different folks ig 🤷‍♂️

Best review of this pistol yet. I was contemplating putting the PSA complete slide on a GG frame. Did you shoot that combo? I would be interested in hearing how that is. Thanks brotha.

I used to really like the dagger when it was my only “clone”. Now that I got into building SCT frames I now realize that the dagger frame is not really as nice as I thought.

The best and most honest review on the PSA Dagger, im tired of those simping the Dagger. I've owned 2 dagger, and 1 c1 micro dagger, i liked the micro, but not the dagger. It's so snappy, and that finger groove is terrible

have you tried it on your 19x? cause I kinda wanna see how it works on a gen 4 frame.

Thanks for the time and review. I really dig the channel and the fact you answer or reply to us. I had a P80 and had similar opinions toward it. A 19X is the replacement.

Lol, and people call BCA bad.

Interesting video as always brother 😊

I had a Dagger for a bit... it was pretty ok and worked fine, although the recoil spring was garbage and the end piece was un-screwing, so i bought a gen 3 spring and it was cool. Definitely would not be a self-defense pistol but fun to shoot

The Smith&Wesson SD9VE 2.0 is relatively the same price and now has a flat face trigger.

Seem like the cheap and fun way to go is with the Grit Grips frame and PSA complete slide.

Hinged trigger? 🤮 Come on man.

I really never understood the nitpicking about different firearms on design and aesthetics. I don’t own a dagger and probably never will, but they fill a niche for some people. From what I take from this video is the gun shot and no malfunctions. “Comfort” is subjective to the end user.

I own a G19,17, & 22 . . . I also have a dagger compact and a dagger s. I would certainly agree that Glocks operate extremely smooth compared to Daggers, and you are 150% correct about the slide fit onto the frame as with both Daggers i have to spend a bit of time finagling it back together. The bump in the grip dont bother me, ergonomically it fits my hand well. I dont care for Glock ergonomics and i am one of those people that always end up having to break my wrist forward on glocks. I dont care about the thumb brake either. Its nit-picky to me tbh but whatever. I dont like the Dagger trigger per say, but its functional. The glock trigger is nothing to write home about either and equally. . i just find it functional. All in all, I like my daggers but if i had to choose, it would ultimately be the glock because yes. . . they are higher quality, both internally and externally. However, I like the dagger slide way more then the glock slide. I also feel the daggers are a great value for the price you pay. 99.00 for TWO Frames. 169.00 for each slide that has laser cuts, decent finish, optic cuts, and a threaded barrel . . . where else can you get those features at the price? And my TWO complete daggers literally costs me less then my ONE glock 19 that I bought 26 years ago. So far, the daggers have been proven to be reliable as well. I have used nothing but crappy winchester white box junk ammo and I use garbage pro-mags and have had no failures with either of my Daggers. Also, I have built 3 AR's using all PSA parts and never had a single issue there either . . so my experience with PSA reliable has been opposite from yours. But i completely understand that we can only speak on those experiences, good or bad. Enjoyed the video though.

Great review Matt and I really appreciate the shout-out at the end. The biggest downfall to the Dagger is definitely the frame and trigger. I actually really like the slides I have 2 now but both are different variants and the Suppressor height sights are tall enough to even work with an enclosed optic with the RMR to Acro plate which is pretty cool. I appreciate you Brother see you in a few days

I was really excited about the dagger when I heard about it. But now it’s not exciting. I would rather them have come out with something not dirt cheap but better for less money. Instead, I feel like it’s not a Glock or as a Glock for less money. Other than steel sites and not having to pay extra for optics cut.

Not a fan of the Palmetto Dagger. Same goes for the Glock. The grip angle is not to my liking,triggers are terrible and no under cut. In the process of doing a grip reduction , removing the hump finger grooves and adding double undercut. One I have added performance trigger and the other have not decided. So after doing that will still prefer H&K and M&P striker fired pistols.

Those triggers are god awful on the old shields. Can’t believe anyone ever brought that design back.

I got a PSA dagger as well as other Glocks including a 19x and I honestly like the dagger

Glock 19 are smoother than a lot of handguns. Not just PSA

Got that same shirt just in army green lettering bubba! Compliments on your choice of clothing my dude.

Sounds you have a bone to pick with PSA .. and thats OK . And you got your bone picked 😊

PSA makes range toys and that’s it. I would never trust my life to a PSA product.

I didnt think I'd live to see a PSA Dagger in your hands. Agree tho. Slides are solid. Frame is ok. Wish it didnt have a finger groove. Internals arent that great specially that hinged trigger which is atroceous. Enjoyed the vid.

At least your lights fit on the rail unlike FocusTripp’s Jakal Pic rail Debacle.

Neat never looked into the dagger kind wondered how it was.

I’ll be sure to steer clear! Thanks for the video, I’ve always been curious how they really shoot.

It’s 100% Glock gen 3 oem part compatible

Awesome review wonderful information

I agree dagger is a range toy and good starter for anyone wanting to learn to put together a “glock” without too much initial investment

You ever put hands on 80% arms' gst-9? Any thoughts on it compared to grit grips?

I've always been on the fence about the daggers. I don't mind the hinged triggers, my older M&P 2.0 9mm has one but it's much better than the gen 1 trigger. I just seen too many issues online where the slides aren't milled properly and inducing malfunctions. When I got to handle one at work that was an order for a customer, I was not impressed, lol. Appreciate the honest review buddy! If you get the opportunity, check out the Taurus GX4 Carry, that's actually quite impressive for the money.

The sights are a atrocity

I never did like the dagger. I’ve never shot one, never held one, never even wanted one. Taurus g2c on the other hand can’t go wrong. I’d get that if I couldn’t get a Glock.

Mine has been just as good as my Glock have not had one problem with it comes down to what you like did upgrade the trigger but that's it. Great video tho

Fan boys are fan boys regardless of the brand.

FN doesn't seem to mind hinge triggers! Lol

I just came from another video where the reviewer talked about how nice the dagger trigger is vs. the OE glock. I can't anymore with these reviews. FFS someone wanna let me rent one so I can just see it for myself? 😂

this is a dagger roast lmao

Was a fan a first but after a few rang trips with the daggers and oem glock, as well as a few other clones. Imo the dagger is the bottom of the barrel. The polymer is some of the worse out of many other clones.

I'd love to see a review of a psa ar15 upper

Thank you for what you do sir. We out here appreciate it.

Please review the tisas px9 duty.

What part or parts are not interchangeable with Glock?

Can totally understand about the speed bump on the grip, I don’t have that problem with the dagger but definitely have that problem with the PSA rock. I will be modifying the grip to do away with that and I definitely can not understand why they put that fucking hinge trigger in it even Smith and Wesson has done away with that on the SD9 Gen 2, they should’ve just put a flat trigger in it, I picked up one of the micro daggers with the C1 slide the compensated slide and it actually is pretty enjoyable to shoot however, I want to get rid of that stupid trigger and picked up a very expensive drop in overwatch precision trigger and it was heavier than the factory trigger so I sent it back. There was definitely something wrong with that trigger from overwatch, and their customer service is absolutely terrible in my experience. so I definitely cannot recommend overwatch precision.

well all know psa prerogative, the make first kinda cool but definitely not second. unreliable. but looks like hot high speed shit.

That shirt is 🔥‼️

For the first 4:00 you’ve said nothing but there’s things I like things I don’t like, get on with it, my time is something I like.

Lol, always count on Matt to be real. This is why it is important to be able to test fire a weapin before you buy it. Lesson i have learned over time. Save the $100 check AIM surplus and other sites for LE trade ins and you can find G19/17 for $400 and under. Youll be money ahead spending the additional $100

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How you can do the CA review and give those guys the benefit of the doubt but not psa ..there selling 159$ cut d co.plate slides ..and 49$ frames .. And the dagger frame isn't great just a basic starter gun..head scratching womeone wouldn't understand that its just a basic gun