Here are some timestamps to help you navigate the video Make sure to hit those like and subscribe buttons! Shooting 0:00 Overview 1:12 Specs 2:40 Unboxing 5:10 Impressions 8:06 Gripes 9:56 Trijicon SRO/Optics 12:03 What role does this gun serve? 13:11 Torture Test 15:19 Bonus joke for Glock fans 19:51
amir hidic I couldn’t give you a first hand account between the 2 but there are really only slight differences between those two and even the xc. Sti had a habit of frequent and confusing name changes for what is essentially the same pistol. I think the biggest difference is in the compensator but you likely would be well suited with any of these guns.
Just grabbed one of Brents holsters for my XC, one of the fastest turn around times I have had with a custom holster maker. Outstanding product as well. Thanks Hammer Armament!
man that was funny (and informative). one of the most entertaining gun reviews i have seen in quite awhile. please keep these coming. when i saw the tag "torture test" i was very concerned but HA!
Making him watch yankee marshal was absolutely over the top! No American made gun deserves that level of torture! It’ll never shoot straight again! Rick
Glad I stumbled across your channel. Good to see some reasonable, competent and to-the-point guntubing. Appreciated the "torture test." Wish more folks would ditch the amateur clickbait guntubers and amplify people like this. Thanks.
This is awesome. Not only is the content on point start to finish, but I absolutely love that a fellow small channel’s video getting so much traction so quickly. 🤘🏼
After getting the xc its my daily carry best shooting pistol I've ever owned so far she ate every round I've ran through it I'm pretty definitely impressed
I contemplated selling my CZ Czechmate and buying this pistol for a about 30 sec... not happening. That a BEAUTY though, wow! The CZ's trigger is whopping 1.5 lbs and will make anyone a professional shooter. I've never felt a better trigger in my life. I'm not kidding... Thank you for your great video. I love the Yankee Marshall torture test!! That's the BEST!!
My holster is famous! 😂 @ 14:55, looks just like the one I ordered from you guys for my Staccato P... and so far, I love it! You make a solid and quality holster!👍👍
I just have the regular Staccato P, and I love it. And I have to say, STI makes about the best damn pistol cases I have ever seen. I really like how well designed they are and I ended up buying one for all of my non-STI guns, lol. Good review.
I shed a tear when you sprinkled some grains of dirt on the gun just to take this piss out of these channels who "torture test" guns and holy shit, the slide actually failed to go into battery, in a 4300 dollars gun. That's more disappointing than when I found out that Satan Claus wasn't real, at 33 yrs old.
You dont take a Ferrari off roading. You take a jeep for that lol. I'd still every day carry this thing. "He shot the guy 20 times in the face before he hit the ground" 😄
To take dirt like that you can do 2 things, either loosen tolerances or use a sealed design. Both are pretty much impossible with a race pistol. Even an HK mark 23 which is about as accurate as it gets while also being able to take a beating won't match the groups or speed the staccato can achieve.
@@Kneong Y'see, that's my doubt right there. At what point do these tighter groupings just become diminishing returns are no longer worth it? Should the competition world be always pushing for tighter tolerances and ever tighter groups when none of these boutique 2011s can't handle real world combat use? That's like those tube-fed shotguns with fucking massive 11+round capacity and ridiculously oversized muzzle breaks on them. At what point does this become too much and completely divorced from reality?
@@Barbaroossa Never. Its a sport it doesn't matter whether its combat practical. Should we abolish Nascar and F1 because the cars arent good on the street?
@@chippooutdoors5325 2011 price ranges get tricky where a “similar price range” might be a a thousand bucks one way or the other. The nighthawk sandhawk is probably the closest in features and price but is another thousand more.
Great video! Up until the torture test. I couldn't take it I had to close my eyes and put my fingers in my ears. Lol, One day soon this firearm will be mine! I blew my knee out during fire training 7 months ago 2 surgeries later and 3 days a week of physical therapy when I get back to work this pistol will be the gift to myself for working my ass off.
I'm surprised you dont have more subscribers! Awesome video! How does this particular firearm function with hollow points or ammo with larger grain weight? The reason I ask is because I have had history with 2 STI pistols so far. My costa carry comp is very finicky when it comes to certain ammo types. It absolutely hates Browning 124 grain ammo but functions well with federal 124gr. It eats even cheap 115gr without issue but I havent gotten thr chance to do extensive tests with other hollow points i bought 3 more anmo types to test but then the pandemic hit and now I can't find any place that will supply reliable ammo at a reasonable price. My stacatto p (the previous gen) ate literally everything I put through it. It was pretty amazing but I had to let go of it at the time. Now this one is on my radar.
CRYMTZ I shoot primarily 147gr and tested it with 124’s as well as some 150gr federal syntech. It hasn’t had any consistent function issues though occasionally when loading a round won’t go into battery( still rare). I tested critical duty 135gr and 124gr and it functioned. But I didn’t test them extensively.
One year later....thoughts ? Unless you did a video already, I just subscribed..I did a couple STI transfers for customers and I tossed a couple range passes and one gave me the honor of the first magazine...massively in love
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 the torture test was brutal. Especially the sand sprinkles and the yankee Marshall watching. That falls under cruel and unusual. 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Man great video!!!
Glock, H&K, smith and Wesson M&P, Sig 226 etc have all been time tested as being quite reliable. 2011’s and 1911’s can be a bit more finicky. But, I’ve actually been quite surprised at how reliable this gun is after using it the past year and a half. Stay tuned for an update video on this gun.
If you’re used to single stacks it might feel a bit chonky at first but not excessively. I think the shape and size work very well and don’t believe I’ve heard that as a complaint from other staccato owners.
It was more likely the cold and the oil I was using. I’ve actually had it much dirtier than this while it was warmer and it ran flawless. But it doesn’t like freezing temps with the Lucas oil gun lube. I think it’s a little too thick for the cold.
Not today Nor yesterday the XL has a longer barrel and slide, therefore a longer sight radius. But I don’t believe it has the ability to mount a slide mounted optic. I’ve shot the previous versions of what is now called the XL and the XC shoots flatter.
It made me want to puke. I burst out laughing. Just ordered a CS, it will be my first staccato. I have shot all kinds of guns throughout my life. I have a feeling after I shoot the CS, I will want to sell all my other guns and go strait Staccato. Will see.
HeyyyJP can’t confirm either question. I was able to do lower 1/3 cowitness with the SRO. I’m not an advocate of absolute cowitness on any gun though. As to whether it can handle 9mm major, I kinda doubt it but that’s a question for Staccato/STI. I could be wrong.
@@hammerarmament I called them up, they said that they don't make any of their guns shoot 9mm major. They said to call Taran Tactical for that. Also they will lower 1/3 co witness on the dpp.
In 3gun and using this, does the hammer have to be down or when you stage the gun in your holster, can the hammer be back? I would hate to draw and have to pull the hammer back.
In 3 gun, just like pretty much all shooting sports, you generally start with the gun loaded, safety on, and holstered. When you get up to the line for your turn, the range officer will instruct you to “make ready” which is when you can make sure your optic is on, THEN load it up, chamber a round, safety it, and holster. Some stages start unloaded, so no mag is in the gun. And some are table starts, where the gun is generally unloaded and placed in a specific spot. In both these instances you have to load then gun after the start signal. These aren’t common but aren’t rare either. You will usually draw a loaded gun.
@@hammerarmament ok, loaded got it. But can the hammer be back or when you draw you have to pull the hammer back. I feel the hammer can be back? I shoot a Glock right now (no jokes necessary) and it’s loaded an holstered but of course there is no hammer and it has that trigger “safety” just curious. I try to watch videos of people using a 19 or 2011 but I can’t quite see how they actually draw.
@@bugsmack6260 the hammer is back. There is no requirement to have the hammer down, and it wouldn’t be ideal on a 2011 since it is single action. On a double action/single action gun with a decocker is the only time you would have the hammer forward.
You should have more subscribers than what you currently have. This is a well-made, very informative, and highly entertaining video. Subscribing is a no brainer. Looking forward to more content like this one. Excellent job! On the topic of this pistol, while I like this particular offering from STI, I would still rather save a few more extra $$$ and get a true custom 2011, like ones from SVI, Atlas, PT, and Limcat, among others. Just my 2 cents. Depending on what you’re after, competition or carry, you can also check out Nighthawk Custom and Wilson Combat. Both make fine quality pistols that are within the same price range as this STI XC. On the subject of optics, the trijicon SRO is hard to beat. All said, if you’re willing to drop that amount of cash on a pistol, best to try ‘Em out so you don’t end up with buyer’s remorse. Stay safe everyone!
We appreciate the kind words! And totally agree that there are some other fantastic options out there especially if you want a specific comp or carry gun, in this relative price range.
I used everything from 115-147 though I preferred the 147. I’ve played back and forth between 124 and 147 recently. Ammo type really didn’t seem to matter.
@@hammerarmament I’ll most likely be using one of your holsters when I get home from deployment, these guns don’t have a wide variety of holsters being made for them, good video man!
Ive been debating getting a staccato but I havent seen anything on changing those front fiber optics to Tritium. If i find it ill buy but until then I cant do Fiber Ops lol just a preference thing for me
I’m not sure what it is but I find that I pick up tritium a lot easier than fiber optics as well. But the best option is to just go with a red dot. Hard to beat a staccato with an RMR.
I don’t have much of an opinion one way or the other. I liked the old grips, but haven’t had any issues with this one either. Surprisingly grippy from what you would think from the looks of it.
Short answer: It’s a case of reloading a gun when you WANT to vs when you NEED to, keeping your in control of your available ammo. This keeps the gun topped up and is faster than a slide lock reload(less steps involved). Long answer: Reloading a completely empty gun is slower than reloading when there is still a round chambered. For example,There are many times in competitive shooting where you might have to shoot an array of say, 8 targets, 2 rounds each(minimum) , before moving to another array of 8 targets, 2 rounds each(minimum). If you have 20 round magazines, you would expend 16 rounds on the first array and then need another 16 rounds for the second array, meaning there would be a reload somewhere in there. Doing a reload in between the arrays is the most efficient, rather than moving between the arrays, then having to pause during the second array to reload on empty. Now you could down load your first mag to only 16 rounds for the first array, but if you have to perform any make up shots( like you notice that the hits on one target weren’t acceptable) then you wouldn’t have spare rounds before needing to do a standing reload. And your reload would have extra steps(either hitting the slide release or racking the slide) Reloading on the move might make a reload slightly slower, but you are accomplishing two things at once(reloading and moving) rather than sequentially( reloading, then moving), saving time overall. If there is no foot movement involved but just a transition between targets, it’s the same thing. Reload while rotating towards the next target rather than reload THEN rotate or vise versa. In a defensive situation it is the same thing: I would rather reload the gun while a round is still chambered and be faster, rather than wait until it is empty and then perform a slower reload, which might leave you in a real bind if you run out of ammo at the wrong time. Staying in control of the available ammo is key in both competition or defensive scenarios. Is that clear as mud?
Bjorn Egan I wouldn’t say that necessarily. Let’s say you get in a gunfight and shoot most of your rounds, the threat you engaged appears to be neutralized but you don’t have cover. You could do a tac reload( retain the other mag while inserting a fresh one) or just drop the old one and get a new one in faster, while scanning for secondary threats, and maybe while moving to cover. If you have the advantage of cover, I’d say a tactical reload is best just in case. But if I was stuck in the open and had a chance for a fast reload, I’d take it.
