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Slide lock (top), magazine release (bottom).
Very comfortable and ergonomic grip.
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SCCY Industries of Daytona Beach, Florida is
in the business of producing small, lightweight pistols for the
personal defense market, which is one of the hottest sectors of
the firearms market right now. With more and more citizens
choosing to exercise their God-given and
Constitutionally-protected right to own and carry guns everyday,
small auto pistols are selling as quickly as they can be
produced. Handgun buyers have many good pistols from which to
choose, and with SCCY introducing their Generation 2 redesigned
auto pistols, they now have another good choice.
While SCCY has been busy cranking out pistols
for a while now, this is the first one which I have had here for
a review. I have held and briefly fired SCCY pistols on a couple
of occasions, but until recently, had not fired one enough to do
an evaluation.
The pistol shown here is the SCCY CPX-2,
which has no manual safety lever. For those who prefer a manual
safety, the CPX-1 is available. Differing from their first
generation pistols, the Generation 2 pistols have improved
ergonomics in the grip area, as well as a couple of internal
changes to improve long-term durability.
The CPX-2 shown here is built with a
stainless steel slide and barrel, aluminum receiver, and a
polymer grip frame. The pistol uses ten-round double-stack steel
magazines, with polymer followers and bases. Thankfully, the
CPX-2 comes with two magazines, which is very unusual for a
pistol in its price range. The magazines are shipped with
finger-extension bases installed, but flat base plates are
supplied with the pistol, for those who prefer that style. The
pistol also comes with a well-designed trigger guard clamshell
lock. The CPX-2 wears a set of steel three-dot style sights. The
rear sight is adjustable for windage correction by drifting
laterally in the slide dovetail. The CPX-2 has an external slide
lock, and the slide locks open on an empty magazine. The
magazine release is located on the left side, behind the trigger
guard, right where God intended it to be. The SCCY uses a
double-action-only trigger. The slide does not have to reset the
trigger, as is usual on striker-fired pistol designs, as this
pistol uses an internal hammer instead, allowing multiple-strike
capability.
Critical specifications for the CPX-2 are
listed in the chart below. Weights are listed in ounces. Linear
dimensions are listed in inches. Trigger pull is listed in
pounds of resistance, as measured with my Lyman digital trigger
pull scale. Height includes sights and magazine base with the
standard magazine base plate installed. Maximum width is
measured across the top of the frame, and includes the slide
lock.
Chambering |
9x19mm |
Weight with empty
magazine |
17.2 oz. |
Trigger Pull |
8.25 lbs. |
Barrel Length |
3.14" |
Barrel Diameter |
0.498" |
Overall Height |
4.43" |
Overall Length |
5.95" |
Grip Thickness |
0.93" |
Frame Width |
1.05" |
Slide Width |
0.995" |
Maximum Width |
1.21" |
Trigger Reach |
2.85" |
Magazine Capacity |
10 |
Magazines Supplied |
2 |
Accessory Rail |
No |
MSRP as of January 9, 2013 |
$319 US |
I fired a variety of
ammunition over the chronograph to check velocities, with the
results listed in the chart below. Velocities are listed in
feet-per-second. Bullet weights are listed in grains. JHP is a
jacketed hollowpoint bullet. DPX, Buffalo Bore TAC-XP, and
Double Tap TAC-XP are hollow nose homogenous copper bullets that
are made by Barnes Bullets. Guard
Dog is a FMJ with a soft plastic core to promote rapid
expansion. FP is a frangible, pre-fragmented flatnose bullet.
FMJ is a full metal jacket roundnose bullet. FMJ-FN is a full
metal jacket flat nose Buffalo Bore Penetrator bullet. PB is Pow’RBall,
a specialty bullet from Cor-Bon. Glaser is a pre-fragmented
bullet. Velocities were taken at an elevation of 541 feet above
sea level, with an air temperature of fifty-two degrees
Fahrenheit with sixty-seven percent humidity. Velocities were
recorded at ten feet from the muzzle.
Ammunition |
Bullet Weight |
Velocity |
Federal
Guard Dog |
105 |
1113 |
Double Tap TAC-XP |
115 |
992 |
Double Tap FMJ |
147 |
1009 |
Atomic HP |
124 |
1124 |
WCC NATO FMJ |
124 |
993 |
Fiocchi
FMJ |
115 |
1056 |
Buffalo Bore FMJ-FN |
124 |
1211 |
Buffalo Bore JHP |
115 |
1262 |
Buffalo Bore +P JHP |
115 |
1319 |
Buffalo Bore +P JHP |
147 |
1039 |
Buffalo Bore TAC-XP |
95 |
1334 |
Buffalo Bore TAC-XP |
115 |
1150 |
Remington JHP |
124 |
979 |
Cor-Bon Glaser |
80 |
1555 |
Cor-Bon JHP |
115 |
1300 |
Cor-Bon
Pow’RBall |
100 |
1289 |
Cor-Bon +P DPX |
115 |
1119 |
Cor-Bon JHP |
125 |
1138 |
Stryker JHP |
115 |
944 |
International Cartridge
FP |
100 |
1042 |
Stryker FMJ |
115 |
992 |
While Plus P ammunition is listed in the
chart above, SCCY recommends using Plus P only in limited
quantities, and I agree. Lightweight pistols such as this are
carried for defense, so carrying the best ammo available is a
wise decision, but a steady diet will accelerate wear on a
lightweight pistol. Fire enough of your chosen defensive ammo to
know that it will run one hundred percent reliably in the
pistol, but for most practice, use good-quality
standard-pressure ammo.
I ran every type of 9x19mm ammunition that I
had available to me through this little pistol to check for
reliability, with only one malfunction noted. I had one
cartridge that failed to fire on the first strike, but the
primer had a good dent in it, so the fault was determined to lie
with the cartridge and not the pistol. The SCCY CPX-2 performed
very well, feeding, firing, and ejecting every cartridge
perfectly, with the exception of the aforementioned bad
cartridge, which did fire on the second pull of the trigger.
Ejection was to the right side, with no empty cartridge cases
hitting the shooter. Cartridges fed smoothly and reliably from
the ten-round magazines. The double-action trigger pull was very
smooth, and the resistance felt lighter than the measured eight
and one-quarter pounds. The slide never failed to lock open on
an empty magazine. The grip of the CPX-2 is very comfortable
when firing, even with the hot high-performance ammunition, and
the grip fit my large hand very well.
The SCCY Generation 2 CPX-2 proved to be a
reliable, compact, lightweight pistol that is entirely
well-suited for concealed carry. It is small enough and light
enough to carry well in a good holster on the belt, or in a
suitable pocket holster. For those who prefer a laser sight on
their defensive pistols, I have not yet tried one, but hear that
ArmaLaser now has a laser sight available for the SCCY pistols.
One of the best features of this SCCY pistol
is the price. Manufacturer’s suggested retail price as of the
date of this review on the stainless CPX-2 shown here is only
$319 US.
Check out the Sccy pistols online at www.sccy.com.
To order the Sccy pistols online, go to www.galleryofguns.com.
To buy quality 9x19mm ammunition, go to www.buffalobore.com,
www.doubletapammo.com,
and www.luckygunner.com.
Jeff Quinn
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CPX-2 comes with two ten-round magazines.
Trigger lock.
Disassembly is very quick and easy.
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