#Ci star pistol review full#
Abbreviations: FMJ, full metal jacket JHP, jacketed hollowpoint.Īll the parts in the SAR 9's frame are set inside a stainless steel chassis, which also forms the four rail tabs on which the slide rides. Velocities are averages of 10 shots measured with an Oehler Model 35P 12 feet from the muzzle. Notes: Accuracy results are the averages of four five-shot groups at 25 yards off a sandbag rest. Lighter guns are more comfortable to carry, and yet because of the low bore on this pistol, it is enjoyable to shoot. That's why I made the point that the published weight of the gun includes an empty magazine but that the true empty weight is less than 25 ounces. Simple doesn't just mean fewer parts to break it means a lighter gun. One look inside the pistol, both frame and slide, shows it's a simple design. It has a quintessential striker-fired trigger pull, which means after a bit of take-up the trigger breaks- at 5.25-pounds on my sample, which is slightly better than your average striker gun- with a plasticky "sproink." The pistol uses a double recoil spring system to help soak up recoil.Īpparently, someone at SAR USA or Sarsilmaz at some point early in its existence put out a press release saying the SAR 9 has a "double action style" trigger pull. All other things being equal, less muzzle rise means quicker sight acquisition for follow-up shots. This is just simple lever/fulcrum physics. A low bore height is one of if not the most important factor in reducing muzzle rise in a handgun. The SAR 9 bore/slide sits a bit higher off the hand in back than some pistols, but it's lower in the front because the trigger guard is seriously undercut. Tarr thought it a little small to be used in concealed carry. The thumb safety can be engaged only when the striker is cocked. Most other manufacturers form pistol rifling by broaching a blank tube. The barrels are formed and rifled by a rotary hammer, which is a bit unusual. The barrel uses traditional lands-and-grooves rifling, which means you can safely fire lead bullets through it. Sarsilmaz lists a barrel life of 50,000 rounds, so it's not like I'm going to wear it out in normal testing- or even in abnormal testing.
The top of the slide is flat and helps pointability. The rear sight is of the angled, no-snag type, and the pistol points naturally.
The sights are steel and have a traditional three-dot configuration. The businesslike black oxide finish on the slide is a bit rough, too, and when combined with the aggressive serrations, the slide is easy to rack. The slide features sharp-edged, flat-bottomed angled serrations front and back, which I really like. The serrations and the rough black oxide finish make the slide easy to operate. A duty pistol, the SAR 9 sports an accessory rail and aggressive slide serrations on the front. The replaceable backstraps and grip panels in the frame are very HK-like, and in silhouette it vaguely imitates the Beretta APX, but that's about it. Its resemblance to other designs is slim. There are only so many ways to design a handgun, and often these days I find myself saying new gun "X" looks a lot like existing gun "Y." Externally, the SAR 9 doesn't seem to be a carbon copy of anything. It is 7.5 inches long and 5.5 inches tall with a magazine in place. Sarsilmaz lists the weight of the pistol at 27.1 ounces, but that includes an unloaded magazine. It is a full-size "duty" handgun with a 4.4-inch barrel, and it weighs 24.8 ounces unloaded, according to my scale. While many Turkish handgun manufacturers focus on making CZ 75 copies, the SAR 9 is a polymer-frame, striker-fired pistol. What stands out are the triangular red cocking indicator and the significant undercut behind the trigger guard, which helps keep bore axis low. Still have doubts? SAR USA's director of marketing Ted Hatfield said the new SAR 9 was adopted by the Turkish military after a 90,000-round comparison test against guns from makers like Glock, SIG Sauer, FN, Walther and Smith & Wesson. While I've seen a few shotguns coming from there that were a bit sketchy, every Turkish-made pistol I've tested in the last five years has been as well-made and reliable as most American-made pistols I've tested. If you don't have any experience with firearms made in Turkey, you might wonder if they're cheap junk. The company did not have the success it would have liked, but now it's back with a new English-friendly brand name- SAR USA- and a brand-new product: the SAR 9 pistol. market about five years ago, it went with the name SAR Arms. For that reason, when the Turkish arms manufacturer tried to make a big splash in the U.S. Sarsilmaz is not a word that rolls smoothly off the tongue for a native English speaker.
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