A manufacturer’s success is dependent on providing a product that exceeds or meets their expectations at a fair price. Joe Roebuck, the owner of SCCY Firearms, realized this early. This is a reality that has remained true throughout the SCCY product range, including pistols such as the everyday carry CPX-2 GEN3RDR. The SCCY CPX-2 GEN3RDR. SCCY has been in business for almost 20 years and has built a reputation for making affordable pistols that are reliable and accurate enough to be used for serious concealed carry. These pistols are affordable and appealing to both first-time gun buyers and those with tight budgets. A key characteristic of successful businesses is their willingness to take risks and not rest on their laurels. Roebuck is committed to improving and enhancing SCCY’s semi-auto pistols CPX. SCCY’s latest generation of the SCCY CPX-2 was introduced at the 2022 SHOT Show. This pistol is the latest evolution of a popular model. The CPX-2 9mm pistol is a semi-automatic, hammer-fired 9mm pistol with a 10-+1 capacity. All of this has remained the same, but SCCY, always mindful of market trends and consumer needs, made some adjustments to give the end-user more gun. I was given a sample of the CPX-2 Red Dot Ready RDR to evaluate. The new GEN3 guns feature a modified slide profile with a flattop. They also have a rear sight dovetail that is compatible with Glock 43 sights. (Photo by Alex Landeen). Optic-sighted carry guns are very popular in recent years. The GEN3 CPX-2 comes with a slide that can be used to make a miniature red dot. SCCY uses the Shield RMSC cut and many brands of micro-red dots are compatible. Cover plates are available for those who prefer to see with an optic rather than iron sights. SCCY also modified the grip design of the polymer grip, removing the finger grooves at the front and reducing the grip’s circumference. The gun is now more accessible for people with smaller hands. (Photo by Alex Landeen). SCCY also redesigned the gun to have a shorter trigger pull reach. This is again for those with smaller hands. The trigger is now made of machined aluminum. SCCY added a small amount of Picatinny rail as an accessory to the gun’s dust cover in order to attach a tactical light or laser. Every SCCY pistol is built with reliability in mind. SCCY pistols are well-known for their reliability. The CPX-2 is designed to feed rounds from magazines at a very shallow angle in order to minimize feed problems. The stainless barrels are made from bar stock and have an integral feed ramp. SCCY also machine the slide from stainless-steel. The slide of our test sample and the two 10-round magazines included are blackened using a nitride process. (Photo by Alex Landeen). The legend Roebuck Quad Lock laser engraving is visible on the slide’s left side. I visited SCCY’s website for more information. Joe Roebuck, the founder of SCCY, is also the inventor of the Quad Lock system. The CPX-2 and other SCCY pistols fire from a locked breech. SCCY pistols do not use a swinging link like the 1911. Instead, they use a barrel with an oval-shaped lug underneath the barrel. The barrel’s rear end is pulled down by the disassembly pin, which passes through the oblong cut. This allows the slide’s reciprocation during the firing sequence. The barrel’s breech block is locked into the slide when it is in battery. This creates an upward pressure that forces the barrel’s muzzle downward so that it cannot be moved up and down or sideways. This system ensures remarkable consistency and precision. SCCY uses a double action-only trigger for the CPX-2 and has a nearly.75-inch trigger pull. This gun is affordable and will appeal to most people new to concealed carry and firearms. The longer trigger pull provides an additional level of safety. It takes a deliberate pull to trigger the gun to fire. My test sample had a trigger pull of 9 pounds. Red-Dot Ready Before I took the gun out for my range session (CPX-2), I attached a Riton X3 Tactix Micro Pistol Red Dot Sight (MPRD). It was easy to mount and took only a few seconds. The X3 TactixMPRD has a 3.5MOA dot and ten brightness levels. It is powered by a standard CR2032 battery. Riton claims that one of these inexpensive and readily available batteries can last up to 50,000 hours. The optic is only six-tenths of an inch in weight, made from premium Japanese glass and comes with a lifetime warranty. (Photo by Alex Landeen). The Riton MPRD was a great choice. It allowed me to keep my red dot centered on black bullseye, while the pistol’s dust cover rested on my Millett BenchMaster as I pulled the trigger. I tested the CPX-2 using three common range ammunitions as well as one +P defense load. All three groups proved 100% reliable at 15 yards. Shooting The CPX-2 GEN3SCCY’s manual says that +P cartridges should only be used in limited circumstances. Because it creates higher chamber pressures that standard ammunition, this is why you should limit your use of +P cartridges. It warns against firing more than 50 +P rounds per range session. Whatever ammunition you choose to keep in your CPX-2’s arsenal, make sure it works properly and shoots straight. Limit its use if it’s a hotter defense load. This will save you some wear and tear. Your wallet, too. (Photo by Alex Landeen). During my desert outing with CPX-2 GEN, I had the opportunity to shoot steel targets. Although I am more comfortable with shorter trigger pulls and striker triggers, I was able to adapt to the gun’s longer trigger pull. I found myself triggering the trigger almost to the point that the hammer was falling as the red dot settled on the target. This allowed me to fire the gun at a reasonable speed and get all my hits. SCCY pistols are small enough that you can fire them efficiently, which is what has made me a fan. The magazine of the CPX-2 has a finger rest base pad. This allows me to shoot with three fingers on its frontstrap, giving me an uncompromised shooting grip. The magazine release can be engaged by shooters without shifting their grip. The slide-hold-open device, which is made of steel, is coated with polymer. It can also be engaged without changing its grip or by the shooter’s support hand. Final thoughts about the CPX-2 GEN3 The CPX-2 can be disassembled quickly and easily. First, take out the magazine and empty the chamber. After you have ensured that the gun is empty, lock the slide to its rear by pressing on the slide stop. Use a small screwdriver or a cartridge to insert the slot in the disassembly nut and then remove it from the left slide. Now slide the barrel assembly and slide forward off of the frame. Before the barrel can be separated from the slide, the recoil spring guide that has dual recoil springs may be removed. Reassembling the slide is done in reverse order. After the slide and barrel are re-installed on their frame rails, lock it in its rearward position. Then manually pull the barrel forward to reinstall the disassembly Pin. (Photo by Alex Landeen). The CPX-2 GEN3 is available with a black or natural stainless-steel color slide and frames in eleven different colors. The gun is also available with an ambidextrous thumb safety that mounts to the frame. Its model number is the CPX-1 GEN3. It can be ordered with or without the Red Dot Ready optics slide cut. It isn’t often that we feel we get more for our money when it comes to firearms. SCCY’s new CPX-2 GEN3 is only $340. This will make it around three Benjamins in real-world pricing. That’s a lot of gun for your money! SCCY.com has more information about their value-packed pistols. (Photo by Alex Landeen). SCCY CPX-2 9mm Gen3 RDR Specifics Caliber: 9mm
Barrel: 3.1 inches
Overall Length: 6 Inches
Weight: 15 ounces (empty).
Grips: Zytel black polymer
Sights: Fixed front, drift-adjustable rear
Action by the DAO
Finish in Black
Capacity: 10+1
MSRP: $360 (Red Dot Prepare) This article was originally published by Personal Defense World in the August/September 2022 issue. Subscription is available in print and digital editions at OutdoorGroupStore.com. Or call 1-800-284-5668, or email [email protected]. Continue Reading Search The post Sub $400 Concealed Carry: The SCCY CPX-2 GEN3-9mm appeared first on Personal Defense World.
