Humm, the Wilson Combat comes with cordura. Hi end!, Staccato (STI) comes with cordura, Medium end, Night Hawk comes with Cordura, High end. Atlas comes with cordura, VeryHigh end, Odd thing, the Wilson Combat comes with a very- nice cordura carry bag, and charges 49 bucks for it for an extra. ST(/Staccato has a so/so bag of cordure but charges 79 bucks for a spare. WTF?
The “this is kinda boring” really hit home with me haha. I used to carry a Shadow Systems and after like 5000 rounds of very flat very smooth shots I eventually got bored and had to turn up the heat on it, adding a lot more money into it to turn into a race gun for competition stuff. I bought a platypus for my wife as an anniversary gift and it’s not due to be done until early next year, I’m little excited to see what it can do.
I’m very titled towards getting a staccato c or a p for my next gun.. so much so that I’ve already talked it over with my wife. But, before any big purchase I try to do research on it for atleast a month or two to find all the good and the bad. With that being said… the price of the platy is obviously better .. but! I really want to know .. is the platypus just as good as the staccato .. or is there a difference? I’m the type of person who will edc it and shoot atleast 10k rounds in a year. But I want an honest opinion from someone who owns both. And also… how good is the warranty on a platypus and how well do they honor that warranty.
excellent video, maybe even the best one ive seen about the Platy. I want a all metal "heavy" competition adjacent pistol. I am torn between a Canik Rival-S decked out and keeping more $$, or spending double on one of these guys with a economy red dot like a justice 2. I really think saving for one of these is the right call. Sticker shock is a real thing, though. I feel like im coming at it from the opposite of most of the people looking at these as a "value" gun vs Staccatos, and Buls.
I got the new grip design with bull barrel, if it had an integrated comp on it, it would 100 percent compare to a staccato xc and is better than the P in every way. Shot it with XC and atlas, they are better yes, but not thousands of dollars of noticeable difference better. If are not competing professionally, and you don't need that .02 percent difference, save your money buy a Platypus. He is not lying the gun is so good I too also barely shoot mine; it doesn't feel like training, it feels like a cheap trick.
I also love the idea of using a cheap 27-round magpul 'stendo on a fast/accurate gun. It's like having a PDW rather than a mere pistol. I'm thinking about getting a holster for it to run on my chest rig.
I was so bummed that Stealth Arms chose Aluminium for the frame. The fact that they didn't even offer a steel frame option was a huge let down for me. I wanted one for competition shooting, but Aluminium framed competition pistols and I don't mix well. The steel frame for me makes the pistol balance so much better. It allows me to get back on target so much faster due to the weight distribution I get from a steel frame. I'm very stoked for the new Fusion Firearms XP Pro. While the barrel is only 4", the options are really terrific. It takes Glock mags as well. The huge bonus, the hard chromed version is going for $1199 & the black tennifer slide version is $1099..BINGO. Winner winner chicken dinner. Check them out if you care to. The boys testing the pre production models were printing 2" groups at 40 yards off the bench with an SRO. Congrats on that acquisition, it's a seriously beautiful pistol. Cheers
@TheRange7 thanks. I still feel like it's got a good weight balance regardless. I think that the aluminum scratches easier than a steel frame would too. That's kind of a negative.
Good luck with the Fusion firearms, bought one last year and couldn’t wait to get rid of it, nothing but problems. I didn’t do any research before purchasing it & that was my first mistake. Again good luck and i hope it works out for you. I have 2 Plattys and they run great, 2000 plus rounds between them and not one issue.
Shoot a platypus and the aluminum frame won’t matter I had some of the same reservations… they balanced this firearm perfect… I’d buy a bul armory not a fusion
They have recently made price changes in the paint department. Armorer black is the default included color. Any change or additional colors starts at 75.00 and goes up depending on the color, I think white is the most expensive at 200. Inlays and backfills range from 5 to 15 each. If you have seen any of the five color My Little pony rainbow princess monstrosities that people have ordered you will understand why they increased the paint prices!
Stacatto comes in the same bag. That *is* the "nice gun" presentation. Though I prefer the Canik presentation which is a *really* nice box. The S&W boxes are garbage.
Yeah, I will say the carry bag is much more useful tho, especially for competition guns, it acts as your pistol rug, the box stays in a closet. But maybe they could give us both or a choice 🤷
Complaining about it being to easy to shoot dime size groups means maybe just practice on more distant targets. Maybe even far enough that you need to learn the drops at longer range... Just saying
This is already their "1st gen" pistol. The new ones can be made with new grips and a bull barrel. If you're pinching your hand with the safety, just let the company know and order a single side safety.
Does anybody know if this fits in the safari land staccato xc holster with light and optic, I can not find any reliable info on this, it should but I can’t find anyone to confirm it
I want one kinda but man i hate that fuckin name for a 1911 xD Regardless of name preferences, they make such sweet lookin 1911s. Im probably gonna buy a p99 for a daily carry tho soon
I'm really surprised they haven't started pumping out all black ones with a different name; only because i recently found out some agencies are allowing it to be used.
You mentioned a “rail adapter thing” that moves the light down a half inch and there is a rail click in. Can you give me more to go on… Name, company, etc… something…
![Unboxing / Review - Stealth Arms Platypus [Glock Mag 1911]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/RKHO7GEEKUs/mqdefault.jpg)
I actually like the cloth pistol bags over the plastic ones. They travel better and are usually better designed.
Nighthawk, atlas, STI, literally everyone ships them in cordura…
Humm, the Wilson Combat comes with cordura. Hi end!, Staccato (STI) comes with cordura, Medium end, Night Hawk comes with Cordura, High end. Atlas comes with cordura, VeryHigh end, Odd thing, the Wilson Combat comes with a very- nice cordura carry bag, and charges 49 bucks for it for an extra. ST(/Staccato has a so/so bag of cordure but charges 79 bucks for a spare. WTF?
The “this is kinda boring” really hit home with me haha. I used to carry a Shadow Systems and after like 5000 rounds of very flat very smooth shots I eventually got bored and had to turn up the heat on it, adding a lot more money into it to turn into a race gun for competition stuff. I bought a platypus for my wife as an anniversary gift and it’s not due to be done until early next year, I’m little excited to see what it can do.
I love this video! This is probably the route I should have taken with mine! I just got mine on the 11th. Great video. Just sub’d. Thanks for sharing.
There are no mim parts on the platy, everything is machined.
That's more points in it's column for me!
I was just about to say this!
I feel like most of the negative points he made didn’t make sense.
@@markdunlap9960 ambi safety bites my hand, too big for commercial holsters...what doesn't make sense?
I hope that the safety goes up to engage the tool not down so it is out of the way.@@iamnitrox
I’m very titled towards getting a staccato c or a p for my next gun.. so much so that I’ve already talked it over with my wife. But, before any big purchase I try to do research on it for atleast a month or two to find all the good and the bad. With that being said… the price of the platy is obviously better .. but! I really want to know .. is the platypus just as good as the staccato .. or is there a difference? I’m the type of person who will edc it and shoot atleast 10k rounds in a year. But I want an honest opinion from someone who owns both. And also… how good is the warranty on a platypus and how well do they honor that warranty.
i like the soft bag it travels better , i lost my green fiber optic tube before a 1000 rds
I have 2 Platty’s and they’re both great shooters & no sir no MIM parts. Over 2000 rounds between the both and not one failure 🤙🏽
Spent 1300 on an Ed Brown that came in a cardboard box...The bag is a big step up
excellent video, maybe even the best one ive seen about the Platy. I want a all metal "heavy" competition adjacent pistol. I am torn between a Canik Rival-S decked out and keeping more $$, or spending double on one of these guys with a economy red dot like a justice 2. I really think saving for one of these is the right call. Sticker shock is a real thing, though.
I feel like im coming at it from the opposite of most of the people looking at these as a "value" gun vs Staccatos, and Buls.
It's definitely high end IMHO. It's worth the money. I've never met anyone who shot it that wasn't blown away
@@iamnitrox No, it isn't hi end. Not by a long shot!
@michaell397 there's always one, lol.
I got the new grip design with bull barrel, if it had an integrated comp on it, it would 100 percent compare to a staccato xc and is better than the P in every way. Shot it with XC and atlas, they are better yes, but not thousands of dollars of noticeable difference better. If are not competing professionally, and you don't need that .02 percent difference, save your money buy a Platypus. He is not lying the gun is so good I too also barely shoot mine; it doesn't feel like training, it feels like a cheap trick.
I also love the idea of using a cheap 27-round magpul 'stendo on a fast/accurate gun. It's like having a PDW rather than a mere pistol. I'm thinking about getting a holster for it to run on my chest rig.
I was so bummed that Stealth Arms chose Aluminium for the frame. The fact that they didn't even offer a steel frame option was a huge let down for me. I wanted one for competition shooting, but Aluminium framed competition pistols and I don't mix well. The steel frame for me makes the pistol balance so much better. It allows me to get back on target so much faster due to the weight distribution I get from a steel frame. I'm very stoked for the new Fusion Firearms XP Pro. While the barrel is only 4", the options are really terrific. It takes Glock mags as well. The huge bonus, the hard chromed version is going for $1199 & the black tennifer slide version is $1099..BINGO. Winner winner chicken dinner. Check them out if you care to. The boys testing the pre production models were printing 2" groups at 40 yards off the bench with an SRO. Congrats on that acquisition, it's a seriously beautiful pistol. Cheers
@TheRange7 thanks. I still feel like it's got a good weight balance regardless. I think that the aluminum scratches easier than a steel frame would too. That's kind of a negative.
Good luck with the Fusion firearms, bought one last year and couldn’t wait to get rid of it, nothing but problems. I didn’t do any research before purchasing it & that was my first mistake. Again good luck and i hope it works out for you. I have 2 Plattys and they run great, 2000 plus rounds between them and not one issue.
Shoot a platypus and the aluminum frame won’t matter I had some of the same reservations… they balanced this firearm perfect… I’d buy a bul armory not a fusion
@@UniformLiability The only gun I've ever known to get more love than this one is the full size Staccato at 2x the price
@@iamnitrox staccato runs their prices like they are the only ones in the biz… hopefully people stop buying them and make them make changes
They have recently made price changes in the paint department. Armorer black is the default included color. Any change or additional colors starts at 75.00 and goes up depending on the color, I think white is the most expensive at 200. Inlays and backfills range from 5 to 15 each. If you have seen any of the five color My Little pony rainbow princess monstrosities that people have ordered you will understand why they increased the paint prices!
Man, that bums me out. I'll make a note on there
Stacatto comes in the same bag. That *is* the "nice gun" presentation. Though I prefer the Canik presentation which is a *really* nice box. The S&W boxes are garbage.
Yeah, I will say the carry bag is much more useful tho, especially for competition guns, it acts as your pistol rug, the box stays in a closet. But maybe they could give us both or a choice 🤷
Cordura is standard, even pistol that are 4K and up come in a cordura bag.
Complaining about it being to easy to shoot dime size groups means maybe just practice on more distant targets. Maybe even far enough that you need to learn the drops at longer range... Just saying
@@wind28631 it was a sarcastic complaint lol
This is already their "1st gen" pistol. The new ones can be made with new grips and a bull barrel. If you're pinching your hand with the safety, just let the company know and order a single side safety.
@@NSWvet83 I've also heard that they will be expanding calibers as well. We will see. I'd love to see this in 357 sig
@@iamnitrox yeah, they already did 45 acp. Their testers have one that was running 320 sig mags. We'll see how far they go.
You Should have went with the bul barrel
@@xxPhoenixX-sg9tr wasn't available then...
Great job articulating why someone might want this over a 1911 or the more common 2011's out there.
Does anybody know if this fits in the safari land staccato xc holster with light and optic, I can not find any reliable info on this, it should but I can’t find anyone to confirm it
I want one kinda but man i hate that fuckin name for a 1911 xD
Regardless of name preferences, they make such sweet lookin 1911s.
Im probably gonna buy a p99 for a daily carry tho soon
I'm really surprised they haven't started pumping out all black ones with a different name; only because i recently found out some agencies are allowing it to be used.
I use the 300X everyday, to feed the animals on the farm at night lol
@@NSWvet83 I personally prefer it for the weight on a speed gun like this. Normally, I use a TLR1
You mentioned a “rail adapter thing” that moves the light down a half inch and there is a rail click in. Can you give me more to go on… Name, company, etc… something…
@daviduschock1464 recover tactical makes one, i think. A few dudes in my area use it for hip carry of their Platypi
Pretty sure glock makes the fun stick at 33 rounds .
@@charles17508 I have yet to try one, but I'd like to do a full mag dump of one to see how hot the slide gets
31 actually but most of them come with a plus two extension and honestly the 33 rounders are definitely more common.
Hey Man, good review! Thanks.......👊