Within a few weeks of acquiring my
2019 STI Staccato P, I randomly came across another one that was selling for even less than what I purchased mine for... so... I bought it! 😁 I ended up selling several guns to fund this purchase, including my
Springfield Prodigy. My decision to purchase a second 2019 Staccato P was mainly because my first one is in such pristine condition that I have been really apprehensive about carrying it or shooting it at matches.
Photos from the Gunbroker auction
This second gun was not in as good of condition as the first one, but that was reflected in the lower price. It was also an iron sight only gun like the first one, so I again sent it to
DSC Gunworks to have it milled for the factory DPO cut, and I also had them port the barrel and slide with
Atlas Gunworks EOS style V-slot ports. I wanted the porting to be minimal so as not to take away from the beautiful aesthetics of the gun, but I also wanted something completely different than what I've had done to my other 2011s and I've heard the V-slot ports work really well. I also had them tighten up the frame to slide fitment and then refinish the slide, barrel, and frame in DLC coating. It came back looking and feeling like a brand new gun! I installed the Holosun 509T optic, a Surefire X300U light, and a
Dawson Precision tool-less guide rod with a lighter weight recoil spring to tune it to the barrel porting. Since the compact Staccato C2 grip modules are no longer available to purchase separately, I purchased an
MJD Solutions full-size grip module and did a
step cut grip chop to accept compact 16-round Staccato C2 magazines along with my
RFV Tactical Concealed Carry texture. I actually prefer the aesthetics and ergonomics of the chopped MJD grip over the factory C2 grip module.
Update August 2025
I recently came up with a
custom mix of Cerakote that mimics the factory DLC coating on Staccato and STI 2011 guns, so I decided to modify the thumb safeties (dehorned with thinner paddles) and the slide stop lever (dehorned and flat pin tip) on this gun to suite my preferences and refinish the parts in the new DLC Mimic Cerakote color as well as the tip of the stainless steel Dawson Precision tool-less guide rod to match the rest of the gun. The refinished parts look virtually identical to the factory DLC finish, so the gun still looks factory despite the parts being modified and refinished. The thinner safety levers allow me to get a higher and more consistent grip on the gun with my large hands.
