Outlaw Steel Action Pistol Match - 06/22/2024

Outlaw Steel Action Pistol match at 41 Lead Farm in Lubbock, TX with the West Texas Practical Shooters club. I was shooting my new 2019 STI Staccato P 2011 in the Limited Optics division. This was the first match with the 2019 P and it ran perfect. I made myself more accountable for all of my shots at this match and tried to go 1 for 1 on every target, so it certainly didn't look or feel very fast, but I didn't have a whole lot of make-up shots. I ended up in 11th place Overall out of 43 total.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GijLSOlPinA

STI Staccato P (2019) - The Holy Grail 2011 #2

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.

Outlaw Action Pistol Match - 05/18/2024

Outlaw Action Pistol match (IDPA scoring, USPSA-ish rules) at the Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club. I was using my custom V8 ported Staccato P 2011 in the "Optics" division again (apparently, I really like this gun!). We had a fairly small turn out at this match, even for these unorthodox local matches. I had several mistakes today... I didn't brighten my red dot up for the first stage and could barely see it while engaging the first  array of targets... I forgot to reload on the second stage and had a surprise "flat-footed" reload... and I went way too fast on the last stage and got sloppy with my hits for the sake of looking cool. 😜 I ended up in 2nd place Overall out of only 10 total.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvfHHm5oLfk

STI Staccato P (2019) - The Holy Grail 2011

I have finally acquired a 2019 STI Staccato P 2011, which is considered to be the "Holy Grail" of STI/Staccato 2011s! This gun was the turning point for STI to officially change their name to Staccato, and it solidified the company's change from competition guns to duty and self defense guns. It was an evolution of their previous Tactical 4.0 with a 4.15" bull barrel and a full length picatinny rail dust cover, and it also introduced their new slide serrations that are still current today as well as the new Dawson Precision Optic (DPO) mounting system. It was only produced for one year (2019) in this configuration and was then changed to a longer 4.4" barrel and no longer had a full length dust cover. Due to the limited production of the 2019 STI Staccato P, it quickly became very sought-after and is now considered a rare collector's item. This drove prices of the used guns available for sale from $1000 to $1500 more than what they cost when they were brand new.

Photos from the Gunbroker auction

I was lucky to snag mine for only $750 more than brand new pricing, and it is in pristine condition! There is not a scratch or blemish on it. Even the barrel hood has zero wear. It was the iron sight only version, but I immediately sent the slide to DSC Gunworks to have it milled for the factory DPO mounting system and installed a Holosun 509T optic on it (my favorite optic for concealed carry). I also did my typical 2011 trigger tuning to get the trigger pull weight down to 3 pounds by simply tweaking the sear spring.

Other than having it milled for the DPO system, the only other change to the gun was installing a compact C2 grip module done in my RFV Tactical Concealed Carry texture. I took the C2 grip off of my Springfield Prodigy, and I've stored away the original full-size grip and magwell to maintain a higher value if I ever decide to sell it (unlikely!).

Outlaw Action Pistol Match - 04/27/2024

Outlaw Action Pistol match (IDPA scoring, USPSA-ish rules) at the Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club. I was using my custom V8 ported Staccato P 2011 in the "Optics" division. This was the first match hosted in the new extra large pistol bay at the facility. It was a windy day, so we spent a lot of time fixing targets that had fallen over. There were only 4 stages, but the first three had very high round counts that necessitated several mag changes per stage. I got the win for the last stage which was a stand and shoot "rapid fire" stage, but ended up in 2nd place Overall out of 16 total.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j9eHpRXfyE

USPSA Action Pistol Match - 04/13/2024

USPSA Action Pistol Match at 41 Lead Farm in Lubbock, TX with the West Texas Practical Shooters club. I was shooting my custom V8 ported Staccato P 2011 in the Open division. The gun ran flawless as usual and my performance was pretty decent other than a miss on stage 4. Several unloaded starts at this match, plus a few memory stages. I ended up in 6th place Overall out of 40 total.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzK2kYuf4z8

Outlaw Steel Action Pistol Match - 03/24/2024

Outlaw Steel Action Pistol match at 41 Lead Farm in Lubbock, TX with the West Texas Practical Shooters club. This was a larger than normal charity match and we were able to sign up for multiple entries to increase the charity donations. I was shooting my custom ported STI Tac-Lite 4.0 2011 in the Open Division in the first half of the day and then my Springfield Prodigy 4.25" in the Limited Optics Division during the afternoon. I only posted video from my first runs with the STI TacLite, because I was so tired by the afternoon runs with the Prodigy that I did pretty poorly and didn't want to bother posting those runs. Both guns ran great, but I could've gone a little faster on some of the stages. A few of the stages were also very challenging and couldn't really be shot quickly. I ended up in 12th place overall out of 86 total with the STI and 25th place overall with the Prodigy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndLRXkrv-lw