Buy a Steyr LP10 or LP50?

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:10 am

I have a FWB 103 single pump AP and I'm ready to buy a CA. I can't decide between a Steyr LP10 or LP50. I would like the functionality of a 5 shot shooter, but I would rather have a more precise gun. I know you can buy a one shot clip for the LP50 that will make it competition legal but will you be sacrificing anything? I'm also thinking about competing down the line so which one should I get, when you're on a budget?

RobStubbs · Post by **RobStubbs** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:45 am

For ultimate single shot shooting it would have to be the LP10. The LP50 is great if you will be shooting 5 shot comps but if not I would personally just get a single shot gun. You can always buy the LP50 (or 2nd hand LP5) in the future.

Rob.

David Levene · Post by **David Levene** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:23 pm

The LP50 and LP5 are both perfectly capable of shooting perfect scores providing that the sights are correctly aligned and there is a perfect trigger release.

Unfortunately the trigger on these guns, although not actually bad, is not as good as on the top class single shot pistols. It has to be of a more "rugged" design to cope with the cycling of the 5 shot mechanism.

This inferior trigger makes it harder to consistently get that perfect trigger release. It's not impossible, just harder.

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:33 pm

Thanks for the replies. That really helped. I guess I'll get the LP10.