First 9mm handgun made manual#

I was able to get some pre-release range time with the 2311 Combat model. We can assume the models will vary in barrel length, trim, and magazine capacity. Oracle Arms plans to launch five configurations of the 9mm 2311: Compact, Compact Elite, Combat, Combat Elite, and Competition. Features like the gas-pedal thumb rest enhance control when shooting fast.

Oracle Arms 2311 Combat Elite 9mm pistol. And a final departure from John Browning’s original design is the link-less, bushing-less action which still operates on tilt-barrel principles, but relies on camming lugs and barrel-hood lockup. Another SIG-inspired component is the P365-pattern external extractor. Paired with the bilateral thumb safeties and slide stops, the new Oracle gun is completely ambidextrous. The 2311 also uses the reversible P320 magazine release. To accommodate SIG magazines, the grip frame adopts the SIG grip angle – slightly more vertical than a typical 1911. By using a proven, affordable and readily available magazine, Oracle avoids the issues altogether. In recent years, Staccato has solved the former concern, if not the latter. Historically, STI-pattern magazines have been less than reliable, and also prohibitively expensive. Unique to the 2311 is its use of SIG P320 double-stack 9mm magazines. On the range, the Oracle Arms 2311 Combat promises an effective sight picture, either by its high-visibility night sights, or through mounting an optic like this Leupold DeltaPoint Pro. Also, following modern trends, the gun will ship with high-visibility, tritium-powered iron sights, but the company is also developing mounting plates for popular red-dot optics.

First 9mm handgun made manual#

It features an ambidextrous manual thumb safety but does away with the 1911’s grip safety. It is a single-action hammer gun that marries a modular grip – expect polymer and alloy options – to a metal frame and slide assembly.

In both appearance and design, the Oracle Arms 2311 9mm pistol is a mashup between a hammer-fired double-stack 1911 and one of SIG Sauer’s polymer-frame striker-fired guns. Into this market, now welcome Oracle Arms, a new manufacturer with a slightly different take on the 2011 platform. Note the right-side thumb safety and magazine release. The return of high-capacity 1911-style pistols has been accelerated thanks to big-name introductions, including Wilson Combat’s EDC X9 and SFX9 lines, Nighthawk’s double-stack 1911s and, recently, Springfield Armory’s Prodigy – the first pistol in what promises to be a line of high-cap hammer guns. Against the odds, the company formerly known as STI has successfully shed its race-gun reputation and found a new home with elite law enforcement and discerning armed defenders. Credit Staccato for really reinvigorating a declining market with solid products, grassroots marketing and crucial adoptions in the “professional users” space. Let’s face it, single actions are in and the more rounds on board the better.