by Slick26 » Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:46 pm
I bought the Stoeger Cougar 8000 in .40 S&W at the beginning of January, 2007. So almost 2 months ago. And have already put 2,000 rounds through it with NO failures. Most of those have been WWB from Wal-Mart. I really really like this gun. It has to be the best bang for the buck on the market right now. I initially wanted this gun for a CCW gun, but quickly realized it is just too large and heavy. I was also looking at the Sig P229 and this gun ended up being a great alternative if you want to save a little money. I still want the Sig, but this will get me by for the time being. The only issues I have with this gun, albeit rather small, are that is is so large for a compact alternative to the 92FS (yeah right, not compact in the least), and that the finish is not of the greatest quality. It scuffs easily and shows wear quickly. Also, the standard 3 dot sights on my gun were pretty shotty, I had to re-dot the front sight 3 times just to get it up to par where it should have been to begin with.
All in all, I highly recommend picking up one of these, if anything for its superb quality and unsurpassed bang for the buck. Also, I personally think the Stoeger looks a little bit nicer than the Beretta. They freshened things up a bit, even though its the same gun. 4 out of 5, hands down, excellent firearm, and cheap to boot.