TA-DA!!!
I guess with Shane giving me my cue...I HAVE to jump in!
Did I answer this post already?
So many Champs, so little time!
I like mine...Got it from Santa at Christmas!
Mine is the 1999 model...It's loaded, but not AS loaded as the 2001 models...Mine is the blue version with polished sides and matte top...Fixed Novaks, bull bushing-less barrel, some sharp edges and a good shooter out of the box.
I've run 800 rds. through it with no problems, then took it to a smith friend to have a fibre-optic front sight staked on.(no dovetail front)...
After it came back from the smith, the ejector and extractor gave out at about the same time...Replaced those and it's back to 100% feeding reliability with ball and Hydra-Shoks as well as my carry ammo, 230 +P Cor-Bon JHP...Shoots a one hole group with the factory barrel from a rest at 50 ft...I can't see any farther than that so...don't really know beyond that.
Other than a few bobbles with Gold-Dot, it shoots the other ammo I mentioned and functions with the standard mags it came with. I bought some CMC 8 and 10 rd mags and it likes those as well...I would suggest Wilson mags for your first upgrades. The slide opens and closes when it's supposed to and it has a 4lb crisp trigger after buffin' it a bit...It was 5lbs from the factory and has been dry-fired A LOT!!!
Not sure what else to say about it...There are plenty of other owners, quite a few I know of in the last 3 months or so...I have heard of 1 unsatisfied person since I started checking them out last Nov...There are sometimes probs with the mags, extractors, ejectors and trigger pull weight...Mine has had the probs I mentioned and I replaced the parts and cleaned up the trigger myself...I would suggest you have a smith do it or send it to SA for any and all problems...There is a fellow there named Dave Williams that runs the Custom Shop and he is easy to talk to and they are quick to answer any questions and eager to please...
Hope this helps, if you need anything else, feel free to drop me a line...:wink: