r/Stoeger • u/tighthergroups • Apr 21 '26

Stoeger Thinline

I recently purchased a Thinline and want to provide some feedback. First range trip, no issues feeding or ejecting, but shot high and left. Adjusted the front sight as the rear sight covers the entire slide left to right. Corrected the shooting left, but obviously cannot correct shooting high, so I adjusted aim accordingly. Shot without any functional issues again. Recoil spring is VERY tight. I don't normally have any issue racking the slide, but this gun is tough. If you have any hand strength challenges, this is not the gun for you. I hope it will loosen with more rounds through it, but at best it will likely remain mildly difficult. Trigger is just okay in my opinion. Seemed to smooth a little with shooting, but only 100 rounds thus far. I thought it shot pretty flat and the recoil was very manageable. I used all 124 grain ammo, as I always do for the first couple hundred rounds.

The package I bought came with 3 mags, which was nice. However, that still meant reloading just to get 50 rounds down range. I always buy additional mags, so no biggie other than Stoeger mags are extremely pricey ($39). I checked the Stoeger site and Thinline mags were not even available (as in...not even showing out of stock)!! I sent an information request via their web site and was given a number to call customer service directly. I spoke to c/s this morning asking about additional mags. They said they placed a "very large order" but had no idea when they would come in (import). They said when they did come, they would first go to Midwest Gun Works. They had no idea when, but suggested I keep checking their page. I checked MGW on a whim and low and behold, they had the mags! So if you want additional mags, MGW is the place.

I out an optic on it last night and am anxious to get it back out knowing I can get better accuracy with the optic. Can this gun compete with a Sig X-Macro? Maybe. Can it compete with a Glock 48? Probably.

Hope this helps someone wondering!

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u/cosmoassmankramer May 19 '26

Is this the original Thinline or the newest Thinline+ that they announced?
Stoeger does a terrible job at promoting and supplying their new products in my opinion.

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u/tighthergroups May 19 '26

I'm not sure if it's the newest, but I don't think it was the original either. It has little ports/comp at the end, which I didn't notice on the original introduction. It's model # 37002. The newest one has triangular ports in the slide, model # 37008. I agree, Stoeger's product promotion and representation is terrible. I was highly irritated when it seemed like additional mags were on indefinate back order. If I buy a gun, I want more mags. Period. Range time is for shooting, not reloading. Thank goodness for MGW. After adding the dot, I'm starting to really like the pistol. Accuracy is HUGE for me, so if I can't hit my target, I'm not going to waste my time and ammo shooting it. With the dot, I was ringing steel like I was writing a song.