CR from United States, OH Public Profile

I'm very pleased with this barrel. I got it because it's the lightest 16" 9mm barrel I could find and it cut out over 1/4 pound of weight off the front end of my PCC. I don't understand why all the factory 9mm PCC barrels are so heavy. The feed cone is wider and has a bigger radius on it than other 9mm barrels I've used, so feed reliability has been 100% even using flat point cast bullets. Accuracy has been excellent, but I've only shot it at 25 yards. At this distance everything has been gone into one ragged hole. Finish is perfect too. I don't see why this isn't a more popular barrel.

I'm pretty impressed with this ingenious device overall. As others have mentioned it does really increase the force required to charge the firearm. I'm using it with a side charger setup which helps mitigate that. It also came with no instructions. It's easy to get it installed but the amount of preload will greatly affect its effectiveness as well as the charging effort. Preload can be adjusted be screwing the buffer tube in or out a thread at a time. More preload means less charging effort and less delay in the blowback, i.e. it behaves more like regular blowback. I guess it makes it kinda nice that it can be adjusted that way, but there are no instructions telling you that. It does make a big difference in the feel of a 9mm blowback gun. The recoil is way less jarring and the return to battery is muck smoother feeling too. It also ended up making my gun a few ounces lighter. It's cheaper than any other delayed blowback option that i know of, and I think well worth the price.

Fit was fine on my billet lower. Size and angle are very similar to an MOE grip but it's cheaper and a bit lighter. The texture is the only thing I'm not real thrilled about. I wish it were a bit more aggressive, but it's not bad. For the price I doubt there is anything else significantly better.

My experience with this ammo has been great. It's very comparable to mini-mag in my experience, and much better than any of the big name bulk pack cheap stuff. I've gone through several hundred of these without any misfires. They expand (at least when shot into water) even when shot out of pistols. Chronograph velocity actually exceeds the mini mag. The accuracy isn't quite as good, but they are much cheaper.

This is an unbelievable deal: under 40 buck for 100 targets? Yes and they aren't some thin and easily torn targets either. I'm impressed with the weight and thickness of these. They also don't seem to have as much "memory" as other targets meaning they don't have as much tendency to return to their rolled up shape once they're out of the box. I might buy some more.

I bought this to try with an Arex Delta M. Fit was pretty good, but the retention was a little sloppy allowing some movement in/out. I like the retention and release method, and it is adjustable, however I couldn't get it adjusted to my liking. I also found it too be surprisingly stiff and bulky: not a good combination for concealment or comfort. I ended up returning it.

I'm really impressed with these so far. I got the U-notch type that is very similar to the Trijicon HD which i also have on another gun. Comparing the two, the Night Fision sights are brighter (Trij sights are 2 years old) and also lower profile. The Night Fisions are almost exactly the same size as the factory sights. The bright yellow ring and U-notch make for a quick to acquire sight picture. Fitting them to the side required a bit of fitting but no more than any other sights.

It's advertised to fit 1.5" belts, but none of my 1.5" belts would fit through the loops. The slots are about 1/16" too short for my belts. I tried it with a thin 1" wide belt (not a gun belt) to see how it fit. It kinda works but I was disappointed in how bulky and rigid it is. It's some kind of hybrid plastic/leather or synthetic leather and very very stiff. It doesn't conform to my hip at all. The slot area doesn't curve around the hip and feels like having a board strapped to my side. Too bad... It's almost a good design: it does fit the gun well, and I like the retention method. I've had other Safariland holsters in the past that worked great, but this one is going back.

I've tested this in several different 9mm pistols and always find it to be accurate, low recoil, and no muzzle flash. Velocity from a 4" PPQ averaged 1113, 4.5" CZ P-09 averaged 1148, P365 XL 3.7" barrel averaged 1059, and an Arex Delta M with a 4" barrel got 1106. It gets pretty close to the rated velocity of 1125 which is lower than most 115gr 9mm ammo, but it still expands very consistently to 0.70" and penetrates 13-14" in multiple tests. There are many test videos out there showing how well it performs.

It might be optimized for the Savage A17, but it's the best stuff I've tried in my CZ 455 too. The accuracy is great but not really any better than other brands. My rifle shoots them all under an inch at 100 yards. What's outstanding is the velocity. I've chronographed it at 2874 fps over a 12 shot average... over 200 faster than advertised. I usually shoot Hornady which averages 2670 (2550 advertised) but the A17 is another 200+ faster. Equal accuracy with much greater velocity, less drop, less drift, and more range... It's even cleaner than the other 17 HMR ammo out there. Can't ask for more. I'll definitely be getting more of this.