SomeOtherBoringGuy from United States, AZ Public Profile

TL;DR: Works great, a bit of a hassle to insert rounds into. Easy to have rounds get stuck while putting them in. Tension on the crank in front of the mag can get difficult to hold onto after a while. Feeds great, however.

Longer Version: Bought this for my PSA AKV-9. It fits into the mag well just fine. Yet a bit picky when you do. If the mag is empty, it will fit into it with the bolt closed. If it's topped off, the bolt has to be open. Even a few rounds stacked into it, it didn't like being inserted with the bolt closed.

Inserting rounds intonthe mag was a bit awkward. The follower feels loose in it's place , but haven't ran into any problems after going through 150 rounds with the thing. The hardest part about it all, however, is actually putting rounds into it. The best way I found is to grab the whole cranking device with one hand, tuck it against the opposite side of your person, twist crank, and 'wiggle' rounds through the lips of it. It gets tough the more rounds you insert, naturally. If you're not use to it, this will get tiring.

Do be careful when putting rounds into it as well, they can get stuck midway into being inserted. If it does get stuck? Don't let go of the crank. The tension placed in it will actually turn that 'stuck' round into a 'jam'.

Other than that? Loading it becomes a practice that gets easier over time. It runs well, no feed issues as of yet. A good way to waste rounds and money down that range.

TL;DR: fits like a glove into the PSA AKV-9 with ease. Semi-easy install, no jams/misfires after 1,000rnds

Longer version: I was a bit hesitant after reading the negative reviews on how well this will work, but after using it myself and going over it with some tedious manner, it hasn't failed me at all. The only few problems I ran into while installing, but to get the main thing out of the way, there is a rivet at the bottom of the receiver that sits underneath the item. If it's sticking up, you'll have to cut it down until it's flush or just barely. If not, the trigger will sit at an angle and will cause damage to the thing. Fortunately, PSA already cut the rivet down, so I didn't have to.

The other issue was the hammer. It was ever so slightly misaligned and took a bit of fiddling before it finally got in. When pushing that pin in for the hammer, push down on the right side of the hammers spring while pushing the pin at the same time for it to fully go through.

Next, was the retaining pin for the hammer, which the AK-9 I have has a blind spot, so it was really more of feeling around until it 'clicked' in and a bunch of awkward head tilting and light adjusting.

The third was the selector switch. Which I thought it'd be as simple as putting it on 'safe' and then tightening down to be done. Not quite. Put it on safe, tighten down, then on 'single fire', tighten again, then on 'binary', tighten down again. Then it'll all click together just fine.

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TL;DR: Good quality built, crisp glass, plenty of brightness settings, but eye relief is poor and reticle is absurdly small.

Long version:
The RT-3 is a prism sight that I had hoped would be great to use on a PCC (Pistol Caliber Carbine, for those that dont know) for that medium range between 20-30yrds just to have a clearer picture while plinking. While it certainly does do that just fine, the reticle is lacking in size. There was an assumption that the reticle would take up most of the area in the sight itself, but it takes up only a very small fraction. To give an idea, the reticle is small enough to fit in a rectangular target that's 3¾" x 5½" in size, 20 yards away just fine, with some room to spare. Even the '4' number at the bottom right can barely be seen as a number. It makes the windage markings feel useless at that point.

Sure, it has a 'focus' dial to zoom in on the reticle, but then the FoV shrinks, and that said reticle becomes blurry.

The glass is real nice, however. It has clarity with no distortion around the edges. The housing is built quite well also. It feels light enough to not have a noticable difference when added to the PCC I'm using.

Theres seven illumination options. The brightest for daytime, and the lowest for NVG's. Don't ask how that is, I don't have those, haven't tried.

The eye relief is another problem, its real specific. Anything more than 4" it doesn’t like to be looked through. Less than 2", it doesn't like either.

Overall, 6/10
Good

The light has a fantastic profile if you eish to put it on the upper rails in front of your optics, the pressure plate is fairly responsive and the light has quite the life-time when used in moderation (still have the same battery in it even after a few months). I've used other lights that chew through batteries even when not in use. This is the first one so far that hasn't done that. Other lights I use would've chewed through three batteries right now.

The lumens on this thing will light up a room quite well, also. Aim it at a white wall in a dark room and you have practically flashed yourself.

Super easy to install on M-loks (it comes with hardware and matching hex wrench), very comfy because of the rubberized textures going across the piece, yet rather small. I expected fit my hand on it a bit, yet it's more for your fingers to cup around the thing instead. It'll probably go great with a thumb rest as well.

A great piece to give it an extra futuristic look as well as keeping the flip low, allowing the sights to stay on target more easily. As easy as it is to install, I can see it being a slight nuisance when it comes to maintaining your pistol. Extra steps and more time consuming because of the screws. But that's honestly to be expected for a piece this big. The weight also makes the pistol more nose heavy.

With that said and the fancy, bulky nature it has, don't expect it to fit in your standard holster. It will require a custom fit holster because of the extra inches it stacks on.

This angled grip is possibly the best one I've obtained compared to the other grips used. Its length and width are broad enough to cup into your hand without trying to get that specific position on your said hand. Almost a natural feeling fit with the angle being perfect enough to feel supportive in the handling of your weapon.

Fitting it upon your picatinny will be a slight hassle, however. The FSG1 will fight you here and there because of the tight fit, but giving it some encouragement shall work and after such, will not be moving anywhere at all. The foregrip also uses a single screw to keep itself planted.

I purchased this specifcally for my Springfield 1873 Trapdoor and it works exactly as expressed. The rounds slip in and out without too much fuss and the zipper pouch on the side also helps with carrying a few more extra rounds (or other small kits required) while shooting.

Took a bit of fiddling around before finally figuring out how to put it on, but ill assume thats just me getting something like this for the very first time and not understanding how its put on all that well. It does come with instructions so that certainly helped a good bit, yet it fits firmly on there.

The charging handle is quite nice. Aggressive feel to it, for sure and the width of the handle is long yet thin enough to wrap a finger around for a proper charge without your digit getting in the way of a scope (I have an LPVO on mine)
I got the FDE type to compliment the FDE painted AR I have, but the FDE charging handle doesn't look like a flat dark earth. More of a dark or burnt bronze against the lighter brown color of the rifle I have.

Perfect for display or for testing your rifle for whatever that may be. I have a live 750gr AMAX and both of them are near perfect identity. The only way to tell the difference between the two? Pick one up and either look at the bottom where the primer is (the dummy round has its own strike to it) or shake it to see if it does rattle. The dummy round does not rattle.