Internet rumors existed about the SIG P320 failing drop safety tests when falling in a specific orientation. We figured this would be easy enough to confirm or deny, so TTAG went out and purchased a brand new P320, inserted a primer-only case, and dropped it. Well, surprise surprise! IT FIRED! Then it did it again. And again. Not good.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2017/08/jeremy-s/breaking-ttag-tests-show-p320-striker-fired-pistols-are-not-drop-safe/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Oz6krEH_I
Checking out the Midland Backpack series at SHOT Show 2018. It's a single-shot long gun that folds in half. Barrels are currently available in 12 gauge, 20 gauge, and .410 bore, with rimfire and centerfire rifle calibers on the way! Weight is about 4.4 lbs. Best of all, MSRP is under $150 and they're sold for as low as $110 (but typically about $130). We'll get our hands on one of these soon to put it through its paces!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc_snIagS0A
I really want to do a video shooting this out the window of my DeLorean while blasting the music from Beverly Hills Cop, but first I have to get a DeLorean I guess.
Maglula UpLULA speed loader: http://amzn.to/2z5I4KQ (a few bucks cheaper in less popular colors here: http://amzn.to/2hGVRjQ)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLOHIOl7Njc
03/25/2013 UPDATE: I received my upgrade kit from ZiP in the mail today. I'll be installing it tonight and testing with a couple of BX-1 magazines and three of the top recommended (by ZiP) ammo brands on Thursday or Friday. I'm also going to use the pistol in an IPSC competition stage if it runs reliable at this point. Should make for a fun video, which I'll post Friday night or Saturday :-)
02/27/2013 UPDATE: Upgrade kit from ZiP, sent free to registered owners in a certain serial number range (mine is AAA17x so I'm in it). See website: http://www.zipfactory.com/pages/ZiPUpgradeKit.aspx ...I will be installing that kit as soon as it arrives, and testing my ZiP again. This time, I will be using a factory 10-round magazine, plus 3 of the top ammo brands recommended by ZiP Factory: CCI Blazer 40 grn bulk, CCI Stingers, and Aguila Supermax. I will also test the American Eagle and Winchester bulk again to see if they will run with the 1.0.1 upgrade kit from ZiP...
Edit: after watching a range video from GunWebsites (xobwsQtNEmE), some of the problems I experienced are due to the BX-25 magazines. I would likely have had better luck with a factory 10-round rotary mag. I'll try that this coming week along with a couple other brands/power levels of ammo. BUT, if you watch Gun eTools' video from SHOT Show (Vs2IYX0YQFM) you see a ZiP in the background failing pretty dramatically, and it's being handled by a factory rep (the inventor of the ZiP is the one talking in the video). It is failing because it isn't ejecting empty cases.
Even with the ejection issues resolved, I believe this gun is going to be picky about ammo. I believe this is due to the extremely light-weight bolt (the charging rods count towards the bolt mass, since they reciprocate, but it's still lighter than other .22 bolts I have weighed). Due to the lack of inertia, the onus is entirely on the recoil springs to control bolt speed and travel against the power of the ammunition being used. There is less bolt mass to act as a buffer to spring speed. Essentially, the spring rate becomes very important and it must be matched quite precisely to the ammo power level. Additionally, there is no "over travel" for the bolt like there is on most guns. This makes it even trickier to engineer perfectly, where the bolt is travelling fully rearwards but not slamming against the back. Much less margin for error compared to a rifle like the 10/22, where the bolt can travel significantly farther back than the minimum amount necessary to strip the next round from the mag. The ZiP does not have that luxury.
In this video, I believe that the bolt was not traveling back fully most of the time. The springs are too stiff for the ammunition I brought with me. They should not be, as they're the lighter springs
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJEE9soZkC8
The owner of LUCID gives us a tour of the new P7 4x Weapons Optic, and I learn a bit more about the L5 6-24x50 scope that I shot in the desert a couple days previously with the Shaolin Rifleworks guys.
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We get the rundown on the height-adjustable "The Slide" mount from Elevated Technologies at SHOT Show 2018. It's one of those simple things that certainly makes sense on paper! I've spent so much time switching the couple of high-end optics I own from high mounts to low mounts while moving them between different guns, and The Slide would have made my life way easier. As long as it retains zero while being adjusted, of course! We have a demo unit in-hand and will be doing a full review soon.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtrAfBdyDMY
Hitting the range with Nick from TTAG to test out the new KUSA KS-12 shotgun...in slow motion! This is a 12-gauge, AK-47 based semi-auto shotgun from Kalashnikov USA. Their first product. Full review on TTAG here: https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2017/06/foghorn/gun-review-kalashnikov-usa-ks-12-shotgun/
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Kris from Kel-Tec shows off the new CMR-30 at SHOT Show 2015. It's a super compact, extremely lightweight, .22 Magnum rifle that takes the same 30-round magazines as the PMR-30.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6prI-B4TFBE