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Awesome, how do you like it?Originally Posted by BadShot
Just bought mine, sadly no happy switch and it's stuck with the 16" barrel but hey, I still finally have one
Finally got it out to the range a few weeks ago and hands down the softest recoiling .45 I've ever shot. Accurate easily out to 100m with irons, I'll get an optic on it sooner or later, but shooting just irons confirmed for me that it really is the leap forward in recoil control and operation that KRISS professes it to be.
Sadly, I was using ammo from someone I hadn't bought from before (usually a pure 10x or new Federal advocate) but, I was already hurting pretty bad from limping around the flea market, errr gun show, so I took a chance. Well that chance caused numerous FTF, FTE's primarily because of setbacks.
The worst part of the trip was the round that went Kaboom in the mag well before fully riding into the chamber. Other than what felt like a really hard hand slap, and a significant crack in the poly frame around the mag well.. and a truly trashed mag, everyone was OK.
So I'll be having a very serious discussion with the ammo guy I purchased it from at the next show. KRISS CS, just flat rocks. Granted it's about 30 days to get it back, but they are going to replace the lower and make sure the upper is still safe, if needed replacing that as well.
Video here and some more pictures of the mag. Pay attention to the shots of the mag and ammo.. the setbacks are very obvious!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dogname...th/7866796068/
Still, even despite the KB, I managed to get I'd suspect around 300 rounds down range on the first outing. Targets from 5m out to about 90m (uphill) and a lot of chase the target with 2 of us shooting the same spent 2 liter bottle.. the KRISS is faster back on target than even a good pistol shooter.
Despite the malfunction... purely ammo related, the gun is an amazing design and wonderful to shoot. The only complaint I have is the magazine prices and the limited accessories options. Given that the platform is slowly making its way into LE and the Civi market, that is to be expected. At least the base magazine is a Glock 21 mag. Add on the Kriss designed extension bodies to the mags you may already have keeps the cost at about $35 for the extended body, then you can find G21 mags under $20 if you watch for the deals.
If you've been looking for a sub-caliber gun, and don't want to deal with the HK BS (I don't support HK in any way shape or form if I can avoid it) or if you can find a Tommy gun or other .45 sub gun, I'll still pit the KRISS Super V against them every day of the week.
Still want the SBR version... maybe even enough to finally make the move on the stamp.
Look for a more detailed review of the KRISS after I get it back from them and run another 500 rounds through it.
So is this a dream gun, for me, it still is. I'm a AR addict and I know it, but I've been expanding into some more unique platforms in the last few years and the KRISS has to be my favorite non-AR carbine, closely followed by my MSAR-E4
One of these would be nice with a good set of optics
Pretty sure i could use one of these
and maybe this for my dad and I to go prairie dog hunting with.
I ALMOST pulled the trigger on one of these...
That's a beautiful weapon and it has the name behind it to boot.I ALMOST pulled the trigger on one of these...
Oh man ive had 17 years too get a list up of my dream firearms. bunch of pics inbound!
Barrett 98 Bravo .338
SR-25
AR-50
Thompson Center Dimension
M-21
Sten mk3 F/A of corse
PPSH-41 F/A
HK 416
Finally the Five SeveN
Seems odd I know..
http://www.nrablog.com/post/2012/05/...n-NRANews.aspx
Teddy Roosevelt's Winchester? Thats not weird thats a good one lol. Very 'MERICA hahaha
Ya, you leave FPS Russia alone. Nothing wrong with a little good entertainment; better then the crap on TV these days.
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