We really need an improvement to the T97. After working with some modifications, I find that the T97NSR was never really designed to work well with 5.56/.223 or the AR magazine. There is a huge gap while the bolt is pushing the round into the chamber. Unlike an AR15 where the tip of the front of the round actually goes into the chamber BEFORE the tail leaves the magazine lips, the T97 actually have a gap where the round is unguided and can freely jump into the side of the chamber, causing a major malfunction(unless you use the factory magazine, which the lips are actually longer than any standard milspec AR Mags.)
From my limited knowledge, I think this has something to do with:
1. Length of the bolt lugs, which also dictates the length of the longer space between the barrel extension. So the travel length is now longer, hence the round is unguided at some point, and the round can jump up at a fashion subjected to the magazine's spring force or geometry of the lips.
2. The diameter of the bolt, which requires the round to move up at a steeper angle. AR bolts are actually smaller in diameter so the magazine is higher, so the feeding doesnt require the round to move at too steep of an angle
I don't know if this observation is correct, but if it is, then it would require major changes in the design. I may also like to see the magazine release corrected too. I don't mind the lack of external bolt hold open, one can easily use a finger to push up on the bolt hold open in the mag well.
I still really like the idea of a sub $1000 bullpup that takes AR magazine(Pmags too), but it has to, I mean HAS TO be reasonably reliable to make it a dependable rifle. Please make it happen!
Last edited by t_102; 04-03-2014 at 08:07 AM.
I'm interested in their Shorty version with long fake can covered barrel.
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I just want a bayonet mount...
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Yeah
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum...?highlight=T97
I even analyzed round feeding under slow motion camera videos. I really wanted it to work.