su16-fx anybody have one
- Thread starter larrysmith
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My shooting buddy has an su16 that I've used a bunch.
First, I'm not a fan of anything KelTec. I do think they're plastic crap.
His first 1000 rounds or so were tortuous. It was piercing primers, ftf, fte, etc. Accuracy was less than poor. To hit a barn, you needed to be inside it.
It took 2 years to get a warranty bolt carrier, before it would fire with any sort of reliability.
Ergonomics, for a "black rifle", will leave you wanting. His wears AR furniture, if it matters.
All that said, it's has ~6000 rounds through it now, and it goes bang when it should. It's light and easy to aim, and still fun to shoot. (kills me to admit it)
Since he bought his XCR, the poor little Kelcrap has been collecting dust.
First, I'm not a fan of anything KelTec. I do think they're plastic crap.
His first 1000 rounds or so were tortuous. It was piercing primers, ftf, fte, etc. Accuracy was less than poor. To hit a barn, you needed to be inside it.
It took 2 years to get a warranty bolt carrier, before it would fire with any sort of reliability.
Ergonomics, for a "black rifle", will leave you wanting. His wears AR furniture, if it matters.
All that said, it's has ~6000 rounds through it now, and it goes bang when it should. It's light and easy to aim, and still fun to shoot. (kills me to admit it)
Since he bought his XCR, the poor little Kelcrap has been collecting dust.
They are all steel and aluminum and plastic, yes. The F model is the Canadianized version. The FX is a limited prodcution version that takes the F version and dresses it up to make it look like an AR-15. So the X is just eXtra hardware.
All extra hardware you can buy separately, theoretically. I say theoretically because i have no idea if you can actually find the stuff or not.
Black_Valkyrie
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Glocks are the most prolific auto handgun in the world, and are thus the most tested. There are numerous torture test videos of Glocks. The Tavor has an aluminum receiver, so your mention of this gun is a little strange, and implies ignorance.
Black_Valkyrie
CGN frequent flyer
the keltecs are no different than any other polymer firearm. you just posted that you would be scared to trust a keltec because it's polymer yet you now post that you accept that glocks, tavors and numerous other firearms are made of polymer. sounds like a double standard to me.
it's okay for you to just say you don't like the brand, which would make a whole lot more sense than saying you do but don't but do like polymer firearms.
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Black_Valkyrie
CGN frequent flyer
where did I say that other guns made of polymer are okay? I don't think you understand the fundamental issue here. Only the outside of the Tavor is plastic, the fundamental linkages between the barrel and the receiver are metal. If you drop it, who gives a fig?
As for the Glock - where is the weight? It is in the steel slide. If dropped, the steel slide supports the structure and stability of the rest of the frame, and the weight distribution almost guarantees that it will be dropped on the steel slide.
The Kel Tec on the other hand is a steel barrel attached to a plastic body. When dropped you are putting stress on the plastic body because there is no metal supporting it. You insisting on comparing a plastic toy with military issue firearms is laughable.
