Makasi MK15 Canada live firing review part 1
I sneaked out during the business hours - unfortunately the range didn't have the fixture and even a flat floor for proper zeroing and precision shooting. So I just ran some drills.
First of all, I don't have fancy ammo - I ran Federal bulk 223 and XM855. the most common ammo available.
Right off the bat, the "unsuppressed" setting doesn't cycle the rifle unsurpassed at all - the manual screenshot is here:
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...-mk15-first-impression-canada-review.2582085/
Maybe it is really for launching rifle grenades?
I was suspicious because the rifle was shipped in the "suppressed" setting, so I brought the hex key with me. So that cut down some of my range time to unscrew the hand guard and change the gas setting to "suppressed".
After putting the gas setting in "suppressed" that the rifle ran with some hiccups - It took about 15 rounds for the rifle to "break in" and then it ran without any issue for the next 160 rounds.
Within the 160 rounds, the rifle could not have the BGC locked open in the last round with Fed 223 bulk. It would do with XM855. The rifle is pretty tame shooting, this tells me the factory is going just a hair or two above being under gassing to please the american social influencers or the recoil springs are too stiff. So more rounds down range is probably needed to wear the spring down a bit. Temp is about 26 degrees C.
The reason I stopped at 160 rounds because I forgot to bring gloves, and it got too hot - The gas system is the old school AR18 style that vents under the hanguard behind the gas block. I had the same experience with the old PWS long stroke gun Now you know why HK416, CZ Bren and MCX vent to the front......
And of course the bolt release wrecked my knuckle when I manipulated the charging handle.
So overall, the gun works but it could be a bit ammo sensitive in the beginning. That's probably what happened to the Grass blade guy whoever that did the youtube who complained about BGC binding - I think the springs need to be worn in and that's probably what the factory did by pouring rounds through it to break it in.
I haven't shot any semi guns since for awhile - the fastest split time I got today is 0.17s. I pounded through the 160 rounds doing double pairs and the gun got pretty hot. So yeh the rifle works and it shoots and handles like the beloved banned A and R. It pointed the same way and I adjusted the folding stock one click down from the factory to get back the same chin wield.
After the range session, I checked the handugard cross bolts and the hairpin on the gas regulator. They were still in place and were tight. Because this is a push rod gun, the cam pin recess also shows a bit more wear than regular AR. This is normal.
So basically, other than the funky gas regulator that doesn't drive with the manual, everything is good to go.
more pictures of the rifle here:
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...irst-impression-canada-review-part-2.2582413/
I sneaked out during the business hours - unfortunately the range didn't have the fixture and even a flat floor for proper zeroing and precision shooting. So I just ran some drills.
First of all, I don't have fancy ammo - I ran Federal bulk 223 and XM855. the most common ammo available.
Right off the bat, the "unsuppressed" setting doesn't cycle the rifle unsurpassed at all - the manual screenshot is here:
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...-mk15-first-impression-canada-review.2582085/
Maybe it is really for launching rifle grenades?
I was suspicious because the rifle was shipped in the "suppressed" setting, so I brought the hex key with me. So that cut down some of my range time to unscrew the hand guard and change the gas setting to "suppressed".After putting the gas setting in "suppressed" that the rifle ran with some hiccups - It took about 15 rounds for the rifle to "break in" and then it ran without any issue for the next 160 rounds.
Within the 160 rounds, the rifle could not have the BGC locked open in the last round with Fed 223 bulk. It would do with XM855. The rifle is pretty tame shooting, this tells me the factory is going just a hair or two above being under gassing to please the american social influencers or the recoil springs are too stiff. So more rounds down range is probably needed to wear the spring down a bit. Temp is about 26 degrees C.
The reason I stopped at 160 rounds because I forgot to bring gloves, and it got too hot - The gas system is the old school AR18 style that vents under the hanguard behind the gas block. I had the same experience with the old PWS long stroke gun Now you know why HK416, CZ Bren and MCX vent to the front......
And of course the bolt release wrecked my knuckle when I manipulated the charging handle.
So overall, the gun works but it could be a bit ammo sensitive in the beginning. That's probably what happened to the Grass blade guy whoever that did the youtube who complained about BGC binding - I think the springs need to be worn in and that's probably what the factory did by pouring rounds through it to break it in.
I haven't shot any semi guns since for awhile - the fastest split time I got today is 0.17s. I pounded through the 160 rounds doing double pairs and the gun got pretty hot. So yeh the rifle works and it shoots and handles like the beloved banned A and R. It pointed the same way and I adjusted the folding stock one click down from the factory to get back the same chin wield.
After the range session, I checked the handugard cross bolts and the hairpin on the gas regulator. They were still in place and were tight. Because this is a push rod gun, the cam pin recess also shows a bit more wear than regular AR. This is normal.
So basically, other than the funky gas regulator that doesn't drive with the manual, everything is good to go.
more pictures of the rifle here:
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/for...irst-impression-canada-review-part-2.2582413/
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