Finally got to test the firearm that was at the top of my wanted list for years. This is merely a performance review, since a previous review covered all the fieldstripping and other attributes.
I apologize in advance for the crappy photos, but it's better than no photos at all. Blackberries don't take the best photos.
The setup:
PS90 in Black
5 mags (1 FN Mag, 4 AR57 Mags)
Trijicon RX30-23
SS197SR Sporting Cartridges
Temperature was about 11 Celcius, with NO wind (so I really have no excuses)
The first order of business is loading up the mags. Due to the unfortunate mag laws, these mags are pinned to 5 rounds, otherwise they are 30 round mags. Fifty round mags are also available. When the rounds are loaded, they are rotated 90 degrees. I found when loading them, there is an easy and a hard way of doing it. With the new round on the right:
This was the correct way.
With the new round on the left, it worked against the natural rotation of the round and require quite a bit of effort:
Bottom line, line up the next round to the right side of the round in the mag.
Next came sighting in the rifle. The sight is a 6.5 MOA amber dot.
This may seem big, but this isn't supposed to be a target rifle. The dot is illuminated by firber optics, but also tritium if no ambient light is available. Note, there is only one dot. The second dot is merely camera trickery.
After a couple of clicks of adjustment, I was relatively where I wanted to be. So I backed up to 20 yards, and shooting offhand produced this:
The recoil of the rifle is virtually non-existent. Pull the trigger, and she doesn't move. The recoil was somewhere between a .22lr and a .223. I was also pleasantly surprised by the trigger pull. It was relatively light (rather subjective though) compared to the Tavor (another bullpup) and very consistent. This rifle is well balanced and I would imagine that it is quite good for CQB work (in a two way range). My only complaint is the force required to chamber a round. A fresh mag needs a lot of force. However, upon changing mags, and having the bolt already back, the force required is far less.
The spent casings eject out of the bottom which makes picking up the rare brass fairly easy. It also displays the ambidextrous capability of the rifle. Everything (mag release, safety, charging handle, ejection) is lefty friendly. No brass in the face.
I could have spent more time on groupings, but time was limited, so I packed up and headed towards the 100 yard range.
My next task was seeing how she'd do at 40 yards (or meters - can't remember the setup off the top of my head, but the far range at Silverdale). Shooting from the bench presented a new dilemma. This rifle wasn't really designed with bench shooting in mind. I ended up shooting merely holding the grip with my right hand, and the front of the "foregrip" resting on the bench. It wasn't comfortable, but it got the job done. The result:
I wasn't too impressed with the group, so I let off a couple of rapid fire mags:
Then 60 yards: (looks like it measures a little of 2 inches)
And finally 100 yards. I was probably most impressed with this group. I didn't measure it, but it looks just slightly over 4 inches. While this isn't anything to write home about, it was not too bad considering the sight covers 6.5 inches at 100 yards.
Finally, I'll close this out with some random pics. I should have the 10.3" barrel installed by next weekend, and also have a magnified optic to better gauge the accuracy.
I apologize in advance for the crappy photos, but it's better than no photos at all. Blackberries don't take the best photos.
The setup:
PS90 in Black
5 mags (1 FN Mag, 4 AR57 Mags)
Trijicon RX30-23
SS197SR Sporting Cartridges
Temperature was about 11 Celcius, with NO wind (so I really have no excuses)
The first order of business is loading up the mags. Due to the unfortunate mag laws, these mags are pinned to 5 rounds, otherwise they are 30 round mags. Fifty round mags are also available. When the rounds are loaded, they are rotated 90 degrees. I found when loading them, there is an easy and a hard way of doing it. With the new round on the right:
This was the correct way.
With the new round on the left, it worked against the natural rotation of the round and require quite a bit of effort:
Bottom line, line up the next round to the right side of the round in the mag.
Next came sighting in the rifle. The sight is a 6.5 MOA amber dot.
This may seem big, but this isn't supposed to be a target rifle. The dot is illuminated by firber optics, but also tritium if no ambient light is available. Note, there is only one dot. The second dot is merely camera trickery.
After a couple of clicks of adjustment, I was relatively where I wanted to be. So I backed up to 20 yards, and shooting offhand produced this:
The recoil of the rifle is virtually non-existent. Pull the trigger, and she doesn't move. The recoil was somewhere between a .22lr and a .223. I was also pleasantly surprised by the trigger pull. It was relatively light (rather subjective though) compared to the Tavor (another bullpup) and very consistent. This rifle is well balanced and I would imagine that it is quite good for CQB work (in a two way range). My only complaint is the force required to chamber a round. A fresh mag needs a lot of force. However, upon changing mags, and having the bolt already back, the force required is far less.
The spent casings eject out of the bottom which makes picking up the rare brass fairly easy. It also displays the ambidextrous capability of the rifle. Everything (mag release, safety, charging handle, ejection) is lefty friendly. No brass in the face.
I could have spent more time on groupings, but time was limited, so I packed up and headed towards the 100 yard range.
My next task was seeing how she'd do at 40 yards (or meters - can't remember the setup off the top of my head, but the far range at Silverdale). Shooting from the bench presented a new dilemma. This rifle wasn't really designed with bench shooting in mind. I ended up shooting merely holding the grip with my right hand, and the front of the "foregrip" resting on the bench. It wasn't comfortable, but it got the job done. The result:
I wasn't too impressed with the group, so I let off a couple of rapid fire mags:
Then 60 yards: (looks like it measures a little of 2 inches)
And finally 100 yards. I was probably most impressed with this group. I didn't measure it, but it looks just slightly over 4 inches. While this isn't anything to write home about, it was not too bad considering the sight covers 6.5 inches at 100 yards.
Finally, I'll close this out with some random pics. I should have the 10.3" barrel installed by next weekend, and also have a magnified optic to better gauge the accuracy.
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