I'm on the fence about buying one of these till I try one out. Anybody have a membership for the fish and game club that owns one of these? I'd be willing to pitch in a bit of money for a few rounds next time your up there for a range trip. Pm me if your game, thanks!
Any T97 owners in the Victoria area?
- Thread starter supahdave
- Start date
How bad of accuracy? 2-3" at 100 yards? That would be expected of a semi auto service rifle and I can live with that. I would definitely look into getting the upgrades done to improve ergonomics/controls/trigger. I just want to see how it shoulders and runs. Hear a lot of mixed reviews on being finicky with mags, feeding issues that kind of thing, seems to be a lot of variation like any norinco in their QC.
SustainingGopher
CGN Regular
- Location
- An airport
I don't live in Victoria, but yes it can be finicky with mags. Not a big deal once you figure out which ones your rifle likes. It shoulders awesome in my opinion, feels very well balanced. Its a good "frigging around" gun with reasonable accuracy. Ergonomics are poo, but once you familiarize yourself with it it's not too bad. Mine is stock aside from a picatinny rail mounted on top.
Yeah I'm thinking with that extended mag release, extended charging handle out the side and chop off the carry handle and replace with a rail it would be a fun bush gun. I'm 6ft and have long arms so the big thing for me is how scrunched up do I have to be to shoulder the gun
Truck Norris
Regular
- Location
- Elk Valley, BC
I'm 6'0 with long arms and I find it quite easy to shoulder my T97. I was quite surprised how easy it was when I first tried one out at a range. I didn't feel awkward at all.
