anyone use the t97 gen 3 yet?
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andrew3081
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Still a few more options out there.
not a whole lot around my price range, i would love to have a tavor but considering the price tag its not really an option
onetwentyish
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This. There are no bullpup x39's in the market, and rock and lock is the more true form factor the design was intended for.
I can't really say that the original type97 gen 1 are really all that bad.
Just like the original M16A1, light practical, incredibly handy and the iron sights work to all intent and pupose to the extant of the practical range of the round.
Only ergos I can really have a gripe with are the mag release, origianally a pencil eraser nub and the armpit safety. The pencil nub mag release is probably more of an ergonomic mistake than anything. It is something that everyone is guaranteef to use all the time. In three dozen years of the cf the only time I have ever seen the safety actually used has been in drills for courses. That might give you something to think about.
I always wondered if the adoption of a rock and lock swiss arms mag would have solved the mag release by leaving it like the original?
Is the gen 1 the best? Absolutely not, but it has it's merits.
I can throw it into a truck bed and not loose sleep over the optic.
Would an optic be nicer, sure, hence gen2.
Given my deteriorating eyesight I wish I had one of these instead of three gen1s.
So, pic rail and a better mag release. Not sure if anything more.
(Strangely enough, I find my Tavor rather chunky in comparison to a T97.
Only true advantage to me is a funky mag release and the easy optic pic rail.)
Gen3, no idea what has changed, but at least they are still catering to our market.
Ohhhhh,,,,,, for a QBZ 131,,,,.
I think it's more a case of them looking at other designs at the time and deciding it was acceptable. The FAMAS G2, the version that takes STANAGs, has the exact same kind of mag release.
Same with the fire selector. The FAMAS and L85 both have fire selectors in the buttstock - they just forgot that those also had a trigger block safeties.
You can unscrew the button a bit to adjust tension, I used needlenose pliers to do it
As I understand gen 3 is the same as gen 2, the difference is keymod vs m-lok. I had a gen one that I modded with t97.ca upper and lower, also gen 2 keymod. I would prefer gen 3, but ended up moving on to rdb.
Mumbles Marble Mouth
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Bubba to me is an after idea that doesn't work as well as the original. The Gen 2 was a major improvement over the Gen 1. I like the looks of carry handle 20" barrel AR over the modern stuff so I get you. However, I like the Gen 2 - 3 Type 97 more than the Gen 1.
said only YOU. ever lol
tenringbound
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You get used to them and I actually use my carry handle when out in the bush. I like the gun and the “old school” way it looks without all the rails, etc. Definitely not everyone’s cup of tea but it works for me. Always goes bang when I pull the trigger
You get used to them and I actually use my carry handle when out in the bush. I like the gun and the “old school” way it looks without all the rails, etc. Definitely not everyone’s cup of tea but it works for me. Always goes bang when I pull the trigger
I only have Gen 2. Can you c-clamp the Gen 1?
Yes, right behind the front sight post. I actually put my light pressure switch there so it's in an easy to reach position.
RobbieLaidlaw
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- Saskatchewan
This should not be called the gen 3. My gen 2 is practically identical to this.
Id like to say the grip is great for me.
And where can i find this QBZ 131?
Id like to say the grip is great for me.
And where can i find this QBZ 131?
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