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I've got the Mk.6 and it is a great gun, with the exception of the light safety. When I complained to Grand Power, they shipped me a blank safety plug and a new "quick action" hammer for free! Unfortunately I couldn't get the hammer to work properly, even with help, so I settled for the standard da/sa hammer and no manual safety. Works for me. The fiber optic sight is a great upgrade as well.

Pros.
Slide drop reload is fast!
Ambi mag release is great. I use my trigger finger now rather than my thumb.
Very comfortable. No sharp edges or hand fatigue. Low recoil.

Cons.
Failure to feed issues if using light ammo with a dry gun.
Cr*p safety leavers.

All in all, a good buy for your money.
 
guninhand said:
Yaro and TSE won't let you down if there is a problem. I ordered a fiber optic front sight for my older K100 but the company only had FO sights for the new models. They responded by making FO sights to retro-fit the older style.
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I'm sure we could work something out. I'm not sure who to contact. I bought the gun from Wolverine Supplies, but they dont' carry them anymore. Should I still call them, or do I call TSE? Oh, and I usually forget to call anyways. :runaway:

My problem is with the trigger. Every now and then, pretty rare, but it happens. I pull the trigger, and the hammer only drops to half #### position. I had no clue what that was about, but it happens to my brother more often than it happens to me (he has larger hands). So after playing with it, I figured out when it happens, and can recreate it now at pretty much any time. If I pull the trigger with the tip of my finger, it's fine, but if I get the tip past the trigger, and pull with the *knuckle* (don't think that's the right term, but hope you understand what I mean) the hammer drops half way.

I'll try to make a video of it, and see if anyone has any clue about whats going on. I'll make a new topic for that. Happens with all four mags I have, left or right hand. The only thing I see different is the way I hold the gun, but I don't see how that affects it... :confused:
 
I'm almost awed by the single action trigger on mine, it's actually shorter, crisper and plain better in feel than many 1911s I've tried, together with the softened straight back recoil and slim comfortable grip I'd say it's about the most shootable service style pistol out there.

The bad news? The takedown is funky, the safety lever is light, mushy and plastic, it seems really top heavy even for a poly gun and it's somewhat tough to get parts and information on at this point.

I think the gun needs a few tweeks and time out in the market but the potential is there.
 
Nebo... I have a pretty good idea what the problem is. The trigger has some sideways play in it, so when you use your finger tip it is a straight back pull. Once you use your knuckle you are applying more pressure to one side.

If you pull the gun apart you will find two action bars that run from the trigger to the hammer. Try pulling the trigger and watching them to see if you can spot a difference with different trigger pulls.

or

Perhaps the sear spring has slipped off the sear/hammer catch. I'm not sure what to call it, but you can see it if you strip the gun and look down through the mag well. I made this mistake once and ended up with a sometimes burst fire gun. This doesn't sound like the issue, but I thought that I would mention it.

Grand Power will do their best to help you out. Go to their main site and contact them directly.
 
twoguntim said:
Nebo... I have a pretty good idea what the problem is. The trigger has some sideways play in it, so when you use your finger tip it is a straight back pull. Once you use your knuckle you are applying more pressure to one side.

If you pull the gun apart you will find two action bars that run from the trigger to the hammer. Try pulling the trigger and watching them to see if you can spot a difference with different trigger pulls.

or

Perhaps the sear spring has slipped off the sear/hammer catch. I'm not sure what to call it, but you can see it if you strip the gun and look down through the mag well. I made this mistake once and ended up with a sometimes burst fire gun. This doesn't sound like the issue, but I thought that I would mention it.

Grand Power will do their best to help you out. Go to their main site and contact them directly.
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Take the gun apart, as in field strip it, or something more than that? And if I can see the difference, is that something that can be adjusted/fixed by me, or would I still have to send it in?
 
I pulled my gun completely apart to replace the hammer. Although I couldn't get the new hammer to release properly, when I pulled the trigger back all the way and wiggled it, it would sometimes work. This tells me that the side to side play in the trigger affects the hammer release. That is about the extent of my knowledge. Unfortunately gunsmiths know little about this design, so I doubt you will get much help if you took it in to someone.

Just send an e-mail to Jaro at Grand Power and they will probably help you out. Their customer service is very good.
 
ron hilchey said:
S.T.I has taken over the distribution of the k-100, with some minor changes.freedom ventures will have info.
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Thanks Ron, but not exactly. As Mike's link to the Skinnergram indicates, STI has partnered with Grand Power to build the new STI GP6 and later the GP-7.

We will be the exclusive distributors of these pistols in Canada, and can bring in the others, but Grand Power will not be stopping their relationship with the fine folk at TSE on the other original models.

The GP-6 is basically a K-100 in its most evolved revision, with an STI designed hammer and trigger setup for a nice light single action pull, short reset and smooth reasonable double action pull and of course, all the options available.

Dave Skinner and Mike Voight at STI reported that they were very impressed with Jaro and his operations when they toured them, especially Jaro's dedication and ability to quickly respond to customer concerns and requests. You all know STI's rep for quality, if they stamp another company, you know it's good.

When I was in France in September, I shot a GP-6 with CCI Blazer ammo (fairly hot) and was very impressed. The rotating barrel did a nice job of eating up recoil and the grip was very comfortable. I met one of thier staff members, Martin (also an IROA RO) and he was a great guy to talk with and collect info.

We expect to have GP-6 available for distribution to dealers and for retail sales around mid February. Pricing will be along the already well established reasonable pricing of the Grand Powers that have come along to Canada so far.

Here's a pic:
gp6red.jpg
 
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I'd like a standard front sight made of steel instead of cereal box toy plastic.
 
twoguntim said:
Nebo... I have a pretty good idea what the problem is. The trigger has some sideways play in it, so when you use your finger tip it is a straight back pull. Once you use your knuckle you are applying more pressure to one side.

If you pull the gun apart you will find two action bars that run from the trigger to the hammer. Try pulling the trigger and watching them to see if you can spot a difference with different trigger pulls.

or

Perhaps the sear spring has slipped off the sear/hammer catch. I'm not sure what to call it, but you can see it if you strip the gun and look down through the mag well. I made this mistake once and ended up with a sometimes burst fire gun. This doesn't sound like the issue, but I thought that I would mention it.

Grand Power will do their best to help you out. Go to their main site and contact them directly.
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I field stripped it today, and looked at those two action bars, and didn't notice any difference while looking at them. My brother noticed that the left one feels loose, and the one on the right side doesn't. So when I pull the trigger, it goes to half ####, but when I just very lightly press the left action bar towards the outside of the gun, I can pull the trigger all I want, it always works good. Now how would I go about fixing that? Gotta take the gun apart further (not sure how comfortable I am with that...) or send it in I guess... I'll figure that out, I might send it out, get that fixed, and new sights put on while it's there. Thansk for the help.
 
Dear Friends. i apologize. acually we are overloaded by deal with Eussia and Ukraina, so i have very little free time. so its reason why i cannot looking everyday here for CGN. I would ask you - if somebody will note any problem, feel free to read to our office : info@grandpower.eu
we will ready to solve
yours
Jaroslav
Thanks for understanding
 
Freedom Ventures said:
Thanks Ron, but not exactly. As Mike's link to the Skinnergram indicates, STI has partnered with Grand Power to build the new STI GP6 and later the GP-7.

We will be the exclusive distributors of these pistols in Canada, and can bring in the others, but Grand Power will not be stopping their relationship with the fine folk at TSE on the other original models.

The GP-6 is basically a K-100 in its most evolved revision, with an STI designed hammer and trigger setup for a nice light single action pull, short reset and smooth reasonable double action pull and of course, all the options available.

Dave Skinner and Mike Voight at STI reported that they were very impressed with Jaro and his operations when they toured them, especially Jaro's dedication and ability to quickly respond to customer concerns and requests. You all know STI's rep for quality, if they stamp another company, you know it's good.

When I was in France in September, I shot a GP-6 with CCI Blazer ammo (fairly hot) and was very impressed. The rotating barrel did a nice job of eating up recoil and the grip was very comfortable. I met one of thier staff members, Martin (also an IROA RO) and he was a great guy to talk with and collect info.

We expect to have GP-6 available for distribution to dealers and for retail sales around mid February. Pricing will be along the already well established reasonable pricing of the Grand Powers that have come along to Canada so far.

Here's a pic:
gp6red.jpg
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interesting, look forward to more info on this in the near future please:cool:
 
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