blaxsun
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
So I finally had a chance to take my new Kriss SBR out to the range today - and what a riot this bad boy is to shoot! Negligible muzzle rise and little if any recoil. Pretty much as advertised... Al Flaherty's was able to hook me up with this particular beast, so my thanks for their efforts in making this a really seamless transaction.
I was able to put about 150 rounds down range mainly to just get the irons and EOTech sighted in. And I wanted to try a lot of rapid fire scenarios just to see how everything ran, so the accuracy probably leaves something to be desired... I was shooting at a range of between 30-40 feet, max - and the groups certainly tightened up after I had both the iron sights and holographic sighted in.
My Kriss Super-V SBR is a stock 5.5" restricted version with the following enhancements: LaRue LT-Fug vertical grip, Kriss-Surefire kit, Kriss side rail, USP flash hider and an EOTech 511 holographic sight.
For magazines I ran the Glock 21 extended 13-round versions with Kriss extensions. Not only to they load much easier than the 10-round versions (and you can actually put 10 rounds in!), but having the longer magazines facilitates easier mag changes. The mag release is on the left side which takes a bit of getting used to (I'm still on the fence if swapping it out to the right side would be an improvement at this point). The only thing about the Kriss that I found a little bit awkward is the safety. One finds that they stretch their thumb and fingers a bit to engage and disengage it. I imagine this won't be a huge issue since it will mostly be in "fire" mode when I'm holding it.
The one thing that most will find is that the charging handle of the Kriss takes a bit of getting used to. Once you've used it a bit it feels very natural, but the first few times you try to eject a round you might get the distinct impression that the Kriss stubbornly refuses to part with live ammo! That's because it has a neat feature that lets you rotate the charging handle 90° to perform a "press check" to ensure the round has been properly chambered. It has to be racked further to actually eject the round, and a bit of force is required - so this usually throws people for a loop the first time (that or the Kriss simply prefers being loaded all the time...).
My first range session with the Kriss was at Saskatoon Gunworks, and they hooked me up with some new zombie targets they got in. As tempting as "Zombie Amy Winehouse" was, I settled on Zombie Clowns. What's really not to like? (except maybe Zombie Mimes...) These are extremely vivid and just a blast to shoot. I can already sense I'm going to have a lot of fun range trips this summer...
I started out with 230-grain American Eagle but ran into a few FTF's. In all, I counted 4 light primer strikes in 90 rounds (no more than one per magazine, though). I later switched to some CCI Blazer and the Kriss seemed to prefer that without any incidents whatsoever. Seeing as how the gun is brand new I'm not too overly concerned, though.
My wife saw the target and said "you didn't shoot the brain"...
Or did I...?
Cleaning and maintenance was a breeze; two push-pins remove the upper and another two push-pins allow you to remove the bolt and recoil/slide assembly separately. The gun was minty-clean when I received it, so I just removed some of the excess oil and ran a patch down the barrel. Post-session cleaning was not that much more difficult; it just needed a bit of G-96 on the bolt, chamber and barrel. And I performed the ultimate in sacrilege: I used the much-hated and infamous bore snake on the Kriss. Contrary to popular myth, the "snake" did not break off, damage my bore/flash hider or leave a trail of debris and gouges down the barrel. It just left it squeaky, shiny clean.
A few post-range session observations:
1. It's best to run the cable for the sensor pad around the rail (as opposed to under it) as this makes maintenance more tedious. LaRue index clips turned out to be the best for keeping the cable away from the ejection port without having to resort to tape.
2. I see a replacement Surefire bezel in my future (would you like that medium or well-done, sir?) This would probably be worse without the flash hider, and I guess I'll get to find out how durable these Surefires really are.
3. The brass really zings from the Kriss, so a bit of electrical tape or some rubber foam on the bottom of any optic is highly recommended (I got 2-3 really minor nicks which will touch-up easily with some matte black paint later).
I was really impressed with the Kriss Super-V. Just tremendous fun to handle and shoot; it's now become part of the permanent "must keep" arsenal. Another CGN member commented the other day on a rifle that I'd posted somes pictures of with "If I were a deer, I'd want to die by this rifle". Well, I imagine that if I were a zombie that I'd want to die by the Kriss Super-V.
I was able to put about 150 rounds down range mainly to just get the irons and EOTech sighted in. And I wanted to try a lot of rapid fire scenarios just to see how everything ran, so the accuracy probably leaves something to be desired... I was shooting at a range of between 30-40 feet, max - and the groups certainly tightened up after I had both the iron sights and holographic sighted in.
My Kriss Super-V SBR is a stock 5.5" restricted version with the following enhancements: LaRue LT-Fug vertical grip, Kriss-Surefire kit, Kriss side rail, USP flash hider and an EOTech 511 holographic sight.
For magazines I ran the Glock 21 extended 13-round versions with Kriss extensions. Not only to they load much easier than the 10-round versions (and you can actually put 10 rounds in!), but having the longer magazines facilitates easier mag changes. The mag release is on the left side which takes a bit of getting used to (I'm still on the fence if swapping it out to the right side would be an improvement at this point). The only thing about the Kriss that I found a little bit awkward is the safety. One finds that they stretch their thumb and fingers a bit to engage and disengage it. I imagine this won't be a huge issue since it will mostly be in "fire" mode when I'm holding it.
The one thing that most will find is that the charging handle of the Kriss takes a bit of getting used to. Once you've used it a bit it feels very natural, but the first few times you try to eject a round you might get the distinct impression that the Kriss stubbornly refuses to part with live ammo! That's because it has a neat feature that lets you rotate the charging handle 90° to perform a "press check" to ensure the round has been properly chambered. It has to be racked further to actually eject the round, and a bit of force is required - so this usually throws people for a loop the first time (that or the Kriss simply prefers being loaded all the time...).
My first range session with the Kriss was at Saskatoon Gunworks, and they hooked me up with some new zombie targets they got in. As tempting as "Zombie Amy Winehouse" was, I settled on Zombie Clowns. What's really not to like? (except maybe Zombie Mimes...) These are extremely vivid and just a blast to shoot. I can already sense I'm going to have a lot of fun range trips this summer...
I started out with 230-grain American Eagle but ran into a few FTF's. In all, I counted 4 light primer strikes in 90 rounds (no more than one per magazine, though). I later switched to some CCI Blazer and the Kriss seemed to prefer that without any incidents whatsoever. Seeing as how the gun is brand new I'm not too overly concerned, though.
My wife saw the target and said "you didn't shoot the brain"...
Or did I...?
Cleaning and maintenance was a breeze; two push-pins remove the upper and another two push-pins allow you to remove the bolt and recoil/slide assembly separately. The gun was minty-clean when I received it, so I just removed some of the excess oil and ran a patch down the barrel. Post-session cleaning was not that much more difficult; it just needed a bit of G-96 on the bolt, chamber and barrel. And I performed the ultimate in sacrilege: I used the much-hated and infamous bore snake on the Kriss. Contrary to popular myth, the "snake" did not break off, damage my bore/flash hider or leave a trail of debris and gouges down the barrel. It just left it squeaky, shiny clean.
A few post-range session observations:
1. It's best to run the cable for the sensor pad around the rail (as opposed to under it) as this makes maintenance more tedious. LaRue index clips turned out to be the best for keeping the cable away from the ejection port without having to resort to tape.
2. I see a replacement Surefire bezel in my future (would you like that medium or well-done, sir?) This would probably be worse without the flash hider, and I guess I'll get to find out how durable these Surefires really are.
3. The brass really zings from the Kriss, so a bit of electrical tape or some rubber foam on the bottom of any optic is highly recommended (I got 2-3 really minor nicks which will touch-up easily with some matte black paint later).
I was really impressed with the Kriss Super-V. Just tremendous fun to handle and shoot; it's now become part of the permanent "must keep" arsenal. Another CGN member commented the other day on a rifle that I'd posted somes pictures of with "If I were a deer, I'd want to die by this rifle". Well, I imagine that if I were a zombie that I'd want to die by the Kriss Super-V.
