LMAO but yet here you are posting on the thread I made about a rifle I have. Maybe you should take that advice aswell
It must suck for you knowing I have as much experience with it finger f*cking the one at CSC as you have with the two you bought, eh? LOL
For those that haven’t yet or won’t get a chance to look at these in person, here’s what I think:
I spent all of ten minutes and figured out without shooting it it isn’t worth the $2000 air fare. Imho.
Comparable to Swiss Arms? I don’t think so, but I only own two Swiss Arms. When compared to a beat-to-sh!t AK, sure, I suppose there is an argument for that, but a straight up side-by-side? No. I’d compare this to low to mid grade AR for quality overall - like PSA or the like. Nothing wrong with that, but not $2k worth of admission.
Giesselle like trigger? Nope. It’s a sh!tty single stage with a mushy let off. Not a particularly great trigger, even for an AK, but it is serviceable, even on the light side for something like this. It is begging for an upgraded two stage.
Fit / finish? It’s ok, but nothing to write home about. The glossy, smooth finish of the safety is a bit weird. Of one item I want a tactile separation on a firearm, it’s the safety.
The semi-smooth finish of the receiver and picitinny top rail? I would have preferred a dull type III anodizing. The rail on the CSC floor model is already showing signs of ever-so-slight wear at the edges.
I didn’t and won’t pick it apart, as it’s appeal quickly evaporated.
The general feel imho is this thing should retail for $1200-1400 before tax. However, I’m of the belief that both the
VZ-58 and T-81s are over priced too, so take that with a grain of salt.
It’s like it has too much going for it to be a 7.62x39mm blaster, not to mention being too much cash, and too little going for it to be something you’d want to run in SR, carbine, or three gun. A fun generalist rifle for range or hunting? Get yourself a CZ-527 in x39...
I would reserve final judgement until I have rounds down range with one, but I personally think the builder has missed the mark with this. I think if they drop in price to under $1500, I’d maybe give one a whirl.
I did that with the B+T APC and am happy with the reduced price a gently used copy and a few months of cool down did to the asking price. As always YMMV.