TNW 9mm Carbine Range Report

I believe this is the TNW hand guard that is referenced as acting like a barrel nut. You can see the lock mechanism just in front of where the scope ends. It does not loosen off.....ever.

This rifle is a 10 mm auto with TNW match trigger, which is the same one available for the 9mm version......massive difference to this rifle! A must do in my opinion.

Also has a Wolf .40 cal compensator which puts it some were around .22WMR felt recoil...also available in 9mm.

It is 2 MOA rifle with custom load 200 gr Wolf Flat Nose Truncated bullets and about the same (small sample fired....expensive ammo!) with 220 gr Buffalo Bore Dangerous game ammo. It has never had a jam or any sort of malfunction. Take it off and put it back on POI has such a minimal shift you cannot be sure it isn't you. Great rifle for what it is and its use. I leave it in a bag with survival gear when the helicopter drops me off. ASR's are not as good of a sporting rifle as other makes and models mentioned in previous posts. However these rifles have a very good coating on them for corrosion resistance, are very simple & robust and can handle being thrown around etc.


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GerardSamija said:
The buffer spring supplied with the TNW seems to stiffen up to almost double the weight at full recoil. And considering that proper ejection and feed happens in the last 15% or so of the cycle, that can be a problem. Hence my decision to go with the Strike Industries flatwire AR-15 spring, which offers fairly high initial resistance but then remains fairly consistent throughout the recoil cycle. FTF/FTE nonsense vanished as soon as I made that change. Slicking the various friction surfaces helped as well. And mine really likes subsonic 147gr stuff, especially Winchester JHP, but considering the cost I'm happy enough shooting the much cheaper FMJ 147's from UMC which occasionally drop to just over 1,000fps. Don't know about the lighter stuff as I haven't tested any of that.
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Are you reusing the factory buffer and silicone pad at its base or did you replaced them with an H/HH AR15 buffer ?
 
DavenK said:
Are you reusing the factory buffer and silicone pad at its base or did you replaced them with an H/HH AR15 buffer ?
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The silicone base pad I kept. Was a snug fit, twisting it into the end of the flatwire spring's smaller ID, but it works. As I don't shoot any +P or other supersonic stuff the pad doesn't really get tested.

But the 'factory buffer'? Not sure what you mean by this. The buffer weight? If that's what you mean, then yes, I polished it and bored it out to fit a 42mm long, 16mm diameter tungsten rod inside it, a very smooth pneumatic fit, which is retained by the back of the bolt. The extra mass helps slow bolt opening a little and keeps the action and magazine a bit cleaner. Not a necessary modification but something I wanted to try which hasn't hurt cycling at all.
 
Here's mine :)

Missing a few things like QD sling attachments in the stock and on the front handguard rail. That factory pistol grip was so disgusting. Love this small Magpul.

Previous owner claimed FTF/Stove pipes. I stripped the whole thing and removed the automotive bearing grease he had used, brake cleaned and re-oiled with G96. Readjusted every single screw and vibratite'd 'em. Also readjusted the buffer tube so it reaches that 1/4" after the BHO slot.
Hopefully that solves the problems. If not muzzle brake will go take a walk... that can't help for sure on a direct blowback.

I wish somebody made some mag release and charging handle with more ergonomics. Those ones are a PITA.

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Having a hardtime deciding between the Ruger PC9 and this carbine.

Interested in a bit of a range toy and use as a backpacking/bush gun (honestly I'm not extremely adventurous so probably 90% range toy).

I'm left-handed. The left-eject seems great even if the charging handle is on the right. Any thoughts from left-handers on operating the charging handle?
 
JW85; if it's mostly a plinker, and if you're not up for modifying your PCC at all, the Ruger is probably a more safe bet. Apparently they mostly just work, though like any firearm there have been the odd users complaining of little glitches. Ruger's probably going to give you better support in terms of parts as well. Love my TNW ASR, but I really doubt that would be the case if I'd left it in factory condition.
 
JW85 said:
Anyone have experience with PMAG 17-round magazines in this carbine?
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I've got 3 of those, and a PMAG pinned-at-10/15 round as well, and all four have fed flawlessly with my ASR. I like the feed lips of PMAGs better than the thinner polymer with metal lining of the extended 10/33 round SGM mags (one of which came with my TNW ASR from Tenda) as SGM seem to spread just a little over time, needing to be pushed against something to bring the cartridge back down to the right level. I doubt they'd spread so far as to become a feeding problem, but still... the PMAG design and materials seem to be very reliable.
 
GerardSamija said:
I've got 3 of those, and a PMAG pinned-at-10/15 round as well, and all four have fed flawlessly with my ASR. I like the feed lips of PMAGs better than the thinner polymer with metal lining of the extended 10/33 round SGM mags (one of which came with my TNW ASR from Tenda) as SGM seem to spread just a little over time, needing to be pushed against something to bring the cartridge back down to the right level. I doubt they'd spread so far as to become a feeding problem, but still... the PMAG design and materials seem to be very reliable.
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Thank you for the info. In the end I decided to go for the Ruger.

The ASR was quite appealing in many ways but I think the PC Carbine will be a better fit for me like you suggested.
 
You'll no doubt enjoy the Ruger a great deal. A shooting friend loves his, says it gobbles up anything he feeds it without complaint. He's just getting impatient for the Magpul backpacker stock...
 
JW85 said:
I've got my eye on that stock as well, probably in ODG. Looks nifty.
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LGS rumour has it that Magpul found there was some flaw or other with their initial run, so they're ironing out whatever detail isn't quite up to their standards before releasing them to the hungry masses.
 
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