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You know; every so often I come back to visit this thread just to see what everyone has to say about this firearm; most never having shot one...let alone hold one.
I've had the pleasure of owning (and still owning) and firing a multitude of firearms from most OIC classes, modern "black rifles" of sorts and consider myself experienced in their usage.
I have one of the original ones imported and sold here by Kin (#7 to be exact) and although not having shot it much (still less than 1000rds) I will say this:
-had a Swiss Arms; sold it
-had numerous XCR's; sold them
-had a Tavor; sold it (but bought another for the Missus)
-had AR180b's, AR's, blah blah blah (place your wondergun here)
Oddly enough, kept the Type88 through it all though. Why? As I've said before in other threads, "she ain't the Queen of ther Prom but she's the one that you take behind the bleachers and marry later".
When you compare trigger pull, length of pull, grip size, ergonomics, barrel length vs platform, NO JAMS experienced, optics and accuracy...it became my "jack of all trades" rifle.
Out of the box...non-restricted, an excellent quality optic, uber reliable and ready to go.
Is it built as well as a Swiss Arms? Likely not but by the time I buy the Swiss and then an optic...
Is it more reliable than an AR? Sigh...that's one no one can answer. I've had cheap Oly Arms AR's work flawlessly for years and pricey Bushies messd up out of the box.
Does it have the pedigree of a Tavor? Does it have the "manliness" of an RFB? Well I have them both and what it doesn't have is the mushy trigger of the Tavor or the cheap feeling of the RFB (and I like them both).
What it is is a great DMR with a 24" barrel and great optics in a platform lighter and slightly smaller than the HBar and with no quirks.
I personally want a rifle that goes bang with every trigger pull and I really don't care what name brand is emblazoned on it...that's for the folks who care about what other folks think about their stuff...
After all; I'm sure some still wear designer jeans too...
