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Posted: 6/11/2003 10:58:09 AM EDT
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Fondle one first before buying. I can't get my cheekweld low enough to use the mediocre iron sights.
With the right optics on top it would be great (for me). I had to pass on it... |
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Posted: 6/11/2003 4:40:48 PM EDT
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After a visit to Kurt at KKF, the M17 is a pretty sweet rifle.
 -Troy |
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Posted: 6/11/2003 4:58:01 PM EDT
[#3]
Nice rifle, Troy.
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Posted: 6/11/2003 5:04:31 PM EDT
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Actually, the one on the bottom is mine.
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Posted: 6/11/2003 8:20:10 PM EDT
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My M-17 is my favorite rifle, accurate, compact, and reliable. You can't go wrong with a Bushmaster, all their products are of the highest quality.
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Posted: 6/11/2003 8:48:39 PM EDT
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Needs a foregrip with a tac-light.
Always wanted to make an "anime gun" out of one. Any of you watch Japanese stuff, the rifle I'm trying to re-create is the carbine from "Ghost in the Shell". |
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Posted: 6/11/2003 8:53:09 PM EDT
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Yeah, you should be complimenting GLOCKshooter (and Kurt), for it's the former's rifle and the latter's creation. I was just the dude who posted the pic for everyone to see...  WHEN I get my M17 (after leaving the PRK!), it will be sent to Kurt for much of the same treatment, except mine will remain at stock length. -Troy |
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Posted: 6/11/2003 8:53:57 PM EDT
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It's hard to see in this pic, but Kurt did at a lower rail for just that purpose... -Troy |
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Posted: 6/11/2003 11:25:39 PM EDT
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Troy....getting out of the PRK soon???? Come on over to Arizona. We are right next door and we really know how to PARTY!!!!!
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Posted: 6/11/2003 11:41:06 PM EDT
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Trust me, that's EXACTLY what I plan to do. The downside is that I'm starting a business that (for the next year or so) will require me to be here. If things go somewhat as planned, then soon after that I'll have some financial freedom AND will be able to relocate. I'm SOOO ready for Phoenix!
-Troy |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 12:04:44 AM EDT
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COOL!!!!! Trust me, you will love it here...it is FREE. I reccommend that you get a supressor or something to celebrate your liberty. Hell...the M17....a nice new AR.....anything will do.
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Posted: 6/12/2003 5:57:11 AM EDT
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Sounds like mostly positive responses. I thought the bullpup stock for the Mini 14 was pretty cool until I saw one. It didn't seem "solid" enough for me. I've heard that some bullpup designs have poor "feel" in the trigger due to the linkage that connects it all together. How does the M17 measure up?
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Posted: 6/12/2003 7:02:32 AM EDT
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FWIW, I am generally not a fan of vertical foregrips (or most anything mounted under the barrel) because such impedimentia are a royal PITA when attempting to shoot from cover. Maybe more than a royal PITA under the wrong circumstances.
This does not apply to precision rifles, as the preferred shooting position is prone, and a good bipod is essential. As far as the M17S trigger goes, an OEM unit varies from fair to poor. A little judicious smoothing and polishing of contact surfaces in the trigger pack and trigger rod channel will cure most of this, and cost little even if you have it done. I have done some further modifications, and can tell you in all honesty that the trigger is now excellent. One would think that it was a combat-weight match trigger. I would add that, suitably modified, the M17S is superior in a number of ways to the AR-15. Personally, I would not hesitate to field with a well-executed, modified M17S. YMMV. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 8:21:15 AM EDT
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 All dressed up. |
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Posted: 6/12/2003 12:38:16 PM EDT
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I'd love one, but for a lefty they are less than ideal.
I wonder if KKF can convert one?.....naaaah. |
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Posted: 6/13/2003 7:55:14 PM EDT
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I bought one a couple of months ago and I love it. I have owned and sold one of nearly everything, and I only keep guns that I enjoy shooting. The M17S is a keeper.
The trigger on mine is a little heavy, but smooth and predicatable. I believe it gets better with use, since the trigger rod slides in a snug plastic channel in the lower/stock. I have fired AR-15's and AK's with much worse triggers than my M17S. It is different from an AR. I think it compares very, very favorably to an AK, in that it's about the same weight as an AK loaded, but has truly superior ergonomics. And the weight is close to the chest, not in out your extended left hand. You can shoot it all day without getting tired. Easy to clean, owing to the AR-180-type gas action. Much easier than an AK or AR-15. (I have owned an AK and have 2 AR-15's, so I speak from experience.) Heads-up shooting, no tilting your head or scrunching your neck. I have an OKO on mine and it works great. Very comfortable. Low bore means no muzzle flip, and the 21.5" barrel gives the bystanders relatively little muzzle blast. Not a target gun (although it seems quite accurate), but an outstanding close-quarters and plinking rifle. - Carbine_Man |
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