I've been thinking of buying either a Bushmaster Carbon 9mm or the Olympic Glock© mag system. Both use a lower that is dedicated to using 9mm mags, which to me would seem to cut out mag-block problems... Thoughts?
TIA,
TS
I've been thinking of buying either a Bushmaster Carbon 9mm or the Olympic Glock© mag system. Both use a lower that is dedicated to using 9mm mags, which to me would seem to cut out mag-block problems... Thoughts?
TIA,
TS
9mm is hard on lowers (meaning on trigger and hammer pins and pin holes). I haven't seen carbon lower 9mm break or wear out but I have seen aluminum lowers that had elongated holes. The use of the KNS pins should help them to last longer. I think I would stick to an aluminum or steel lower for 9mm.
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The pin hole wear is that for full auto or semi-auto fire? Its news to me that 9mm are hard on lowers.
Paul
"What would a $2,000 Geissele Super Duty do that a $500 PSA door buster on Black Friday couldn't do?" - Stopsign32v
I guess I'd have to keep an close eye on mine. In the meantime I'll use K&S pins.
Is there any way to prevent the damage to lower (I'm already using K&S pins)
How many rounds are we talking here? 5k 10k 20k?
Thanks
Paul
I've been wondering the same thing. The Glock mag compatibility is appealing, but the Oly name just keeps turning me off. I just can't bring myself to buy one of their guns.
Give the current choices I was stuck between Colt and RRA. Due to Colt availability (I don't have a problem paying extra for Colt) I went with RRA.
Olympic was out of the question, for me at least.
Now back on topic.
I have a Bushmaster and have only had magazine related problems. Otherwise, it has run fine.
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