I never objected to it being "tight". My two objections were "this is so tight I couldn't even get it together with a rubber mallet and liberal pounding until I took a file to it" and "it locks the bolt back with one round left in the magazine".
I look forward to seeing how these issues are Handled...(get it?). ;-)
- Jake
EDITED TO ADD: New Handl lower showed up at my shop on 6/1. Looks perfect. Thank you, Fox33C1.
I look forward to seeing how these issues are Handled...(get it?). ;-)
Jake,
I just got back from SOFIC and I got to dig in to your lower. I have some videos I am going to send to you. The 7075 aluminum versions of the trigger module were designed to be very tight fitting, we want to utilize those trigger modules in the mk.20 and CSR. When you see a SCAR H shot under high speed from a 6 o'clock high position, or from a 4 o'clock low, while secured to a sled, you see a lot of movement. The receiver is extruded 6061 T6, IMO not enough to handle all the stresses that the 7.62x51 puts into the platform. 5.56, 300blk, or even 7.62x39 there is a lot less movement. Its like those guys who used to drop 350 small blocks in S-10 pickups.
Now for a CQC or MBR the lower tensile strength of AZ 31 Mg is fine as we are more concerned about making spec sheet weight. It adds much more structural rigidity than the polymer. But the weight requirements of the MK.20 or SASS applications are different. We can go with the ideal application of material (7075) as a stressed member. Instead of the trigger module just hanging off the bottom of the gun, it now adds a structural reinforcement to the platform. These Aluminum versions are also just a bit longer as well. The receiver base plate just vibrates like a tuning fork under HS video. That obviously had to go as well.
The offset is that it is tight. It needs to be assembled in a specific manner. As in where you can "slap" an AR closed, you cant do that with a stressed member trigger module. (There is video) There is a procedure; put the trigger module in, pinch it tight with support hand, pull towards the rear while pushing the take down pin (Pinch, pull, press). Since I joined Handl Defense I have been bitching about how sometimes we don't provide enough direction for the end user. We are working on rectifying that, but before I joined in it was 3-4 guys trying to do the job of 10 and it was showing.
Shoot me an email, or the group doesn't mind I'll post up the videos here.
- Jake
EDITED TO ADD: New Handl lower showed up at my shop on 6/1. Looks perfect. Thank you, Fox33C1.
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