I'm still not clear about the safety/decocker. Can it be used as a safety while the gun is cocked? Or, if engaged, does the user then have to rack the slide again? Sorry for such a dimwit question, but I am familiar only with Glock and the Beretta FS 9mm.
I've seen guns get blamed for things like stove pipes and other functional maladays. The funny thing is, when another shooter tries the same gun, it works perfectly. Maybe the 1st shooter is just a little too limp wristed for the Solo.
@danksme007 most handun have a certain amount of rounds that fit in the magazine (6 for the solo) plus one round in the chamber making 7 rounds possible. i personall have a sig and i can shoot 16 rounds out of a 15 round mag because i can fit one into the chamber before loading the mag.
It's a great gun but you really need to be careful how u put it back together after cleaning or it will lock open after every shot if you don't engage the spring correctly...
It's not impossible, some guns are fine out of the box and other are not. I knew a person that bought a brand new car on Tuesday and the Engine died on Friday. Things happen. I have a S&W M&P full size that now has just over 3000 rounds shoot with all different ammo and not one single malfunction so far. I too am waiting to get my hands on one.
There is no way that gun was fired right out of the box without jamming. I tried that, and stove-piped every other round. They have either fired it before or added some lubricant on the slide. I am not trying to put this gun down because I own one and would trust my life with it in a second. However, I have never seen one fire without jamming out of the box. Just looking for some honesty here!
The gun we tested functioned as seen. It was new, not fired or oiled before. We do show our failure to feeds, stove pipes and malfunctions. Check out our ISSC MK22 rifle review, were we show several malfunctions. Honesty is what your looking for, Honesty is what you found. If we have bad reviews, we don't post them. We won't show bad reviews because we have to make a living in this industry, but the reviews you see are as they happened. Sincerely Patrick Hayden
@texaz2006 its a real nice crisp break my only issue is the Amby mag release. I can just ignore the safty but the mag release pops the mag out when you fire. They need a way to remove one side of the mag release
There are differences among ammo of the same caliber let alone others. I still stand by my original post. Most of the practice can be done with cheap ammo of any type, but get some using what you carry in your gun for the real thing.
I think it is a good idea to spend at least some time practice shooting the same ammo that is going to be used in self defense. The rest of my practice time is spent using cheaper bullets of the defense caliber and a good bit in a similar gun using 22.
@robalan57 You just need a round that is close to the round you are going to use. I train on 115 grain 9mm and sometimes 155 grain .40 for my Fed tests which are 180 grain .40 rounds and I do very well.
I'm still not clear about the safety/decocker. Can it be used as a safety while the gun is cocked? Or, if engaged, does the user then have to rack the slide again? Sorry for such a dimwit question, but I am familiar only with Glock and the Beretta FS 9mm.
GainesvilleKen 3 months ago
I've seen guns get blamed for things like stove pipes and other functional maladays. The funny thing is, when another shooter tries the same gun, it works perfectly. Maybe the 1st shooter is just a little too limp wristed for the Solo.
MountieFan1948 4 months ago
Not sure how he fired seven rounds out of a 6 round magazine???
danksme007 7 months ago
@danksme007 most handun have a certain amount of rounds that fit in the magazine (6 for the solo) plus one round in the chamber making 7 rounds possible. i personall have a sig and i can shoot 16 rounds out of a 15 round mag because i can fit one into the chamber before loading the mag.
usaf0307 6 months ago
It's a great gun but you really need to be careful how u put it back together after cleaning or it will lock open after every shot if you don't engage the spring correctly...
fuzzypaws17 7 months ago
It's not impossible, some guns are fine out of the box and other are not. I knew a person that bought a brand new car on Tuesday and the Engine died on Friday. Things happen. I have a S&W M&P full size that now has just over 3000 rounds shoot with all different ammo and not one single malfunction so far. I too am waiting to get my hands on one.
concealed4carry 9 months ago
There is no way that gun was fired right out of the box without jamming. I tried that, and stove-piped every other round. They have either fired it before or added some lubricant on the slide. I am not trying to put this gun down because I own one and would trust my life with it in a second. However, I have never seen one fire without jamming out of the box. Just looking for some honesty here!
TheEranderson85 9 months ago
@TheEranderson85
The gun we tested functioned as seen. It was new, not fired or oiled before. We do show our failure to feeds, stove pipes and malfunctions. Check out our ISSC MK22 rifle review, were we show several malfunctions. Honesty is what your looking for, Honesty is what you found. If we have bad reviews, we don't post them. We won't show bad reviews because we have to make a living in this industry, but the reviews you see are as they happened. Sincerely Patrick Hayden
thekentuckygunco 8 months ago 6
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well back again watching another of your vids, if that works for me the odds are good you'll get a lot of well earned subscribers
tubevideoguy762 5 months ago
Good review. I'm also curious as to the trigger pull. If it's anything like my LCP, then it's not going to be a concealed carry gun for me.
texaz2006 9 months ago
@texaz2006 its a real nice crisp break my only issue is the Amby mag release. I can just ignore the safty but the mag release pops the mag out when you fire. They need a way to remove one side of the mag release
condition145 9 months ago
Excellent review, thanks.
cohntr6 10 months ago
How is the feel of the trigger pull? I sold my LCP .380 after firing 20 rounds due to the akward trigger action.
feminator100 11 months ago
There are differences among ammo of the same caliber let alone others. I still stand by my original post. Most of the practice can be done with cheap ammo of any type, but get some using what you carry in your gun for the real thing.
robalan57 11 months ago
FYI 1:30 you can clearly see how this Kimber is notably smaller than the KelTec PF9 in several dimensions.
FrenziedCalm 1 year ago
Great vid, and very nice gun... Any idea when this will be available on the market, and in gun stores???
BITEaBullet88 1 year ago
Very nice view
MountainDreamLand 1 year ago
Wow great video
cbthrasher 1 year ago
Good review. Hope to see you do more in the future.
Bullitt3000 1 year ago
I think it is a good idea to spend at least some time practice shooting the same ammo that is going to be used in self defense. The rest of my practice time is spent using cheaper bullets of the defense caliber and a good bit in a similar gun using 22.
robalan57 1 year ago
@robalan57 You just need a round that is close to the round you are going to use. I train on 115 grain 9mm and sometimes 155 grain .40 for my Fed tests which are 180 grain .40 rounds and I do very well.
Warpath2198 11 months ago
Why do you use rather expensive round for target practice. U could use fmjs ore other practice rounds. If you
heyhowyouredoingman 1 year ago