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Rich J
November 5, 2016
Well, I had high hopes for this--it is the updated standard for the IDF (although they continue to use a wide variety of super-short M4 variants predominantly). It is reliable as an anvil, but, unfortunately, it is only a little more accurate. I actually talked with the IWI folks (great customer service, by the way, both from Eurooptic and IWI), and they said 4-5 MOA is considered acceptable (and they are correct when they say that is the acceptable accuracy for M4s, although most that I have seen exceed it). A Super-Sabra Giessele trigger gave it a superb pull; light and crisp, with minimal creep and limited overtravel, and a (very loud) Silencerco brake and Omega can limited the noise nicely, but if you are looking for accuracy, look elsewhere. It did improve to about 3-4 MOA with MK 262 Mod 1 / IWI 77 grain long range. It's a solid little beast, surprisingly heavy, and sturdy as the dickens, but it balances nicely (the weight is mostly toward the rear, which really helps with offhand shots with the can on it), and the manual of arms comes to you pretty quick (the X95 moved the mag release forward, to pretty much where you'd look for it on an AR). Overall, a pretty nice rifle, but spendy for AK accuracy. I suspect the market will remedy this soon...I'll be watching for the magical barrel / rail combo that straightens things out, because then you'd truly have a winner on your hands. Hope this helps--I was waiting (endlessly) for a DT MDR, got frustrated as they kept moving the release date back, and bought this with my deposit, instead. I sort of wish I'd waited, although I'm vindicated somewhat by the continued push to the right (now looking like 1st quarter 2017). There you have it.
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