Mag Tactical Nano 9mm Carbine from Centerfire Review!!

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  • Tula47

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    Well I received my Nano from my ffl friend yesterday and I took it out to the range real quick this morning, so I thought I would share my experience.

    It was shipped in a normal brown shipping box with a manual and one 15rd KCI Korean mag. When I pulled it out of the box the first thing I noticed was the stock was definitely cheap but I knew it was going to be UTG so I expected this. Other than that it appeared to be a nice rifle for money and was packed very well for safe shipping. I ordered along with it 4 33rd mags and one 50rd SGM drum, all four 33rd mags fit fine, but the drum did not fit. It got stuck in the receiver when I tried to put it in and it was a bi*ch to get out. I had some "tacticool" junk laying in my parts bin that I thought I would throw on there for fun. Including the Ncstar red dot (I don't order good optics till I know I like the gun) which was a terrible idea but I regress.

    Anyway, I went to the range about an hour ago with a few different boxes of ammo to see how it feeds. I took federal 115gr, Tula 115gr and that ZQ 124gr from Wally-World all of them fed fine. I had one hiccup because the cheap 33rd Korean mag didn't feed but after that all the mags I used fed just fine. I couldn't for the life of me get the junk red dot adjusted down low enough to keep consistency but once I figured out where it was hitting it got better. I shot about 100 mixed rounds and fired well with almost no recoil. Here are a couple of quick pics that I snapped so you can get an idea.

    I'm not the best at giving reviews so if you've got a question ask!!



     

    smythe012

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    So overall, happy with the quality? I know you haven't shot 80,000 rounds through it yet but does it feel well built? Any chance you've seen a Just Right Carbine for comparison?
     

    Tula47

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    So overall, happy with the quality? I know you haven't shot 80,000 rounds through it yet but does it feel well built? Any chance you've seen a Just Right Carbine for comparison?

    I've owned a JRC and I considered it a piece of trash, but I believe the one I had was a first gen which apparently wasn't the best of quality and they've improved since then. Compared to the one I had the Nano is 100% better. Overall I'm pretty happy with it, I think I'll like it more when I get a more comfortable grip on it and a different stock
     

    jpap967

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    I just ordered mine last week, already waiting at my FFL's shop. Do you know if the barrel is a standard AR-15 patterned barrel? The handguard looks to be standard AR15 equipment from UTG. So could I say, swap in a CMMG 8.7" 9mm AR-15 barrel after a Form 1?
     

    engineerpower

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    Looks like I am the minority on this one.

    No, you're not. Big difference from a small bolt handle on the non-firer side and a large one on the firer-side upper receiver. The SCAR has it up by the operating rod/piston and not so much in your face.

    That left/right distinction is hard for a lot of folks to get down. Maybe they don't know the finger trick?...
     

    IndyGunworks

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    No, you're not. Big difference from a small bolt handle on the non-firer side and a large one on the firer-side upper receiver. The SCAR has it up by the operating rod/piston and not so much in your face.

    That left/right distinction is hard for a lot of folks to get down. Maybe they don't know the finger trick?...

    I didn't want to crap on the thread, that's why I didn't bring it up, but that is my issue. Many firearms successfully have a reciprocating charging handle. non of them are that large, and that close to the shooter on the body side of the rifle. Ill leave it at that though.
     
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