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Thursday afternoon a box from MacDev USA arrived at my office.
Start yelling now....I have pictures on my phone and no way to get them off the phone! Pic later.
Anyhow. The box had 6 new Drones inside.
First impression is pretty darn good.
The gun comes in a vacume molded semi hard case. Zip it open and the first thing you see dead center is the gun itself. The barrel is above it.
Inside of the lid is egg crate open cell foam, and the foam around the gun and accesories in al cut closed cell and very ridged foam. Great protection for the thing.
Also in the case is a small container of Malitia lube, a BBD, a full set of MacDev ball head allen keys and a small bag containing commonly lost parts! Detents, grip srcews and a few orings. Honestly I was surprized due to the price of this gun.
Pull the Drone out and the first thing you notice is the illusion of wieght. It looks heavy...I assure you it is not.
The grips are solid and feel very nice.
Power botton is easy to push with gloves on.
The power light is totally hidden from sight while you are holding the gun making night play in scenarios a bit easier..no more hunting for electricians tape!
And the select fire button...push and hold for one second and you are in three round burst from semi...do it again...full auto...one more time and you are back to semi. So full to play with!
The trigger frames looks to be the same used on the RX...I will compair later and decide for sure.
The trigger it self is modeled after the RX...a nice sweeping blade that has angled egdes to compliment the theme of the overall design. Trigger pul and return is set moderatly and the spring tension is right middle of the road. There is no adjustment available for the trigger. If you want it different...put in a Droid or Cyborg trigger.
But the trigger feels good to shoot and can easily be walked at high rates of fire.
The spacing from the trigger guard to the reg is a bit shorter than previous MD guns but still comfortable to hole.
The trigger frame is just mounted far enough foreward so the body itself acts like a snatch grip...making holding the gunor handing it off to someone comfy while in the staging area.
The barrel shroud really looks good! I really want to put a short barrel in there and have the Tec9 look!
The barrel shroud and feed neck are clamp ons that have a compression colr to hold them in place with a single cap head screw each. Clean looking and the removal of either is easy while not damaging the dust finish of the gun.
The one piece barrel threads are polished and easily tighten into place. The barrel itself is milled to meld nicely with the shroud.
"You can get the Drone in any color you like...as long as it is dust black!" That was told to me directly from the owner of MacDev Dianne King. give a good LOL moment to hear her say it withthe Aussie drawl!
The milling is all done to highlight the tactical aspect of the gun. It looks superb. Yes there are milling marks, but they just seem to flow with the direction of the gun...like it was done on purpose.
So I was pleased.
Then the real joy set in....I put on a tank and shouldered it.
Wow. Smooth, solid feel. Just comfortably rests there without thought.
I shot a tank of air through it last night between myself and five friends...in all modes. Running around the house and yard peeking around corners while giggling like girls.
I am excited to shoot it tomorrow in our Cancer Charity event.
I will post up and let you know what I think as well as post up pictures when I can.
Maggot #53
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