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I recently picked up a Micro Roni kit and finally got to try it out this afternoon. Thought I'd show how this neat little wannabe PDW works and determine whether it holds zero after having the pistol removed and reinserted.
This is the 19/23/32 model. It's important you know what pistol you want to put this one, because it requires the Gen 3 or 4 front rail, and the length of each model matters for the lock up. This barrel shroud is metal, unlike the rest of the kit.
Let's start from the beginning. I have a cheap police trade in/rebuild here to drop in. I already have the front light kit and thumb rests installed on the Roni.
This button opens the rear gate. Pushing it down allows the gate to be slid to the rear and pulled downward, opening up the chassis so you can insert your pistol.
Here it is in the open position.
Here's the "charging handle". It's ambidextrous, with protrusions on each side. It simply slides over the rear slide serrations.
Like so. Now we're ready to insert the pistol.
It simply goes up, in, and then forward.
The front rail catches on this lever with a noticeable click, holding the pistol in place. To take it back out, it requires pulling this down on both sides to disengage the catch.
The back plate is closed and slid forward until the red dot is visible. It doesn't really hold the pistol in place, but provides rear support. You can see the charging handle in the forward position, and the space it moves in during firing or charging.
And here we are ready to pew pew. But first, let me show you the other features.
The button here is present on both sides and activates the light. However, only one side will actually work; you can choose which side yo have the switch on when you install the light. The Roni comes with a plug that fits in this spot if you aren't interested in purchasing the light.
This is the release to remove the flashlight if you want to change the side it activates on or reinstall the plug.
There's actually a rudimentary safety. Just a toggle that blocks the trigger. Somewhat superfluous in my opinion, considering the pistol doesn't have a standard safety.
There's also a slide release. When your pistol locks back, it's just a matter of pushing this button up. It's not terribly awkward, and I'm actually quite impressed they even bothered.
The brace also folds. It's plastic on plastic, but locks up tight when open. There is no catch to keep it folded however, it's really more for transport and you wouldn't be able to fire it with the brace folded.
Now, lets get in some shooting with it....
First three shots are up top, second bottom left, and the rest are after I got it pretty close to where I want it. I did adjust a little more afterwards to fine tune it. This was at about 20/25 feet out.
Now to take it out, do a mag dump or two and see if things change.
After re-installation, I was able to do this. The group might have opened up a little do to my getting used to shooting it. I didn't shoulder it, but shot it as intended, with it lashed to my arm.
After taking it out, running another mag through it, I ran another 8x10 target out and reinserted the 19 into the Roni.
And here's the result of that. Not terrible at all. For a close range PDW type weapon, it's accurate enough.
One thing I did notice is that the kit essentially turns your G19's slide into the bolt of a straight blowback PCC. As a result, you end up with lots of carbon build up on the slide. While the barrel and slide rest against the metal insert in the very first picture, once the slide opens, you've got gas/grunge coming out inside the chassis. Nothing shocking or disastrous, but I thought I would make not of it.
So, some conclusions!
PRO
The only other concern I would have is with the charging handle. I think if anything is going to wear out first, it's going to be that piece. I didn't get it white hot, but it was warm and didn't melt, so there's that. But putting it on and taking it off over time might wear it down enough to matter. Shouldn't be an expensive part to replace if that happens, but thus far, I don't see any extras for sale on CAA's site.
I honestly don't know if I'm going to keep it. It's fun, it's handy. But I also took my CX4 out today, and it (unsurprisingly) shoots circles around the Roni kit. I could see situations where the size could come in handy (in a building or from a vehicle), but I'm not working as a bodyguard or a high speed low drag operator, and for personal defense in my own home, a pistol works as well as anything.
It does however have a leg up on 9mm rifles. It's pistol classification means you can store it behind the truck seat, in a bag, or carry it with you camping. Those places where a CX4 or Sub2K dare not tread.
This is the 19/23/32 model. It's important you know what pistol you want to put this one, because it requires the Gen 3 or 4 front rail, and the length of each model matters for the lock up. This barrel shroud is metal, unlike the rest of the kit.
Let's start from the beginning. I have a cheap police trade in/rebuild here to drop in. I already have the front light kit and thumb rests installed on the Roni.
This button opens the rear gate. Pushing it down allows the gate to be slid to the rear and pulled downward, opening up the chassis so you can insert your pistol.
Here it is in the open position.
Here's the "charging handle". It's ambidextrous, with protrusions on each side. It simply slides over the rear slide serrations.
Like so. Now we're ready to insert the pistol.
It simply goes up, in, and then forward.
The front rail catches on this lever with a noticeable click, holding the pistol in place. To take it back out, it requires pulling this down on both sides to disengage the catch.
The back plate is closed and slid forward until the red dot is visible. It doesn't really hold the pistol in place, but provides rear support. You can see the charging handle in the forward position, and the space it moves in during firing or charging.
And here we are ready to pew pew. But first, let me show you the other features.
The button here is present on both sides and activates the light. However, only one side will actually work; you can choose which side yo have the switch on when you install the light. The Roni comes with a plug that fits in this spot if you aren't interested in purchasing the light.
This is the release to remove the flashlight if you want to change the side it activates on or reinstall the plug.
There's actually a rudimentary safety. Just a toggle that blocks the trigger. Somewhat superfluous in my opinion, considering the pistol doesn't have a standard safety.
There's also a slide release. When your pistol locks back, it's just a matter of pushing this button up. It's not terribly awkward, and I'm actually quite impressed they even bothered.
The brace also folds. It's plastic on plastic, but locks up tight when open. There is no catch to keep it folded however, it's really more for transport and you wouldn't be able to fire it with the brace folded.
Now, lets get in some shooting with it....
First three shots are up top, second bottom left, and the rest are after I got it pretty close to where I want it. I did adjust a little more afterwards to fine tune it. This was at about 20/25 feet out.
Now to take it out, do a mag dump or two and see if things change.
After re-installation, I was able to do this. The group might have opened up a little do to my getting used to shooting it. I didn't shoulder it, but shot it as intended, with it lashed to my arm.
After taking it out, running another mag through it, I ran another 8x10 target out and reinserted the 19 into the Roni.
And here's the result of that. Not terrible at all. For a close range PDW type weapon, it's accurate enough.
One thing I did notice is that the kit essentially turns your G19's slide into the bolt of a straight blowback PCC. As a result, you end up with lots of carbon build up on the slide. While the barrel and slide rest against the metal insert in the very first picture, once the slide opens, you've got gas/grunge coming out inside the chassis. Nothing shocking or disastrous, but I thought I would make not of it.
So, some conclusions!
PRO
- Light and fairly ergonomic - I really like the thumb rest/AFG
- Easy install and removal
- Increases accuracy
- Rails for anything you might need
- It's fun!
- The "safety" is silly, but it doesn't impede operation
- It's plastic
- It's not inexpensive plastic
- Dirties up your wonder 9 pretty quickly.
The only other concern I would have is with the charging handle. I think if anything is going to wear out first, it's going to be that piece. I didn't get it white hot, but it was warm and didn't melt, so there's that. But putting it on and taking it off over time might wear it down enough to matter. Shouldn't be an expensive part to replace if that happens, but thus far, I don't see any extras for sale on CAA's site.
I honestly don't know if I'm going to keep it. It's fun, it's handy. But I also took my CX4 out today, and it (unsurprisingly) shoots circles around the Roni kit. I could see situations where the size could come in handy (in a building or from a vehicle), but I'm not working as a bodyguard or a high speed low drag operator, and for personal defense in my own home, a pistol works as well as anything.
It does however have a leg up on 9mm rifles. It's pistol classification means you can store it behind the truck seat, in a bag, or carry it with you camping. Those places where a CX4 or Sub2K dare not tread.
