PTR 9CT First Impressions

Jeremy

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Picked up my 9CT this morning from my ffl. Fit seems to be be very tight, from the takedown pins down to the magwell. Im not a fan of the mlok guard that it comes with, traded it out for a hk wide guard. Everything I had read before I bought said they normally come with KCI mags. Mine showed up with 2 ETS clear mags that suprisingly have very little wobble. They lock up tighter than my german mags!

I still need to find a mount that will work with a red dot and not be obstructed by the front sight hood. The welded rail sits lower than a claw mount so it shouldnt be too hard to find something.

The supplied bungee sling is nice for carrying in pistol form but even adjusted to its smallest, is a little long to shoulder and shoot with. I ordered the folding SB brace that should be here next week instead of going the SBR route on this one.

I ran a few mags through it this morning and function was 100%. 60rds of browning brass cased 124r and 60rds of winchester usa steel case 115gr. This thing really ejects the brass strong so I ordered an 80 degree locking peice to hopefully slow it down enough to run some 147gr subsonics with my suppressor.

Will update when the brace and locking peice arrive. It was a huge toss-up between the PTR and Zenith but everyone has the PTR in stock, has a lifetime warranty and is sear pack ready. So far I'm having a blast with it! It is much more tame and fun than my USC and UMP .45 conversion!

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I went back and forth on the PTR vs Zenith. I too was not a fan of the Mlok handguard but for me the deal breaker on the PTR was the integrated rail. It was just not the look I was going for. Enjoy it. Rollerlocks are fun to shoot.

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I think a K clone is next on my list. I have an original GSG-5PK that is sbr'd and has a can that is awesome, so Im sure a 9mm would be!!

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Stock finally came today, man what a difference!! Anybody wanna buy some other evil black rifles to feed a roller lock addiction?

Im seriously thinking of retiring my RRA 308 in favor of a Hk91 or a clone. I dont shoot it much since I built a grendel. Anybody have any opinions?

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What did you think about the trigger?

I finally shot my 9kt today and the trigger is awful! Granted, I have CMC triggers in just about all of my ARs, but still, this thing is wretched.
 
Yes its terrible but my HK USC and UMP are no different so it really doesnt bother me that bad.

I did have to send this thing back to PTR a few weeks ago to fix the bolt. Looks like the early clones used a proprietary bolt that would not accept hk locking pieces. Emailed them, shipped it out and the tech said there was a 4 week turnaround currently. I had it back in 4 days. Looks like they just replaced the bolt and fitted my 80° LP
 
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