I the thread with the heading: "MG2-Struggler" I, and a couple of other less satisfied MG2-owners (present or previous) have been critizised for "flaming" the MG2.
To clear thing up; my intent was mot flaming, but refering less positive experiences, and initiate some "troubleshooting".
To equal things out a bit, I will in this thread focus at the favorable features of the (ill-reputed?) MG2. There are quite some...
As someone has pointed out, the sights of the MG2, as with the MG1, are very good. Similar to the sights of the SAM/Hammerli FP10 and the later Matchguns MG50.
I dear to claime that the sights installed on the MG2 and MG1 are THE VERY BEST (user friendly) factory installed sights of any match type AP og FP, Standard pistol or RF-pistol ever. No less.
Considering sight picture, adjustability, workmanship, finish, and ingeneering.
The low center line of the MG2. To achive this, the grip angle of the MG2 is very low, hence muzle points much more upwards than comparable match pistols. (This angle is adjustable, but this changes the position of the centre line relative to the grip).
As was pinted out, the dryfire "bolt" is ingenious. Or nearly so. It is just too easy, unadvertedly, to push the bolt, thus hearing a "click" at the first trigger pull. As the hammer cannot readily be recocked, any 4, 6,8 and 10 second string is then lost. A 20 sec string may partly be saved...
A more secure "locked in place" feature had better be incorporated in this sliding "bolt".
The very light weight slide, and hence an unusual, and favorable felt recoil.
The cutout in the frame for inspection an cleaning of trigger/sear. A common feature of Cesares constructions.
The adjustability of the trigger: fairly straight forward, dont you agree?
The large, and easily exchangeable and inspectable rubber buffer.
(Done exchange or inspection of the rubberbuffer ot the Pardinis, anyone?)
Favored features of the ....MatchGuns MG2
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Mark Briggs
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What an interesting post you've written. It is very nice to see the ability to post not only critical but also favourable messages. This is important because, frankly, there is no such thing as the perfect pistol, so most of them deserve both praise and criticism.
Your comment about the sights on the MG-2 is, as far as I can see, very accurate. I would only add that I sometimes have difficulty interpreting the white arrows/lines on the sight adjustments. But that's must me, a person who adjusts MG-2 sights very infrequently. If I adjusted them more frequently I think the markings would very quickly explain the right direction to turn any of the adjustments. The sight picture produced by this sight is definitely one of, if not THE best in the business.
The grip is another point that I find very positive on the MG-2 (but keep in mind this is a VERY personal observation, since every shooter's hand is as unique as the shooter him/herself). The MG-2 grip is the only grip I've ever owned that is perfect, without need for filler or filing. This may just have been good luck on my part, but it is very nice to have a grip that looks factory-new, and still fits to perfection.
I will happily agree that dry-fire mode selection is troublesome. With the pistol in the firing position one cannot see the selector. It would be wonderful if it were more visible so as to ensure we don't get that embarassing "click" when the first shot should have fired...
For me the true masterpiece is the tubular magazine. It feeds every kind of ammunition I've tried, is quite durable, and is easy to load. I find it far easier on the fingers than loading the Pardini magazines. The down-side to the tubular magazine is that one can believe they've unloaded the pistol and still have a live cartridge in the loading cradle. When unloading I always visually check the cradle to ensue there is no cartridge present.
Your comment about the sights on the MG-2 is, as far as I can see, very accurate. I would only add that I sometimes have difficulty interpreting the white arrows/lines on the sight adjustments. But that's must me, a person who adjusts MG-2 sights very infrequently. If I adjusted them more frequently I think the markings would very quickly explain the right direction to turn any of the adjustments. The sight picture produced by this sight is definitely one of, if not THE best in the business.
The grip is another point that I find very positive on the MG-2 (but keep in mind this is a VERY personal observation, since every shooter's hand is as unique as the shooter him/herself). The MG-2 grip is the only grip I've ever owned that is perfect, without need for filler or filing. This may just have been good luck on my part, but it is very nice to have a grip that looks factory-new, and still fits to perfection.
I will happily agree that dry-fire mode selection is troublesome. With the pistol in the firing position one cannot see the selector. It would be wonderful if it were more visible so as to ensure we don't get that embarassing "click" when the first shot should have fired...
For me the true masterpiece is the tubular magazine. It feeds every kind of ammunition I've tried, is quite durable, and is easy to load. I find it far easier on the fingers than loading the Pardini magazines. The down-side to the tubular magazine is that one can believe they've unloaded the pistol and still have a live cartridge in the loading cradle. When unloading I always visually check the cradle to ensue there is no cartridge present.