Arcus 94

[Cactus Jack Arizona]

I'm looking at maybe purchasing an Arcus 94, if I can find one. After we replaced the recoil spring on my friend's 94 I got to shoot it and was quite impressed. However, on the left side of the slide of his 94 is a label that says Miltex Inc. La Plata, Maryland USA. Is this just the importer name? I can't seem to find anything regarding Miltex and Arcus together.

Thanks for the help.

 

[bc1023]

That's the importer.

Arcus pistols are built in Bulgaria.

 

[YZ]

Jack are you interested because its based on the Hipower?

 

[MagnunJoe]

They r sweet shooters. I have one, the compact version. Very accurate and cheap, I think I paid $325 OTD

 

[Cactus Jack Arizona]

Absolutely Y. I love Hi Powers. It doesn't matter to me what brand they are, FEG, Browning, Arcus, others. My two favorite types of pistols are Hi Powers and Makarovs.

 

[Orion8472]

The Hi Power design is really an excellent and timeless one. With a wee bit of tweaking, they can really shoot great [mag disconnect removed, some polishing on the hammer/sear.

As for the Arcus pistols, . . . there are but a few of them that I actually like. Some have a weird "beaver tail" [for lack of a more descriptive word] that just looks wrong. A google search for "arcus 94" shows what I mean. Some of the pics have the traditional look of the Hi Power. Others curve way too much and just look uncomfortable. . . and rather ugly. If you can get one with the more normal grip, you're good to go!

 

[YZ]

I have never understood the fuss over the mag disconnect. It takes nothing away from the shooting qualities. It is not conspicuous like a slide engraved with "Read the owners manual" An imaginary "mag lost, one bullet in chamber" is rebuffed by an imaginary (for most people) "mag ejected before the attacker took hold" Can anyone make it rational, why was FN wrong to build in a disconnect?

 

[Orion8472]

If you want an exceptional trigger, the best way to do that is to remove the magazine disconnect. Having it sliding against the magazine as the trigger is pulled adds to the heavy pull. I'm sure there are others on here who could elaborate further.

Also, unless you get a newer browning with the little spring loaded ejector deal at the bottom of the magazine, the mag disconnect will TEND to keep the magazines from dropping free.

 

[mgmorden]

It is not conspicuous like a slide engraved with "Read the owners manual" An imaginary "mag lost, one bullet in chamber" is rebuffed by an imaginary (for most people) "mag ejected before the attacker took hold" Can anyone make it rational, why was FN wrong to build in a disconnect?

Because removing a magazine from the gun in no way should be associated with not firing. In particular, if I'm storing an unloaded gun I'm decocking it and after I've confirmed the gun is unloaded I don't like sticking a magazine - empty or not - back into the gun to drop the hammer.

Not to mention that if I accidentally drop my mag in a gunfight (I've done this and seen this done in competition enough to know that it DOES happen), I don't want my pistol disabled. To me it makes about as much sense as designing a car that won't crank if the window is rolled down.

As a matter of fact, compared to the billboards you mention those specifically don't bother me at all as they're completely cosmetic. No warnings or whatnot printed on the slide affect the function of the gun AT ALL, but things like magazine disconnects change the way the gun works.

 

[YZ]

If you want an exceptional trigger, the best way to do that is to remove the magazine disconnect. Having it sliding against the magazine as the trigger is pulled adds to the heavy pull. I'm sure there are others on here who could elaborate further.

Also, unless you get a newer browning with the little spring loaded ejector deal at the bottom of the magazine, the mag disconnect will TEND to keep the magazines from dropping free.

Got it.

 

[Orion8472]

It really is subjective, of course. If you prefer having a mag disconnect, you are free to do so. I have shot a new Browning Hi Power and was still able to get pretty good groups out of it with the stock trigger setup.