Knife_Sniper
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My PS90 review with lots of pics!
The PS90...
As popular as this gun is, it receives allot of resistance.
The plastic sci fi movie inspired spacegun has allot to prove of itself in the civilian world. Just what is it good for? What does it do that other guns dont?
Before we venture further, I must confess I have wanted this rifle since I was 16. Oh no, I had no plans of aquiring one. In 1994 I had more concern about super mario bros than the federal AWB. When rumors trickled in that Fabrique Nationale was to produce the weapon I once though was unatainable... I went ballistic. Well, I sold, traded, and worked my way to taking home a PS90 in three layaway payments.
I had her... I am still in shock that the one weapon I have wanted more than any other is in my possesion. After handling her and shooting the weapon, I am just as excited about the system as I was six years ago. Lets find out why:
The weapon breaks down into the receiver, bolt, clamshell stock, and FCG.
The weapon breaks apart at the push of a button. Basic cleaning of a firearm can't be much easier than the p90. From what I gather, the bolt never contacts the sides of the plastic receiver. The two guide rods fit into two set of holes adjacent to the barrel. In the rear, the guidrods merge to a very tough recoil buffer with a peg in the end. This peg slides directly into the guns rubber butplate and traps it. The buttplate cannot be removed untill the bolt group is slid out of the weapon.
The FCG is removed via a lever system and slides out the rear of the weapon. Everything in the FCG is plastic minus the rollpins and a mystery part in the rear. We won't talk about the mystery part cause its function is a mystery.
The weapon also features a set of iron sights adjacent to the reflex sight on both sides of the weapon. Totally non-adjustable. The reflex sight itself has a very small feild of view, and the circular reticule isn't the fastest think to pick up when looking into a well it area from the dark. However, it appears to be paralax free. The light collector also collects ambient light from the front and rear of the optic. Light gathered at the front illuminates the circular reticule, and light from the back illuminates the T post. The rear T post is powered by tritium at night, and the tritium can be seen in the darker picture below.
Lets get on to what I really want to talk about. Shooting the PS90 is amazing. It has become my favorite firearm in a single shooting session and will continue to be unless I start finding reliability problem. The first session gave me trouble free shooting from the first round to last. My favoritest (hehe) thing about the P90 must be its handling characteristics. The weight of the weapon is definatly behind your trigger hand. This rear weight makes the rifle really quick to shoulder and move about engaging targets. It can also be shot one handed very easily since the weight is behind your hand. I need to mention that the rifle is absolutely tiny. Several inches shorter than an 16 inch AR15 with a fully colapsed stock. Much more comfortable to shoot than an AR15 with stock fully collapsed.
I really like how fast the weapon is. The optic sits at the perfect height for *me* and I can engage a target very quickly. That rearward weight coupled with a optic that sits at the perfect height for me makes this the fastest weapon I own. I can shoot with my head erect and don't have to tilt my head down like I do with my AR15s. It is also very forgiving about where you put your face. Most users will have their face pressed against the radiused edge of the 50 round magazine.
Now being so fast on target is good, but being fast with mutliple shots is even better. The PS90 doesn't recoil so much as it burps in your hands. You can simply send round after round towards your target with alot of control.
I also find the weapon is just darn fast in my hands. Fastest gun I own, and that keeps me excited about a firearm. YMMV
Now what kind of nitch does this thing fill? What can you do with it?
Well, it is an uber tactical small game gun. Small game simply doesn't stand a chance, so I guess you can file the weapon under the fuzzy small animal killer category, but... it was designed as a weapon of personal defense.
Well... You have fifty rounds of low recoil ammunition. Thats great, the more bullets the better. Small bullets? Yes, they are small, but lets keep going. YMMV but this is my smoothest weapon to shoot. I am simply faster with this weapon than any other in my household. Fastest on target, fastest putting multiple rounds on target. I would imagine that getting the first shot on an adversary is pretty important. Hitting COM before the other guy can return accurate fire is a real possibility with the P90... at least in my eyes and hands I guess. This may not be a one shot one kill kind of weapon, but you can have two rounds on a target in the literal blink of an eye. It fits *me* so perfectly that all I have to do is look at my target with my head erect (read, normal position), slap the side of my chin against the mag, and the white dot is on target. Thats what blows me away about this gun.
Yea, it's not shooting 50 action express, but it isn't shooting a 22LR either. Would I use it to defend myself? I wouldn't feel naked, that's for sure. I do like the ability to shoot through objects though, something this little gun would have trouble with.
Am I being fanboyish about this weapon? Has 6 years of wishing blinded me to its faults? No. I realize that its biggest fault (and hotly debated issue) is the weapons proprietary ammunition. I have heard everything from wounding that rivals +p+ 9mm loads, to anemic performance. I don't have the answers... and wont have a definite opinion until I shoot a few critters.
Hope you enjoyed my review!
Faults:
The sight washes out when looking outdoors from inside.
Sight has a small FOV (though this doesn't seem to affect *my* speed)
The weapon is also a bit slower to reload, but speed comes with practice in all things.
Some users are getting their FCG mauled by brass. My P90 hasn't displayed this problem.
Expensive ammunition.
Bonus:
Light and handy. Very small weapon.
Large magazine capacity.
Ergonomics are very good, very comfortable gun.
Low recoil, and fast speed to aquire a target.
Ambi
The PS90...
As popular as this gun is, it receives allot of resistance.
The plastic sci fi movie inspired spacegun has allot to prove of itself in the civilian world. Just what is it good for? What does it do that other guns dont?
Before we venture further, I must confess I have wanted this rifle since I was 16. Oh no, I had no plans of aquiring one. In 1994 I had more concern about super mario bros than the federal AWB. When rumors trickled in that Fabrique Nationale was to produce the weapon I once though was unatainable... I went ballistic. Well, I sold, traded, and worked my way to taking home a PS90 in three layaway payments.
I had her... I am still in shock that the one weapon I have wanted more than any other is in my possesion. After handling her and shooting the weapon, I am just as excited about the system as I was six years ago. Lets find out why:
The weapon breaks down into the receiver, bolt, clamshell stock, and FCG.
The weapon breaks apart at the push of a button. Basic cleaning of a firearm can't be much easier than the p90. From what I gather, the bolt never contacts the sides of the plastic receiver. The two guide rods fit into two set of holes adjacent to the barrel. In the rear, the guidrods merge to a very tough recoil buffer with a peg in the end. This peg slides directly into the guns rubber butplate and traps it. The buttplate cannot be removed untill the bolt group is slid out of the weapon.
The FCG is removed via a lever system and slides out the rear of the weapon. Everything in the FCG is plastic minus the rollpins and a mystery part in the rear. We won't talk about the mystery part cause its function is a mystery.
The weapon also features a set of iron sights adjacent to the reflex sight on both sides of the weapon. Totally non-adjustable. The reflex sight itself has a very small feild of view, and the circular reticule isn't the fastest think to pick up when looking into a well it area from the dark. However, it appears to be paralax free. The light collector also collects ambient light from the front and rear of the optic. Light gathered at the front illuminates the circular reticule, and light from the back illuminates the T post. The rear T post is powered by tritium at night, and the tritium can be seen in the darker picture below.
Lets get on to what I really want to talk about. Shooting the PS90 is amazing. It has become my favorite firearm in a single shooting session and will continue to be unless I start finding reliability problem. The first session gave me trouble free shooting from the first round to last. My favoritest (hehe) thing about the P90 must be its handling characteristics. The weight of the weapon is definatly behind your trigger hand. This rear weight makes the rifle really quick to shoulder and move about engaging targets. It can also be shot one handed very easily since the weight is behind your hand. I need to mention that the rifle is absolutely tiny. Several inches shorter than an 16 inch AR15 with a fully colapsed stock. Much more comfortable to shoot than an AR15 with stock fully collapsed.
I really like how fast the weapon is. The optic sits at the perfect height for *me* and I can engage a target very quickly. That rearward weight coupled with a optic that sits at the perfect height for me makes this the fastest weapon I own. I can shoot with my head erect and don't have to tilt my head down like I do with my AR15s. It is also very forgiving about where you put your face. Most users will have their face pressed against the radiused edge of the 50 round magazine.
Now being so fast on target is good, but being fast with mutliple shots is even better. The PS90 doesn't recoil so much as it burps in your hands. You can simply send round after round towards your target with alot of control.
I also find the weapon is just darn fast in my hands. Fastest gun I own, and that keeps me excited about a firearm. YMMV
Now what kind of nitch does this thing fill? What can you do with it?
Well, it is an uber tactical small game gun. Small game simply doesn't stand a chance, so I guess you can file the weapon under the fuzzy small animal killer category, but... it was designed as a weapon of personal defense.
Well... You have fifty rounds of low recoil ammunition. Thats great, the more bullets the better. Small bullets? Yes, they are small, but lets keep going. YMMV but this is my smoothest weapon to shoot. I am simply faster with this weapon than any other in my household. Fastest on target, fastest putting multiple rounds on target. I would imagine that getting the first shot on an adversary is pretty important. Hitting COM before the other guy can return accurate fire is a real possibility with the P90... at least in my eyes and hands I guess. This may not be a one shot one kill kind of weapon, but you can have two rounds on a target in the literal blink of an eye. It fits *me* so perfectly that all I have to do is look at my target with my head erect (read, normal position), slap the side of my chin against the mag, and the white dot is on target. Thats what blows me away about this gun.
Yea, it's not shooting 50 action express, but it isn't shooting a 22LR either. Would I use it to defend myself? I wouldn't feel naked, that's for sure. I do like the ability to shoot through objects though, something this little gun would have trouble with.
Am I being fanboyish about this weapon? Has 6 years of wishing blinded me to its faults? No. I realize that its biggest fault (and hotly debated issue) is the weapons proprietary ammunition. I have heard everything from wounding that rivals +p+ 9mm loads, to anemic performance. I don't have the answers... and wont have a definite opinion until I shoot a few critters.
Hope you enjoyed my review!
Faults:
The sight washes out when looking outdoors from inside.
Sight has a small FOV (though this doesn't seem to affect *my* speed)
The weapon is also a bit slower to reload, but speed comes with practice in all things.
Some users are getting their FCG mauled by brass. My P90 hasn't displayed this problem.
Expensive ammunition.
Bonus:
Light and handy. Very small weapon.
Large magazine capacity.
Ergonomics are very good, very comfortable gun.
Low recoil, and fast speed to aquire a target.
Ambi
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