ano Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 I shot the dvc open gun, 38SC and n105 today, was pretty nice, surprised to say no hybrid, but I guess you can drill thoose pretty easy. cool looking gun, love the racker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRick Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Finally, got it to run a 100% today after messing with the extractor and swapping guts in the 170mm mag. Had an issue with the follower sticking and going sideways. So I took the guts from my .40 170mm mag and put them in the DVC. Shot 50 rounds and they cycled perfect. Before I couldn't get 3 rounds to cycle out of the 170mm mag. Lets see how it does on Saturday's match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRick Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Extremely pleased with it. Ran 100% flawlessly at the match yesterday. I even forgot to oil it. I am considering dropping a 9mm barrel though. Lost about 170 pieces of brand new brass yesterday though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinginlead Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 Glad your happy Rick. I am staying happy with mine. Will see after this weekend at a match I am driving pretty far too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangerdug Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 What I have taken away from this and other discussions is don't waste the money on STI pre made guns. Fit, Finish, and quality control suck. Go big on SVI or a CK. Or build a gun with STI slide and frame, but everybody else's parts. Noted!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinginlead Posted January 20, 2016 Author Share Posted January 20, 2016 Not understanding how you got to that decision from reading this thread. I personally would not have a SVI if you gave it to me. If your a hater of STI you should not have commented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRick Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I don't expect any open gun to run 100% out of the box. The build quality of the gun is great. As with all my other guns I use for different classes, they also needed some tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expflier Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Wow kinda negative post there. I just got my dvc 38 in last week. The first round was a ftf after oiling it ran fine for 50 (stock mags) 2 days later ran 185 thru stages with no issues including a bill drill with .16 splits. I spend a lot of time thinking and researching guns and came to the realization STI got smart and doing the gun smithing that everyone else is doing to their guns. My friends have spend more money/time building or modifying their STI's to get basically the same gun I got for less money and I will have a higher resale than a custom gun. Is it a perfect gun probably not I still can't shoot magical A's every time. When I sat down and did the math I realized the true value of it. I like the gun,it shoots straight and fast for me that's the only real requirement of a open gun. The fact it looks good and my buddies are jealous is just an added bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelix Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 If I had the money to buy a new gun, I would get the DVC though Dawson and would never second guess it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernelofwisdom Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Mine has settled in and run without issue the last couple of range sessions. I had replaced the extractor soon after I got it which cured failure to extract. I had some initial failure to feed, but that has gone away it seems. The only negative thing I have to say now is I wish the racker could be useful on the left side of the gun. Trigger is around 2 pounds now - very nice. I put a larger magwell on it and it grips well. Feels very light all around - swings and stops pretty quick. I'm a major SVI fan but I would not bad talk this gun. Stills seems overall like a strong package to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vesap Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Did you replace the extractor by Aftec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernelofwisdom Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I put an aftec in it and is working great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Pin that grip safety .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernelofwisdom Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yeah it's low rent right now! If I decide to keep it for sure I'll get it done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRick Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 haha I have the same thumb rest and mag release. Just got my Dawson +1 pads and grams follower today. Waiting on the Aftec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickd1 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 On 22 January 2016 at 9:28 PM, kernelofwisdom said: I wish the racker could be useful on the left side of the gun. can you not use it on the left hand side? if not why not thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsco Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 noted i never reported back after my first totally crappy session/break in. except for some clearly mag-related issues (not that those are good) my 38 super dvc open has been perfect in some 8-10 uspsa matches since. very happy with it. as far as racker, as i turned my c-more sideways, the stock racker won't fit on the left side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernelofwisdom Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, mickd1 said: can you not use it on the left hand side? if not why not thanks Since it is not angled much it would clobber your thumb. But of course it's no big deal on the right side; some people prefer it there. Edited May 3, 2017 by kernelofwisdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickd1 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 thanks for the replys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolex Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 On 1/20/2016 at 0:48 PM, Expflier said: Wow kinda negative post there. I just got my dvc 38 in last week. The first round was a ftf after oiling it ran fine for 50 (stock mags) 2 days later ran 185 thru stages with no issues including a bill drill with .16 splits. I spend a lot of time thinking and researching guns and came to the realization STI got smart and doing the gun smithing that everyone else is doing to their guns. My friends have spend more money/time building or modifying their STI's to get basically the same gun I got for less money and I will have a higher resale than a custom gun. Is it a perfect gun probably not I still can't shoot magical A's every time. When I sat down and did the math I realized the true value of it. I like the gun,it shoots straight and fast for me that's the only real requirement of a open gun. The fact it looks good and my buddies are jealous is just an added bonus. So now that you have Had the DVC a few months what can you add for a yes or no on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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