Any opinions on mech tech systems

[bigdaddyZ]

Thinking about getting one for my XDM pistol lower...

Edited December 14, 2017 by bigdaddyZ

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello: I have owned three of them for Glocks. I still have one, the others were sold to people that wanted them than me. They go bang every time and are just fun to shoot. They are accurate out to 200 yards since that is as far as I have sighted one in at. The recoil is more than a setup AR9mm and the trigger is not as good. Overall they just work. Are they the best setup for PCC, not really but they do go bang and are very well built. Thanks, Eric

[gerritm]

Not sure how the XDM platform works, but the Glock is great. Buddy on our little shooting team runs one very competitively. Made "A" with it and is close to "M".  Uses his open Glock 17 lower with a pretty good Pyramid Trigger. Runs factory ammo. Found a clamp on comp. that he swears actually works.  No buffer or any parts to adjust, so recoil is what it is. 

 

gerritm

[bigdaddyZ]

My xdm's have powder river precision triggers in them. ..im just curious on how well they run..

[L9X25]

The trigger comment depends on the lower that you supply to the upper.  Mine had an SV Hi-Cap lower with a 1.5lb trigger, so it was sweet.  

 

I personally never experienced the kind of accuracy that Eric claims, mine would hold a pie plate at 75 yards, that is about all that I could hope for.  

I am pretty sure that my Open SV was more accurate than the Mech-Tech.  The problem is not the barrel, it is the fact that the barrel "free floats"

inside of the tubular upper receiver.  The barrel fits tightly into an aluminum block and the aluminum block slides into the tubular housing and it has 4 bolts

on each side that locate the barrel into the sleeve and keep it from turning or sliding in or out.  The bolts do not clamp the inner block to the outer receiver,

they merely locate it.  The inner block is allowed to move or turn a small amount.  With the scope attached to the tubular receiver, you can see how the 

accuracy can degrade.

 

My gun has been 100% reliable through thousands of rounds, reliability was never a problem.  We also machined the barrel and installed a large brake that

was pinned in place.  That helped a lot since there is no real tuning possible internally.   It was fast, cheap and fun, but not in the same league (quality wise)

with an AR based PCC.

 

 

[bigdaddyZ]

Thanks for the info...im mainly thinking about using it in local club uspsa matches...no shots over 25 yrds usually....any info on places that sell them? 

[herky]

If you already have the lower, it is the cheapest way to find out if you like PCC.  I have one of the very early models and it has been very reliable on one of my G17 lowers.

[bigdaddyZ]

I have a pcc just been eyeballin this set up..lol

[bigdaddyZ]

But my hold up is there are no big magazine extensions for Springfield armory mags like glock 57 rounders

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello: Another thing with the Mech Tech is that reloads are super fast. You may want to look at a Glock or a 2011 one. Thanks, Eric

[Bassman]

I have a 10mm with an STI bottom for shooting bowling pin. So far it has been flawless.

[TGibe]

I have one and haven't been able to part with because it's so much fun. I prefer AR9 for competition though, but as Eric says, the reloads on a mechtech are so easy.