He called it his “ …throw around car- bine that always works!” That made sense since I know how hard it is to hit a walking coyote with a handgun. But I have witnessed ranchers do that on nu- merous occasions with a carbine. Now I am interested! Having looked at the original
Model 995 carbine in 9mm at a SHOT Show earlier, and then examining what the rancher owned, I thought I knew what to expect. When this one arrived, a Model 995TS, I immediately realized that what I received was the latest model that was re-engineered. The most obvious improvement was the new stock! When I shouldered this carbine, I immediately felt that its stock was ergonomically designed to handle well and put into action fast … which is what such a carbine is all about. This is why ranchers appreciate it for preda- tor control! For those of you who do not know a lot about what I believe is a reliable carbine that also is inexpensive, here is a summary of what I found in my testing. In fact, I was so impressed that I purchased one in 9mm for those multipurpose applications. SIZE AND WEIGHT
At 31 inches long, it’s easy to carry
or transport. And its ergonomically designed pistol grip is an advantage. At under 6 pounds, adding accessories such as a light, laser grip, or optics will not make it too heavy or long to pack around. What you decide to add should depend on the primary application. STOCK
The stock itself is eye catching and
quite practical. Within the butt of the all-weather black polymer skeletonized stock is an internal recoil buffer. This system reduces recoil to the shooter’s shoulder through having the butt plate spring loaded at three anchor points. On fi ring, there is a little give inward of the butt plate which acts to dampen some recoil. It’s a simple and unusual apparatus! To be effective, the butt plate attachments must easily collapse, so I sprayed the three butt plate attachment points on the stock with a silicone spray and then worked the butt plate in and out. With that treatment, the mechanism is even more effective because now there is no drag in this recoil system. Using any of the 9mm ammunition I fi red, recoil is minimal. With the addition of this system, and the weight of a carbine
When the small lever is moved up and covers the red dot, the safety is ON. When in the downward position and the dot is showing, the safety is OFF.
compared with a handgun so cham- bered, the carbine in reality simply does not kick. Under supervision, this would be a good fi rearm for a new shooter to learn with, especially when in a fi eld of prairie dogs where their destructive practices need to be stopped. SAFETY
On the left side of the frame where
the plastic stock meets metal is the safety lever. To engage the safety, simply move this lever UP with the thumb until it covers the red dot. With the red dot covered, that indicates that the safety is ON. Then, pushing this lever down takes the safety OFF so you can fi re. MAGAZINES
Standard with the 9mm are two
single-stack 10-shot magazines. What impressed me about these is that in all the fi ring I had done with factory am- munition, I never experienced a single malfunction. A lot of the criticism of
these carbines focused on aftermarket 15-round magazines that are available, though I have not tried them. From what I have been told by a dealer who sells these fi rearms, such magazines do not always work well. Therefore, if you must have that additional fi repower, I would suggest using factory originals carried on the stock. For that purpose there is available from the factory (for $10) a magazine holder which fi ts on the stock and secures two additional magazines, which are easily accessed. With two so positioned and one in the carbine, you have rapid access to 30 rounds. Having 30 rounds available in this manner is a better option than carrying two 15-round magazines that may not be 100 percent reliable. This is why I purchased two additional 10-shot magazines from Hi-Point. Another fea- ture I like is that the action stays open after the last shot.
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