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CHIAPPA MODIFY RHINO PP-2K
With a real world relevant optic affixed and also making use of a new Acetech Lighter S tracer unit onto the standard muzzle thread - accessed by removing the small grub screw on the underside of the flash hider - I took the PP2K for its first outing to Linkou CQB west of Taipei . Initially I found myself very frustrated with repeated failures to fire more than 15 rounds from either the short or long gas magazines which surprised me , although the range and accuracy from the few shots I did manage seemed very good - no doubt thanks to Modify ’ s well regarded internal barrel and hop unit components and the inclusion of their premium hop bucking .
Despite this rocky and disappointing first outing , which meant I basically couldn ’ t field the gun and had to resort to a teammate ’ s GHK 553 GBBR ( that was not a terrible eventuality at least ) having talked to the source of the gun , it seemed that their magazines are just somewhat gas hungry ! Whereas a 3-5 second blast of green gas will fill most of my pistol or PDW magazines completely , it takes around 8 seconds to fill the smaller gas magazine and a good 15 or so seconds to fill the longer gas magazine .
As for the CO2 magazine , I haven ’ t used that at all really , as most fields won ’ t allow CO2 guns to be used but having talked to other reviewers locally , it seems that even the CO2 capsule magazine is unable to feed and fire a full 56 round load on a single capsule . I am aware that Modify did further delay the release of the PP2K due to some mechanical concerns , perhaps this issue has been resolved as a result , or otherwise it ’ s just worth realising that the performance may not be directly comparable with other models on the market . With the magazines fully gassed up on its next outing I had a much better experience in game , once again at Linkou CQB , where it performed very well throughout the day ’ s gaming . I did forget to fully top the magazines off before one round but managed to keep the gun running largely flawlessly otherwise . Adjusting the hop unit is done by using the extra-long allen key supplied with the gun , which can be inserted through the hole in the bottom of the trigger guard , up into a hole on the underside of the receiver and straight into the hop unit adjustment grub screw . This is a great setup which allows you to do very fine adjustment and get the trajectory shooting nice and flat without any disassembly - top marks for that design feature .
After the first few fieldings at Linkou I decided to try the PP2K in the smaller and even more intense and up-close environments offered by Action Bunker Taipei . Now that I maintain the gas fill on the magazines properly it ’ s been an absolute dream to use and I haven ’ t touched much else since I started using it . Even though I only have the one long gas magazine with 56 rounds , that ’ s still nearly 50 % more ammunition than my MP7 in one load , plus , now the gun will cycle and fire it entirely it presents the highest capacity I own . I might get another long magazine or two at some point but for now it provides ample firepower for CQB and allows me to get some sidearm usage in if I do run it dry during longer games , or survive longer into the games .
Possibly the best feature of the gun overall is its trigger . Most guns I own have slightly spongier or creepier triggers ; the KWA MP7 is very usable but still has a long throw Glock like trigger , while the WETech MP5k PDW has a long throw but a reasonably consistent pull and a crisp break . The Modify PP2K , by comparison , has an outstandingly crisp trigger with almost no take up , maybe a millimetre or two of slack before you reach a hard wall that breaks like a glass rod every time you pull through it and also resets at the initial position , meaning you can easily get used to the two positions of break and reset . I ’ ve managed to run the gun so fast people assume I ’ m on auto as a result ! It just fires crisply and cleanly and the short bolt throw and trigger pull make it a dream to run in CQB , quickly laying down double taps with accuracy .
“ THE HANDLING IS ALSO EXCELLENT AND VERY WORTH MENTIONING . NOTICEABLY LIGHTER AND HANDIER THAN MY KWA MP7 AND DEFINITELY FAR LESS CLUNKY THAN MY WETECH MP5K PDW , THE PP2K FEELS COMPARABLE TO A HEAVY PISTOL AND HANDLES SIMILARLY ” www . airsoftaction . net 69