MODIFY PP-2K
I haven ’ t had much call to use the short 23-round , pistol-sized magazines and even when fully charged with gas they don ’ t seem to have the same endurance or consistency and I imagine the cool down on the full metal construction with such a thin gas reservoir cross section is to blame . Nonetheless , running the gun quite simply with just the long gas magazine fitted and switching to a sidearm if required makes for excellent game play in my experience , and the sheer accuracy and consistency of the barrel and hop once set up , coupled with a good optic and the trigger , mean that you can really make those rounds last well and take on heavily armed OpFor .
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 - aside from the long magazine dangling from the pistol grip . Nonetheless , it is easily wielded one-handed if required and easily controlled . With a two handed grip it ’ s extremely comfortable and responsive and just points really easily .
The folding stock is slender but extremely sturdy despite its appearance and the only thing I have had to do is wrap the box section which fits into the back of the polymer frame of the PP2K . As per the real one , you can use the stock affixing port to also fit spare magazines in , perhaps interchanging two long magazines when the first runs dry . However , that would mean performing two reloads simultaneously by taking the full one from the rear stock well and putting it in place of the empty one in the pistol grip , then putting that empty into the rear stock well . This is somewhat kitsch but cumbersome and the magazines wobble even more than the stock extension / fitting block itself . I would personally just use the stock and pack it with electrical tape as I have to eliminate all wobble completely , making it an excellent and stable option .
Takedown of the PP2K is also very simple . Pushing forward on the lever secreted in the hollow forward grip section of the polymer frame allows the upper receiver to be removed off the lower frame ( almost in the same manner as a pistol ), taking the gas piston and “ engine ” with it , leaving the fire control group components in the frame below . Thus , whatever maintenance may be required is extremely easy to effect and the general layout of the gun is very simple internally , but it ’ s worth mentioning that the magazines lack a hold open device so the bolt will just stop short out of battery , held back by the fairly substantial magazine follower when empty .
The fire selector lever on the left side is easily acutated by the right hand , thumbing it down from safe ( also locks the bolt from travelling ), into full auto , then down to semi auto at the bottom in the manner typical of AKs and other Russian platforms . The lever itself can sometimes be a little loose or not engage entirely positively but for the most part I just leave it in semi auto anyway .
Thus far , despite a bit of a disappointing start where I didn ’ t understand the idiosyncrasies of the new gun and worrying I ’ d picked up a lemon , I ’ ve otherwise had an excellent time using the PP2K and look forward to fielding it more in the long term . It ’ s just a horrendously fun gun to use and the accuracy , trigger response and experience , as well as its ergonomics and cool factor , make it well worth considering if you want something new and different . AA
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