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Yeah, for some reason it lost my "auto-login" and I had to re-input my password....which I forgot.....and then remembered.

You have to understand that Umarex like many others is a airgun/airsoft manufacturer first and foremost. Much of the design that was implemented in the Colt rifle was based off airsoft guns. They too have inner barrels of a similar design. Even the internal workings was reminiscent of airsoft designs. I agree that tension will change the accuracy, but it has been used in firearms before....with a lot of negative and positive results. For example, the Dan Wesson pistol that I have uses a barrel nut to attach a shroud around the barrel. Early negative reports back when the gun came out were mainly due to improper tensioning of the barrel nut. Once people learned how to properly torque it, it rapidly became a favorite for competition shooters because the accuracy was incredible if adjusted properly. I would suspect the same to be true for the Umarex/Colt rifle.

Makes me glad that I have the Sig 522 where it disassembles with a standard bolt design. That Umarex is way complicated.

Well, there's always craigslist.

Well, e bay em and get what you really want.

Here's my review thus far. There's so much to discuss on this pistol, that I dont know where to begin. After reading through the manual, I really wanted to find out exactly how all the pieces function. So I took it ENTIRELY apart. I mean, every screw, pin, spring....everything. I do not recommend doing this unless you have armorer experience, because it is not easy to reassemble unless you have the tools. In regards to construction, much of what I've read about the mosquito on the internet is just plain incorrect. Many people and sites list this as having a lower frame made entirely of polymer. It is not. It is a metal frame lower with a polymer shell. The lower frame is entirely metal, and extends almost half way down into the magazine well. and runs almost the entire length of the slide. You wont be able to see this from outside of the pistol, so it may be what misleads many into thinking that the entire lower is polymer. Im not sure what kind of metal they made the frame and slide from, but it does not appear to be steel, I think its cast aluminum, but I cant tell. This pistol is probably one of the safest .22 pistols Ive seen, and Ill tell you why. Its nearly impossible to fire it unless you mean to, because there are so many redundant safeties built into it. 1st off, it has a out-of-battery check on the slide. So if the slide is not in battery, it will not fire. Not only wont it let the hammer drop, but if the hammer did somehow manage to drop, it also disengages the firing pin from the striker. It also has the slide mounted safety....which is pretty interesting, because its a rolling firing pin type block. Once engaged, you can strike the rear of the striker all you want, and it will not fire. Only when the safety is flipped to "off" will it allow the rear striker to hit the back of the firing pin. The gun will allow you to pull the trigger in both DA and SA modes, and it functions as normal (cocking and releasing) the hammer, but it will not fire in safe mode. So picture this....you can have one in the pipe, pull the trigger, watch the hammer fall, but it will not fire. On top of that, it has the decocker, so you can drop the hammer on a hot pipe without bypassing any safeties (like manually lowering the hammer), and it will not fire either. Then you also have the magazine safety, where the pistol will not fire without a magazine properly inserted. The barrel is interesting. Its a outer metal shell with a steel barrel pinned into place. Ive seen posts online, labeling the barrel shroud as polymer. It is NOT. It is metal, appears to be milled aluminum stock. The magazine is steel, and very well made. It has a load assist button, that will lock at the bottom. The bottom plate is polymer as well as the follower. It holds 10 rounds in a single stack configuration. The magazine catch is extremely positive, and you can feel it and manipulate it easily without hunting or having to shift your grip. When pressed, the magazine drops freely from the magazine well. All the logo's are well stamped into both the slide, frame, barrel, and magazine. The pistol also features matching serial numbers on the barrel, slide, and frame. Mine also has Sig's proof marks, indicating it was tested with smokeless powder rounds, passed the proof (overcharged rounds)testing, and was constructed in 2010. The pistol came with two recoil springs, one short, and one long for adjusting it for either HV rounds or the standard load rounds. This pistol is TIGHT...its will take considerable rounds before it will loosen up. I can tell you, that if you get one, before you shoot it, you really need to take it apart, and scrub it down good with some cleaner. From the factory it has a bunch of goop in the firing pin/striker block inside the slide. The sights are adjustable for windage, and if you use one of the included front sights, you can adjust the elevation also. They have little dots inset into the sights, which dont glow in the dark, but are really visible in daylight. I must say that the grip on this pistol is probably the best fitting grip Ive ever seen. It just feels perfect in my hand. Accuracy testing coming soon.

Ive never used the firelapping methods before. Something about firing a grit round down a barrel just makes me cringe. I cant believe that a polishing compound fired down the bore wont remove the edges of the rifling. But its a process that's been used quite a bit. To each his own, but I wont be using it.

Interesting....thats what I mean though, there are so many loopholes in their security that its a joke anyway.

Im so happy to announce the arrival of the newest member of the family at 22.9 oz, 7.2" long, and a healthy 14 lb trigger pull. I got to take my Sig Sauer Mosquito (threaded version) home today. So far Im very impressed with it. Havent had a chance to feed it yet, but its only a matter of time before it gets hungry. Im awaiting the arrival of the suppressor adapter so I can mount the gemtech to it, shouldnt be too long.

As far as my experience with TSA and flying corporate or private aircraft....there is none. Say for instance you hire a charter flight. Or your company has its own plane and pilot. The process works like this. You drive to the airport, get out of car, grab luggage out of trunk, walk right out onto the tarmac, toss luggage in the back of the plane, climb in, and take off. Not once during this process do you even see a TSA agent, or any other security. There are no X-ray machines, nothing. There is no security. There's no limit to size of aircraft that I know of. This could be anything from a Piper Cub to a 757 if your company can afford to pay for one. Now, there is a difference between a charter flight, and a charter airline. My understanding is that once the charter folks decide to make regularly scheduled flights and sell tickets to the public from an airport (private, regional, or international), then they become an "airline" and they have to pay for a TSA agent to perform the security checks. www.flygeorgiaskies.com would be an example of this. Its a charter airline, that has regional regularly scheduled flights for hire. They have to use TSA security.

Its getting stupid. First it was take out your laptop. Then it was take off your shoes. Then it was no more bottles. Then it was take off your jacket Then it was let me see your underwear. Now its bend over and cough. Where does it end? Every month these idiots come up with a new "security measure" that subjects us to even more invasive procedures. Ive almost reached the point of telling a TSA agent to kiss my you know what....but Im afraid he might.

Ok guys, I want to know your thoughts on this. There has recently been a lot of stink about the TSA's use of their scanners and body searches. Here are my thoughts on the matter. First off, I travel....A LOT. I usually fly across throughout the US at least 2-3 times a month. So I spend quite a bit of time going through TSA security checkpoints. Occasionally, I fly in the company jet, so I know the corporate jet side of the TSA also. I dont mind metal detectors, I dont mind the carry-on x-ray scanners, I dont mind taking off my shoes, and removing metal from my pockets. I dont mind having to uncase my laptop, or put all my toiletries in zip-lock bags. But %&*($#% Im getting absolutely fed up with being subjected to either a full nudity scan, or a groping by some TSA agent each and everytime I have to go somewhere. And having a military background, and security background, I know what it takes for security, and TSA's current policies are a smoke screen attempt at securing airlines. It's all just to make you "FEEL" safe. Its NOT safe, never has been. And here is why. 1. Body scanners cannot scan body cavities. 2. TSA groping cannot detect items hidden in body cavities. 3. There is nothing that the scanner can do, that a well-trained bomb dog cant also be trained to do, with much MUCH less intrusive methods. Dogs can be taught to sniff out drugs, bombs, firearms, and any other item you dont want going through security, and they are 100% effective at this task. 4. There isnt a single private or corporate aircraft in the entire US that is subjected to TSA security measures, or searches. Do you understand what that means? That means as a corporate flyer, I can pack my own luggage, get out of the car, and walk right out onto the runway, board a jet, and take off, with NO security checkpoints....ZERO. And I do this on a regular basis. This is in planes in sizes ranging from simple commuter prop planes to full blown Embraer, Boeing, and McDonnell Douglas jets, like what Delta uses. 5. Air cargo is not searched. Airlines like Delta, regularly ship MASSIVE boxes, crates, and other shipments on commercial airlines with passengers, and none of these packages are searched. They just take them, and load them on the plane with your luggage. At the most, they might make a random sniff with some dogs...MAYBE. And its rare. Now you can refuse the full body scan and subject yourself to a groping by some TSA agent. And they will feel you up for sure. I do not appreciate having some TSA agent rubbing his hands all up in my crotch. There's just NO excuse for this kind of violation of my privacy and body. They have absolutely NO reasonable cause for searching me, and its a violation of my rights, and a invasion of my privacy. In my opinion. Security on the airlines is important. We would be better served to fire all these TSA agents, remove the body scanners, and replace them with a guard with a gun and a sniffing dog, and then hire one of these un-employed folks that Obama has put out of work to pass out box-cutters to each and every passenger with a cute little delta logo on them so we can defend ourselves instead of relying on some fake security from a wanna-be cop with a TSA shirt and badge. I am writing every senator, airport CEO, president, airline, and representative I know to complain about this injustice to the American public, and I encourage you to do the same. This has to stop, and it has to stop now. If the TSA continues unchecked, it wont be long before we end up with a gestapo asking for papers before you can travel.

Its cool no doubt, but I really wish they had decided to use the black dog magazines.

Sister used to live on "Nonesuch" Rd in Texas.... Pennsylvania is the oddest state, for a state that consists mostly of Amish folks they sure think its funny to name cities like "Intercourse".

Having been up close with that rifle, I can assure you its well worth the 23G for those that can afford it. Its actually really impressive, and its not a A2 upper....trust me. Picture a semi-auto that has the accuracy of a M24 system.... What they managed to get out of that rifle is nothing short of astonishing. It will actually outshoot HK's MSG-90....easily. It will shoot sub-MOA, which is unreal from a semi auto.

Problem with a lot of the chinese ammo is that you just never know when its steel cored, or has corrosive primers or corrosive powder in it. Best to steer far away from that junk. Ive seen a lot of it in the past where the powder was about equal to wet newspaper.

Colt has some of these for the Colt/Umarex ones too. I saw one in a gun shop a few days ago. It appeared like it was threaded about mid-way down the suppressor. So that half of the suppresser hides the barrel.

Alex, I understand where you are coming from, and proficiency is certainly a BIG part in a successful self-defence plan, but I hope you never have to rely on that .22 to protect your life because you are going to be sadly mistaken if you think it will take down your assailant efficiently....even if you think you can get off a clean headshot at the shadow at the end of your bed in the middle of the night in a darkly lit bedroom while you are shaking off that 3am slumber. There is not one single LE or Military person in the world that carries a .22 as their primary, and there is a reason for that. Its insufficient for performing the task. If you dont feel proficient with a 9mm or larger caliber pistol, thats a deficiency that can be solved. Training can get you to that level of proficiency just as it did with the .22 ...and hearing protection would be the last thing on my mind in that situation.

Ill give you $400 for it and you can make double her asking price.

Id agree...Carhart for sure. That stuff is DURABLE, and toasty.

I really.....REALLY....want to get a Dan Wesson Pointman 1911, and have them engrave it for my race gun. Im seriously considering shooting the Bianchi Cup since they finally opened up the production class. Maybe in a couple of years. We will see.

Ok, first off all ammo "CAN" be lethal. But lets face it. .22 should be your last choice in a defensive caliber. Yes, its capable of killing. NO, its not capable of instant incapacitation. *(short of an extremely well placed shot, which is nearly impossible in a defensive situation) In an attack, an attacker can close 7ft in less than a second. If you fire something at them, you want them to stop dead in their tracks. Hitting them with a .22 that might kill them an hour later isnt going to cut it. You need to put a round in them that will stop them right then and there. If you dont, the attacker will likely still have the ability to inflict harm to you before he succumbs to the mini wound from a .22 - You might as well leave the firearm alone and go straight to hand-to-hand, because thats what you are gonna end up with anyway. You've got to hit them hard, and fast. And that calls for a larger caliber with some umph and preferably some cavitation. For self defense, in my opinion, nothing less than 9mm hollowpoints will do. Preferably .40 or larger hollowpoints. I would never trust my life to a .22 round, and neither should you.

I have the pulp fiction gun... In the movie, it looks like a 1911, but its actually a stainless steel Star 9mm. Little known fact....Hollywood uses the Star 9mm's in most movies requiring a 1911, because they feed blanks easier than a 1911.

There's a special place in hell awaiting those two.

Yes, its scoped. Ive got a BSA contender on it right now.