I have a CX4 that I love. You can fix the safety with just a little grinding on the center hump when you have the safety out. Mine is much better after a little work.
I like the Cx4 for home use because it's much shorter than other typical 16" barrel rifles. It's light and easy to handle.
A handgun light/laser will fit the side rails up front while adding almost no weight.
Thanks for the tip on the safety, I'll be working on that tonight.
The cx4 did pretty good this weekend, it will definitely outshoot me at this point. There are a lot of things it leaves lacking when using it for a game gun though. The trigger is clean, but super heavy. I can't decide if it is worth it to spend 200 dollars on the only upgrade. I am going to order another magazine release. the plan is to drill, tap, and thread in some type of an extension. Got the idea from open guns, and being there is no rule against it... I pulled the top rail off, I'm going to cut and fit one of the rail sections I have sitting around to ride in the rear using only the back two attach points. Leaves the forward section open to get a better grip over the top. I'm debating laying out the top of the barrel shroud plastic, drilling, and beveling the holes to let some of the heat out. It was very warm after a round that had 5 strings.
I think I can pretty easily fix a few of my basic complaints with the carbine in the garage. I am much more confident in the carbine, and I think it would be a great backpacking companion. I just don't know if it will end up being a real contender in competitive shooting no matter how much I do to it. It is hard to beat the ergo and ease of control that ar15 style carbines have, especially hard to beat the mass availability of light and fast drop in triggers.
Now the question is, do I really want to go to work on this thing, or do I keep it in a form that can easily return to factory to make it easier to sell and get an mpx. Or just game it out and have fun with it, and use while waiting on a stamp for an mpx factory sbr. I got to mess with an mpx this weekend, and I think I might like a sig...
I think the cx4 is an excellent choice for a bedside carbine tho. All of the shortcomings when it comes to games are much less important when it comes to hd. Safety needs addressed, it is way to heavy. Optic rail needs replaced with the STD model that beretta sells if you have the oem rail like I do, nothing fits it, it is too small. It is a great value used. Gunshop prices seem way to spendy for what you get. Every once in a while they come up police trade in in 40 which is an excellent choice for hd. I kind of wish I would have hopped on the last batch of those.
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