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Posted: 11/5/2004 12:38:06 PM EDT
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ZM Weapons Just found their site on the net. Does anyone have any experience with them? They look killer and have alot of good features. A little pricey but if an AR is going to be my step into the centerfire rifle world, I want it to be different and stand out. They look slightly different in build but are they all interchangeable with the standard AR? Any info or experience is much appreciated. |
| They are a very cool but technically obsolete design. They are accurate and light recoiling, but they lack a free float rail and have a very heavy steel folding stock. If you've got the cash, the LMT MRP is the tool to have. Go to MSTN in the industry forum and have a look. |
| ZM Weapons says they will be coming out with a new version of the LR-300 in late December of this year that presumably will better compete with the MRP. I honestly don't know anything about it, but given the time-frame you described for your purchase, you might not want to write off ZM Weapons just yet. |
| No, I don't know. My last post is the extent of my very limited knowledge. I would guess the new design will also be op-rod activated just like the old one, but that is nothing but a guess. If you have more questions, write to Mr. Zitta at [email protected]. He seems to be very responsive. |
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The current ZM rifles already have a modified and cleaner gas system that moves all of the action to the upper, which is why it has a folding stock instead of a collaspable. If anything the LMT Monolithic Rail Platform is a step backwards compared to the ZM If the ZM was cheaper, it would be more popular. Cost is what keeps it obscure. If it was a $1000 gun you'd see a lot more market penetration |
The MRP is lighter than an M4, and it has a HBAR, and it is easier to service in every respect. The ZM is heavy and far more complicated. One advantage of the MRP is that a piston op system would be fairly easy to make. There have already been rumors that LMT has one in the works. |
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ZM is doing a new production run of lowers and uppers, should be ready late December '04.... JUST in time for the SHOT show and should be IN STOCK for all those tax refund checks some to come! I hope that ZM jumps into the fray with a new offering on the same level as the LMT MRP! Allan is a great guy to deal with! |
I remember seeing their stuff in a buyers guide a while back. i thought it looked pretty interesting until I saw the price . Their website has the kits for $1565!!I will definitely pass. ETA: Hey, why do you thin they put such a crap-ass red dot optic on a $2000 gun?  www.zmweapons.com/images/Pb_trik.jpg |
Beats me.  You'd think, however that if they could scrape up the dough for that gun, they'd be able to spring for an eotech or an aimpoint or something....................tacpoint??
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