It's been a while as we've been working on other projects, but here's the most up to date guide for the most common issues found with well... the utility in general.
If you need any other help don't hesitate to reach out.
I know that there is a snowballs chance in hell that someone would have a gen 1 (not gen 2) stock for sale. But I wont know if I dont ask. Anyone have one that they are not using or wouldnt mind selling?
just picked up a gen 3 pistol in 45acp and was wondering what ammo you guys are running that you have found to cycle reliably. kriss told me they can be picky eaters and to use factory ammo. ive been shooting HSL 9mm and 556 for years now and never had am issue in any of my other guns with it. not sure what to expect during the break in and what ammo i should start with. was only planning on picking 100-300 rounds to start.
Have a 9mm gen 3, fully stock internals with the exception of cerakote on the trigger and an Osprey 2.0.
At the range, I've noticed that the back gassing with the can on it is...quite terrible.
It's sometimes difficult to get through a full Glock mag (17+5, semi auto only) before getting choked out. Gas is mostly coming through the charging handle area and lingering in the face/eyes if no wind.
Also noticing that the gun gets very dirty VERY quick (within 1-3 mags), leading to the extractor being gummed up to the point where the extractor fails to yank the spent round out and/or properly grab on to the inserted fresh round, which requires dropping the mag, pulling the handle back and shaking the gun until the partially chambered round falls out. Fortunately, no misfires as of yet.
As for ammo, I'm shooting Winchester Super Suppressed 147 grain as I got a decent deal on it.
Question is: Would a .45 recoil spring help with this? Other changes I should make to the internals like extractor spring?
It's pretty much just a range toy for me, but I've also done a few external upgrades (with some more being designed before testing).
Currently running an Osprey 9 on my Vector with the Strike Industries handguard because I wanted a bit more space to grip with my support hand. I tried the OEM Kriss handguards (both MK1 and MK3) but they do not clear an Osprey can. Is Strike Industries our only option? Does any other aftermarket company make Vector handguards?
Alternate question - are there any 9mm suppressors that clear the OEM Kriss MK1 or MK3 handguards? I like the Osprey but I’m not married to it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
EDIT: Turns out I'm just dumb and had to turn the Osprey upside down, problem solved. Thanks guys.
Ive seen a few guys asking about handgaurds that will work with a tucked suppressor. Personally, I dont like the look of the strike industires, or other airsoft looking handgaurds. I like simple and functional.
A few years ago while browsing through gafs I was lucky and found this one from a 22lr rifle vector. These are available by them self from kriss but you have to email them about it. I use a obsidian 45 (currently on another gun) on my vector and it has plenty of room around it for mounting M-lok accessories. The most narrow dimention is from the side walls at about 1.71 inches. Im wanting to upgrade to a mojave 45 because Ill still be able to have a rail on the top for a light/laser.
Some other posatives are the amount of room you have to grab onto to avoid hitting the mag release or bolt catch. You can mount a light/laser out of your view of aim, as well as being able to use the button on the unit without a tape switch. To me holding onto the handgaurd and not the front of the vector is more comfortable and closer to holding something like an AR.
Anyways, hope this is helpful to someone.
Hey guys, I’ve become annoyed with having to fine tune the not so “drop in” frts that are on the market now.
I’ve designed a way to make a properly working 3 position FRT that should have perfect reliability in any caliber (9mm may need an upgraded recoil spring still).
I would sell it as a whole trigger assembly like the one from Kriss. But with assisted reset mode (that doesn’t require a super special trigger pull that’s not too heavy or too light).
It would replace your current trigger group entirely.
To produce it, I would have to sell each one for $800. Would anyone actually buy it though?
Before I dump weeks and thousands into this I want to see if anyone else would be willing to spend the coin on it like I would for a no hassle drop in trigger group.
Let me know. Thanks fellas
I’ve been experiencing major feeding issues using these mags (9mm) with my Vector and other Glock magazine compatible PCC’s and pistols.
I’ve noticed that once the magazine gets to about 15 rounds, there is almost zero tension left in the spring. The follower/rounds can be almost effortlessly pushed down, causing the next round to not raise fast enough for the bolt to catch it and chamber it.
I pulled my mags apart today (I have 6) and all but one had zero tension once the bottom plate is unlatched.
I know replacing the springs is the correct fix, but for now I stretched them back out. I’ll replace them during the next Kriss site wide sale.
Just showing here what they should look like versus being completely collapsed.
Middle picture is showing a stretched spring on the right and an existing collapsed spring on the left with the bottom plate unlatched.
I leave these mags fully loaded in the safe, as I believed that “using a spring, compressing and uncompressing, weakens it, not storing it under tension”. I no longer believe this, and probably will leave all but one unloaded from now on.