Hey guys,
I've been waffling between the Sig MPX and CZ Scorpion Evo for a while now and yesterday at LGS I caved in when they offered me a bit of a discount on the flash can version to the point that the price was nearly a wash with the regular pistol. This seemed like a neat idea since I could run my Rugged Obsidian suppressor threaded onto the Scorpion immediately and have an m-lok barrel shroud already on the weapon for easier shooting.
Now I'm kind of questioning if I made a dummy decision. I took the factory flash can off after heating it up with a heat gun. Put my Obsidian on and realized that the first thing I'd want to do is put a tri-lug adapter on the barrel. It looks like to have enough access to tighten the adapter properly I'd have to take the hand guard off.... but if I do that and put the tri-lug on it doesn't look like it would be possible to reattach the hand guard since it needs to go directly over the barrel. I'd also have to find some kind of tri-lug compatible adapter to go on the weapon when I wasn't shooting it with the suppressor to avoid the risk of toasting my fingers... as I'd be unable to use the factory "flash can".
Anyone have any input? Am I confused that I can just remove the retaining nut on the barrel shroud with a 21mm socket extension? Does it rotate out left or right? I have seen disassembly videos of the regular Scorpion pistol that required use of a special tool to access a slim retention nut but mine doesn't seem to be put together that way.
I also bought a pile of magazines for it at the same time, the two 20's that came with it eject easily but every single one of the 30's hangs up in the mag well so I guess I'll need to closely inspect them and figure out what the difference is, or search this forum for answers.
I hope that I end up loving this pistol instead of scratching my head about it. I plan to run it as a pistol with brace in the near term and if I really enjoy it then I'd go ahead and SBR it. I was originally going to build a dedicated 9mm upper for one of my existing SBRs before deciding to buy a "real" sub-gun semi-auto 9mm.
Thanks!
The nut is normal thread pattern. It is there. Just recessed slightly behind the collar with the lock tab for the muzzle device. Get the tailhook brace with the factory folding arm and your desire to SBR the gun will be 0%.
Anything you don't like about the gun can be changed. The grip, safeties, trigger pull weight, handguard, barrel length etc. The lower starting price of the Evo also lends itself well to modding.
We discuss the majority of this gun in terms of what we have replaced. There are dozens of threads in here pertaining to the different charging handles, handguards, etc.
Watch what 3 lug adapter you buy, I can't remember which ones had some issues, but I've seen some complaints.
If you enjoyed shooting the Evo out of the box, even with irons. You're gonna be addicted once you start improving upon it a little. It gets really -
really good with some touch ups. They are accurate and extremely reliable for being mostly polymer. *near Glock / AK like reliability. They feed just about anything. They run dirty.
Here's a list of quick touch ups that I personally like the best, and / or have already bought.
Gear Head Works - mag release, (smallest paddle) Tail Hook.
PMM QD sockets wherever you like. Safeties.
Apex - grip (simplest smallest most AK like) but lots of options out there
HBI - reduced power trigger return spring - handguards for you. (triggers, charging handles <--- get the poly one or an aluminum one will gall in your aftermarket handguard etc) They have K length handguards if you want to get the barrel out in front a little.
Shooter's Element will rework your trigger for $50. Their flat trigger is attractive. So is their charging handle, but it's aluminum and may not play well with the aftermarket (aluminum) handguard.
Yeti has some of his own stuff, and some of the other manufacturer's items and ships fast.
Manticore has your 3 lug, handguards, charging handles and they make the 32rd mags.
But seriously read on that 3 lug. I know people were not happy with one of them.