Posted by Steve Swartz on October 17, 2001 at 18:51:57:
Ladies and
Gentlemen:
Anybody have a Morini Free Pistol, or have information about
them? I own a Morini (electronic) Air Pistol, and like it pretty well. Love the
trigger.
I like the idea of the fully adjustable Morini rear sight, and the
electronic trigger. I can't tell if the trigger on the Free Pistol is the same
as the one on the Air Pistol, however (does FP have two stage or
single?).
Any comments or opinions would be greatly appreciated!
Steve
Posted by David M on October 17, 2001 at 20:01:41:
If you like the Air,
you will love the Free pistol. Mine is one of the first and is still going
strong.
The old ones use the 15 volt battery and the new model uses AAA
batteries. The trigger is a single stage but I believe Franchesco was working on
a two stage but I have not seen it yet.
The electronics differ in that the
free trigger has a safety circuit built in, this needs a little more power, so I
use a new battery in my free pistol until it no longer passes the battery check
then I put it in the Air pistol and it is good for a few thousand more shots.
Posted by Bob LeDoux on October 18, 2001 at 11:31:54:
Pardon my sense of
humor--I can't resist.
I've read this comment a number of times: Use your
batteries in the Morini free pistol. When the power gets low, transfer them to
the air pistol for few thousand more shots.
I shoot a $1000 Morini air
pistol. I'm thinking about buying a $1400 Morini free pistol. Batteries cost
about $1 per set. In order to make up for that extra battery cost I may have to
start shooting 10 pellets per target instead of 5, as I am doing now. Just
kidding :)
Posted by Larry Lohkamp on October 20, 2001 at 02:14:37:
In Reply to:
15volt battery= $18 Aust !! posted by David M on October 18, 2001 at 17:38:30:
A case of Eley Tenex - $920 (US)
A case of Wolf Match Gold - $575
(US).
A case of CCI-SV - $180 (US).
Targets for a case of bullets - $380
(US)
A 15V battery to shoot a case - $18 (AU)?
And your point was??
Posted by Carl on October 18, 2001 at 09:31:12:
Hey Steve,
I bought a
Morini Free Pistol from Don Nygord last spring. Love that gun. If you like the
electronic trigger on your air gun you’ll love the trigger on the free pistol.
It rotates on precision bearing and is ultra smooth. The trigger has a build in
safety system in that an electronic eye senses if you have your finger within
the trigger guard. This is a good idea especially if you are one of the ones
that like an ultra hair trigger. I left mine at the factory setting. The battery
is good for about 5000 rounds. You test the battery by pressing a button next to
the switch if its good a red light comes on. Another cool feature of the trigger
is that to dry fire the pistol you just simply turn the trigger on. It makes a
"click" sound when you release the sear. Thus you don’t have to worry about
hurting the firing pin. The sights are world class also. The rear notch is
adjustable with a screw driver. I ordered a narrower front post from Don just as
a personal preference. You can also adjust the sight radius as well. The grips
are of course morini and are excellent. Fit and finish are world class too. No
machine marks on this one. Mine came with a test target that would translate
into a perfect 100 with 10x's with ease. They used RWS R-50 to shoot the test
target. I was shooting RWS target until I get good and am worthy of the good
stuff. Don reports no problems with the electronics. They do advise in the
manual to clean the bore with the pistol upside down so that you don’t drip
hoppes into the electronics. I think you’ll be pleased. Besides it’s a very
exotic looking gun.
hope that helps, Carl
Posted by mako on October 18, 2001 at 12:22:58:
Since you are asking if
the free pistol trigger is the same as on the air pistol ... a free pistol
trigger is not like an air pistol trigger in that it is usually a single stage
trigger with it's weight measured in grams (550 grams per pound!). A typical FP
shooter might have his trigger set to around 30 grams .... so it's extremely
light compared to an AP.
I believe you can also have the electronic trigger
on the Morini work as a release trigger by holding the trigger down when you
turn on the electronics. It will now release the shot when you take the pressure
off of the trigger instead of pulling the trigger! Not sure if it's legal to
shoot like this in a tournament? (This worked with a Morini FP that Scott had on
display at last years Nationals.)
Posted by RML on October 19, 2001 at 17:17:24:
Just tried that: Holding
the trigger, turning on the electronics, and then releasing the trigger. But no,
it did NOT release the shoot.
RML
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