Just wondering .....
I have wanted to try these two kits for some time.
Finally did.
When finished, both of these pens are much too heavy (around 70+ grams) in my opinion.
The Phoenix Rising is a very attractive idea and seems to be a much better manufactured kit than some similar fairly recent new kit ideas. The final weight is its only drawback.
The Lever Action as a pen design is not all that attractive but I wanted to give it a go anyway. . Having done so, I am not impressed with the result. . Apart from being too heavy, the other things I noticed are that the alignment, shape, and quality of the metal gunstock (which is optional) are rather below my expectations, and the telescope rotates in its mount so that the aiming alignment of the sights is not accurate unless you can find a way to get a tiny bit of thin CA into the very tight telescope mount.
I would be interested in other people's opinions.
I could have made these comments as reviews on the website, but perceived negative reviews never seem to make it through to being publicly viewable.
I have wanted to try these two kits for some time.
Finally did.
When finished, both of these pens are much too heavy (around 70+ grams) in my opinion.
The Phoenix Rising is a very attractive idea and seems to be a much better manufactured kit than some similar fairly recent new kit ideas. The final weight is its only drawback.
The Lever Action as a pen design is not all that attractive but I wanted to give it a go anyway. . Having done so, I am not impressed with the result. . Apart from being too heavy, the other things I noticed are that the alignment, shape, and quality of the metal gunstock (which is optional) are rather below my expectations, and the telescope rotates in its mount so that the aiming alignment of the sights is not accurate unless you can find a way to get a tiny bit of thin CA into the very tight telescope mount.
I would be interested in other people's opinions.
I could have made these comments as reviews on the website, but perceived negative reviews never seem to make it through to being publicly viewable.
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