The Masterpiece Arms "9mm Mini Defender" is out!

Te Anau · January 29, 2006, 01:56 PM

You have to be a real tough guy to even consider looking at their website let alone buy one of their guns.These babies should be in every gun safe in America.All other semis stand down when faced with a Masterpiece Arms
confrontation!

http://www.masterpiecearms.com/Mini9.html?
Make sure you move your cursor (if you have the guts to go there) over the
gun so you can see both sides.

281 Quad Cam · January 29, 2006, 02:02 PM

What does soemthing like this sell for?

If its under $150 I'll think about it.

Padawan · January 29, 2006, 02:33 PM

Handy · January 29, 2006, 02:34 PM

Wow! That thing is now almost as small as a pistol!

45SuperBob · January 29, 2006, 03:25 PM

I see they finally modified it to take clips instead of those horrible magazines.

Wildalaska · January 29, 2006, 03:45 PM

Pass

WildnothanksAlaska

BAD_KARMA · January 29, 2006, 04:05 PM

you must have never shot one. They are cool when they are full auto. Semi versions are just not even close. You are better off with 30 rd. clips in any quality pistol. While they look cool they are heavy and have horrible sights.

old_ironsights · January 29, 2006, 04:44 PM

Looks like it was made in shop class, and I'll bet it's heavier than a boat anchor.

No good for the range. No good for concealed carry. No good for hunting. So...what DO you use this thing for, Te?

Old Ironsights

mtnbkr · January 29, 2006, 05:01 PM

Ironsights, it's for posing. Gotta look cool ya know.

Chris

'75Scout · January 29, 2006, 06:39 PM

I've fired someones at an indoor range. He let my group of three fire it because I let his 5 kids used my uncles Ruger MKII. It was a very fun gun to fire. I was able to get 3 center of mass shots out of five. The sights sucked and my dad said it had some trigger slap, I didn't notice. The spring was so tight it was very hard to work the slide. I'd rather put the money toward my next purchase, a Kimber Tactical Ultra II.

FirstFreedom · January 29, 2006, 10:27 PM

Hmmm, so you just pick one of the three rear sight holes when shooting it - the left or right one when you want to miss, and the top one when you don't?

stratus · January 29, 2006, 10:42 PM

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You have to be a real tough guy to even consider looking at their website let alone buy one of their guns.

Ah, well, I must buy one right away, or somebody might think I'm not as tough as I say.

swmike · January 29, 2006, 10:46 PM

If I was to buy one of these I'd then have to start wearing baggy/saggy pants, a tee shirt that came to my knees, and shave my head. Sorry, too old for any of the above.

Te Anau · January 30, 2006, 10:50 AM

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Hmmm, so you just pick one of the three rear sight holes when shooting it - the left or right one when you want to miss, and the top one when you don't?

Considering how they have a peep rear and post front this statement makes no sense at all.The top peep lines up perfectly with the sweet front post

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Looks like it was made in shop class, and I'll bet it's heavier than a boat anchor.

Yah----I should have clarified that you have to be SMART and a tough guy to own a MPA.

mtnbkr · January 30, 2006, 12:56 PM

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Yah----I should have clarified that you have to be SMART and a tough guy to own a MPA

Honestly, are you 15yo or something? Seems that everytime I see a post from you, it's about being "man enough" for <gun of choice> or some other macho nonsense.

Chris

nemesis · January 30, 2006, 01:45 PM

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You have to be a real tough guy to even consider looking at their website let alone buy one of their guns.These babies should be in every gun safe in America.All other semis stand down when faced with a Masterpiece Arms
confrontation!

We had a guy in the range a couple of weeks ago and I didn't pay much attention except to notice he was firing what I thought was a carbine, from the hip.

I had to do a quick fix on a target carrier in the lane next to his and I saw that he was shooting one of those Masterpiece MAC's and it had a fake can on it. That focused my attention and I noted that he was firing at 3 to 4 yards and he actually did hit the target now and again. I checked closely out of curiosity.

He came off the firing line later and asked me if we installed some sort of thing I didn't understand so he took it out and showed me. It was one of those Roto-Rooter trigger crank gizmos that's supposed to be the same as full auto fire. I told him we stayed away from that kind of stuff so he had us install one of those $15.95 lasers that attaches to the front of the triggerguard.

I don't figure I'm up to one of those "babies" yet.

Jart · January 30, 2006, 01:59 PM

Perhaps it's just the pic, but the rear sight doesn't appear usable. The (middle) aperture looks way too small to function as a "ghost ring" at arms length, much less in poor lighting.

A precision-sized aperture on that thing seems... incongruous.

Fremmer · January 30, 2006, 02:09 PM

They look OK, but just OK. I'm not sure what I'd do with one. Nothing wrong with that kind of gun, just not to my taste.

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You have to be a real tough guy to even consider looking at their website let alone buy one of their guns.These babies should be in every gun safe in America.All other semis stand down when faced with a Masterpiece Arms
confrontation!

Well, after looking at the website, I feel much tougher. And as far as the "confrontation" between a MPA and a non-MPA, I'll stick with my SKS, thank you.

It may not be a "masterpiece", but I think that it would suffice.

Handy · January 30, 2006, 02:20 PM

Do they have real guns, too, or just 3D cad mock ups? The website just seems to have the video game version.

FirstFreedom · January 30, 2006, 02:39 PM

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Hmmm, so you just pick one of the three rear sight holes when shooting it - the left or right one when you want to miss, and the top one when you don't?

Considering how they have a peep rear and post front this statement makes no sense at all.The top peep lines up perfectly with the sweet front post

No, not exactly. They have no less than three peep rears; hence my question. I infer from your answer that you use the top one, as I had suspected. My question would be WHY are there 2 others which would mis-align you? Why put something that would lead you to accidentally use it instead of the correct one, being the exact same size, shape & configuration as the correct one (just in a different spot), when under stress you might accidentally use one of the side ones, and therefore miss your target? Perhaps there's a reason, but I just don't get it. Or, perhaps the picture there is not an accurate representation of the real gun's design?

Jart · January 30, 2006, 03:30 PM

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Do they have real guns, too ...

2003 ATF report as compiled by some industry group was around 1,240, I believe. All handguns. Aha - found it.

Those reports are getting harder to come by - I gather ATF was prohibited by their funding bill from using public funds to compile such reports since '03. A development I applaud.

Petre · January 30, 2006, 03:55 PM

:barf: Dang ... I thought this was a joke!

Te Anau · January 30, 2006, 05:34 PM

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I don't figure I'm up to one of those "babies" yet.

Not many people are my friend,not many people are.

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Perhaps it's just the pic, but the rear sight doesn't appear usable. The (middle) aperture looks way too small to function as a "ghost ring" at arms length, much less in poor lighting.

Trust me,it works just fine.And by the way,I own the super bad MPA-10T which is the full size .45acp
Its rear site only has the top peep at the rear.Works better than you would guess.

Sulaco2 · January 30, 2006, 06:01 PM

I'm with Wild Alaska on this one, large, heavy, clumsy pistol PASS

shooter_john · January 30, 2006, 06:08 PM

Does thistough mutha come with a 'super bad' DOO RAG or a freakalicious crack pipe?

January 29, 2006, 01:56 PM	#1
Te Anau Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2004 Location: Somewhere south of the No Posts: 3,824	The Masterpiece Arms "9mm Mini Defender" is out! You have to be a real tough guy to even consider looking at their website let alone buy one of their guns.These babies should be in every gun safe in America.All other semis stand down when faced with a Masterpiece Arms confrontation! http://www.masterpiecearms.com/Mini9.html? Make sure you move your cursor (if you have the guts to go there) over the gun so you can see both sides. __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." --American author Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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January 29, 2006, 04:44 PM	#8
old_ironsights Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2004 Location: ~ OKLAHOMA CITY ~ Posts: 380	Looks like it was made in shop class, and I'll bet it's heavier than a boat anchor. No good for the range. No good for concealed carry. No good for hunting. So...what DO you use this thing for, Te? Old Ironsights __________________ The truth at its worst is superior to lies at their best.

January 29, 2006, 10:46 PM	#13
swmike Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2005 Location: Marysville, WA Posts: 670	If I was to buy one of these I'd then have to start wearing baggy/saggy pants, a tee shirt that came to my knees, and shave my head. Sorry, too old for any of the above. __________________ My definition of Gun Control--- A steady grip and hitting your target. "In God we trust, all others are suspects." "If I shoot all the ammo I am carrying, either I won't need any more, or more won't be of any help". ____________________________________________

January 29, 2006, 02:34 PM	#4
Handy Junior member Join Date: August 31, 2001 Posts: 8,785	Wow! That thing is now almost as small as a pistol!

January 29, 2006, 03:25 PM	#5
45SuperBob Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Posts: 84	I see they finally modified it to take clips instead of those horrible magazines.

January 29, 2006, 03:45 PM	#6
Wildalaska Junior member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: In my own little weird world in Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 14,172	Pass WildnothanksAlaska

January 29, 2006, 04:05 PM	#7
BAD_KARMA Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2000 Posts: 171	you must have never shot one. They are cool when they are full auto. Semi versions are just not even close. You are better off with 30 rd. clips in any quality pistol. While they look cool they are heavy and have horrible sights.

January 29, 2006, 05:01 PM	#9
mtnbkr Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2000 Location: Manassas, Virginia Posts: 914	Ironsights, it's for posing. Gotta look cool ya know. Chris

January 29, 2006, 06:39 PM	#10
'75Scout Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 2005 Location: Central Texas Posts: 815	I've fired someones at an indoor range. He let my group of three fire it because I let his 5 kids used my uncles Ruger MKII. It was a very fun gun to fire. I was able to get 3 center of mass shots out of five. The sights sucked and my dad said it had some trigger slap, I didn't notice. The spring was so tight it was very hard to work the slide. I'd rather put the money toward my next purchase, a Kimber Tactical Ultra II.

January 29, 2006, 10:27 PM	#11
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Hmmm, so you just pick one of the three rear sight holes when shooting it - the left or right one when you want to miss, and the top one when you don't?

January 30, 2006, 01:59 PM	#17
Jart Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2001 Location: Grand Prairie, TX Posts: 1,647	Perhaps it's just the pic, but the rear sight doesn't appear usable. The (middle) aperture looks way too small to function as a "ghost ring" at arms length, much less in poor lighting. A precision-sized aperture on that thing seems... incongruous.

January 30, 2006, 02:20 PM	#19
Handy Junior member Join Date: August 31, 2001 Posts: 8,785	Do they have real guns, too, or just 3D cad mock ups? The website just seems to have the video game version.

January 30, 2006, 03:55 PM	#22
Petre Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 634	:barf: Dang ... I thought this was a joke! __________________ DOCTORS A The number of Doctors in the U.S. is approximately 700,000 B Accidental deaths caused by Doctors per year average 120,000 or 0.171 per Doctor GUNS A The number of legal gun owners in the U.S. is currently over 80,000,000 B The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1500 or .000188 per gun owner Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000x more dangerous than gun owners Remember, Guns don't kill people, DOCTORS do

January 30, 2006, 06:01 PM	#24
Sulaco2 Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,247	I'm with Wild Alaska on this one, large, heavy, clumsy pistol PASS

January 30, 2006, 06:08 PM	#25
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