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

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Everybody knows that Wikipedia is not always a reliable source of information.I could go there and proclaim that magazines and clips are terms used widely for the legs of elephants.:cool:
 
I'm not proclaiming Wiki as the alpha and omega of accurate information on everything.

But I am glad to assist the thread veer.

You're on TFL - probably not the best place to campaign for the acceptability of mutilating firearm terms. It's like your mama used to say: "Just 'cause little Johnny (Webster's) does it is no excuse for you doing it."

She was right.
 
Te Anau is right on the clip thing. As much as it chagrins me, language does evolve. A clip should never have been allowed to become a magazine, but common usage creates the dictionary, not the other way around. :mad:
 
Anyway,getting back to how awesome the MPA line is.If you get the chance to examine and shoot one sometime--DO IT! These are far from the mediocrity of the Cobrays and infinitely better than anything ever put out by Intratec.Theyre neat because of their look.Obviously these arent CCW guns! People who put them down as gangbanger guns must not have much fun in their lives--I feel sorry for them.The MPA lines only drawbacks (IMHO) are the fact that there is no trigger disconnect (by design) and therefore some trigger bite.The ammunition feeding devices :p are also pretty tough to load.Ive never been able to get more than 18 rounds forced into them.I need to let them sit for a while and keep squeezing in rounds as I can.Other than that,if you want a cool looking,extremely well built piece consider one of these bad boys.They are built like tanks!
 
They look ok but, I'll stick with my fiveseveN and PS90. My sides started to hurt through some of this thread and no it's not from getting shot by one of these bad boys. Thank god we all were not discussing this on a street corner we may infact might of found out who is really tough. Being a tough guy is not about owning a gun it's about knowing when to use it or not to use it. Hell, tough to me is my grandparents (father's side) living during the depression or my other grandparents(mother's side) making through the Baton Death March while raising 6 kids.
 
People who put them down as gangbanger guns must not have much fun in their lives
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define 'fun'? if by 'fun' you mean spray and praying a target with absolutely no accuracy and using a gun to hose through ammo likei its water, then no, i have no 'fun'.

if i want to blow through ammo, i have an AR15, and i can grab my buddys beta c mag and blast through 100 rounds.

its far more fun to shoot for tight groups, and have sub-moa results to brag about. but thats just my mature, humble opinion.
 
I'm still trying to figure out why this is better than a Glock or Beretta with a 30rnd mag, that can be used as a CCW piece when equipped with a standard mag, and doesn't suffer from trigger bite...

Chris
 
I'm not sure if it is a matter of a MPA gun being 'better' than a non-MPA gun. The MPA guns are what they are. Hey, if you like the MPA-type gun, then buy it! Some people like the way they look, and like to have fun shootin' them. Good enough for me!

When Te states that other guns can't compare to MPA guns, I think that he means that the same type of guns made by other companies (like Intratec, etc.) can't compare to the MPA-produced guns.

Te, it sounds like you're doing about all that you can do to loosen up the mag springs so that more rounds can be inserted into the mag. Anyone else have another suggestion?
 
You have to be a real tough guy to even consider loading more than 18 rounds in one of these guns! Te needs to stand down when faced with a Masterpiece Arms mag spring confrontation!:cool:



You might try using an Uzi mag loader as appearing in the Israeli Armed forces! Tell me these aren't sweet mag loaders!
 
You would be better off with a regular 9mm pistol that has 30 round magazines. They will be a heck more accurate.
 
Shucks, even some of us crusty old curmudgeons can smile benignly at the notion of "fun" and "novel".

MPA's site makes no claims of excellent sights, match grade accuracy, IDPA prowess, instant street cred, suitability to concealed carry or how manly you'll be if you buy one.

Firms like Valkyrie serve a market for neutered products us older guys remember from WW2 movies, MPA's stuff might be considered similarly targeted for the "Matrix generation".



But it'll all pale when I and my co-conspirator bring that semi-auto M-134 minigun to market.

We're even going to have a CHL version employing the "hide in plain sight" theory: A full-length green plastic flash hider on the mini-gun combined with a school-yard friendly generator-backpack (no woosy batteries here!) will allow the thing to pass as a LEAF-BLOWER. All you'll have to do is dress like you're doing your garden work and it should pass nearly anywhere. There are a few details to iron out relative to indoor use.

Best of all, in its full-on Jesse Ventura Predator wannabe mode, you'll be able to get the range babes to "pull on my starter back there, honey" to fire up the generator. We'll get the backpack-to-minigun power connector looking like a Dillon ammo chute and maybe rig some butane to the five dummy barrels. It'll send the meanest, baddest mac10 wannabes running into the corner, screaming like school girls only to piddle themselves and whimper uncontrollably.

And best of all, it has a 4400 round clip. A little extra weight won't trouble the real men that it would take to tote this bad boy.

HAR
 
Weird, I was looking for clips for my Rugers, Sigs, CZ, etc.. I looked everywhere and I could only find these thingy's called MAGAZINES.:p

Let's all dumb down America more and call the things we load into guns, bullets NOT cartridges. Let's all shoot our guns sideways while we are at it. Maybe we all should drink a "forty" or two before we handle loaded guns too.:p :p :p :p
 
Well, a guy claiming to be the owner of this company was posting on THR for a while.

His posts were rather, shall we say, "unbalanced sounding".......

I think he finally got banned.

Most of his posts were either "The UN is coming, arm up now" or "Show me hot chicks with guns".......
 
i dont think he claimed to be the owner, just a fan. unless that person is different than i am thinking of. i was going to contact the company MPA to alert them to what the fan was saying while using their company name, but as soon as i saw their website and the links on it, i could tell they wouldnt care what that guy was doing.
 
i dont think he claimed to be the owner, just a fan.
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+1 on that
but as soon as i saw their website and the links on it, i could tell they wouldnt care what that guy was doing.
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:rolleyes:
You would be better off with a regular 9mm pistol that has 30 round magazines. They will be a heck more accurate.
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Thats not the point! I have 30 round ammunition feeding devices for my Hi-Powers and although they are neat,no one steps aside in awe when you enter the range like they do when youre toting a MPA-BA.
 
Te Anau....You weren't looking for approval were you? From your posts I think you should definately get one. Hell get one for each hand and have fun!! I personally dont see a need for the respected ARs in my brand of shooting but thats just me. ;)
 
oh please, te anua.... dont roll your eyes. you know just as well as i do that Masterpiecearms is catering solely to the keyboard commando militia-wannabe types.


edit - looks likes its time for another Poll!
 
i dont think he claimed to be the owner, just a fan. unless that person is different than i am thinking of
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No, it's probably the same guy. Real wackjob.

Apparantly the company attracts that......kind of attention.
 
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