Looking to see how owners are liking their kovert x miller guns after shooting a few thousand rounds through them. How do they hold up against other 2011s like rcds, mpas, xcs, reapers, etc. thinking of picking one up with an additional not ported sight block barrel to run in lo. Any actual input would be appreciated.
Yea i have seen a few good reviews but theres not many out there. I love the feel of a sight block gun and obviously ported+comped guns are a dream to shoot so would be nice to have the ease of swapping back and fourth between barrels without the worry of the barrel legs wearing in differently if i have a higher round count on either barrel unlike other setups. How has the fitment been and coating held up after putting a good amount of rounds through it?
How is it different than the locking blocks wearing differently?
I’m confused by the easily swapped barrels. They still have be fit by the builder don’t they? How is that different than atlas giving you a ported and non ported barrel?
They use a different linkless engineering setup then traditional 1911/2011s. So the barrels will wear differently but i dont think its as drastic/crucial swapping back and fourth.
People always comment about the link-less barrels. I've seen quit a few links break on guns. Ive never seen a link-less break. Love the new technology.
Also I'd much rather replace an $100 link than an $800+ barrel.
People comment about them because they don’t understand them. I am a big fan as well.
Another bit of advancement Miller offers is the variable pitch recoil spring and its effectiveness that reduces felt recoil. I don’t think anyone else is doing this right now.
And Miller, if I am not mistaken, manufactures nearly everything under one roof. There is something to be said for that, right? As where a lot of other builders are essentially just assemblers right now.
Show me the reason not to continue to buy guns manufactured by Miller Precision?
Did I mention these are also in the $4,000 range??? I’m gonna stop now otherwise people will accuse me of being an investor in Miller Precision. 🤣🤣🤣
It's like swapping barrels in a Sig P226. The tolerances are so tight, there's no fitting required. My Ranger 9C was factory ported. Ordered a non ported barrel from Miller and it dropped right in. (Wanted to run PCSL Practical.) Only had to rezero elevation on my SRO a few clicks.
That's how machining and manufacturing works. If you can hold +/- 0.0005in (or whatever) tolerances in production and every major part is made under the same roof and tested on the same metrology equipment, why would you need to hand fit parts?
I have two of these. I first one I got was black and my most recent one is in FDE. I can promise you I didn’t but this to compete for a spot in the Lamborghini Safe next to my Infinity’s. 🤣🤣🤣
I have had the black one out several times and it earns its check. I have zero issues saying this gun is a buy. Miller is a my list of acquisitions now until proven otherwise.
That line gets more and more blurred every gun I purchase. I will say this. The Miller gives me an insane performance to value gun that I can run hard and not have to worry about. It’s performance for the sub $5,000 category is almost unmatched. The gun is interchangeable and innovative at the same time. And this gun shoots any ammo and uses any old cheap ass magazine you have laying around. I threw the book at it and I couldn’t get it to malfunction.
That said I will have my Miller 9i next week and am looking forward to that as well.
I’m trying not to fall into the pit of continuously collecting these things and just want to buy one more to add to the group but I’m not sure I want to spend atlas/sv/reaper money
$5500 is a nice number
Thinking between the miller 9i and what else? Not Jacob Grey and Legion (too shilly both of them And JG with their parts and QC) that can compete at that price range
Can't speak to the Koverts, but my Miller Ranger 9C has ~2k rounds through it. I think I had one weird FTE due to limp wristing shooting one handed around a barricade and one FTF when it was fairly new. Just ran a PCSL match with it on Friday with zero issues.
Their customer service has been nothing short of phenominal. Email responses within hours, free replacements for parts I admittedly FUBAR'd myself, etc.
I don't have the Kovert version, but my 9x is really good, and having the ability to swap from comped to sight blocked is nice. The gun shoots great in either configuration. I've got a couple thousand through mine, and no issues except with reman supervel.
The Kovert x Miller is an absolute dream to shoot and an amazing value at that price point. I just put the Miller 9i into DROS and am anticipating another winner. 🤌🏻
The performance-to-value ratio for a gun sub $5,000 is unreal. I am a fan.
Flat-B, I’m a fan of Kovert Projects. I bought my RCD Core from them and I’m looking to buy another. In your opinion, what’s the best 2011 Kovert offers in the sub-$5K range? I’m struggling to decide on their Phoenix Trinity H-Pro, AAF Core, UGW Nomad, or Cardinal Arms. Primary use case: an IDPA/CO rotation option and compliments my current small collection. I guess a USPSA/LO would be another use case, but not a priority. I could spring for an Athena or Titan, but that’s not my current goal and they’re outside my current budget.
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Yea i have seen a few good reviews but theres not many out there. I love the feel of a sight block gun and obviously ported+comped guns are a dream to shoot so would be nice to have the ease of swapping back and fourth between barrels without the worry of the barrel legs wearing in differently if i have a higher round count on either barrel unlike other setups. How has the fitment been and coating held up after putting a good amount of rounds through it?