Having now spent a day or two with this rifle, I can honestly say that I don’t like the way it looks one whit, but I have a newfound and profound respect for mr Stoner.

The way this assembles, the way it works, is nothing short of brilliant. All the tiny details like making the hammer and trigger pin identical, using the hammer spring to retain the trigger pin, etc are clearly the sign of someone with their head out of their ass. I am impressed, and it takes a good deal to impress me.

I’m less impressed with the quality of the MIM hammer, which doesn’t reset properly; it isn’t going to goauto but it will fire when you release the trigger. I expect the spring for the disconnect is not strong enough because the hammer doesn’t catch on the sear on the way back. I’mna order another spring and try again before I do anything else, maybe even another hammer. The trigger seems fine.