Shooting the ZiP

Capt. John Fitzgerald · January 23, 2013, 09:25:58 PM

Got a kick out of this "promo" video, taken at the Shot Show. While our hero extolls the virtues of ZiP, keep an eye on the shooter just behind him. He doesn't seem to be experiencing the true "Future of Fun."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs2IYX0YQFM&feature=player_embedded

Marshal Deadwood · January 23, 2013, 10:31:08 PM

$:-\$

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · January 23, 2013, 10:31:43 PM

How many stoppages did you notice?

Pettifogger · January 23, 2013, 11:45:10 PM

I'm still trying to figure out what it is supposed to be for? Who would want a .22 rimfire hanging off the bottom of an AR-15?

Deadeye Don · January 24, 2013, 06:07:48 AM

Anybody note the potentially dangerous method of racking a round. The shooters hand is right by the barrel. LOSER gun that might just cause someone to lose a digit or two.

Mossy Pops · January 24, 2013, 07:14:23 AM

The hand in front of the muzzle when jacking a round really got my attention too. This thing is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen. It makes me wonder who the idiots are that surround Mr. Connely.

Rowdy Fulcher · January 24, 2013, 08:32:24 AM

Howdy
Looks like a law suit waiting to happen . The shooter in the back ground having all the stoppages ,didn't look to be impressed with it . Looks like the Zip has lost it's Zip .

Forty Rod · January 24, 2013, 09:39:08 AM

Boy, that's one gun I'm gonna rush right out and not buy. Besides, I don't buy ugly guns.

wileycoyote · January 24, 2013, 09:47:22 AM

Q: How much should a person pay for a Jam-o-matic?

A: ZiP!

Doc Sunrise · January 24, 2013, 10:19:48 AM

I want mine to be in that pretty dirty looking pink color the master series was in. I can then say I am carrying my wifes gun along with my AR-10. Pretty handy being able to carry my wife's gun, but then again she'll probably stick with her Ruger. More dependable you know. By the way, does Zip pay anything to Ruger for using their patented rotary magazine? I would think USFA learned from past mistakes on such things.

Billy Bristol · January 24, 2013, 01:31:46 PM

With it jamming that much maybe they will go back to making what they knew how to make. SAA

The Pathfinder · January 25, 2013, 06:51:09 AM

Got to see my first Zip yeaterday.

Was going for $249. The dealer told me that he thought whoever made it was going to be sued by USFA for using they're logos.

I thought he was going to cry when I told him what was going on with USFA. Who woulda thunk such a miserable little piece of plastic could cause so much heartbreak.

wileycoyote · January 25, 2013, 09:10:02 AM

damn sad

Sir Charles deMouton-Black · January 25, 2013, 11:59:32 AM

One of my brothers still has stock in DARDICK!!!

cal44walker · January 25, 2013, 12:07:22 PM

Yea, the cocking bar right up near the muzzle?

?? I predict a bunch of people walking around missing the tip of thier index finger and the expression "getting your finger zipped" appearing. Even H&K were clever enough to put a gaurd on thier MP5K's to prevent "accidental surgery by firearm"......

cal44walker

Hickok · March 03, 2013, 05:29:42 PM

Man what a miserable piece of junk!

I agree that someone will have to shoot a finger off, or put a .22 bullet in their forehead while look down the barrel trying to clear a malfunction.

North Bender · March 03, 2013, 10:52:05 PM

Quote from: Mossy Pops on January 24, 2013, 07:14:23 AM
The hand in front of the muzzle when jacking a round really got my attention too. This thing is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen. It makes me wonder who the idiots are that surround Mr. Connely.

That's my take. That racking a round is the wierdest unsafe thing I've ever seen in a gun.

There are a lot of other recent reviews of the Zip - YouTube has them everywhere. There is not a single good review. It is lights out. How does a great forum continue ................