The Model 1 Sales, I have considered buying from them before.
Good service, reliable?
What about the product, good quality?
Did you get the 30 or 10 round magazines? If you got the 30, how did they perform?
Don't know too much about their service. I ordered the thing, it arrived on my doorstep, I stuck it on an existing lower and went to the range.
It worked, but I should have cleaned and oiled it first. I think it came with preservative on it. It got fouled up quickly. I took it home and hit it with CLP, a rag and a cleaning rod, and it works great. So I haven't had to call them back.
Quality is top-notch. Fit and finish are perfect, bore looks real nice and shoots well. As nice as any good AR upper; uses the same parts.
Unfortunately, I'm stuck with the 10-rounder due to state laws. There are other magazines available also, in 10 and 30, from Black Dog Machine. These are polycarbonate. The Ciener mags, both 10 and 30, are parkerized steel. Spike's has some from BDM that are the same size and shape as regular 30-round AR mags. I don't know how well they work, but I'll probably try one soon.
If I lived in a state that allowed me to order a 30 through the mail, I would have done so, though. The thing is really fun to shoot rapid fire, and it's easy to hit targets that way, with minimal recoil. I thought I'd long since become jaded and didn't care about rapid fire .22LR's (mostly I've been shooting .22 levers and they've been more fun than I was having with semiautos). However, the AR setup is actually a lot of fun to shoot rapid-fire, even for someone like me who has no interest in doing that with a 10/22 any more. A LOT of fun. 30-rounders definitely recommended.
The 10-round steel Ciener magazine is very easy to load, with only moderate spring tension, and it works well. I have had a few double-feeds, but I was testing it out with the cheapest ammo available (actually some old dirty unplated lead stuff that isn't even available any more). Said ammo worked better in this setup than any rifle I've ever tried it in. Finally used up a whole brick that's been sitting around forever since it didn't work well in most guns.
Rapid fouling accumulation is not a problem as it is with a lot of .22 semiautos, even with this dirty ammo made in Mexico, probably because the upper receiver is nice and big inside. The AR just kept on shooting, when other common guns would have had to go home for cleaning.
Bear in mind, I've only had it for a short time, though I'm getting close to 1000 rounds through it already. Most of this has been bottom-end bulk ammo, and I've only had to clear misfeeds a few times, so I am very happy with it.
So far I've just used CLP to lube it. I'm going to try out other lube, too, but I'm pretty happy with how it's running.
