Extar EP9 "Gen 2" - Does it still have an adjustable trigger? + Buffer tube quesion

[JoeTester]

I have two questions for anyone who purchased a Gen2* EP9 directly from Extar in August 2022 or later:

While I'm waiting for my Extar EP9 Gen 2* to ship, I have been trying to figure this out:

(1) Does the EP "Gen 2" still come with the adjustable trigger that they did for the first half of 2022?





In this excellent video, posted well before August 2022, the reviewer highlights the fire-control group, with a heavy emphasis on what an amazing value getting an adjustable trigger on a $450 gun is:

Overview of the fire-control group starts at around 7:33


My concern is that ithe EP9 "Gen 2" no longer comes with this truly impressive feature - the most recently posted Youtube reviews/unboxings do not highlight the feature, nor is an adjustable trigger mentioned anywhere on Extar's website (ExtarUSA.com).

Indeed, if you check various Youtube EP9 Gen 2 reviews/unboxings, that different "Gen 2" guns reviewed only a few months apart, have various differences. Heck they only recently started making their own Glock mags; previously you would a Magpup or OEM mag. And none of the newest EP9 Gen 2 videos mention an adjustable trigger, nor do they show one.

(2) My other question: I also see that the EP9 "Gen 2" has a weird protrusion to index Extar's new proprietary arm-brace, and which also keeps it indexed without rotating... However I ordered the SOB-15 brace from Extar for the unbeatable price of $59. But thay protrusion will likely and extra 1/2 inch to the length of pull.
I am convinced the EP9's stock buffer-tube contributes to their low-recoil system they engineered and don't want to spend the time, money, or effort in changing it to 6-positon AR tube or similar (especiallyif not if it efgecys the specifically-engineered recoil mitigation). So i stuck with extra length if want to use the brace I prefer - but only if this is still the design used in the EP9 "Gen 2":





*NOTE:
Extar never actually changed the designation of the EP9 to a "Gen 2" - all if the variationshave simplybeen called just "EP9" with no distinction between the vastly different iterations- not in writing, documentation, or labelling. The changes to the platform ere gradual evolution to an unofficial "Gen 2".

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[JoeTester]

By the way, since there was no pistol-caliber carbine sub-forum, by design it serves the same purpose as PCC... which are considered rifles.

Yes I know that in sales and legal jargon, the gun is a "pistol" - Please feel free to move this to the pistols forum if you think that is the best place for it.

 

[Domino]

I bought one a few weeks back and it has the adjustable trigger. That said I didn't notice a huge difference when adjusting it, maybe a couple of ounces? And yes the buffer tube has the protrusion on the buffer, I am not aware of any way to remove it. The brace that comes with the Extar is quite nice though.

 

[JoeTester]

I bought one a few weeks back and it has the adjustable trigger. That said I didn't notice a huge difference when adjusting it, maybe a couple of ounces? And yes the buffer tube has the protrusion on the buffer, I am not aware of any way to remove it. The brace that comes with the Extar is quite nice though.

You rock man, thank you for letting me know all this - VERY helpful!!

 

[Domino]

You rock man, thank you for letting me know all this - VERY helpful!!

No worries. You are going to enjoy it, it really is a great little weapon. I can keep all my rounds in a grouping smaller than a fist at 25 yards with rapid fire. It also has very little recoil which you already know. Get a nice red dot and a weapon light for it and you have an excellent home defense weapon.

 

[JoeTester]

Got mine, adjustable trigger included - and the SOB15 brace is a huge improvement over the new fish-tail looking brace, at least IMO (personal preferences are never wrong - thats just my opinion on the brace)...

...it is so much more comfortable shouldered, and has vastly superior cheek-weld ergonomics.

Also it just looks MUCH classier... the new little fish-tail brace at the end if the buffer tube looks stupid IMO.

Heres my setup for now:



The Extar EP9 gen 2 to with new stock brace looks like this:


EDIT: Admittedly the SB brace is heavier, but the gun felt well balanced today at the range... and indeed, its a shockingly easy gun to shoot. Especially considering is just a straight-blowback (doesn't feel like it is - feels better than a CZ Scorpion IMO)