Traumatic weapons in their intended purpose, primarily created for civil self-defense, therefore, its dimensions must be smaller than that of a combat one. But despite this, pistols and revolvers, similar in size to military weapons, are very popular with buyers. The traumatic pistol Thunder-03 originated from Thunder-02 by increasing the size.
Is barrel length important when choosing a trauma?
Why do many weapons lovers choose precisely dimensional traumatics? The point here is not that such a weapon provides more deterrence to the attacker. Everything lies precisely in the practical side of the issue.
The fact is that the powder in cartridges for trauma burns very slowly, than gunpowder in combat cartridges. To get all the power from the charge, you need to give more acceleration to the charge, for which you need a long barrel. Of course, an increase in the trunk without an increase in overall dimensions is impossible.
You can get used to big travmatika and high weight, but how to be with secretive wearing? The fact is that, in the case of a small build, it is not possible to transfer such a weapon covertly, and this is one of the main pledges of effective self-defense.
On the other hand, the long barrel is very useful in sport shooting, where such a pistol is often used. Due to this, the energy and speed of the bullet increases, the wind has less influence on it, so it flies farther and better. That is why for sports shooting it is better to use travmatika, which is close in size to the combat samples of weapons.
But it is not necessary to determine the length of the trunk as the most important criterion when choosing traumatics. The fact is that the long barrel allows you to improve the effectiveness of both weak and strong cartridges. If in the first case, there is nothing critical, then in the second case, a shot at the attacker may become critical for him. In this case, the owner of a traumatic gun can not avoid problems with the law.
Summarizing the review in the conversation about the length of the trunk, we can say that this is an important parameter, but not decisive, moreover, it can negatively say to the owner. The main thing that you should pay attention to in this situation is the design of the barrel, it depends on it all the effectiveness of the gun.
What are the trunks of Thunder-03?
This type of weapon has 4 variants of barrels. There is no sense in dwelling on each in detail; they can be combined into two groups. The first will include 3 trunks, which are popularly called "toothy trunks". They have a very primitive design: to limit the firing of live ammunition, there are two simple obstacles here. Three modifications of such a trunk, as a rule, changed in shape and size.
The most interesting option for buyers is the Thunderstorm-031 pistol. The design of the barrel here is made on the basis of V4 and is called the Evo, the engineers were able to improve all the performance characteristics of such a trunk. There are no barriers here. Shooting live ammunition is not allowed interesting idea: the chamber and the barrel are on different axes. But the main feature of such trunks - longitudinal valleys, which are located inside the trunk to weaken it. The effectiveness of firing with such a barrel is much more effective even for barrels with a smooth construction.
The scatter of bullets at the trunk of the Evo is much lower than those guns, in the trunks of which there are various obstacles. In addition, the accuracy of hits is much higher than that of all pistols with a smooth barrel, which use better-quality ammunition. Thunderstorm-031 has high energy bullets. This is achieved due to the fact that the cartridge itself is not deformed when firing due to the absence of obstacles in the barrel, and also, due to the increased length, the speed of the bullet increases.
Some attention when reviewing this weapon should be given to the appearance of the muzzle. It looks like a full-fledged combat pistol. Of course, when attacking, the enemy most likely will not look at him, and even in poor light, this will not work, but if you look at it carefully, the desire to attack will obviously decrease. Therefore, the appearance also plays a role.
Appearance Thunderstorm-031
I would like to say that outwardly Thunderstorm-03 and 031 are no different. The difference lies only in the marking on the body of the gun.
The body of the gun is made entirely of high strength steel. The only plastic elements are brushes on the handle, which are made for the convenience of the shooter, so that he does not slip out of his hand while using this pistol. Most traumatic body manufacturers use plastic to reduce the overall weight of the weapon. It would be logical to make a plastic pistol when using powerful cartridges, but the Thunder-031 pistol goes against all abilities. Such a weapon, made of metal, looks very solid in the eyes of the enemy, frightening.
Despite all the advantages of appearance, there are also disadvantages. They relate to the angularity of the design, which adversely affects the ergonomics of the pistol grip. As a rule, this disadvantage is solved by simply replacing the inserts on the handles with better and more convenient ones. Of course, ideally convenient it will not do it, but you can choose the inserts under your arm, and then you just need to get used to it over time.
Despite the angularity, no elements of the body cling to clothing when removing the gun. In addition, Thunder-03 holster simplifies the transfer and removal of the pistol, made for all the features of the design of the instrument. For the appearance and convenience of these weapons get four, albeit with a minus.
How can you improve this gun?
Especially fantasies of the owner of this tool to roam nowhere. From the standard finish, you can note the grinding of all active parts that are subjected to maximum load. Everyone knows how this is done, because this procedure is used, practically, in all types of traumatics.
Particular attention should be paid to the return spring of the gun. The fact is that it is designed to use powerful cartridges, however, as mentioned above, the use of such charges is fraught for the owner of the trauma gun, since shots can become critical for the attacker. The use of weak cartridges is impossible on such a spring, it simply will not bring the bolt to the desired position. To correct this problem, it is enough to install a softer spring.
It is also possible to use a standard spring, but then it is better to use medium-power cartridges. In this case, the number of failures is reduced to a minimum, the energy released remains at an acceptable level.
What ammo uses Thunderstorm-031?
There are no problems with the cartridges in this gun. You can use any ammunition for 9 mm RA when shooting, in this respect the Thunderstorm is omnivorous. The only disadvantage mentioned above is associated with the use of weak charges.
As a rule, for self-defense the most powerful cartridges are used. The most popular charges for this gun are Magnum from AKBS, Killer + from KSPZ and the same Magnum with a hard bullet, which are used for shooting from Tanfolgio Inna.
Do not forget that before you trust your protection to one or other patrons, you need to test them in the dash. It is enough to shoot two or three stores to see if it will be convenient for you to use such cartridges or not. As a rule, such adjustment will also allow revealing possible defects of the purchased instrument. Of course, this does not happen often, but you will know that your tool is probably devoid of any factory marriage.
Conclusion
What can be concluded in the review of the weapon Thunderstorm-031? With the design of the barrel Evo, or in the original version, this gun is very reliable, effective and durable. This tool has many advantages, though, and not without drawbacks: impressive dimensions, weight, angularity of the design. This weapon can safely claim one of the best in the category of travmatiki. If you want to be confident in your own security, then for self-defense you need to purchase it.
Specifications:
- Any 9 mm PA cartridges are used;
- 207 millimeters in length;
- 135 millimeters - barrel length;
- 131 millimeters in height;
- 32 millimeters wide;
- The weight of the discharged gun is 860 grams;
- The magazine holds 15 rounds.
