The famous gun Guard MP 461 is the only traumatic product of IzhMech. This gun has a unique design that weapon lovers will recognize immediately. Due to its qualities, power and ease of use, this type of weapon enjoys good popularity for as many as 10 years. Why do consumers continue to use the Guardian, what they like most about him and what shortcomings should always be remembered - in our today's article.
General Information about Guard
Traumatic besstvolny Guard appeared 10 years ago, in 2006. At that time, the Osa complex was extremely popular, consumers loved it for its compactness and good power, which was enough for self-defense in everyday conditions. Even then, Osa proved to everyone that using 18x45 cartridges was a good idea, but because of the inconvenient dimensions, not all consumers found approval. The main reason for the inconvenience was the large thickness in the area of cartridges with cartridges.
The creators of the Guard decided to make their weapons compact so that, if not to oust the popular Osu from the leading positions, then at least take a significant part of the consumers away from it. To create a compact case, the engineers had to reduce the number of charges from 4 to 2, placing them vertically. There was a lot of controversy about whether there would be enough two charges for full protection in a variety of situations. Ultimately, the arms community concluded that two rounds of little self-defense.
According to the developers, the pistol MP 461 should have a high reload rate, however, in reality this is not at all the case. Even replaceable cassettes that can be preloaded with 18x45 cartridges do not save. The main problem in this situation is the fastening of the cassette, which will not be able to cope with quickly even with a long use of this tool.
Such a fee was given for compactness and reduced weight. It is advisable or not, to decide each person, based on their preferences. In fact, it turned out that the Guard seriously did not succeed in pushing the Wasp on the market.
However, the main reason for the low popularity in the early years of production was quite another. The fact is that the first batches of weapons that came off the assembly line had a number of flaws that prevented normal operation.
The first versions were deprived of the upper visor, whose main task - to fix the upper cartridge cartridge. Without this visor, the top charge after the first shot took off a little from the cassette, as a result of which the contacts could no longer reach the sleeve. This was the reason for the absence of the second shot. In fact, a global problem, but its cause was the banal inattention of designers and the lack of full-fledged instrument tests.
Another problem was low battery power. Initially, only one battery was installed in the MP 461, but practice quickly showed that this was not enough. In addition, in the case of oxidation of contacts, when the total resistance of the circuit increased, the battery charge of 3 volts was not very strong, the gun quickly failed. The manufacturer has heard the problem, as a result, there are now two batteries in the Guard.
But the main disease was the cassette attachment ears, which suffered the most. When fired, the entire load fell on them, as a result of which they quickly broke down. Of course, this problem was also solved, but not immediately.
As can be seen from a small historical summary, initially the MR 461 entered the market as a raw product, requiring many improvements. It didn’t suit consumers much, so in the first years of production, weapons were in low demand due to bad reputation. In recent years, the situation is changing more and more. Now, many experts willingly recommend to use the Guard as the second weapon of self-defense.
Successfully implemented a system of protection against accidental shots. In this traumatic instrument on the trigger there is a special switch that acts as a fuse. The switch moves to the right and left: the right position - the gun is locked, the left - ready to fire. The convenient location of the switch does not force the arrow to pull the finger off the trigger, the unlocking of the instrument takes place in a fraction of a second, it can be done even in the process of removing the MR 461.
Ammunition and Guard Operation
The traumatic besstvolny gun the Guard can be charged by any kinds of cartridges 18х45. If this weapon will be used as the main one, then one traumatic cartridge should be replaced with a light-sound one. Due to this, the first shot will be able to disorient several opponents at once and simply escape from the site of the attack. In this situation, it is important to remember that it is impossible to engage in a firefight with two or more opponents even with a weapon for 20 charges, not to mention the Guard. If the MP 461 is used as an additional weapon, it can be charged with two traumatic cartridges.
The best ammunition for the guard - ammunition from the manufacturer "A + A", whose sleeve is made of plastic, or the most popular 18x45 RSH, which have a rubber ball-bullet, where metal chips are used as weighting.
Before starting to use this weapon in everyday life, it is recommended to make several shots from both barrels to make sure that the Guard works correctly. If there were no flaws in test shooting, he can be trusted with his defense.
An unregulated fly is used here as a sight. A limited series released Guards with a laser designator, but it is worth saying that to find this type of weapon is very difficult. LCC is powered by the same batteries as all the electronics of the instrument.
Summing up, we can say that the modern Guard is an excellent weapon. It is compact, has a small weight and excellent power, all the most important elements of control of the gun are in very convenient places. The main thing is that there are no factory defects in it, which significantly impair its operation or make it completely impossible. That is why before buying a gun you need to carefully check outwardly and in practice.
