Couple of Morini 162 EI questions

[cloudswimmer]

Well as per my other thread I've been pondering either a Pardini K12 or a Morini 162 EI. Since I don't have a dealer anywhere near me or know anyone who has a 162EI or K12 I'm left to looking at pictures, videos, and asking questions. So regarding the Morini my first question is about the trigger guard....is it aluminum or plastic? Second when you turn the electronics on is there a steady LED light or does the light only come on when the battery is low. Third on grip size...I was kinda in between a small and medium on the LP10 I bought 4 or 5 years ago.....so what size Morini grip would you recommend I start off with. Last how easy is it to get into the battery compartment to change or remove them for storage. Thanks guys


Chris

[SamEEE]

Hi.

Trigger Guard: Plastic, but a niceish plastic.

When you turn the LED on. Solid until the Cap charges. (3 seconds or so). After that a pulse every 5 seconds. The pulse length gives a shitty indication of how much charge is in the batteries.

Grip size tends to run a little large, especially on the Electronic; I would suggest a small. But most sellers will exchange a grip with no fuss.

Getting into the battery compartment is a trivial matter - one screw holds on the cover. Getting the electronic module out is a bit fiddly.

Here is the manual pdf if you're interested: http://www.morini.ch/download/2.pdf

[yana]

imo there quite small. I am female and have 2 grips for mine, a S and M.
I'd stick with an M. Filing off is easier than adding
Dunno wether that LED light works that way on older IE's.
Older IE's use other batteries for the unit as well.
But changing is quite easy.

[Wynne G Oldman]

I have an older 162 E. The LED doesn't come on until you press the battery test button.

[cloudswimmer]

Thanks to those that have replied so far. I think on the grip I'd probably order it with both the small and medium and send back the one afterwards, Pilk did that for me when I bought my LP10. I'm still a little confused on the LED though, so on the older ones the light stays out unless you press the battery test button, and on the current ones it blinks on every 5 seconds? Is that correct? I'm not sure I'd like seeing a red glow from my grip every 5 seconds. My life is filled with electronics and LED's practically every minute of the day, firearms have always been a way for me to escape the technology world and meditate in a way. Thanks again.

Chris

[Wynne G Oldman]

I'm still a little confused on the LED though, so on the older ones the light stays out unless you press the battery test button, and on the current ones it blinks on every 5 seconds? Is that correct?

That is correct, but I wouldn't worry about it. You can't see it when you're shooting the pistol. One thing to consider is the older electronics use this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... ge_o01_s00 battery, whereas the newer ones use 2 x AAA's. Not really a problem, but AAA's are much easier to get hold of quickly.

[cloudswimmer]

I'm still a little confused on the LED though, so on the older ones the light stays out unless you press the battery test button, and on the current ones it blinks on every 5 seconds? Is that correct?

That is correct, but I wouldn't worry about it. You can't see it when you're shooting the pistol. One thing to consider is the older electronics use this http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... ge_o01_s00 battery, whereas the newer ones use 2 x AAA's. Not really a problem, but AAA's are much easier to get hold of quickly.

Ok thanks Wynne, yeah I'd be getting a new pistol from Champions Choice through Pilk so guess I'd be getting the newer batteries, typically how long do they last?

[therider]

My hand is 90mm wide. Perfect M for Pardini, Steyr, Matchguns.

However for Morini 162ei i need S, and M is far too big.
So don't waste your money and get a S

[therider]

Also, some manufacture as Matchguns, offer long finger versions of each size. However I don't know if Morini does and if you need that

[kle]

Ok thanks Wynne, yeah I'd be getting a new pistol from Champions Choice through Pilk so guess I'd be getting the newer batteries, typically how long do they last?

I've had my 162EI (newer AAA battery version) since February and I've put something like 2000 shots through it so far, with probably at least that many dry-fires - the batteries are still going strong. I keep a spare pair of batteries with the gun just in case, but I haven't needed to replace them yet.

[scausi]

Why are you worried about a blinking light , you don't look at it when you are shooting.
The whole point of it blinking lets you know that the battery is still good. And it will go for 1-2+ years.
It also shuts off after 20 min of no use , unlike the Cm84e free pistol ,leave that switched on and the battery will be dead the next time you go to use it.
The Morini grips are on the large side , I have Rink medium grips , and small Morini grips on my pistols. So I would say if you are medium verging on the large size get the medium, if you are medium verging on the small size get the small grip.
P.S the trigger guard is plastic ,but its only held on with one screw so you can easily make a new metal one if you wanted to add more weight.

[Wynne G Oldman]

It says that the batteries are good for around 15,000 shots in the user manual.

[cloudswimmer]

Why are you worried about a blinking light

As long as you don't see it when shooting I'm not. A pulsing red glow every 4 seconds would drive me nuts, but it sounds like a non issue. If I was an engineer I probably would have designed it so the light stays off until the batteries start dying at which point the light starts blinking indicating its time to change your batteries, but that's me. Thanks for the info. I've decided to get a Pardini K12 instead for now, and keep my eye out here for a used Morini 162 to add to the collection.