tec-dc9

shattered00 · 09-24-2005, 01:16 AM

I am looking into a tec-DC9(yes I know they are unreliable in both accuracy and extraction of bullets).

These prices that are listed(around 450) seem really steep for a gun that is of this poor quality, even if the manufacturer no longer makes them.

I can see why the Interdynamic open bolt versions are more expensive as collectors items, but I don't see why the DC9 is so expensive.

Does anyone have a suggested price that I shouldn't pay more than for one of these guns?

Thank you very much.

LIKTOSHOOT · 09-24-2005, 01:47 AM

These have had a following since before the last ban and are considered to be collectors.....whether reliable or not. They bring what the market will bare and that never varies much on these. If you are looking hard, this is one of the better deals I have seen lately and is worth more than the current bid.

Good Luck & welcome.

LTS

http://www.*********.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=37214898

gunfreakboy · 09-28-2005, 09:51 PM

A friend of mine has a tech9. Been trying to buy it for a couple years now. Maybe he will give in someday.

blackhawkkid308 · 11-24-2005, 07:00 PM

i came up with the intratec scorpion 22 at the gunshow this past weekend, anyone know much about these things, kinda looks like an uzi with a screw on fake silencer, has the original 30 round mag and box. i like that it takes ruger 10-22 mags. cheap machine pistol, but looks like will be fun to shoot.
blackhawkkid223

tom vito · 11-24-2005, 09:14 PM

I have the tec-22. It is a lot of fun to shoot, but it seems very moody it that one day you can go out and blow a 1000 round without a jam, and then the next time you can't get 50 thru it without 3-4 jams.

allmons · 11-26-2005, 11:16 AM

I have a Tec 9 and can tell you that it is essentially a "jamomatic". Doesn't like ball ammo, doesn't like hollow point, heck it just don't like to shoot!

Oh sure, it looks cool, but accuracy and reliability are non-existent. I gave $400 for mine and feel ripped off. Magazines are expensive and hard to find
( at least, mags that will feed!). I really can't recommend it to anyone.

shattered00 · 12-05-2005, 12:18 AM

Yeah, I shot one that my cousin has. It was the post-ban version. Only feeds FMJ and truly is extremely innaccurate. Kudos to yall who talked me out of it hehe.

SprayPray · 04-02-2007, 02:10 PM

I have a Tec-22 Scorpion that had feed and eject problems until I gave it a feed ramp. Now it feeds fine but the slide rams home on empties before they can clear the ejector port. Sometimes after 2 or 3, sometimes after 10 or 15 rds. I'd appreciate any ideas.

Desert Cajun · 07-07-2008, 09:23 PM

I had a DC-9 in the 90's. I bought it at a gun show one day because I thought it looked cool. Bad decision. You can't aim with the thing, and even if you did, it just jammed and jammed and jammed...

My advice to anyone looking at one is to walk away. Quickly.

TNT.45 · 09-14-2008, 06:05 PM

Thats strange to hear. I have a KG-9 and Tec-9 both of mine shoot great. No feeding or extraction problems. They are not very accurate though. I would suggest people having problems to clean there guns and lube them...lol

Average price for them is $250 to $500 for Tec-9's, AB-10 are a little less and KG-9 are a little more.

Big Shrek · 11-10-2009, 05:35 AM

at least 50% of weapons called Jam-o-matics are using crappy ammo.

For .22lr's, Remington Golden BullSquish & Thunderduds are never to be used in anything but a Revolver. Dirty as a three-dolla hooker & about as lousy in consistancy

9mm, don't use reloads of dubious quality or anything else that's earned a nasty nickname.

A good initial cleaning that removes all packing grease is the place to start...then polish all mating surfaces like the Bolt & inner action housing.

A Clean gun is a happy gun

cakes · 11-11-2009, 07:10 AM

I have a tec-9 and a tec-22. They both work fine for me.

And they are plenty accurate at the distances where most gun fights occur. If you have expectations of squirrel hunting with a tec pistol, you will be disappointed.

saltydog · 12-05-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by TNT.45

Thats strange to hear. I have a KG-9 and Tec-9 both of mine shoot great. No feeding or extraction problems. They are not very accurate though. I would suggest people having problems to clean there guns and lube them...lol

Same here. Mine works OK. I bought mine just "because". Yea, just because the news media didn't like them. I also have a Spectre in 45 acp. It shoots great but it eats my brass were I can't reload them anymore so I don't shoot it all. I heard that they only imported 100 of them in .45acp so I just keep it locked up. I was not really into the subgun wanna-bee's but what the heck, it was just something else for me to buy. Been doing it for 33 years now

scudrunner · 12-06-2009, 11:31 AM

I have a DC9 and I really do not recall and feed issues with it at all, I haven't shot it in over 10yrs. I think I picked it up in the early 90'S when they were first baned in NJ, I don't even remember what I payed for it. My MP40 SMG and MP44 are way more fun to shoot anyway so it just sits in my safe as part of my collection....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNlzM6xRW0

saltydog · 12-06-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by scudrunner

I have a DC9 and I really do not recall and feed issues with it at all, I haven't shot it in over 10yrs. I think I picked it up in the early 90'S when they were first baned in NJ, I don't even remember what I payed for it. My MP40 SMG and MP44 are way more fun to shoot anyway so it just sits in my safe as part of my collection....

Rock on, I know what you mean. I bought one because it was not popular with the press and I was looking for something else to waste money on. I bought a original Ingram Mac10 Submachine gun in 1980 (pre RPB) when they were $239.00 bucks + $200.00 tax stamp. Lots more fun but dang I can't go through 45's like I use too. Reloading is starting to get expensive. I put 3 mag dumps thru it 2 years ago just to make sure it was still ok and have not seriously shot it since I went to the last machine gun shoot in Hot Springs, Ark. 1992

Oh well, my daughter can deal with it after I'm gone.....

scudrunner · 12-06-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by saltydog

Rock on, I know what you mean. I bought one because it was not popular with the press and I was looking for something else to waste money on. I bought a original Ingram Mac10 Submachine gun in 1980 (pre RPB) when they were $239.00 bucks + $200.00 tax stamp. Lots more fun but dang I can't go through 45's like I use too. Reloading is starting to get expensive. I put 3 mag dumps thru it 2 years ago just to make sure it was still ok and have not seriously shot it since I went to the last machine gun shoot in Hot Springs, Ark. 1992

Oh well, my daughter can deal with it after I'm gone.....

YES!!! Ammo aint what it used to be!! My machine guns dont make it out much anymore. Fortunately I did buy up some BEFORE all this hype started but it's hard not go through it. I have a MAC 10 also but I haven't shot it in like 6 or 7 years, really burns the ammo as you know.

saltydog · 12-12-2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scudrunner

YES!!! Ammo aint what it used to be!! My machine guns dont make it out much anymore. Fortunately I did buy up some BEFORE all this hype started but it's hard not go through it. I have a MAC 10 also but I haven't shot it in like 6 or 7 years, really burns the ammo as you know.

I miss those early years..

100 Bullets · 12-30-2009, 08:49 PM

I wouldn't buy one unless it was a real good deal. I just a toy and not can jam. For the same money you can get a used glock and 30 round mag. At least you could carry the glock without the extended mag in it.

saltydog · 03-27-2010, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100 Bullets

For the same money you can get a used glock and 30 round mag. At least you could carry the glock without the extended mag in it.

I have glocks, colts, smiths, brownings, HK's, etc. I just needed something else to buy.

Big Shrek · 06-02-2010, 10:30 AM

I've got an AB-10, which is the Post-ban Tec-9. It's fun, but bulky.

If you want proper functioning & high-capacity, the Calico Liberty is the way to go.

100 rounds per mag of 9mm trumps anything Glock ever thought of.

Big Shrek · 06-23-2010, 03:06 AM

While I'm thinking of it, the single biggest headache with the Tec-9 & varients are the mags...
they all don't fit each other and are sorta interchangeable, but not really.

If you hold the mags up of a Tec-9 & an AB-10 & a KG-99...you will see subtle differences...
enough to cause all kindsa problems.

It takes a fair amount of refitting to make the mags of one pistol fit the other.
I've found it's easier just to keep 'em separate...and well marked.

Texxut · 05-03-2011, 02:42 PM

I know this is an old thread but I hope some of you tec dc9 guys are still around.
Any one improve the feeding of these things by working with the magazines?
When the mag is inserted in the pistol, with the bolt retracted, the mag has almost 1/4" up and down play. this has got to adversely effect feeding. Should the mag be stationary when the mag lock clicks ? it only holds it from falling out, not moving in deeper. I didn't think to hold down ward pressure on the mag when firing it. Jam-o-matic, lots of double feeds. Any advice would be appreciated.

09-24-2005, 01:16 AM	#1
shattered00 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5	tec-dc9 I am looking into a tec-DC9(yes I know they are unreliable in both accuracy and extraction of bullets). These prices that are listed(around 450) seem really steep for a gun that is of this poor quality, even if the manufacturer no longer makes them. I can see why the Interdynamic open bolt versions are more expensive as collectors items, but I don't see why the DC9 is so expensive. Does anyone have a suggested price that I shouldn't pay more than for one of these guns? Thank you very much. -->

09-24-2005, 01:47 AM	#2
LIKTOSHOOT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 9,367	Re: tec-dc9 These have had a following since before the last ban and are considered to be collectors.....whether reliable or not. They bring what the market will bare and that never varies much on these. If you are looking hard, this is one of the better deals I have seen lately and is worth more than the current bid. Good Luck & welcome. LTS http://www.*********.com/Auction/Vie...?Item=37214898

09-28-2005, 09:51 PM	#3
gunfreakboy V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Buffalo, N.Y. Posts: 338	Re: tec-dc9 A friend of mine has a tech9. Been trying to buy it for a couple years now. Maybe he will give in someday.

11-24-2005, 07:00 PM	#4
blackhawkkid308 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: pensacola florida Posts: 871	Re: tec-dc9 i came up with the intratec scorpion 22 at the gunshow this past weekend, anyone know much about these things, kinda looks like an uzi with a screw on fake silencer, has the original 30 round mag and box. i like that it takes ruger 10-22 mags. cheap machine pistol, but looks like will be fun to shoot. blackhawkkid223 __________________ 9-11-01 lest we forget AMEN

11-24-2005, 09:14 PM	#5
tom vito V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 69	Re: tec-dc9 I have the tec-22. It is a lot of fun to shoot, but it seems very moody it that one day you can go out and blow a 1000 round without a jam, and then the next time you can't get 50 thru it without 3-4 jams.

11-26-2005, 11:16 AM	#6
allmons Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 43	Re: tec-dc9 I have a Tec 9 and can tell you that it is essentially a "jamomatic". Doesn't like ball ammo, doesn't like hollow point, heck it just don't like to shoot! Oh sure, it looks cool, but accuracy and reliability are non-existent. I gave $400 for mine and feel ripped off. Magazines are expensive and hard to find ( at least, mags that will feed!). I really can't recommend it to anyone.

12-05-2005, 12:18 AM	#7
shattered00 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5	Re: tec-dc9 Yeah, I shot one that my cousin has. It was the post-ban version. Only feeds FMJ and truly is extremely innaccurate. Kudos to yall who talked me out of it hehe.

04-02-2007, 02:10 PM	#8
SprayPray Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	Re: tec-dc9 I have a Tec-22 Scorpion that had feed and eject problems until I gave it a feed ramp. Now it feeds fine but the slide rams home on empties before they can clear the ejector port. Sometimes after 2 or 3, sometimes after 10 or 15 rds. I'd appreciate any ideas.

07-07-2008, 09:23 PM	#9
Desert Cajun Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	Re: tec-dc9 I had a DC-9 in the 90's. I bought it at a gun show one day because I thought it looked cool. Bad decision. You can't aim with the thing, and even if you did, it just jammed and jammed and jammed... My advice to anyone looking at one is to walk away. Quickly.

09-14-2008, 06:05 PM	#10
TNT.45 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Did someone fart or do I live near Detroit Posts: 3	Re: tec-dc9 Thats strange to hear. I have a KG-9 and Tec-9 both of mine shoot great. No feeding or extraction problems. They are not very accurate though. I would suggest people having problems to clean there guns and lube them...lol Average price for them is $250 to $500 for Tec-9's, AB-10 are a little less and KG-9 are a little more. __________________ On the 8th day God created Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft

11-10-2009, 05:35 AM	#11
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Re: tec-dc9 at least 50% of weapons called Jam-o-matics are using crappy ammo. For .22lr's, Remington Golden BullSquish & Thunderduds are never to be used in anything but a Revolver. Dirty as a three-dolla hooker & about as lousy in consistancy 9mm, don't use reloads of dubious quality or anything else that's earned a nasty nickname. A good initial cleaning that removes all packing grease is the place to start...then polish all mating surfaces like the Bolt & inner action housing. A Clean gun is a happy gun __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.

11-11-2009, 07:10 AM	#12
cakes V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Maine Posts: 230	Re: tec-dc9 I have a tec-9 and a tec-22. They both work fine for me. And they are plenty accurate at the distances where most gun fights occur. If you have expectations of squirrel hunting with a tec pistol, you will be disappointed. __________________ If at first you don't succeed, shoot, shoot again.

12-06-2009, 11:31 AM	#14
scudrunner V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 252	Re: tec-dc9 I have a DC9 and I really do not recall and feed issues with it at all, I haven't shot it in over 10yrs. I think I picked it up in the early 90'S when they were first baned in NJ, I don't even remember what I payed for it. My MP40 SMG and MP44 are way more fun to shoot anyway so it just sits in my safe as part of my collection.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNlzM6xRW0 __________________ HAVE A NICE DAY, DAMMIT!! When seconds count the police are only minutes away! The Number 1 Rule Of Any Gunfight.....HAVE A GUN!!

12-30-2009, 08:49 PM	#18
100 Bullets Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 13	Re: tec-dc9 I wouldn't buy one unless it was a real good deal. I just a toy and not can jam. For the same money you can get a used glock and 30 round mag. At least you could carry the glock without the extended mag in it.

06-02-2010, 10:30 AM	#20
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Re: tec-dc9 I've got an AB-10, which is the Post-ban Tec-9. It's fun, but bulky. If you want proper functioning & high-capacity, the Calico Liberty is the way to go. 100 rounds per mag of 9mm trumps anything Glock ever thought of. __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool. Last edited by Big Shrek; 06-02-2010 at 10:35 AM.. Reason: added pic

06-23-2010, 03:06 AM	#21
Big Shrek Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NorthWest Florida Posts: 923	Re: tec-dc9 While I'm thinking of it, the single biggest headache with the Tec-9 & varients are the mags... they all don't fit each other and are sorta interchangeable, but not really. If you hold the mags up of a Tec-9 & an AB-10 & a KG-99...you will see subtle differences... enough to cause all kindsa problems. It takes a fair amount of refitting to make the mags of one pistol fit the other. I've found it's easier just to keep 'em separate...and well marked. __________________ Marlin Specialist Calico Specialist A gun should be a tool in the hands of a deadly weapon, not a deadly weapon in the hands of a tool.

05-03-2011, 02:42 PM	#22
Texxut V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 264	Re: tec-dc9 I know this is an old thread but I hope some of you tec dc9 guys are still around. Any one improve the feeding of these things by working with the magazines? When the mag is inserted in the pistol, with the bolt retracted, the mag has almost 1/4" up and down play. this has got to adversely effect feeding. Should the mag be stationary when the mag lock clicks ? it only holds it from falling out, not moving in deeper. I didn't think to hold down ward pressure on the mag when firing it. Jam-o-matic, lots of double feeds. Any advice would be appreciated.