How you use
it?
Attach it to the gun,
then hold your gun out front with your weak (non-trigger)
hand. Put your finger on the trigger and don't let any other
part of your strong (trigger) hand or body touch the gun.
You are now supporting the full weight of the gun (and
aiming it ) with your weak hand, and your trigger finger is
touching the trigger. Now, push the gun forward with your
weak hand, and the gun will fire. Keep pushing with the weak
hand. If everything is balanced, the recoil will move the
gun back enough to re-cock the trigger (with the help of the
Hell-Fire attachment) and the pressure from the weak hand
will move the gun back forward, which will cause it to fire
again. Typical fire rates are on the order of 10 per second
(depends on the gun, of course). It will take some practice
to get the hang of keeping your muscle tension right to keep
the gun firing. However, with some practice, you will be
able to reliably fire short bursts or empty an entire
magazine.
Note that many of the
ads for this product show people holding onto the gun with
their trigger hand. This is misleading, to say the least.
Problems with
the Hell-Fire?
The most obvious
problem with the Hell-Fire device are the miss leading
photos of a person firing and aiming the gun at the same
time. The Hell Fire Trigger system is designed to be
fired from the hip, not by aiming. By using the Hell-Fire
trigger system it is nearly impossible to accuratly aim the
gun. Hitting a human-sized target reliably at 75 feet is
quite difficult. Due to the trigger systems design, it is
not easy to transition from "full auto" to aimed
fire or vice-versa. Additionally, full-auto firing heats up
your gun very quickly, which could damage your gun.
What guns it
works with?
MAK-90s and other
AK-47 derivatives, Mini-14s & Mini-30s, AR-15s and
clones, SKS's, M-11s and similar guns. For pistols, you will
have to have a barrel shroud or fake suppressor to give you
something to hold onto on the front of the gun.
Note that none of the
above shoot .22 LR. The light recoil of this round will make
the normal Hell-Fire difficult to use, though there is now a
version available for the 10/22. I have not tried this new
version. However, if you have a .22, there are various
"cranks" and other gizmos that provide a similar
effect, and probably do a better job since you can press the
gun against your shoulder (and thus aim).
Is it worth
buying?
"That of course
depends on you. It's certainly fun for an afternoon, and
will definitely impress your friends, but true "rock 'n
roll" it ain't. It may make an interesting collector's
item, what will all the media attention that it has
received." AK-47
The lawsuit
story?
The maker, Hell-Fire
systems of Olathe CO has been put out of business by a
lawsuit filed against it over the shootings at a San
Francisco law firm. Survivors and the family of at least one
of those killed have sued each company that made anything
the killer brought with him, including the Hell-Fire gadget
and the Tec-DC9 pistol.
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