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Waffen Werks in Tennessee is the importer!
Wilhelm Bubits designed the first Glock...
Then he left to Steyr and improved upon that original design for a polymer-framed, striker-fired pistol with drop & trigger safety. The M9 and M40 were born...
Then he moved to the UAE and designed the Caracal. He's perfected what he started two guns ago.
Features:
The Caracal is a fully ambidextrous polymer framed pistol that features an ergonomically designed grip with a rounded butt and a grip angle of 111°.[1] The lower forward edge of the frame has a mounting-bracket or rail interface system for mounting accessories.[8] The pistols low slide profile design holds the pistol barrel axis close to the shooters hand and makes pistols more comfortable to shoot by reducing muzzle rise and allows faster aim recovery in rapid shooting sequence.[9] This low bore axis principle is also found in the Glock and Steyr M pistols.
The metal slide guide rails are designed to be as long as possible to promote stability, by reducing torsion and flexing of the grip frame, during firing and a close fit between the slide and grip frame for plenty direct mechanical interaction between the slide and grip frame. Furthermore, the rails being part of the frame sub assembly that bears all internals, it is easier to assemble the mechanism for manufacturing or disassemble for maintenance and replacement.
The pistols have a fully supported chamber and fixed iron sights. The pistol can also be supplied with grip inserts in several distinctive colours (black, gray, green, blue and orange) that can be used for identification purposes.[9] The grip size can not be adjusted with these grip inserts.
The metal parts receive a proprietary "Plasox" plasma-based nitriding with an enclosed postoxidizin surface treatment producing an oxidation protective coating resistant to aggressive environmental conditions.[10][11] The manufacturer claims that this proprietary protective coating method is relatively environmental friendly, is very durable and protects well against rust.[9]
According to the manufacturer the 28 parts and components these pistols are made of are interchangeable for easy production and maintenance. A take-down lever allows the pistol to be disassembled without tools by the user.
Caracal 9mm pistol on Vimeo
wicked video - including introduction from Wilhelm himself. The bore axis is low, low, low, and the damn thing breaks down into only 28 pieces.