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...and no, I'm not drunk. Here in yUK this is as near as we can get to the real semi-auto AR lower 9mm Parabellum carbine.......
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15yHuA69oAA Part 1
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soe9u3_cZGk
I got to shoot this this morning for the first time. The owner told me that they are pretty rare -at a tad over $1700 I have to agree. With it's 12" barrel and 24" OAL it conforms to the UK's wacky laws on 'short firearms' - bleeve it or not, it is registered here in yUK as a '9mm rifle'.
Uh, right.
What happens is that the bolt gets blown back, just like a semi-auto on the last shot, and held by the bolt release - that way it's not a semi-auto. Manually [actually, thumb-ually] releasing the bolt allows it to travel forward and pick up another round and chambers it for you to shoot and the whole process starts over. Neat, eh?
We have no such thing a restricted magazines here in UK - if you want, and can actually carry, a fifty-round mag for your 12g Viper, you just go ahead and buy it. Same for this baby here - the biggest mags are my UZI 32-rounders - I didn't hand THEM in back in '97 when my UZI pistol disappeared into the melter. Just in case, y'know?
The lower is a regular AR-lower made by any number of makers who ship to the UK, but the upper is a custom job made right here in yUK - hence the, ahem, somewhat enthusiastic hanger price.
9mm Para from most makers here hovers around $40-45/C. With a piece like this, it makes reloading a plan.
Best
tac & the boys over here, doing what we can with whatever we can,
PS - for the odd flamer - I'd really appreciate a bit of compassion here, Guys, flaming will not make me your friend, especially as mrs tac and me are heading your way next week and a meeting up at Clark Rifles WA or Izaak Walton Eugene OR is a distinct possibility.
Take care now, eh?
tac
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15yHuA69oAA Part 1
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soe9u3_cZGk
I got to shoot this this morning for the first time. The owner told me that they are pretty rare -at a tad over $1700 I have to agree. With it's 12" barrel and 24" OAL it conforms to the UK's wacky laws on 'short firearms' - bleeve it or not, it is registered here in yUK as a '9mm rifle'.
Uh, right.
What happens is that the bolt gets blown back, just like a semi-auto on the last shot, and held by the bolt release - that way it's not a semi-auto. Manually [actually, thumb-ually] releasing the bolt allows it to travel forward and pick up another round and chambers it for you to shoot and the whole process starts over. Neat, eh?
We have no such thing a restricted magazines here in UK - if you want, and can actually carry, a fifty-round mag for your 12g Viper, you just go ahead and buy it. Same for this baby here - the biggest mags are my UZI 32-rounders - I didn't hand THEM in back in '97 when my UZI pistol disappeared into the melter. Just in case, y'know?
The lower is a regular AR-lower made by any number of makers who ship to the UK, but the upper is a custom job made right here in yUK - hence the, ahem, somewhat enthusiastic hanger price.
9mm Para from most makers here hovers around $40-45/C. With a piece like this, it makes reloading a plan.
Best
tac & the boys over here, doing what we can with whatever we can,
PS - for the odd flamer - I'd really appreciate a bit of compassion here, Guys, flaming will not make me your friend, especially as mrs tac and me are heading your way next week and a meeting up at Clark Rifles WA or Izaak Walton Eugene OR is a distinct possibility.
Take care now, eh?
tac