Here’s another clip from Military.com’s day at the Aberdeen range. As you can see, I’m getting a little better at this video thing, but there are still some hiccups, I know. I’ve got a few more on the editing deck, so stay tuned.
Also, be sure to refer back to our first-person story on the shoot at Military.com’s Warfighter’s Forum.
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A sweet little gun. Dang Christian had to much fun.
They should make it semi-auto.
Mike, that was the first thing I said to the developers when I test fired it. The guys out at Aberdeen told me that making the thing semi-auto would increase size, weight and complexity, so they opted for a similar “pump-action” operating system to their current Mossberg scatter guns.
Christian:
Did they explain why they went to a straight pull bolt action, instead of a pump?
Doesn’t seem to make sense. If I understand the design, you could just as easily use a pump that would cover the ejection port when closed.
Demophilus, I think I asked that question but I forget the answer…I’ll have to look at my notes.
Thanks, buddy.
My guess would be they want something that’s easy to use with gloves, and a straight pull bolt might do that. But it ain’t low drag, sticking out the side like that.
A knurled pump/barrel shroud would also work with gloves, and provide a front support for the weapon, particularly if it was taken off the Picatinny rail, and rigged as a PDW.