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Posted: 5/18/2007 7:23:53 PM EDT
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This was defiantly the other shot show prototype that was not shown due to damage from shipping. |
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Ah forget all the military torture tests.
No dropping from buildings neccessary. No burying it in sand and mud, running it over with tanks and using it for a club. If it can't handle UPS,..............than what good is it? |
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OH SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Magpul, I dont understand....dont you like me??? are you trying to get me divorced??? LOL :) well this just went on the must have list
reminds me of a Tavor 2 hmmmm masada, and something that looks like a tavor....lol :) |
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I like the lower in the bottom pic better than the FN P90 style front grip...........and yes, how much?
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I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of wallets suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
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That sound you hear is all next-gen game designers firing up their 3D programs to incorporate the design in their next shooter
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WOW....I mean like WOW....WOW.
I'll say this it looks gorgeous. If it fires half as good as it looks that will be one hell of a firearm. Looks like MAGPUL is going to be making a lot of money next year. EDIT: The trick will be the velocity with the short 10.5" barrel using the 5.56 round and the recoil from the firearm. I like the P-90 style integrated foregrip. Also unlike the P-90 the mag will not have 50 rounds. Also I hope its not a flame thrower and the flash suppressor works well. Oh yeah, and how would you attach a suppressor to that puppy? Still...very AWESOME rifle thats looks like it will be a serious winner. |
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Haha...how long before HK or someone else tries to steal the MAGPUL guys working there?
Seriously, if they can pull off the Masada and the PDR they could kick some butt in government trials. |
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For real............that PDR would be the cat's ass for pilots and other troops who need a compact weapon..........and I need one as well!!
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MAGPUL, in case you see this post, all I have to say is forget the Masada and build the PDW instead
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No no no.. Finish the MASADA first.. LOL, I'm waiting for it. |
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Well I know for a fact that the Marines have tested a large sample of HK MP7s for adoption as a PDW to replace pistols and M4 rifles currently issued to support personel.
The Secret Service is using P-90s in both White House Security Protection and Personal Protection of the President. I would like to see an American company not just a company with an American plant be the one making these sales. |
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Hope it comes to fruition, the Pmag 20 is likley to follow. I can't get over how compact it is, I guess the one pictured is the 10.5" barrel version. A 16" would look look funny unless they extended the housing up 4" or so, but SBR is always an option.
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They could always just make a fake suppressor for folks that needed a 16", but didn't want the funky look. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They had planned to announce this thing at SHOT Show 07'? What kind of date is set for this thing? Are we talking about something being developed along side the Masada or is this something on the back burner that will come out a year after the Masada? P.S. it would have been cooler if the broom handle was foldable. |
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This is not a tag....looks nice. What else you guys hidin' under the table? |
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SBR isn't an option for everyone. |
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Fixed it, sorry about your damned ol' luck. |
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But would you still have eyebrows? 96Ag |
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I'm intrigued by the design, but I have some concerns. First, can they tame the flash on a 5.56 round from 10-12 inch barrel? Second, how is the recoil? With such a light gun the recoil is most likely going to be greater than a Stoner based system. It looks like they got a Levang Compensator on the front of it, which could help the both the flash and muzzle rise, but I am still a tad skeptical. The design seems to have a lot of positives, but I would like to see how it stacks up against Knight’s, HK's, and FN's designs.
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Well said |
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I agree...I'm skeptical, but optimistic as well. I'm really pulling for Magpul as I think they think more outside the box than any other American firearms company. I would like to see a US company start pulling the contracts that have been going to companies like HK and Fn. |
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The necessary ingredient at this stage of their evolution is the development of mass production capability for complete firearms mfg. Either they contract/outsource or secure the funding to do it at the home base. |
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Would they have to be set-up for mass production before winning a large military contract or would that be something they could do after winning one? Seems like they would have no problem finding the money to amp up mass production once they won a contract, but it would be a bit of a gamble to take if they went to the expense of having a large factory only to fall flat. I suppose they could start with civilian and LEO sales to get the capital together to a make a run at a military contract. |
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I wonder if this could be classified as a pistol rather than as a "rifle" going by the strict definition of the US Code?
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I believe that it would not because it has a stock...although it is a bullpup I'm pretty certain ATF would brand it a rifle the same way it did with the PS90. |
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But was the PS90 classified as a carbine from the manufacturer? I mean that is it a "stock" or a "receiver"? |
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Correct me if I am wrong, but what contract has HK actually won for the DoD? None.
FNH has contracts, but so does Colt. |
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whats the deal wit the glued stock.?
i love magpul products but damn. btw whole thing does look sweet |
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It's a non-firing demo, so I would not be worried about the glued stock. There was a thread in another sub-forum saying that they were originally going to show this off during the Shot Show, but it got mangled in the transit process. The glued stock is most likely them fixing the cracks that developed during shipping. |
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