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450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:02 pm
by commander faschisto
Current (2012) issue of The Book of the AR-15 from Intermedia Outdoors (Guns & Ammo) has an article reviewing a new, well, not exactly pistol version of the 450b from Franklin Armory, their model XO-26. Title of the article is "Hand Cannon", not surprisingly. They were impressed! :)

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:42 pm
by Ghost Dog
I see what you mean. Here's a link to the sbr, I mean XO-26:

http://www.franklinarmory.com/PRODUCTS_XO-26.html

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 6:49 pm
by commander faschisto

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:35 pm
by Texas Sheepdawg
If you read the comments on Franklins' XO26 video, you'll see where we discussed a Ross Brake for that bad mamma Jamma..

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:49 pm
by BillytheKid
Yup, there's a thread on the XO-26 buried on here somewhere. Here is another video of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34qA_B_dN2Q

Bill

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:21 pm
by Texas Sheepdawg
Been trying to get him to join the board but unless he's here in cognito, I haven't seen him yet.

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:56 pm
by BayouBob
I'm all in favor of anything that is fun to build, shoot, own or just show off but I can't get a personal like going for AR "pistols." Seems like they combine the worst of all the features and handicaps of a firearm. Too big to handle with one hand, too short a barrel to get good velocity, to unweildy to aim effectively. More power to those that like them.

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 7:01 am
by Hoot
BayouBob wrote:I'm all in favor of anything that is fun to build, shoot, own or just show off but I can't get a personal like going for AR "pistols." Seems like they combine the worst of all the features and handicaps of a firearm. Too big to handle with one hand, too short a barrel to get good velocity, to unwieldy to aim effectively. More power to those that like them.


+1

Re: 450b "sort of a pistol" in the news...

PostPosted: Sun May 20, 2012 9:50 am
by BillytheKid
But it sure looks like fun to shoot!