KE Arms has released a 9mm polymer lower, based on the KP-15 AR lower. It is set up for Glock magazines, and makes for a nice lightweight and inexpensive base for a 9mm PCC…
Semiauto Rifles
M1 Thumb in Slow Motion (Ouch!)
(Note: not for the mildly squeamish) A blog reader on Reddit named Oelund sent me this footage, of him deliberately inflicting M1 Thumb on himself at 1200 fps (twice!). I figured that ought to be […]
Percussion
A DAO Service Revolver in the Civil War: the Pettengill Army
The Pettengill revolver is a 6-shot, muzzleloading double-action-only system designed and patented by C.S. Pettengill in 1856, and improved by Edward Raymond and Charles Robitaille in 1858. In 1859, the Rogers & Spencer company was […]
Semiauto pistol
C96 High-Speed Video and Smith-Condit article
Now that I have this high speed camera to use, I am going to be making high-speed video a regular weekly feature, at least until I run out of guns to film this way. Today’s […]
When Ian mentioned that his carbine has no sights Russell actually smiled! We have it in on video 🙂
This lower can accept any of the plethora of drop in AR 15 trigger pacs?
It looks like any non-proprietary triggers will fit, but you may want the optional longer pins, just like on the KP15.
OK, that’s cool…..now….do it in a braced pistol lower!!!!!! The ATF should just sign off on whatever you come up with, right?
I’d need a 9″ pinned and welded muzzle device to make my AR9 upper legal on this lower.
You can get a 9mm can that long… Phut, phut.
Ian, thank you very much for illustrating some of the clearance issues of the 9mm bolt & the standard BCG.
Someone lost some Galaga ships starting at 10:43.