I was prepared to hate this thing but I don’t know. I think this thing would have incredible potential on a 10mm Glock. The video is…a bit much but again, it seems well thought out. This reminds me of the old HK PDW micro Mp5 ads from the 90s.
I will say the “auto deploy” feature seems like a potential problem area, especially with “safe action” style triggers.
I have seen and handled one, but not actually fired it. The whole thing is well put together. The auto deploy is very positive and locks out solidly, actuator sits just a little above where my finger would rest in safe “booger hook off the bang button” gun handling. It is all pretty well thought out and well put together. The pistol is fully functional with the brace collapsed, but the slide release is difficult to reach if the brace is not deployed as it is just above the rail. Overall it felt like a quality product in my short examination, much better than Roni and worlds above any of the roni like copycats.
May not be everyone’s cup of tea. I don’t personally see a need for it, but I will likely pick one up anyway just “because”.
It’s got a place in a PDW setup, I suppose. If I had an SBR glock, I’d put it on along with a foregrip, optic and light and have a nice little package. It’s useless for CCW obviously.
Their marketing is fantastic. it checks just about every box possible. It’s how their target market wants to perceive themselves.
There’s a back and forth on pistol stocks/braces/whatever. Now they’re in vogue. We all know it’s not a new idea. I used to have a Mauser and a P35 with stocks. The question I have is, has the use case changed? In Israel there are legal restrictions that make stocks/chassis practical. B&T seems to think such a device would fill a capability gap for police in European markets.
What’s the use case for the U.S. market? What goals will the end user accomplish with this that he could not without? How reasonable are these goals? Then further, what’s existing on the market that already accomplishes these goals? How does such a product perform better/worse than existing products?
I frame it this way because it may be well engineered, it may do exactly what it says it is supposed to do, it may even do things I wish I were capable of doing… but if it isn’t performing in a way I would actually use it, in a manner superior to existing products, I don’t see this type of product reaching mass adoption, or surviving in the long term. They’re just the most recent trend.
Long way of saying, why would I conceal carry this thing when it adds weight and size, but no practical added capability? Why would I use this instead of a chassis or PCC at a match? Why would this substitute for a rifle locked in a trunk (a little more complicated a question)? How will it compete with existing pistol and rifle based products in the PDW segment?
Ready for Resident Evil XXV or whatever they are on.
OT, I don’t see a need or want for it, but choice is good. If you want to feel like an operator with a taci-beard and get a product that you’ll never use like they do in the video, only stand in front of a mirror at home, when no one is around - go for it.
To me the missing link for all these shortie 9MM pistols with braces or SMG type setups is the lack of full auto / burst capability. Because if I’m semi-only and shouldering a weapon for other than range fun, I don’t see a reason to be shooting something other than a centerfire rifle caliber.