I found out about the LAW Tactical® AR Folding Stock Adapter on the interwebs and had to have one. I went to their website and found they were in the middle of changing over production from GEN 2 to GEN 3… and it would be several months before I was able to get one. Since M16’s are the LEGOs of the NFA world, I had to add it to the toy box of “extras” I have gathered up in the last 12 years. It is a work of art, IMO. Go to www.lawtactical.com for a video that explains it better than I can.
So now that I have made up a PDW with a 6” Sun Devil Billet upper, MOE FDE livery, C-More Railway, and the LAW Tactical Folder Adapter (for a 17” -OAL folded- PDW)… what to carry it in?! I could find an Assault Systems type tactical case to keep it in, but that would be too easy. I wanted discreet. I looked at brief cases, tennis racket cases (actually too long), music instrument cases (mostly too expensive)… and tool boxes. Most tool boxes are made for expensive tool lines (i.e. SnapOn) and are not only expensive but even more prone to theft. That was until I went to HD!
For the princely sum of $8.95 (not including tax) the 19” Homer Box was PERFECT for the job.
I have a Winchester Model 12 shotgun that neatly disassembles into two pieces. It fits into a diaper bag. Nothing says innocuous like Grandpa visiting the kiddos.
I’m building a pistol AR, and like you, am going to use a Gen 3 LAW Tactical adapter to make it even more discreet. Some of the sling bags and messenger bags are also worth a look, you might check into those as well.
Holy shit!! That has got to be THE shortest barrel I have ever seen on an AR. That looks even shorter than most MP5’s. Is that a pistol length gas system, or a proprietary length? Also, is this 5.56 or .300 BLK?
Look at the 2nd picture. At the bottom is the BCG extension. One end (with the “O” rings) is inserted into the back end of the BCG. The added length makes up for the closed hinge depth, so the buffer face to BCG is the same as stock.
LAW Tactical “Hinge” open (BCG extension shown at bottom):
This upper was developed as a MG upper but is also sold as a pistol upper. Mine is 5.56 but .300 BLK (with 187gr.) would be the “ticket”! …X$pen$ive to shoot in FA though!
Uh oh- I hope racket cases aren’t becoming so popular that we lose the element of surprise/are no longer overlooked!
I went with the super-innocent looking option just in case. (Win-win since the charitable cause is also important to me)
I don’t know how common it will get but my good buddy pointed out something very obvious to anyone who saw me in person: Seeing me (a stout 275lbs or so) carrying around a tennis racket bag wouldn’t be covert to anyone with a brain and common sense. Nobody would mistake someone of my build as a tennis player. lol
