Just took possession of my new “AR-9” modular pistol from Freedom Ordinance of Indiana. Man what a gun! It is as accurate, versatile, and fast as a SIG MPX for about half the price. I have three SIGs and of course they are about the finest guns around, but I also really love supprting small family-run businesses when I can. These folks are turning out some fine handcrafted firearms! I’ve run about 100 rounds through it and just as in the video below, it is pretty happy with just about anything you want to feed it. My setup is exactly the same as in the video: 33-rd. Glock double stack, Vortex red dot, factory stock w/ muzzle enhancement, no brace. This is a highly-controllable gun and I recommend it for anyone who is looking for a modular pistol/SBR.
They lost me at blowback action. No thanks...... No drop free on some magazines. Not an SBR...... It is a pistol.
Ive heard many an armorer resentfully describe the blowback process as 'vomiting all over itself'. To be fair, it has worked well for a very long time. But I like piston better.
Blowback doesn't "vomit" all over itself. It's straight recoil operation; very reliable and often very clean operating. Direct impingement gas operated systems, such as the Stoner system, do blow a lot of residue and fouling back into the action.
Blowback is a more reliable system to use in a pistol caliber weapon of this type; better than most gas systems anyway.
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I don't like it. I also hate lima beans. That is a personal dislike and nobody has to agree with my personal orientations, dislikes or preferences.
Indeed they are not. The majority of semi-automatic handguns in production in the united states are recoil-operated, rather than blowback- operated. Recoil-operated utilizes a tilting barrel and moves with the slide during recoil, while blowback-operated utilizes a barrel that is affixed to the frame of the firearm, and only the slide moves during recoil.
Sorry, you are correct. I made a mistake in reading the post I quoted and connecting it with another claiming piston being superior to DI RE: the action staying cleaner. In that context blowback and recoil are near identical compared to gas operated. Only one of my pistols is a direct blowback, a little .22.
Fair enough. That said, I strongly urge you to get your hands on a FX-9. The action is butter-smooth, recoil practically non existent. Most importantly — it is just a fun gun to shoot.
Nope, most have some other type of operation. Blowback is for .22s, up to about .380s in pistol form. Most glocks have Short recoil, locked breech, tilting barrel operation, although the Glock 25 and 28 have blowback (they are both .380s). Blowback actions have no form of locking. They simply are slowed down by the inertia of the bolt and the action of the springs. Most pistols have some kind of locking to slow down their operation.
One of my favorite guns was a Colt Mustang, a compact .380 acp, locking breech. Very accurate gun. A blowback pistol needs a stronger recoil spring, I prefer a locking breech.
For many years I carried a confiscated (a story in itself) WWII era PPK. It fit me well (no slide bite) and being a southpaw, I liked the decocked condition for carry. It was a natural pointer for me. While I never had issues with it, in the early 90’s I acquired a Mustang and found over time I carried it more often than the PPK, not particularly because it was a locked breech design (a good feature) but because it was easier to carry in more positions and, because I was intimately familiar with the 1911 design (easy to go from my full size 1911 to the Mustang) and good at tuning one for reliability. I found the with the SA in my PPK to be more accurate than the mustang at distance, but I liked SA only and 1911 operation of the Mustang better and was as quick bringing it to target as the DA/SA operation of the PPK. Then too, I tuned the Mustang to perfect reliability, There were trade offs, I liked the reliability, weight, concealability of the Mustang, but the accuracy, double strike capability (never needed it though), and sights of the PPK (small, but being a natural pointer for me, were always easy to pick up). Also, while my PPK was well worn in and the DA smooth because of that, it had a heavy DA pull. Early on with the PPK, I had problems, because of it’s blowback operation, periodic feeding issues, ultimately traced to the ammo, spring, slide timing... a not uncommon thing with straight blow backs. I liked having both, but ultimately, both were used in trades (sellers remorse now).