The M240 weighs nearly 30 pounds and doesn’t work very well for close-quarters fighting as machine guns tend to break a bit more often than standard rifles (something about firing hundreds of rounds in short order repeatedly does that). That’s why machine gunners get issued handguns. I see the Flux Raider being a niche tool for certain combat roles that already carry the M17, for example, machine gunners. The rifle is small and light enough to work with noncombat troops, including truck drivers, artillerymen, cooks, etc. The M4 and M27 serve fine as general-purpose issue weapons.
In a world of carbines, opting for something else seems silly, I know. Kelvin Johnson Jr., 40th Public Affairs Detachment) Before qualifying on a live firing range, cadets learn the basic fundamentals and safety procedures of the rifle. Related: The APC9K: We get hands-on with the Army’s new SMG We have carbines! New Cadets practice aiming an M4 Carbine in the prone position at The Plain on West Point, NY on July 8, 2022. This makes the logistics fairly easy, at least easier than adopting an entirely new mini-stocked weapon. The Raider is smaller than any SMG and uses the standard-issue handgun’s magazine, slide, and FCU. It wouldn’t replace the standard M17 or M18 by any means, but for some troops, it would make a lot of sense to have a stocked handgun. Soldiers or Marines could easily carry it holstered in place of a standard handgun. The Flux Raider is 11 inches long with the stock/brace collapsed and weighs about 40 ounces. It’s still just a handgun ballistically, but a much easier-to-use handgun. I saw rifle-like speed from the platform in traditional Marine Corps tactical drills like the failure drill. I could easily make hits at 75 yards on a man-sized target with the braced variant. A Flux Raider equipped with a stock would effectively increase a handgun’s range and overall accuracy and control without significantly increasing the weapon’s size. The lack of a third point of contact makes it tough to take shots beyond 25 yards or so. Shooting a handgun effectively is hard compared to a rifle. Related: This LVAW is SOCOM’s overpowered answer to the SMG But why? (Courtesy of the author) The Raider can be fired like a standard handgun without deploying the stock or brace. It’s rapid and makes it easy for shooters to draw and engage. Users can also eject the magazine in the gun via a press button release or sliding tab.Ī movable bar sits near the slide on the right and, when pressed downward, deploys the brace (or stock) instantly. This allows the user to reload very rapidly in a pinch. A tab sits right behind the magazine release, and when fully pressed, the device drops the magazine out of the gun and out of the magazine holder. The magazine holder also facilitates rapid reloads.
In front of the trigger sits a spare magazine holder. The Raider allows the user to use their standard iron sights or mount a mini red dot to the top of the rail at the rear of the device. It’s a total replacement of the frame that contains a collapsing stock (or brace). Unlike the days of old, the Raider isn’t just a stock that sticks to the back of the gun. The Raider acts as a replacement grip module to which the user drops the FCU and then attaches the slide and barrel. It’s a removable chassis that contains all the necessary fire control parts.
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The heart of the M17/18 series is the Fire Control Unit (FCU). The M17 and M18 series won the Modular Handgun Contest, and that modularity comes in handy for the Flux Raider. The Flux Raider was designed around the SIG P320, which is the civilian name for the M17/M18 series of handguns. Yet, the braced variant can still give me a good idea of what the Raider is capable of accomplishing.įrom my testing, I see some real potential in the military adopting the Raider for a few niche roles. I have the braced variant, as the stocked version would require a tax stamp and permission from the ATF. The Raider is currently available in two configurations, a version with a brace and a properly stocked variant. The latest comes from a company called Flux, and it’s known as the Raider. Stocked pistols are nothing new, but they have gotten much more advanced than the days of wood stocks on Hi-Powers.
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