/k/ommandos, what do you think of the xr9? Bond Arms are going

>>34043707
$900 honestly doesn't sound like a bad MSRP, but I'm not sure why you would want to buy it unless you're rich enough for your average gun budget to be well over $1000. I guess it'd make a good CC but people will still prefer more proven designs that are only slightly bulkier.

I like my XR9-L.

I like the coating that Bond is using on the barrel to supposedly eliminate the need for the anti-seize lube.

The L is a bit less ammo picky than the S due to slightly reduced slide velocity on recoil. I don't know how the Bond will compare.

Trigger pull is quite long but smooth as snot on waxed paper. There is no stacking or a wall if you're wanting to stage the trigger though.

My biggest gripe is that it lacks a last-round-hold-open.

>>34043707

It's a solution looking for a problem

>>34043707
I really like the concept, and want one just for the hell of it, but with the price tag, and the amount of little issues surrounding it, I'm gonna hold off on buying one

>>34043816
Last round hold open on these would be practically useless. You have to rack the slide to lift a round up for feeding.

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>>34043707
>bullpup pistol
Pardon my ignorance, but wouldn't most slide-operated pistols be bullpups? Those clamps that grab the next cartridge seem to be the defining feature, but I'm not sure how that qualifies it as a bullpup.

>>34044054
>A bullpup is a firearm with its action behind its trigger group
Look at your picture. The action on a regular pistol happens right above the trigger, because rounds are fed forward from the magazine that is directly behind the trigger.

Look at Ops pic. In this case, instead of sliding a round forward from the mag, it pulls it out back, and then slides it forward. The action stays right above the magazine, and is thus behind the trigger group.

How is this hard to understand?

Bullpups are immediately appealing on a rifle because it adds several inches. Bullpup pistols will add maybe a half-inch.

>>34044467
That's still something to consider when concealing.

>>34044776
I'm not convinced a half-inch of length saved will be better than a thinner gun. A bullpup of this design has to be bulky. Width has a much bigger effect on printing and comfort.

>>34043707
This particular action could be adapted to rifles, increasing the barrel length without making the rifle a "proper" bullpup (with all the problems of bullpups).

>>34044230
Okay, I see now. The barrel is over the magazine column and there's an almost shotgun-style elevator system in the back.

That seems really pointless.