PSA killing it at SHOT Show

[asu174]

Big fan of my semi-auto SBR MP5 and MP5-K.  I also have two Scorpion SBRs and a Tavor 9MM, but nothing comes close to an MP5.  I actually won my first 2-gun match with an MP5 up against about 70 other shooters with ARs or similar.  Toss a can on it and shoot 147gr and it’s stupid quiet.    

I had a Colt 9MM AR SBR and wasn’t blown away by it.  Sold it.  It collected dust while I shot my MP5.

If these are anywhere near $1K and function well, this will get interesting.  You’re one pin away from getting rid of the brace and making it an SBR with a stock. 

The $300 Glock clones are also going to sell like crazy.  Palmetto makes a good product at a great price.  Never had an issue with them.

[btq96r]

6 hours ago, Garufa said:

Are they fun/loved without a brace?

Seen more than a few of them in pictures without one (though more CZ as I think the SIG ships with a brace).  I acknowledge the brace helps get them sold to a notable extent.

Though, I'm old enough to remember when all you needed for a gun of this variety was a good sling so that you can push out for a stable enough firing position given that it was only for short distances.  Then one day, pistol braces came onto the scene, and it's all been Brokeback Mountain tacticool from there on.

[asu174]

3 hours ago, btq96r said:

Seen more than a few of them in pictures without one (though more CZ as I think the SIG ships with a brace).  I acknowledge the brace helps get them sold to a notable extent.

Though, I'm old enough to remember when all you needed for a gun of this variety was a good sling so that you can push out for a stable enough firing position given that it was only for short distances.  Then one day, pistol braces came onto the scene, and it's all been Brokeback Mountain tacticool from there on.

I think at this point you could run a strap through a sling loop on a regular stock and call it a “brace”.  I still think braces are the next thing up for ATF “re-re-re-interpretation”.  

[A.J. Holst]

 

5 hours ago, asu174 said:

I still think braces are the next thing up for ATF “re-re-re-interpretation”.  

Let a few stolen or straw purchased brace equipped firearms be confiscated / tied to criminal shootings  and they will be back on the public radar.

Edited January 25, 2020 by A.J. Holst

[Chucktshoes]

They’re going after Sig’s MCX as well with the JAKL. Expected MSRP of around $800. .300 BLK monolithic upper, 7.5” bbl, long stroke piston, non-reciprocating side charging handle, 3 position adjustable gas system, attaches to a standard AR lower. 
 

Edited January 25, 2020 by Chucktshoes

[Magiccarpetrides]

Im fired up about that PSA5...mainly for the simple fact it uses the delayed roller blowback like a normal MP5...my AR9 kicks harder than my 5.56 cause its standard blowback instead of DI...my PSA KS47 with a 7.5" barrel (and DI) shoots softer than my AR9 or my AK's, most of these 9mm sub guns are running direct blowback...except the MPX and the HK's causing them to kick harder than one would expect for such a "small caliber"....this PSA5 is gonna sell like hotcakes if its reliable...and if its not PSA will at least stand by it with their lifetime warranty.  That JAKL....oh my....

[btq96r]

21 minutes ago, Chucktshoes said:

They’re going after Sig’s MCX as well with the JAKL. Expected MSRP of around $800. .300 BLK monolithic upper, 7.5” bbl, long stroke piston, non-reciprocating side charging handle, 3 position adjustable gas system, attaches to a standard AR lower. 
 

 

[Chucktshoes]

41 minutes ago, btq96r said:

 

Did you spend twice as much on an MCX?

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Regardless of one’s feelings about any specific offering, I have to commend the company leadership on what they’re attempting to do here with these products. According to all of the PSA folks I’ve seen interviewed the CEO has taken the “common use” portion of the Heller decision as a mission statement for the company. The less expensive these offerings are, the more folks will buy them, resulting in higher numbers in circulation, and the harder it will be to claim that they aren’t “in common use” thus making it harder to ban them. You gotta respect that kind of ethos for the running of a firearms company. 

Edited January 25, 2020 by Chucktshoes

[btq96r]

2 hours ago, Chucktshoes said:

Did you spend twice as much on an MCX?

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Regardless of one’s feelings about any specific offering, I have to commend the company leadership on what they’re attempting to do here with these products. According to all of the PSA folks I’ve seen interviewed the CEO has taken the “common use” portion of the Heller decision as a mission statement for the company. The less expensive these offerings are, the more folks will buy them, resulting in higher numbers in circulation, and the harder it will be to claim that they aren’t “in common use” thus making it harder to ban them. You gotta respect that kind of ethos for the running of a firearms company. 

No didn't buy an MCX at market cost.  I'm just sitting here, trying to be good about not spending money, and PSA seems determined to break me.

Fully concur that PSA is taking the right tact here.  I'm also quite impressed that they are putting good looking products out on the market that really anyone can see themselves shooting.  If the mechanical reliability of them matches their AR offerings, it's going to make an impact in the market for sure.

[Chucktshoes]

51 minutes ago, btq96r said:

No didn't buy an MCX at market cost.  I'm just sitting here, trying to be good about not spending money, and PSA seems determined to break me.

Fully concur that PSA is taking the right tact here.  I'm also quite impressed that they are putting good looking products out on the market that really anyone can see themselves shooting.  If the mechanical reliability of them matches their AR offerings, it's going to make an impact in the market for sure.

That’s something that they don’t get enough credit for I think. They’re doing some great stuff at great prices, and yet they’re not sacrificing aesthetics to reduce costs. Keltec is doing some innovative stuff, but holy hell is everything they offer just bloody hideous looking. That’s a thing that turns me off of their products. Everything they make feels cheap and it looks even worse. Maybe it’s stupid, but I’m not spending my discretionary income for a range toy that I can’t bear to look at, let alone stand to hold. 

Edited January 25, 2020 by Chucktshoes

[LawVol]

I’m gonna be all over that .300blk JAKL.