Now here's something interesting!

[gregintenn]

http://www.fkbrno.com/en/7-5-fk-system

I wonder if they'll be available here.

[Quavodus]

Pretty neat cartridge and gun.

[hipower]

It's certainly an interesting piece of work. I'd like to see one, as would we all, I'm sure. The ballistic gel test results shown at 100 meters is impressive.

[MP5_Rizzo]

They certainly reinvented the mouse trap with the proprietary butterfly sight option!

[gregintenn]

45 minutes ago, MP5_Rizzo said:

They certainly reinvented the mouse trap with the proprietary butterfly sight option!

They don't look like they'd take much abuse, but are interesting nonetheless.

[mikegideon]

Lots of good things can come from necking down a case. The bullet always gets faster.

[nightrunner]

1 hour ago, gregintenn said:

http://www.fkbrno.com/en/7-5-fk-system

I wonder if they'll be available here.

Just got ATF approval for importation. Should be here soon.

[dcloudy777]

 Not terribly hyped about the gun (although the "recoil reduction" stuff might be interesting).

The cartridge, however, could have big potential and a subgun/PDW round.

[nightrunner]

56 minutes ago, dcloudy777 said:

 Not terribly hyped about the gun (although the "recoil reduction" stuff might be interesting).

The cartridge, however, could have big potential and a subgun/PDW round.

With a 6" barrel, it's dang near a PDW already lol 

[nightrunner]

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/10/05/fk-brno-announces-immediate-importation-usa-7-5-field-pistol/

[tercel89]

I wonder how much trouble it would be in reloading that cartridge ? I guess we'd have to wait for dies to be made . Looks like the case would need to be trimmed over time too. Kinda far from the .45ACP and 9mm that I reload now .

Edited October 16, 2016 by tercel89

[Garufa]

Has the wheel been reinvented...again?

Folks, we reached the pinnacle of smokeless metallic cartridge design years and years ago.

Phasers, lasers, and rail guns is where it's at now.  Let me know when I can get one.  

[bucnball]

Now that is something interesting, a re-evaluation of the 7.62 X 25 Tokarev steroided & ballistically enhanced.. I'm not surprised.Nifty round, would enjoy shooting it ! Sure would be neat if it was available @ reasonable cost .Thanks for the Heads Up !

[Garufa]

7 minutes ago, bucnball said:

Now that is something interesting, a re-evaluation of the 7.62 X 25 Tokarev steroided & ballistically enhanced.. I'm not surprised.

That's what I was thinking.  I recall Dolomite doing some very interesting things with the 7.62 x 25 mm round.

Like I already said...this isn't the wheel.

[sybo]

I think I really need to follow this!  Fascinating firearm to say the least! Besides, y'all all know I'm into big booms!  Impressive ballistics also!

[gregintenn]

3 hours ago, Garufa said:

That's what I was thinking.  I recall Dolomite doing some very interesting things with the 7.62 x 25 mm round.

Like I already said...this isn't the wheel.

I'm not as interested in the cartridge as I am the handgun. I wish the 7.62x25 would become more popular. I really like that cartridge, even though all I have to shoot it in is a CZ52, which is anything but impressive.

Edited October 17, 2016 by gregintenn

[shotgunshooter]

I was actually looking at posting this last night but I got caught up in something. I think this would be fun as heck in an SBR

[Capbyrd]

I just want to see one of the pistols.  I want to examine its innards. 

[musicman]

Sweet CZ75, haha!  

But seriously, looks cool.  

[hipower]

22 minutes ago, musicman said:

Sweet CZ75, haha!  

But seriously, looks cool.  

Hmmm. It does resemble the 75.

[tercel89]

2 hours ago, Capbyrd said:

I just want to see one of the pistols.  I want to examine its innards. 

Me too. Looking at the outside of it where the lower part of the front end is , looks like it would be really heavy if it is steel.

[musicman]

I would hope it IS mostly steel.  The info shows it to have more energy than the 10mm.  I would hope it's a tough, hefty gun that can absorb some of that before sending it into the shooter's wrist, and also be durable enough to take the frame batttering it's sure to receive. 

I think it's a beautiful gun.  :-)

[dcloudy777]

1 hour ago, musicman said:

I would hope it IS mostly steel.  The info shows it to have more energy than the 10mm.  I would hope it's a tough, hefty gun that can absorb some of that before sending it into the shooter's wrist, and also be durable enough to take the frame batttering it's sure to receive. 

I think it's a beautiful gun.  :-)

Pure speculation, but I'm betting all that mass under the dust cover is some sort of hydro-pneumatic recoil buffering system.

[MP5_Rizzo]

1 hour ago, dcloudy777 said:

Pure speculation, but I'm betting all that mass under the dust cover is some sort of hydro-pneumatic recoil buffering system.

Can't really tell from this schematic if there is anything other than a single coil recoil spring.  The part that is obvious is the increase in distance between the recoil axis and the center of mass axis.  I guess if there are any physics geeks or anyone versed in Engineering Statics they are more than welcome to weigh in on this.  Looks to me like all they've done is reduce the amount the barrel flips up from recoil and then again I may not have a clue what I'm talking about!

This diagram taken from their website appears to represent a standard 1911 design Fig. 3-a thru 3-c vs. the  FK BRNO design below.

[gjohnsoniv]

Looks like a CZ and Tokarev had a baby, but I'd totally buy that.