Posted on 02/03/2019 3:24:28 PM PST by marktwain
Prior to SHOT Show2019, Franklin Armory made a bit of a splash by releasing information about a prototype, magazine fed pistol that was non-Semi-Automatic, but which looked very much like a Semi-Automatic. The pistol in the picture has a pistol arm brace, making it look like a carbine.
The firearm was said to utilize a digital action, and to fire one round with each pull of the trigger.
Jay Jacobson, President of Franklin Armory, was kind enough to take time and explain how the system works. He used the prototype to show the system operating the bolt and bolt carrier. Jay explained he would not show the internal parts.
First, the digital action has everything to do with a flesh and blood digit, not a numerical one. The digit that powers the system is the trigger finger.
There was another system that used finger power to feed from a magazine. It was the Dardick pistol and carbine, an interesting combination of revolver and magazine feed. A few were produced, it was not successful.
The Providence digital system is different. It uses a reciprocating bolt and bolt carrier system to feed cartridges from the magazine into the chamber and to extract and eject the fired cartridge cases.
The bolt head of the Providence system is similar to the AR-15 multi-lug system. It locks with a rotating bolt. The bolt rotates about 23 degrees.
The firing sequence is this.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Lots of good ideas never caught on. This however sounds like a bad idea I hope doesn’t catch on.
Is the ammo feed electric?
I agree, once there is an “alternative” to a semi-auto it could become mandatory at some point. Wish they hadn’t gone there...
I wish the Remington 5mm rimfire magnum had caught on. Those who bought one have a hard time finding ammo. I think Remington does do run of the ammo every few years.
No.
Never can figure ahead on this stuff sometimes. Guess they made a LOT of T/C Contender Barrels for that round also.
I have read that .22 magnum is the most popular barrel for the Contender. I had one which was inaccurate. That is even with a Burris scope attached.
I traded it off at a gun show. A few years later I bought one at a gun show. Darned if it wasn’t that same barrel. It had made the rounds.
Why?
I can’t think of a single reason for it’s existence.
Another answer to a question nobody asked.
incredible, What’s the chances of that? :)
Lol... Well said.
The question was asked on post #3.
At a time when they are trying to outlaw all Semi-automatics someone goes off and hands them an “alternative” in a popular “looking” format. The timing is bad.
Not even a political one?
There are many reasons why the mechanical double action never went past revolvers. And rightfully so. It’s a step backwards.
It’s gotta have a frigging 20 pound trigger pull to do all that. Pulling the trigger unlocks the bolt, rotates it 23 degrees, cycles the bolt carrier back, ejects the spent round, and if I understand correctly, when the trigger pull bottoms out, the bolt slams home and fires. That’s gotta me massive pull length, heavy as hell and full of creep
belly laugh on that
I felt the pull on the prototype, with an empty magazine, at the shot show.
I did not measure it.
I estimate it was 12-15 lbs.
A heavy double-action trigger pull...
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