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by xl_target » Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:25 am
The grips are some kind of high density polymer material so even if the rest of the pistol gets hot, you should be able to at least hang on to it.
One must also keep in mind that the pistol is being sold as a self-defense weapon and if carrying it, one would most likely not have more than one spare magazine.
Unlike a pistol used n competition, one would probably not be firing too many rounds. If you do find yourself in a sustained gun battle that requires firing a lot of rounds, you're in deep trouble and you're going to need more than a pistol anyway.
As hvj1 pointed out, the pistol allows for a long barrel in a very short design, thus giving it a huge accuracy and power (muzzle velocity and energy) advantage over similar sized weapons. In most compact and sub-compact pistols that have a very short barrels, the bullet can exit the barrel before all the powder has finished burning, resulting in a decrease of muzzle velocity and energy (over longer barreled pistols). Another advantage of the rotary barrel is that the lock time will be longer allowing for a fuller utilization of the gas from the burning powder and having the advantage of spreading the recoil out over a longer period of time. The advantage of spreading the recoil out will result in less felt recoil and thus easier and quicker follow up shots.
I also got to meet Arne Boberg and found him a very likeable person. He was, of course, very enthusiastic about the gun and demonstrated its features gladly. I wish him all success in this enterprise.
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense” — Winston Churchill, Oct 29, 1941
xl_target! 