FMG9

Frank

Nice in a James Bond sort of way. When he took the flashlight off it looked like a Net Book. All you have to do is paint a HP logo on the outside <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

I guess what is more scary is there is a need for this type of weapon. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />

It's nothing more than a concealed pistol with a higher capacity mag. In fact it's less concealable than a typical pistol, like the Glock it's modelled after, but you can carry it openly without anyone knowing what it was.

I don't see how it's "more" scary than an average person walking around with a concealed Glock in a holster or fanny pack or notebook or purse? Because that's essentially all it is.

Unfortunately, despite just being a pistol, because it has a stock, I believe it would be classified as a short barrel rifle and therefore illegal to purchase and own without a tax stamp. And if it's fully auto, then it's truly an LE or military only weapon...if it were ever produced.

Hypothetically I wonder if it could be carried without a concealed weapons license. It isn't concealed yet it isn't an obvious weapon either.

I understand Brians point......A simple Glock at your side will be less cumbersome and less actions needed to draw the weapon. A Glock and a flashlight goes a long way.

So really a solution to the reason for inventing that rifle was actually invented a long time ago. A lantern and the second amendment. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

What a nice piece of engineering though. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

The only Glock parts are the magazine and the upper receiver.

Thats not really the point now is it. Seems to me like it'd be a great item for someone doing high threat security detail like the secret service.... etc. Firepower of a MP5 in a small small package.





It's a machinegun (FMG = folding machine gun) , so... it would be classified as a machinegun and not an SBR... and being made post 87 obviously, it's gonna be a dealer sample, so only LEO/.mil/SOT dealers would get one.

It's still cool though.

I should have been clear on my "scary" comment. It's one thing when your a SWAT team you have the benefit of team members, body armour, heavy weapons etc. This is a "trick" gun for undercover types and what I mean it would be scary to be issued one. Her ya go Agent Smith, if it gets ugly whip out the mini and GET SOME. Leave your passport and ID in the desk <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />

A full auto with a magazine capacity of 15-17 rounds will not be a formidable weapon for long. That thing wouldn't even make a decent club once it is empty. No doubt, someone will find it handy in a Jiffy Jon or similar tight place but they better have a Plan B to fall back on, if the FMG is Plan A.

The greatest feature that it has is concealability in plain sight. It could indeed pass as a electronic gadget or a large Tampon case. It will not pass through scanners though, so nobody is going to sneak it onto an airplane or into a courtroom. By the time a person unfolds that thing and readys it for use a person carrying a handgun in a holster could draw and fire on them. The Beretta 93R or Glock 18 would be a far better firearm to have if your life depended on a small, fully auto capable weapon.

Custom holster maker Ken Null of Resaca, GA claims his holsters are "Unseen...in the best places". He helped pioneer concealment leather. The FMG9 falls into the same category.

That was my first thought. Brings to mind the phrase "Ain't nuthin but a rock if it's empty"....

I wasn't touting it as a weapon of choice, but I wouldn't want to get in front of it, either. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

Frank