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INNOVATIVE (groundbreaking, breakthrough?) NEW FIREARM!
Boberg Engineering (St. Paul MN ?) ^
| Boberg Engineering
Posted on 07/29/2008 7:23:14 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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"A lot of comments during the 2008 Shot Show and many from chat rooms has led to the development of the Boberg XR9 Shorty. The second "photo" was generated via Photoshop, and at the time it was not known whether such a configuration would be feasible. Further study has shown that the design is feasible and a prototype will most likely be built soon."
This looks pretty darn cool to me.
Heads up to all the freeper gunnuts, technophiles, and armchair quarterbacks out there.
Let's discuss
To: mamelukesabre
Cool gun! I have lots of guns, but their site explicitly compares this to the Kel-Tec P38T, which I carry on a regular basis. I like the idea of a gun this small in 9mm (I also carry a Kahr 9mm) but I wonder how weight, recoil and reliability are. I have to say I like my little Kel-Tec, and my wife loves it. Great pocket (literally) pistol. And the KT was cheap. I wonder how much this little gem goes for?
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:36:24 PM PDT
by
navyguy
(Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue.)
To: mamelukesabre
I’d buy the shorty in a heartbeat.
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:36:43 PM PDT
by
TheZMan
(Bitter backwoods east Texan Christian gun clinger with the AC at 72 degrees.)
To: sig226; yarddog; Nachoman; 1066AD; BenLurkin; Gandalf_The_Gray; calex59; Armedanddangerous; ...
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:38:54 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol.)
To: mamelukesabre
It looks neat! I shot a 9mm Detonics that was very small and it kicked worse than a 45 auto. I wonder how this would be?
To: navyguy
I have a kahr PM9.
I don’t think the boberg guns are past the prototype phase yet. But if they are reliable and not too heavy or too expensive, I’d ditch my kahr for the micro shorty without thinking twice.
You gotta look at the animated video of the action cycling if you haven’t already. I think it’s just absolutely amazing.
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:44:09 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol.)
To: mamelukesabre
nice looking gun. I have a Beretta 9000 s for my Concealed Carry “between the seat cushion” car gun. This one looks nice but the mechanism looks quite complicated. I do not want complicated. Cleaning could get to be a problem.
The long drawback of the cartridge looks like there are a lot of parts that could go from “SNAFU” to “TARFU” and then to “FUBAR” at a critical moment.
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:44:15 PM PDT
by
Michigan Bowhunter
(Democrat socialist liberal scumbags.....how did we let this happen!)
To: mamelukesabre
perfect for summer carry!
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:46:08 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of the Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mamelukesabre
Not a very attractive gun but I like the idea of a longer barrel in a short pistol.
Although my favorite pistol is the M1911, I would never denigrate the 9mm. It is a powerful high intensity cartridge and with the right ammo will do about anything one wants for a defense cartridge.
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:46:59 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: mamelukesabre
cute, but i don't understand what makes it more powerful than any other 9mm on the market.
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:48:32 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -CTHULHU/NYARLATHOTEP'08 = Nothing LESS!!!)
To: mamelukesabre
Nice pistol, bad website.
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:49:36 PM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
To: mamelukesabre
Just what we need, another solution in search of a problem.
L
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:51:46 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Islam is an insane death cult. Any other aspects are PR to get them within throat-cutting range.)
To: mamelukesabre
Let's see ... THEN discuss ...
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:55:13 PM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: mamelukesabre
Interesting in that this action presents a feasible solution for a clip magazine, Remington, .44 mag carbine.
To: Chode
Because the barrel is longer.
The chamber is DIRECTLY above the top round in the magazine. Any firearm with same length of slide as the boberg will have a barrel shorter by at least the overall length of the cartridge. So the boberg has a power advantage over all other equal length pistols due to the freaky new fangled feeding mechanism that allows for a longer barrel in a shorter slide.
watch the vid
http://bobergengineering.com/video_page.htm
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posted on
07/29/2008 7:58:09 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol.)
To: knarf
SHades of the PKM.
No thanks
John got it ‘right’ with the 1911....
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posted on
07/29/2008 8:04:40 PM PDT
by
ASOC
To: Amerigomag
Hmmm, I’m not so sure. At first I thought you were really on to something. But after watching the animated vid really closely, it’s not exactly a fixed barrel. THe barrel moves a tiny tiny bit. I think the barrel might rotate also.
On the other hand, the old browning auto-12 shotgun had a barrel that moved, so why not a rifle?
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posted on
07/29/2008 8:05:49 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Thig crioch air an t-saoghail, ach mairidh gaol 's ceol.)
To: mamelukesabre
I have that Kahr as well - sweet little carry gun for when you don't have a lot of room and it's more accurate at 25 meters than anything in its size I've ever tried.
So which one of these would I purchase? Uh...is "both" a good answer? ;-)
To: mamelukesabre
Be glad to try a sample :)
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posted on
07/29/2008 8:08:30 PM PDT
by
1066AD
To: mamelukesabre
if the article stated "of EQUAL size" it makes sense but all it said is "The Boberg XR9 Introducing the world's most powerful 9mm pocket-sized pistol."
and from the prints, i'm not thrilled about it not having an extractor either.
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posted on
07/29/2008 8:10:29 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -CTHULHU/NYARLATHOTEP'08 = Nothing LESS!!!)
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