Holloway Arms HAC7, The Basics

[VLODPG]

Thanks for sharing!

[eternal24k]

excellent thread, been holding off until I had some time to actually read it. This has been very informative, these have always been interesting, never got to actually see the guts and get this much info on them.

[ChocLab]

For those that are interested, here is a video of the HAC-7 of both disassembly and shooting with some slo-mo of the bolt in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0ih6NEE6Rs

[ChocLab]

Great info. Thank you again for posting this. Would you mind taking a few photos of the inside of the receiver? Any idea why the cover over the cam pin cutout is removable? Is it supposed to be a replaceable part in the event the cam pin wears it over time?

He explains this in the video as a manufacturing item and that was not supposed to be removed but the rivets would wear out.

[T2J]

Where would you get magazines for it? Or are you modifying your own?

[JoshNC]

For those that are interested, here is a video of the HAC-7 of both disassembly and shooting with some slo-mo of the bolt in action.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0ih6NEE6Rs

Cool video. He mentions the malfunctions in the video; I wonder if his magwell/mag support hand grip was a contributing factor.

[ESK]

Josh,

Some of the mentioned malfunctions were light-strikes. In the video they show them using the Firing Pin Return Spring. I never use the spring on my rifle and never had a problem with light-strikes. Plus, the action is smooth and slow, so I don't think they would encounter slam-fires with the existing design.

Eric

[FTG-05]

Great pics, thanks for posting them!

I remember the HAC ads from the mid-80's. What happened to the rifles that the TX NG got? Back on the market/destroyed, what?

And what happened to Bob Holloway, did he just give on further firearm design and manufacture? He must have been an interesting person.

Thanks again.

[ESK]

Robert Holloway is living quite comfortably in the Pacific Northwest. He’s working for a major oil company and travels the world. On the side, he still dabbles in gun design. I think someday we'll see Bob's name pop-up in the gun industry again.

Great pics, thanks for posting them!

I remember the HAC ads from the mid-80's. What happened to the rifles that the TX NG got? Back on the market/destroyed, what?

And what happened to Bob Holloway, did he just give on further firearm design and manufacture? He must have been an interesting person.

Thanks again.

[JoshNC]

Josh,

Some of the mentioned malfunctions were light-strikes. In the video they show them using the Firing Pin Return Spring. I never use the spring on my rifle and never had a problem with light-strikes. Plus, the action is smooth and slow, so I don't think they would encounter slam-fires with the existing design.

Eric

Very interesting. Thanks for the follow up info. This is really an interesting platform with some very unique design attributes. Would be cool if the HAC-7 was resurrected one day.