Archon 9mm

**7spdnut** · 03-04-19, 20:20

Anyone shoot one yet ?
Or what do you think about gun

**Don Quijote** · 03-05-19, 04:25

Never heard of it. Went to their website and had a good laugh at all the ridiculous buzzwords and tacticool phrases all over it.

Most of their boasts ring hollow, such as this:

The Company's flagship pistol, the TYPE B, is based on its ground breaking AF-Speedlock technology which represents the company’s commitment to redefining industry standards by driving a new level of technology, performance, ergonomics, and functionality never seen before.

So I search for this majikal AF-Speedlock technology and end up at the Arsenal Firearms website looking at a pistol that looks identical to it:
https://arsenalfirearms.eu/en/strykb/ and figure out that AF-Speedlock is basically a rotating lockup barrel. Gee, something Beretta has been doing for decades.....so much for ground breaking.

I think I'm gonna pass until this thing sets the USPSA or IPSC worlds on fire. Which means I'll likely never buy one.

**Adrenaline_6** · 03-05-19, 09:10

Originally Posted by Don Quijote

Never heard of it. Went to their website and had a good laugh at all the ridiculous buzzwords and tacticool phrases all over it.

Most of their boasts ring hollow, such as this:

So I search for this majikal AF-Speedlock technology and end up at the Arsenal Firearms website looking at a pistol that looks identical to it:
https://arsenalfirearms.eu/en/strykb/ and figure out that AF-Speedlock is basically a rotating lockup barrel. Gee, something Beretta has been doing for decades.....so much for ground breaking.

I think I'm gonna pass until this thing sets the USPSA or IPSC worlds on fire. Which means I'll likely never buy one.

From what I understand, the Arsenal Stryke B became the Archon Type B in the US. Same gun. Before that, it was the Strike One.

https://www.all4shooters.com/en/shoo...rms-in-the-us/

**Outlander Systems** · 03-05-19, 11:06

What does this offer against, say, a Glock 17?

**1168** · 03-05-19, 11:13

Originally Posted by Outlander Systems

What does this offer against, say, a Glock 17?

For starters, a $849 price tag on Rainier. It has my curiosity up, but I will not be an early adopter.

**Don Quijote** · 03-05-19, 12:45

Originally Posted by Outlander Systems

What does this offer against, say, a Glock 17?

Originally Posted by 1168

For starters, a $849 price tag on Rainier.

At that price I'll be a never-adopter

**Falshooter** · 03-05-19, 16:31

It's a real shame guns like ^^^ and the Caracal can't get their shit together and be accurate and reliable. The idea is great for both, but execution is less than optimal. Not worth pissing money on either one at this point. Kind of like the Hudson POS too.

**Arik** · 03-05-19, 19:25

Originally Posted by Falshooter

It's a real shame guns like ^^^ and the Caracal can't get their shit together and be accurate and reliable. The idea is great for both, but execution is less than optimal. Not worth pissing money on either one at this point. Kind of like the Hudson POS too.

I think I'd they did what the Turks did it would sell. Brand new Caniks were like $300 10 years ago and came with lots of features. Here you have a untested gun and they want what? $800+?

What happened to the H9? I stopped following it but had in the back of my mind to pick one up eventually, if I ran across a good price for a used one