Since money has been tight and ammo scarce still I haven't had a chance really to blog about anything related to firearms and less face it I heart firearms so I should really blog more about them since it's in the damn header image as well. So thinking about what I should blog about a new video came across my YouTube front page about the Magpul FMG9 and I was like oh yeah that's a freaking awesome prototype gun. Then I noticed it wasn't a concept anymore. HELL YA! They are making that gun! Now called the Magpul FPG for Folding Pocket Gun it looks very much like it's going to be put it into production.
A quick check of Magpul's site doesn't show any progress (their latest news item is from March 2008) but the little teaser information about the production model being called the FPG gives me some hope that we'll see both a semi-auto (for non LEO type personal) and the full auto version in the near future.
Basically a concealable folding stock for a Glock 17/18 handgun the FPG is a re-invention of Stoner'sAres Folding Machine of which there are other copies of including the UC-M21 and a Soviet block PP-90. Whether it's an Ares or a UC-M21 you can see a version of it in Robocop II. Magpul's version was first shown at the 2008 Shot show to a very interested crowd of onlookers. I just got to watch the video several times. At the time it was a non-functioning prototype that looked like a large brick with a flashlight mounted to it. Gaining it the nick name the Texas Flashlight. However, the latest video shows that it is indeed a very functional weapon system that gives the operator a very concealable weapon system that can be deployed rapidly and be able to put rounds on target accurately and quickly. Using the Glock 17/18 frame work the FPG allows the use of Glock hi-capacity OEM magazines and even the 31 round extended magazine can be folded up into the FPG without any issues. It also offeres a closed bolt firing system that allows the weapon to be carried safely with a round in the chamber, something the Ares concept didn't allow for.
If we ever do see this on the market even a semi-auto version will be hard to get as the ATF will consider this either a SBR (Short Barrel Rifle) or an AOW (Any Other Weapon) which are restricted weapons that require the purchaser to file for a $200 Federal Firearms Tax Stamp. Not exactly a hard thing for any law abiding citizen to do and considering the awesomeness of the FPG it would definitely be worth it. But unless you're a LEO or Class III dealer you can pretty much forget about the Full-auto version
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