Before I built my "only" AR-15 I was seriously contemplating turning the stripped lower into a pistol, but decided a nice all-around user friendly recon-styled 18" rifle was what would suit me best for that build. Fast forward to me killing time and watching the movie Clear and Present Danger (whew that was a long ways back) and I completely forgot about the offering that Olymic Arms threw into the AR Pistol market.
I was not a big fan of the AR Pistol with that unwieldy buffer tube sticking out, or the Sig brace people used to make a pseudo-sbr (BATF rulings not withstanding) but the OA-93 was appealing to me. It is just so funky looking, very compact, and looks to fit the bill for a handgun in the AR family quite well.
Does anyone in here have any hands on experience with one, have you owned one or ditched one for any specific reasons?
Here's a bit of info about it from Olympic's website if you don't feel like googling it yourself:
"Unique to Olympic Arms is the OA Operations System which incorporates the recoil system into a flat top upper receiver eliminating the need for a buttstock. The OA-93 was the FIRST AR-15 pistol.
Upper type: Forged flat top w/ integrated recoil system
Front sight: None
Handguard: Free floating aluminum tube w/ knurling
Barrel: 6.5”, button rifled, 416 Stainless steel
Chambering: 5.56 NATO
Bore: Long-life non-chromed bore
Twist rate: 1x7
Muzzle: Phantom flash suppresor
Stock: None
Length/Weight: 17.00” / 4.46 lbs"
I'm not on the go button to buy one in the next few weeks. First I need to decide IF I really want this, and then I need to spend some time trying to price out my Modelo Sistema 1911 that would be going on the market to fund this. So I am very much looking for any info anyone has about this pistol that they could offer as ownership/user experiences.
Thanks!!
I was not a big fan of the AR Pistol with that unwieldy buffer tube sticking out, or the Sig brace people used to make a pseudo-sbr (BATF rulings not withstanding) but the OA-93 was appealing to me. It is just so funky looking, very compact, and looks to fit the bill for a handgun in the AR family quite well.
Does anyone in here have any hands on experience with one, have you owned one or ditched one for any specific reasons?
Here's a bit of info about it from Olympic's website if you don't feel like googling it yourself:
"Unique to Olympic Arms is the OA Operations System which incorporates the recoil system into a flat top upper receiver eliminating the need for a buttstock. The OA-93 was the FIRST AR-15 pistol.
Upper type: Forged flat top w/ integrated recoil system
Front sight: None
Handguard: Free floating aluminum tube w/ knurling
Barrel: 6.5”, button rifled, 416 Stainless steel
Chambering: 5.56 NATO
Bore: Long-life non-chromed bore
Twist rate: 1x7
Muzzle: Phantom flash suppresor
Stock: None
Length/Weight: 17.00” / 4.46 lbs"
I'm not on the go button to buy one in the next few weeks. First I need to decide IF I really want this, and then I need to spend some time trying to price out my Modelo Sistema 1911 that would be going on the market to fund this. So I am very much looking for any info anyone has about this pistol that they could offer as ownership/user experiences.
Thanks!!