The different types of Ar15 straight pulls designs are really interesting to me so this was really neat!

Necessity is the mother of invention, and it's a beautiful piece of engineering as well, in an AR straight pull is obvious, but in standard hunting and sport rifles is pure joy

I like the handguard, flash suppressor, and the rear charging handle, but dang I am glad I do not have to have a straight pull AR-15 in the U.S. at least not yet anyway but that handguard is Rocken it.

I'm lucky enough to have bought an AR15 built by Mark Bradley of Bradley Arms before his untimely death. It really is a work of art. Machined, fitted and finished with precision and care that mass manufacture just can't match. Basically the Holland and Holland of ARs.

I believe the missing lug is to satisfy Austrian regulations, something about making the bolt not useable with full auto components. Not sure how removing a lug would affect that though.

Good video, Troy Ind. in the US make two types of manually operated AR type platforms.

I like this design, pity it can't be imported to Australia because it looks "scary". We have a few Australian designed ones but they aren't well suited to service rifle style shooting. They are either pump action or they put the cocking handle on the left which means you need to break your position for every shot, also means you can't use a sling for support. I think I did remember seeing one with the cocking handle on the correct ergonomic side but they put it so far forward it was redundant.

Joerg sprave reference 🤤🤤🤤🤤

Greetings from Moses Lake, Washington, USA. I enjoyed the video

Note - all calibres in the UK have the angled charging handle it's not just the 9mm. I have the 14" carbine in .223, was one of the first imported

Honestly I kinda wish I could get one of these upper assemblies in the US just in the interest of making a 50-states sort of rifle that uses common components and is actually easy to mount good irons to. I'll probably just suffice with a Ruger American

Id actually own something like that in a new long range cartridge like 6mm arc or 6.5g. They should, however, "commit" to this and not mill the charging handle spot, only go with one bolt hold open for clearing misfeeds, etc. I recall something about some companies skipping the lug across from the extractor to make the forces on the bolt symmetrical and reduce chances of lug failure? But my memory is hazy on the details, and I seem to recall it being hokum. Greetings from the US

This looks like the most interesting one I have seen so far. We are going through this crap now for Service Rifle.

First time I have come across a straight pull a r very interesting Mike

I had no idea anyone made anything like that. Too many other bolt action guns I’d rather have and especially at that price point.

An AR that definitely will fail the InRange mud test.

now this is interesting i think there being brought into the uk now exciting rifle

Funnily enough NY has an AWB banning semi-auto rifles with a pistol grip and detachable magazine along few other features. For some reason law-makers said straight pulls aren't aloud.

These appear to still turn into semi-auto if you put one of those CMMG .22 conversions into it since its a just an adapted BCG and you don't need gas for the .22...

Thanks for the video

Ive had some failures where the neck breaks on the charging handle after excessive use (CSR comps), the 9mm dogleg should be the standard in my opinion for all Schmeisser straight pulls, had a SGC charging handle professionally fitted to give me confidence, cant have failures in the middle of a competition :) Great gun for CSR, it did get me through a whole winter season and the imperial before the handle broke, so about 1000 rnds. Just keep an eye on it.

"Hey Government can we get freedom?" "No, we have freedom at home." Freedom at home: This video...

Ive built 2 of them with side charging uppers one in 5.56 and one in 7.62x 39 because I wanted to see if there was a difference in accuracy from a bolt to semi auto in same platform. There is but what causes it is hard to tell both guns have very good barrels better than my other ARs so that could be part of it.

That's kinda cool for what it is and then you could just like pop the upper off and then put a standard one on

The bolt lugs being symmetrical are probably related to machining, machine one side, flip over, machine second side

This could be interesting for France, but in .222rem (I think Schmeisser offers it in this caliber) and in 300blk and thus could be bought with a simple hunting or sport shooter licence, no prefectoral authorisation needed. (in France any firearm in .223/5.56 or 9mm is automatically in cat B, even as a repeater).

I would love seeing what happens interchanging parts in the US. Maybe bring to desert brutality this year? Would be amazing content.

Would make an interesting host for a suppressor.

looks like there's going to be a market in Canada for something like this soon....

They should import uppers to California. That state has about all the same restrictions that rifle was made to circumvent in Europe.

I like the case a lot better than the firearm! 😁

The future of AR's in California.

Pretty much an AR without a gas system, no? I've seen pump action AR style rifles too. I guess any broken semi-auto rifle becomes a de-facto straight pull repeating rifle. I had an M1 carbine like that, fine for hunting or target shooting.

My unhinged arse wants that big bolt knob on an auto loading AR for shits and giggles

California market would appreciate this upper.

Oh neato

For Americans, building one of these would be pretty easy. You can get a side charging upper so the only mods you'd need to make would be to remove the gas rings, gas tube, and spin the gas block around to block the port. Then it could be converted back if desired. Maybe make a custom charging handle to get it where you want. I'd like some feedback from shooters who have used these for tips on the optimum bolt knob position. Is a standard buffer still desirable or just empty out the weights?

I have witnessed a case separation at the range with a straight pull AR. which blew the gasses back through the magazine. Caused an almighty mess. My question is... Would this have happened if there was a gas tube present on the rifle?

I have never been all that interested in ARs but I do find these intriguing, especially being able to manipulate the bolt without totally breaking you grip. However as an American traditionalist, I would be far more interested in a lever action version. There is a short utube clip on a "one off" Ruger 96 that was reconfigured as a "modern sporting" rifle. Now that caught my attention! As I think on it the finger movements for working the action are very similar on the two but with the hardest bit being in the opposite direction. Hmm, we'll have to see where the price falls if they ever reach the US? Thanks for the preview Bloke

The missing locking lug could be a feature for the german market. Guns sold on the German market, by law, can not be converted by laymen with simple tools. A straight pull repeating AR could be converted in to a differed cathegory of gun by dropping in a few parts thus making it semi automatic. They had to change it in a way you cant drop in a few parts and make it semi i reckon.

Would love to see what it takes to restore the gas system to one of these.

Imagine living in a country where this gun is badass.

Allowed for hunting in Sweden too.

So if you had a suppressor on it, it would be quieter than a standard semi automatic ar?

As someone who is right handed but left eye dominant, it drives me nuts how few AR manufacturers make ambi rifles/lowers(and the ones that do cost like $250.) I don't know if it's a difficult thing to get right(though it doesn't seem so), or if it has something to do with parts interchangeability(though I don't think it's that either, since every company I'm aware of that makes them-including a random guy I found on gunbroker who makes them at his home-provide all of the propriety parts needed when you purchase the lower), or what the deal is, but I feel like lefties and righties(and especially cross dominant folks like me) could all benefit from ambi guns. It just really surprises me that in 2022, with all of the seemingly endless number of AR makers, parts makers/sellers, etc., and more importantly, combined with the fact that 30% of people in the U.S. are left eye dominant(meaning that nearly 1 in every 3 shooters is/probably should be shooting their long guns lefty), that only a handful of companies make ambi guns/lowers, and only one that I'm aware of(Stag Arms) makes completely lefty guns(meaning that even the ejection port is on the left side of the gun.)

The only thing I wonder about these straight pulls is the case extraction, especially with "hot" ammunition. It had been an issue in the past, for sure, with people needing to hold the rifle against their bodies while pulling the charging handle, or at worst, mortaring their rifles. Therefore, my question is whether manufacturers today have changed things in the chamber a bit to accommodate reliable extraction (like much better tolerancing, which would definitely make the semi-auto ones run well, too), or do they just put a list of recommended ammunition for the best shooting experience? It certainly doesn't look like there's any accommodation for primary extraction like in "regular" bolt guns, though the handle would give a degree of leverage, especially when you try to go for rapid shots. In my inexperienced opinion, it does appear that this rifle has the potential for really good rates of fire, about as good as "slow" semi-auto shots, probably. There's very little movement that needs to be done since you can easily reach for the handle. I do wonder if I can find a direct comparison of rate of fire between this type of system and a regular bolt action, everything else being equalised, of course.

I would like to have that reciever for my 6.5 Grendel. I mainly will be using it for long range competition.

mad minute when? asking for a friend ;-)

go for a mud test on this one eh shall we

Is there a left hand version?This is the biggest failures of these straight pulls,that they are not easily converted or issued in LH.

What about the Mars trigger system where you have to pull the trigger twice that's almost a semi automatic

There is a proposed ban on semi auto centerfires for people under 21 in the US I'm waiting for someone to come out with a straight pull that they seperately sell a drilling jig for the gas port lol

Quick question is there any manufacturer Who makes fully left handed versions of straightpull AR's?

The SL8 that you mentioned, doesn't it miss one lug to prevent it from being able to feed from double stack double feed magazines? (ie standard G36 mags). because making the mag well too narrow to fit a wider magazine wasn't enough, and then to prevent you from installing a bolt that could feed from either sider of a double stack mag they didn't mill out the slot for the missing locking lug?

7:25 what is the reasoning behind a straight pull not having gas rings? Why is it good for a straight pull?

I suspect that flash hider would work as a wire cutter

How would these fare for long time survival mad max situation over a normal ar15 or a bolt avtion

I can't decide if I hate it more than the pump action one.

The website shows only 1:9 twist barrels. The semi autos have 1:8 twist. Why the difference / lack of choice

What is the barrel length of this one?

Here I was thinking I found a side charging AR. And all I got was a Mosin Nagant in black.

I can see these becoming popular in Australia, if they're not banned for being scary looking. But I'll stick to the 7615 I think.

Interesting

Does it work better then WW1/WW2 bolt actions?

Why even bother with a standard charging handle?

For a frame of refrence, whats a normal AR go for in europe like that converted M16a1 you have?

Can you order just the Upper?

This is some California stuff

can the lower be used on a regular upper?

But can it shoot pencils?

ithey should've done a pump action that runs under the foregrip and pushes the charging side handle backwards, instead.

How does it compare to the Kali-Key?

Im sad now

Nice rifle. Seems rather expensive though.

They haven’t sold that many in the UK. Southern gun co are still better.

Did you know a couple of uk companies make ar15's in 22wmr. If your just shooting at paper at 200m or less i think i'd go with one of those over a straight pull. Sure these are cool but owning one just reminds us how shitty our laws are.

LOL, I think they used old stock of austrian bolts 😀

Sad

… Look at what they’ve done to my special boy. 😭

I would want a left side cocking lever. I believe the biggest complaint from the anti crowd is magazine capacity. Why not weld in a five round internal magazine and keep it semi auto?

The genius of the design was semi and full auto capability. It’s all about the gas system. In Canada our government is at war with legal firearms owners. Hopefully if we can’t get our AR’s out to the range that we can do similar as seen here. Better than completely losing an accurate rifle firing inexpensive ammunition.

Vade Retro +

schmeiß nie dein Schmeisser weg!

$2K for a bolt action AR in Europe? All the plastic bits included? $500 for a plastic semi-auto AR in the US, but $2k+ for a nice Sako or Steyr bolt gun with nice wood. I guess the grass is greener on the other side of the pond. I would rather have one nice European bolt action rifle (6.5×55 prefered) than three AR-15's

At this point there are better pump actions.

Coming soon to California. 😢

$2000 for a straight pull AR-15? I'm so sorry :( At least it looks cool and gives an AR-15 style weapon to those who can't normally own one.

I was hoping for a range report. Like a wise man once said "only accurate rifles are interesting".

I wonder if you’ll ever get out from under that boot standing on the throat of your freedom. Hope you all do someday.

I had never heard of a straight pull AR.

It is sad that people just can’t have AR-15s

I dont think its in any way a lesser fire arm not being semi auto, though i would personally prefer a 308 version. Strangely, i am not sure how easy this would be to buy in sweden despite semis being legal here. It looks rather military and the Police, where you apply for licenses, dont tend to like that.

But can you middle finger it like an SMLE?

MUD TEST MUD TEST MUD

Cool and lame at the same time

0:32 horrible.

Why the fuck?

So sad, once you give up your rights you can never gain them back. Atleast through peaceful means

You poor souls. The Government is alright with taking your freedoms because it doesn’t apply to them. In my eyes, neutering a right is just as bad as taking it away.

Don’t gloat fellow Americans, This is a glimpse into our future if the Democrats get their way.