Lever-action rifles have skilled a large resurgence in recognition over the previous few years, and it isn’t onerous to see why. Whereas they’re clearly not as combat-effective as trendy semi-auto rifles just like the AR-15, lever weapons can be utilized very successfully for looking something from varmints (in pistol-caliber kind) to huge recreation (in rifle calibers similar to .30-30 and .45-70). Additionally, in states and nations the place semi-auto rifles are closely restricted, lever-action rifles often aren’t topic to the identical invasive guidelines, even when geared up with trendy options. Above all, they’re merely enjoyable to shoot, as evidenced each time we take our Marlin 336 Dark Series project to the vary. POF USA has introduced its personal entry into the modernized lever-action rifle market with the brand new Tombstone 9mm carbine.
POF USA Tombstone 9mm Carbine
The brand new POF USA Tombstone is a contemporary, lever-action, pistol caliber carbine (PCC). POF says it is “initially offered” in 9mm, however this language tells us different pistol calibers could also be accessible sooner or later. From entrance to again, it encompasses a free-float, fluted, 16.5-inch barrel with a two-chamber muzzle brake over commonplace 1/2×28 threads. The barrel is surrounded by a ten.5-inch Modular Receiver Rail (M.R.R.) which incorporates M-LOK slots, Picatinny rail sections, and QD sockets for a sling.
Ghost ring sights are constructed into the rail system, however we suspect most customers will set up a crimson dot sight as proven in these photographs.
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The receiver encompasses a magwell and button launch for the removable 9mm magazines, that are a proprietary POF USA design suitable with the Tombstone and Phoenix series. Customary Tombstone fashions embrace one 20-round magazine; Colorado-compliant fashions embrace a 10-round magazine as an alternative. Extra 35-round magazines are additionally accessible individually.
This rifle’s handbook of arms must be considerably acquainted to anybody who has used lever weapons up to now. It begins with a proprietary 3.5-pound, single-stage, flat-face set off. The Tombstone’s hammer has the half-cocked place many lever-gun customers will already be acquainted with. There’s additionally a shotgun-style cross-bolt security on the rear of the aluminum receiver. The lever is contoured to suit a normal Magpul SGA shotgun inventory, which provides the power to just accept size of pull spacers, cheekpieces, and QD sockets from Magpul.
Whole weight of the Tombstone is 5.75 kilos, and whole size is 36 inches. MSRP is firmly positioned within the premium finish of the spectrum — $1,962 for black variants and $2,097 for FDE tan variants. Extra magazines are $35 every.
We’re to get our arms on the brand new POF USA Tombstone later this month at SHOT Present, and we hope to overview one sooner or later as nicely. Within the meantime, try the video under from POF’s YouTube to see the Tombstone in motion.
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