Comments on: AR-15 air gun: BF-17

By: Shmuggins

Shmuggins — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:48:11 +0000

To the best of my knowledge, they have not shipped any to date (21 Mar 09). They keep on having production/accuracy problems. They are trying to remedy this, which is a very good thing to do and I commend them for it, but, when I placed my order in Dec 08 I thought they were in house ready to go for shipment. Why would a company “sell” something that doesn’t exist yet??????

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:01:50 +0000

DrStrangegun, I think it is legal but it would defiantly be classified as a firearm. It does bring up some legal issues if you planned on using it in your back yard, are using it at a airgun competition.

By: DrStrangegun

DrStrangegun — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:59:02 +0000

Hrmm. I wonder about the legal repercussions here. As the AR15 lower is the actual firearm, does this remain a firearm in use?

By: Heath

Heath — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:02:51 +0000

Don, good eye! And I agree.

By: Don

Don — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:20:17 +0000

Now I don’t normally complain about stuff but if the guy is selling these things for $800 dollars I can’t keep my mouth shut…

If you look closely at the picture you can see that he moved the barrel up off its normal axis and to accommodate it he had to cut open the handguard stock across the top.

Also, note the pipe clamp at the end of the handguard stock, painted black…

The machining of the front stock and the receiver looks to have been done with a hand tool…

This has to be an early prototype at best, if not the dude is absolutely nuts.

Maybe the $1000 version has a blued pipe clamp?

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:15:02 +0000

Thanks Trip!

By: Trip

Trip — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:24:36 +0000

Steve,

Great job with all of these updates. I don’t know how you do it! Keep ‘em coming.