#Bird'sHead
Wheelgun Wednesday: The Bird Is The Word – A Look At Bird's Head Grips
Firearms with small, sweeping grips have been around for quite some time. While the distinctive “Bird’s Head” grip is normally attributed to Colt Derringers of the 1860s, a look at a Barbar pocket flintlock pistol from 1740 shows a very similarly shaped stock. Nevertheless, Samuel Colt, after the rather unusual shape of his First Model (or No.1) Derringer, started making derringers with the distinctive “Bird’s Head” grip.
[SHOT 2018] Hands On with FightLite's MCR Lightweight Belt-Fed, Raider Pistol
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At the 2018 SHOT Show Industry Day at the Range, Florida gunmaker FightLite Industries, best known for their SCR “ban state” lower receiver that allows “compliant” rifles to be made using AR-15 components. FightLite also is the manufacturer of the MCR upper receiver, a conversion kit that transforms an AR-15 into a belt-fed light machine gun.
