#FullConceal

Full Conceal has just introduced their M3D-S6 BARE Frame Folding kit, that allows customers to build a folding Glock 19 if they have the slide assembly and frame internal parts.  The BARE Frame Folding kit includes all of the necessary components for assembling a fully folding Glock 19, such as Full Conceal’s complete models.

In this episode of TFBTV, James visits with Full Conceal at SHOT Show 2020 to see their newest addition to the line, the Full Conceal M30S6, a folding, Gen 3 Glock-type pistol that costs $400 less than Full Conceal’s flagship folding Glock models.

Full Conceal, who made big waves by releasing a foldable Glock, is releasing its newest foldable Glock, the M3D-S6. Why S6? Because it will be offered for sub $600. Sub 6. S6. You get it. Still based on the Glock 19 Gen 4, the M3D-S6 offers 21+1 rounds of 9mm in a folding package not much bigger than a cell phone.

At the NRA Annual Meetings this past weekend, Full Conceal addressed a lot of comments from their customers by creating a lighter and more affordable version of their folding Glock, and unveiling the Full Conceal Aluminum frame. This is something that they alluded to accomplishing when we met with them at SHOT Show 2019 this past winter. Now at the NRA Show they finally had it for us to see in person.

“Hand over your watch!” Why certainly, Mr. Burglar. That’s the headline for an article in Popular Science magazine from December 1917. It’s proofed that some things never change, even after 101 years. If you’re approached by a mugger and you’ve got a nice watch, he’s going to want it. Leonard Woods of St. Louis, MO, knew this, so he designed a pocket watch with some firepower inside of it.

Beginning in March this year, Full Conceal will be shipping their very own complete Glock aluminum lower. This will be an in-house product and afford shooters to take the Gen3, Gen4, or Gen5 Upper Slide Assemblies they already own and create a Full Conceal folding Glock pistol of their own.  This New complete aluminum Glock lower from Full Conceal is called the M3D AL.

James recently wrote a pretty in-depth article looking at the pros and cons of the Full Conceal Glock pistol conversion system. This got me thinking ‘has anyone done this before?’ So I delved into the online patent archives, which is how all the cool guys spend their evenings, and went in search of earlier folding pistol designs – specifically ones that have a folding grip. I wasn’t disappointed. I found a number of patents for folding pistols dating all the way back to the 1860s. Lets take a look at some of the earlier designs which appeared during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Full Conceal. This is a discussion I’ve been trying to avoid. I don’t like commenting about, reviewing, endorsing, or condemning controversial products unless I feel very strongly about them. No good comes from it because if you have a positive opinion, you must have been paid for it. If you have a negative opinion, you simultaneously become a part of the cool kids echo chamber crapping on the product du jour while pissing off everyone who likes the product.* So, if it’s a novelty, I’ll usually slide past it and let everyone else get in the internet barfight over it because it’s a lose-lose for me.

The Full Conceal M3D Glock 19 pistol has been pretty controversial since we first posted about them a while back. In case you missed any of our previous post about it, the Full Conceal M3D is a Glock 19 pistol that has been converted by Full Conceal to fold in half using a folding mechanism that they’ve designed. The idea behind the Full Conceal M3D is to be able to carry more ammo in a smaller package. A folded Glock 19 with a 21-round magazine has almost the same dimensions as an iPhone 7 Plus. They also recently released a folding Glock 43 as well.

Before I start in on the announcement of FULL CONCEAL’s Folding Glock 43, let’s rewind a whole year where I met the FC team at SHOT 2017. I still didn’t “get” the folding pistol idea, but I could appreciate the passion they had for their designs. And now, here we are, on the virtual eve of SHOT 2018, and I’ve come to a dramatic conclusion: I may never understand the motivations behind building a folding glock.

Full Conceal is now shipping their Glock 19 folding pistol conversion called M3. The folding mechanism allows having a more compact carry package which in a matter of seconds unfolds and becomes a Glock 19 with a 21-round magazine. The reason why they advertise it with the 22-round capacity (21 round mag plus one in the chamber) is that the 21-round magazine most efficiently fits the slide length neither sticking out nor coming short of the overall length of the folded gun. The M3 pistol is available for purchase on Full Conceal’s website for $1,399 (the price includes one Magpul 21-round magazine).

Full Conceal had a prototype of their concept back at SHOT Show 2017. Pete posted about it here. Their original concept was a cut down Glock frame and the remaining grip/magazine would lock onto the frame making the pistol a rectangular brick. You would have to remove the grip/magazine and insert it into the gun to make it into a complete pistol.

Full Conceal out of Las Vegas, Nevada, have released the M1, based on the SIG P320 Compact in 9×19 mm.

Just about two months ago I wrote about FULL CONCEAL, a Las Vegas-based company designing 80% GLOCK lowers – with a slight twist. In that that post, I took an admittedly “harsh but fair” stance on their ideas concerning spare magazine placement on the light rail of a pistol. As it turns out, the FULL CONCEAL team is here at the 2017 SHOT Show and I was lucky enough to grab them for a few minutes and talk about the newest versions of their frames.

Okay, this one is going to take some convincing. Full Conceal, Inc., is offering an 80% Glock receiver that has been designed around deep concealment. Sporting a virtually non-existent grip, the design includes a magazine pouch affixed to the light rail. When drawn, the pistol is deployed by inserting the magazine into the magazine well, thereby creating a grip.