Where you going to find a NR FX9?
Crusader Arms 9mm AR180 made in Windsor, Ontario.
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Where you going to find a NR FX9?
Instagram user Lynx0069 posted the following, https://www.instagram.com/p/Cee9Djdr9ea/:
Lynx0069 on Instagram said:This crusader9 rifle, with the 9mm upper installed, shot over 2000 roundssaturday June the 4th without a single stoppage...this thing runs....this made in
Canada
Can confirm…Crusader Arms was at our clubs range day and I was an RSO on the rifle range…Both the Crusader 9 and the Sentinel (5.56 version) shot over 2000 rounds each that day…no serious maintenance other than the occasional oil and wipe down…
Looks like both the Crusader Arms and K9 are in stock at Tenda.
Had a quick look at the Crusader Arms but no hold open!!
Didn’t see the K9 so they must have got it within last week. Curious to see it now?
But Folks don’t forget the Lockhart Raven is in the game too!!
Got a Geissele 3gun that would stuff that Raven nicely.
Had a quick look at the Crusader Arms but no hold open!!
Didn’t see the K9 so they must have got it within last week. Curious to see it now?
But Folks don’t forget the Lockhart Raven is in the game too!!
Got a Geissele 3gun that would stuff that Raven nicely.
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The Crusader Arms Liberator 9mm upper has a non-reciprocating charging handle and can be locked open (and HK slapped to close), but does not lock back on an empty magazine.
Not sure how many PCCs actually do lock back on empty mags. The Crusader 9 with the DCC package is not intended to do so - the Spectre [edit to correct name] LTD service team confirmed that it was not a feature that they designed for with the swappable magazine well adaptor.
Also, I think some parts of the Templar are now made in the States. Not sure if any parts of the Crusader 9 are made outside of Canada now.
I own the Dual Calibre Combo (DCC) package, which includes the 9mm Liberator upper and the 5.56mm Sentinel upper.
Both are very heavy - 8.7 lbs for the 9mm when assembled with the lower, 9.2 lbs with the 5.56mm.
It shoots with very little felt recoil in 9mm. I have no idea what someone who posted earlier claiming it was like being slapped in the face is talking about.
I have just under 400 rounds of 9mm through and 300 rounds of 5.56mm. Range time is limited but I'll slowly increase those numbers.
Happy with it so far, but the design sacrifices light weight for flexibility to operate both as a 5.56mm rifle and a 9mm PCC. If you don't need 9mm shooting, grab the Templar, the product-improved 5.56mm rifle from Crusader Arms, or wait to check out the BCL Siberian. Or, if you want to really go big, spend $2700-3000 for the Tavor X95 or try to wait (possibly forever) for a Bren 2ms NR ($3500+). If you want only 9mm, there are lighter and cheaper PCCs, such as the JR Carbine, FX-9 or Ruger PCC. I like the ability to shoot and practice with both calibres in the same platform on my Crusader 9 DCC, especially with the product upgrade TriggerTech 2.5-5 lbs adjustable trigger on the lower.
Some people will make the argument that it might be possible to get a PCC and a rifle calibre carbine for less than the price of the Crusader 9 DCC ($2400 CAD when it was on sale + $250 for the upgrade package with the TriggerTech trigger group and the Magpul MOE furniture), but I think you would be hard pressed to buy both a new 5.56mm rifle and a 9mm PCC of reasonable quality for a combined total of $2400. On the other hand, if you bought a WK180 for $1500 and a JR PCC for $1200, you'd have both a rifle and a PCC at the same time for $2700 (+tax), instead of something that you'd have to swap out uppers in with the single lower. So... you have to evaluate how you want to shoot and what you value.
That's a decision you should make for yourself. A lot of people passed on the idea of the DCC - I bought in - so far, I'm glad I did.
Not sure how many PCCs actually do lock back on empty mags. The Crusader 9 with the DCC package is not intended to do so - the Spectre [edit to correct name] LTD service team confirmed that it was not a feature that they designed for with the swappable magazine well adaptor.
Also, I think some parts of the Templar are now made in the States. Not sure if any parts of the Crusader 9 are made outside of Canada now.
I own the Dual Calibre Combo (DCC) package, which includes the 9mm Liberator upper and the 5.56mm Sentinel upper.
Both are very heavy - 8.7 lbs for the 9mm when assembled with the lower, 9.2 lbs with the 5.56mm.
It shoots with very little felt recoil in 9mm. I have no idea what someone who posted earlier claiming it was like being slapped in the face is talking about.
I have just under 400 rounds of 9mm through and 300 rounds of 5.56mm. Range time is limited but I'll slowly increase those numbers.
Happy with it so far, but the design sacrifices light weight for flexibility to operate both as a 5.56mm rifle and a 9mm PCC. If you don't need 9mm shooting, grab the Templar, the product-improved 5.56mm rifle from Crusader Arms, or wait to check out the BCL Siberian. Or, if you want to really go big, spend $2700-3000 for the Tavor X95 or try to wait (possibly forever) for a Bren 2ms NR ($3500+). If you want only 9mm, there are lighter and cheaper PCCs, such as the JR Carbine, FX-9 or Ruger PCC. I like the ability to shoot and practice with both calibres in the same platform on my Crusader 9 DCC, especially with the product upgrade TriggerTech 2.5-5 lbs adjustable trigger on the lower.
Some people will make the argument that it might be possible to get a PCC and a rifle calibre carbine for less than the price of the Crusader 9 DCC ($2400 CAD when it was on sale + $250 for the upgrade package with the TriggerTech trigger group and the Magpul MOE furniture), but I think you would be hard pressed to buy both a new 5.56mm rifle and a 9mm PCC of reasonable quality for a combined total of $2400. On the other hand, if you bought a WK180 for $1500 and a JR PCC for $1200, you'd have both a rifle and a PCC at the same time for $2700 (+tax), instead of something that you'd have to swap out uppers in with the single lower. So... you have to evaluate how you want to shoot and what you value.
That's a decision you should make for yourself. A lot of people passed on the idea of the DCC - I bought in - so far, I'm glad I did.
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