I like the AR platform, don't get me wrong. But, I "love" a classic Lee Speed with beautiful walnut stock.
So, Fremen began his quest to try to make me fall in love with an AR. "Shouldn't be too difficult", he probably thought, given the gazillion manufacturers and accessory companies present at the SHOT show. But, I can be a tough case to convert.
So, Fremen brought me at the Cobalt Kinetics at the range, then we visited their booth at the Show.
Ok, I'll admit; Cobalt's guns are... ###y, in a strange way. Again, you have to understand that I'm a guy shooting century-old guns most of the time. But, the machining of all the different parts is so well done that I could believe you if you were telling me the whole thing was carved from one single piece of material. Very, very nice.
They can probably be best decribed as "race gun" - especially their version with auto mag drop and auto bolt release. For me though, the main winning point is that the guns are all completely amidextrous. South Paw here likes that.
Model with auto mag drop and bolt release:
At the booth, we realized that the Empire's stormtroopers left their AR's behind. After taking a close look and handling these Cobalt Kinetics' AR's, maybe, just maybe, I could be tempted to join the Dark Side.
So, Fremen began his quest to try to make me fall in love with an AR. "Shouldn't be too difficult", he probably thought, given the gazillion manufacturers and accessory companies present at the SHOT show. But, I can be a tough case to convert.
So, Fremen brought me at the Cobalt Kinetics at the range, then we visited their booth at the Show.
Ok, I'll admit; Cobalt's guns are... ###y, in a strange way. Again, you have to understand that I'm a guy shooting century-old guns most of the time. But, the machining of all the different parts is so well done that I could believe you if you were telling me the whole thing was carved from one single piece of material. Very, very nice.
They can probably be best decribed as "race gun" - especially their version with auto mag drop and auto bolt release. For me though, the main winning point is that the guns are all completely amidextrous. South Paw here likes that.
Model with auto mag drop and bolt release:
At the booth, we realized that the Empire's stormtroopers left their AR's behind. After taking a close look and handling these Cobalt Kinetics' AR's, maybe, just maybe, I could be tempted to join the Dark Side.
