Interesting this is built on an AR-15 lower receiver, with the detachable magazine being a battery.
I'd think it would be a lot easier and cheaper to build one of these from the ground up instead of using a real not-electric firearm
I'd think it would be a lot easier and cheaper to build one of these from the ground up instead of using a real not-electric firearm
There are some advantages to it, though. The article calls out accessories being interchangeable. The company doesn't have to make/sell different stocks and what not, people can just buy their existing favorites for the AR-15.
The ergonomics are probably more familiar (e.g. adjusting the length of the stock, where the safety is, etc).
You could also theoretically use the same lower for both this and an actual AR-15, although I doubt the utility of that. Most police departments probably have enough cash to just buy both.
They are not expensive.
And the manual of arms is known to everyone who'll be using it.