Gun Review: Arsenal Firearms Strike One

By Jeremy S

All else being equal, a lower bore axis will result in less felt recoil and less muzzle rise, as the recoil energy has less leverage over a shooter’s hands, wrists, and arms. GLOCK set the bar pretty high (errr, low?) in that area, but that didn’t stop companies like Steyr and Caracal from designing polymer-framed, striker-fired pistols with even less height and mass above the shooter’s hands. If we’re keeping score, though, it’s now the Strike One from Arsenal Firearms that’s king of the lowest hill. Great in theory and on paper, but what does this all mean from the driver’s seat? . . .

To be clear, this isn’t Arsenal, Inc., AK aficionados, but Arsenal Firearms out of Italy, makers of the somewhat-infamous, double-barreled 2011 with which our own JWT wasn’t entirely enthralled. A pretty big departure from the 1911 regardless of how many barrels it has, the Strike One is all modern in design, materials, capacity, and speed, and I’ve been champing at the bit to get my hands on one for years …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns