For American buyers, this carbine will fly off the shelves as quickly as they're manufactured, at that price.įind more details on the M&PC FPC at Smith & Wesson's website here. Expect the M&P FPC to join that list soon, especially as its $659 MSRP in the US makes it a very economical purchase for interested buyers, even with the exchange rate what it is today. No such compatibility was advertised by Hi-Point regarding the original 995 carbine and the 9mm Hi-Point C-9 pistol owners of both designs have. Already, the recently-announced Henry Homesteader rifle has buyers lined up waiting for the Mounties to grant an FRT to importers. There would certainly be interest if this rifle was offered here, although that interest would greatly increase if Smith & Wesson added a couple of inches of barrel length so the carbine came in as non-restricted.Īs it is, we'll probably see some early examples come in under restricted status, if border-crossing private import businesses are able to get regulatory approval from the RCMP. Obviously 10-round mags would be expected if it ever came to Canada. Another clever touch: The buttstock will hold two of those magazines while the third is in the magwell. There are no iron sights shipped with the carbine, but S&W does ship it with a 17-round magazine and two 23-round magazines for the US market. The carbine's frame is aluminum, and the forend has M-LOK slots on the sides and a Picatinny-style rail on top, for optics. There's a neat trick with the charging handle-it doubles as a retainer when the rifle folds. Of course, it's a blowback action most of the rifle should be very familiar to M&P users. When the carbine is folded, overall length is only 16 3/8 inches. At 16.25 inches, that tube would be restricted-status in Canada, but it makes for a very compact design. Pistol calibre carbines continue their growth as the Next Big Thing from the US firearm industry, with announcement today of the M&P FPC folding carbine, a 9mm semi-auto rifle from Smith & Wesson.Īs the name implies, this carbine is based off the M&P pistol design but with a longer barrel.
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