A world premiere only on ALL4SHOOTERS.COM: a couple of months before actual distribution starts, we ran the first independent test of the revolutionary Arsenal Firearms "Strike One" semi-automatic pistol!
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It will reach the Italian market by the end of September, the rest of Europe by the end of the year, and the U.S. in early 2014; Arsenal Firearms' AF-1 "Strike One" pistol is finally here!
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Left side view of two Arsenal Firearms Strike One pistols; we've been exclusively invited to visit the manufacturing lines
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Right side of one of the two Strike One pistols we've been authorized to take to the range for our independent test-fire
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The "Strike One" will be available in a plethora of different finishes
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The frame for the AF-1 Strike One is manufactured out of fibreglass, carbon-fiber and elastomer-reinforced polymer
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The striker partially protrudes from the rear part of the slide as a visual and tactile loaded chamber indicator
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IPSC shooters may be interested in knowing that the company will also offer a version of the Strike One with an aluminium alloy frame
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According to the what the manufacturing company states - even on its website - Strike One will initially come in 9mm only, with .40 Smith & Wesson and .357 SIG variants following in the near
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All slides for the Strike One pistols are machined out of a solid stainless steel billet
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The notch protruding from the right side of the trigger represents the external part of the automatic trigger safety
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The barrel is held in place by a push-pin, which is located in front of the trigger area to maintain the bore axis as low as possible
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As the magazine is ejected through a flat spring located inside the grip, the mag release button on the Strike One is totally ambidextrous
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Yet another extremely well-cured feature on the Strike One, the ejection window is precisely machined out of the solid billet
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The "Strike One" comes standard with adjustable or removable/replaceable high-visibility iron sights
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At just over 20mm, the bore axis on the Strike One is the lowest on the market
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Franco Palamaro, editor for ALL4SHOOTERS.COM, test-fires the Arsenal Firearms AF-1 Strike One pistol
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The return spring rod and the spring itself are manufactured through MIM procedures
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The breechblock features four locking lugs, which allow the Strike One to use very high-pressure loads
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The Strike One is a true performer in basically all conditions: that's one of the groups we obtained during our test-fire session!
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