The KRISS KARD (''KRISS Automatic, Research & Development'') is a prototype of semi-automatic pistol being developed by KRISS USA (formerly Transformational Defense Industries (TDI)). It is chambered in
.45 ACP
The .45 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol) or .45 Auto (11.43×23mm) is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it ...
, and utilizes the same Super V System as the
KRISS Vector, but in a much smaller package to minimize
recoil and muzzle rise. It will not have a blowback slide; instead it has a T-shaped cocking handle on the rear.
Design and features
The KARD is a handgun with a fixed barrel, rather than the more conventional and common
tilting barrel system present among most pistols. To provide inertia, a weight is installed at the front of the weapon with a bolt actuator. The weight, which tilts downwards during recoil, provides the same functionality of inertia of a slide on conventional pistols. By the time the bolt and barrel separate, the pressure inside the barrel will be at safe levels. A
recoil spring pulls the bolt back into battery and stripping a round off the
magazine
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on its return, ready for firing. The recoil mechanism transfers some of the recoil energy in a downward direction at front of the weapon, rather than rearwards like a slide does in conventional pistols. This is to assist in keeping the weapon on target. Due to the fact there is no slide present on the weapon, optical attachments can be more easily installed on the weapon. A fixed barrel is more accurate than a tilting barrel and will assist in making it easier to install muzzle attachments such as
suppressors.
Magazine capacity is not mentioned in the promotional materials. However, the magazine interface most likely will use standard 10- or 13-round
Glock 21 magazines (like the semi-automatic
KRISS Vector CRB, SBR, or SDP models) or their proprietary 25-round ''MagEx 25+'' extended capacity magazine (like the full automatic
KRISS Vector SMG). Any other calibers it will be chambered in (like
9 x 19mm Parabellum or
.40 Smith & Wesson) will most likely use standard Glock magazines as well.
References
External links
The KRISS KARD: New pistol from KRISS Systems
.45 ACP firearms
Semi-automatic pistols
Semi-automatic pistols of the United States
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