You just gotta love this shit. A pump-action not-quite-an-AR, the Hera Arms VRB in .223.

Franklin Armory makes the Provenance, which they call "a non-semi-auto" AR, intended for markets that restrict or forbid semi-autos. The Provenance has a (sort of) DAO trigger and (sort of) fires from an open bolt, but ignition and extraction both are powered entirely by the shooter cycling the trigger. They only thing that happens automatically is the bolt locking in the breech. Unlocking and extraction only happen when the trigger is pulled, which also produces the firing later in the same stroke of the trigger.

But IMHO this one-ups the Provenance because it can run a far lighter, crisper trigger pull. Better still, the VRB lacks any semblance of a pistol grip or bayonet lug. So except for the plastic furniture, the Picatinney rail and KeyMod handguard, there's nothing to distinguish it from any other sporting rifle. And it's a big EFF YOU writ large to the anti-gunners. It's not an AR but is compatible with some AR parts, most notably the trigger group, so you could run your Guyzlee in this.

And frankly I'm shocked Franklin Armory didn't think of this first.




Apologies in advance who anyone die kein sprechen but I doubt they're completely ignoring the 'Murricun market so expect the English version shortly.