Striker-Fired Rifles?

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Yeah, you read that right. Just as a thought.....in pistols, many people seem to think that polymer-framed, "striker-fired" pistols are the hottest thing since Chernobyl. So, I started thinking today while at work (it was a slow day)......why aren't there any "striker-fired" rifles? Or, if there are, what are they? I couldn't think of any, nor could I even think of how one would apply such technology to rifles, but it was an amusing "self-challenge" to do so.

So.....thoughts? Or am I just a little goofy?
 
Because striker fired guns have that terribly long trigger pull. :barf:

I am surprised someone like Keltec hasn't done it.
 
why aren't there any "striker-fired" rifles? Or, if there are, what are they?
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The VZ-58 is striker fired. That's the CZ-made gun that looks like an AK, but has zero parts interchangeable with one.
 
Ah yes, the vz58. Good example of the "We're Czech, so we have to do everything just a little bit different."

Therefore there has to be a French striker fired rifle too. :)
 
MarshallDodge said:
Because striker fired guns have that terribly long trigger pull.
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Striker fired doesn't have to mean Glock style pseudo-double-action. In addition to the bolt action rifles I already mentioned, there have been several single-action striker fired pistols. The most notable is the Luger P08, but there are also pistols like the John Browning designed Colt model 1908 vest pocket.
 
shevrock said:
what's striker fired?
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A striker is a firing mechanism that integrates the functions of hammer and firing pin into a single spring loaded piece that moves in a linear fashion concentric with the bore, as opposed to a hammer which moves in an arc.
 
For the record, I was indicating things more along the lines of "assault rifle" type striker-fired, not bolt-guns.

Anything other than the VZ?
 
 
MarshallDodge said: "Because striker fired guns have that terribly long trigger pull.
I am surprised someone like Keltec hasn't done it."

Actually, if you look at the HK P7 series of pistols the trigger pull is not long but that design is probably expensive to manufacture, thus, Keltec ain't gonna go thear.
 
Let me think. The AR, AK, and SKS all have hammers. All bolt actions are striker fired. Bolt actions don't have a long trigger pull because the striker is manually reset and cocked by the loading process.
 
A number of semi-auto carbine versions of subguns are striker fired, such as the Uzi and Sterling carbines. These guns were originally designed as open bolt SMGs, going to a striker was a much easier design move than a hammer/firing pin setup.

And no, they don't jam or have any other functional problems, at least in my experience. Both Uzi and Sterling semi carbines have a pretty good reputation, reliability wise. Mine don't miss a beat.
 
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For the record, I was indicating things more along the lines of "assault rifle" type striker-fired, not bolt-guns.

Anything other than the VZ?

Here are a few I found:
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn20-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as10-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg94-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg17-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn02-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as88-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl16-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as59-e.htm
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Don't forget the German FG42 from WWII.
 
My Erma EM-1 carbine uses a striker system. Pain in the ass to disassemble for cleaning, it is. Plus the trigger functions by releasing a sort of dropping trapdoor with a notch to keep the fin on the underside of the striker retained. If the reset spring under the trapdoor breaks, wears out, or gets lost, the striker rides the bolt forward.

I fixed mine with an ersatz made using a pencap and a spring from a dead computer keyboard.
 
Side bar... I wonder when/if Glock will make an assualt rifle.
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Since they are Austrian wouldn't it fail the "sporting purposes" test for importation? Although it's a popular LE pistol their bread and butter is likely civilian sales, although it would be intersting to see what they could come up with as a contender against the Masada, SCAR, etc.
 
If memory serves right, they were going to set up a factory here to produce the M8. I don't know if the Special Forces are required to use American- produced weapons, but if they are, the USP would have to be in the US.
 
I didn't think HK had a factory here. Hence the reason the civilian version of the G36 had that ridiculous stock and couldn't accept large magazines. Although the magazine thing could have been because of the old assault weapons ban.
 
kcmarine said:
If memory serves right, they were going to set up a factory here to produce the M8. I don't know if the Special Forces are required to use American- produced weapons, but if they are, the USP would have to be in the US.
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As far as I know, special forces can use pretty much whatever they want. For example, the use(d) the MP-5 quite a bit, which is made in Germany.
 
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