Does anyone here own one ? If so please tell me what you think about it.
I like the Youtube video reviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCu_Yc6yvSo
It's nice to see that there are still some great American innovators around.
Heres a pic of MineI own an RDB17. Bought mine right when they released. Back then the guns were a 1/9 twist. All RDBs shortly after the first 150 or so are 1/7 twist.
Some Highlights of the rifle
- Best factory trigger of any bullpup.(To get better than this trigger from the factory, you'll need a Jard or Geissele drop in for those bullpups with that option)
The lightest bullpup out there (Aluminum handguard RDB can weigh as little as 6.7lbs..and the RDB Survival weighs the less than a PS90 @ 5.9lbs)
The most affordable. Especially for the Cost vs innovation it brings to the table vs the other bullpups..
It also has a "tunable" (around 20 settings) gas system. Reducing felt recoil in addition to reduced wear and tear on the action.
The only downward ejecting 556 Bullpup.
Very easy to suppress and no gas to the face.
The main reason for the great trigger, is due to the fact Keltec DITCHED the traditional "trigger bar to Triggerpack (where the hammer and sear are)..
Both Keltec bullpups have the trigger AND sear upfront.The only thing going to the rear is the hammer bar/connected to the hammer.
That tunable gas system does take a little getting used to when setting it..at first..Once set..90% you wont need to touch it again..Short of switching to steel case ammo.
In my experience, most stuff/ammo runs closer to 5 from gas knob closed/screwed all the way in.
There are options for aluminum handguards (Through Keltec or LuckyIrishman Industries) and Dan Haga makes a tougher buttstock for those guys who feel the need to mortar their rifles..
My copy of the rifle can do around
1moa averaging (2)
5 shot groups (with and without my suppressor attached).Using Fiocchi Field 50gr Vmax..it took time to find the round it liked and that I could afford to stock up on.
That's not to say I haven't tried other ammunition. Ive shot alot of different brands and bullet weights over the years through the RDB.I also got better at shooting for groups.
This is the test where I first figured out which load I should be buying..
I tried Black Hills 223 50gr..Some PMC 62 XTAC LAP and what was then labeled Fiocchi Extrema..later renamed Fiocchi Field
2.28moa 50gr Black Hills 223
2.77moa 62gr PMC Xtac (which..is pretty typical. I have a 9 shot group that's barely bigger than this)..
0.99moa 50gr Fiocchi ExtremaAnd only with a 3.5x Prism (which makes them 223 sized holes near impossible to see at 100yards)
Some downsides..
- With the RDB being so light is it does take a hit in the durability category..Not as in it breaks when taking it apart like the above post (that looks like someone got a little happy knocking out the rear pin, which is very stiff. Or was damaged/tossed around in transport).More like, you cant subject it to the kind of abuse you would to say, a military import firearm (like the Tavor or Hellion). Mortaring is another form of abuse and will instantly crack the buttstock all the way to where it connects to the rest of the rifle (there are fixes for that).
The Default Polymer Keltec handguard doesn't allow you to mount a light or only allows for mounting at the bottom of the handguard..
The Tunable Gas system trips up folks..This is where most of the guns early stoppages are caused (by operator error.)
Some folks hate the keltec pattern grips..(I preferd more ...girth on my grip..so I stuck a Glock Ergo sleeve on mine..)
Theres a guy on AR15.com thats currently putting one through its paces if you want to read his look at the rifle..
https://www.ar15.com/forums/Armory/Lazy-s-RDB-rifle-log-So-now-I-got-an-RDB-Bullpup-rifle-/43-549047The version in the OG Dangers vid is the hunter variant. Something of note..If you had a hunter and a standard RDB, everything would interchange.
The RDB has been featured recently in at least 3 youtube vids:
Hop,
TheNovaGroup,
ClassicFirearmsand it does really well.