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-: Hi, Vincent DeNiro, Editor of Firearms News.
And today, I've got some exciting news,
the Springfield Armory Hellion Bullpup rifle.
Now this rifle is a semi-auto version
manufactured by Springfield.
And it's the semi auto version of the VHS rifle
from Croatia, which if you like Bullpups, like I do,
you kind of had your eyes on that maybe about 20 years ago
when there were reports on the VHS.
Now, I like Bullpups a lot, owned many throughout the years.
I have a type 86 Norinko, Bullpup AK.
Also have a Microtech, the copy of the Org,
which, you know, Microtech went out of business,
as far as the gun business many years ago.
But I like that one.
It's a great rifle and I've had Orgs in the past.
So, I really liked bullpups.
20 years ago,
I was the importer for the Singapore SAR-21,
and worked many years with Singapore technologies,
as far as the marketing and importation of a rifle.
But unfortunately,
because of Singapore technologies' stringent end user roles,
that one never really made it to market,
but we did get a bunch in here and we did do some,
there was some government testing,
and a lot of law enforcement interest in a bullpup.
And that's because in part, you know, bullpups are compact,
you have full length barrels,
there's no need for folding stocks to open and close,
it's always ready with a full length barrel,
and one hand operation.
You can keep one hand on the bad guy,
if you have to arrest them.
And you can also easily aim with one hand, if you had to.
Well, let's go ahead and look at some of the features
of this new bullpup rifle. All right.
Well, there's an adjustable stock on this bullpup,
which is something you don't see on bullpups.
It's a five position spring loaded adjustable stock,
which is fantastic.
On top, you have a long Picatinny Rail,
with integrated flip-up sights.
You also have a ambidextrous charging handle.
It comes with a Bravo Company grip,
which is their a gunfighter model.
And what's nice about this, which you don't see them
on a lot of old pops,
is that you can interchange AR 15 grips on this rifle.
So, if you don't like one,
or you have a special one in mind
that you like, that fits your hand better,
you could just walk those out.
It also has a M lok hand guard, which is easily removable.
And I'm thinking that there's going to be multiple options
for different hand guards for this rifle.
Ambidextrous safety selector.
And you also have an adjustable gas system,
which is fantastic for suppressor use,
different loads and so forth.
Now, since I mentioned the ambidextrous charging handle
and selector switch, you know, of course, as I mentioned,
there is a bolt release in worse position,
it is also ambidextrous.
As well as the magazine release.
Now, with the barrel,
you have a one in seven twist rate barrel,
which is perfect for, you know,
whatever you want to shoot, the whole,
pretty much whole array of bullet weights
for five, five, six,
and it's a 16 inch barrel.
So, you have a full 16 inch barrel
in a very compact size,
which you know, is a characteristic of a bullpup.
Now, with that 16 inch barrel,
your overall length is between 28 and a quarter
and 29 and three quarters length, total length.
So, that's actually shorter than some bullpups
that are out on the market.
The weight is eight pounds,
which is a pretty good weight for this type of rifle.
And you have a four prong flash hider
at the end of that barrel that we just described.
Okay, well, we're here in a cold windy Ohio afternoon,
and I've got some Black Hills 62 Grain hollow points
we're going to run through the Hellion.
So, let's get loaded up here
and I forgot to mention,
but the Hellion does come with a P mag.
And today I went ahead
and put on a Night Force,
one to eight optics,
great glass, want to check out Night Force Optics.
They got a great line of scopes.
And in the past five years,
they've really done fantastic in the firearms market.
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Well, that was a lot of fun
and this was a great shooting bullpup.
I'll tell you what the one issue,
with a lot of bullpups,
is the trigger because you have a long trigger bar,
usually going back from the trigger
to the fire control group in the back, but not with this,
this trigger is awesome.
It's awesome for any rifle, not just the bullpup.
Alright, well, if you want to learn more about the Hellion,
we're going to be doing a big cover story on the rifle
in issue six, 2022.
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And be sure to check out the Hellion,
on Springfield-Armory's website as well.
So, for firearms news, I'm editor in chief Vincent DeNiro,
and we'll see you next time.
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