In 2013, AAC began focusing their efforts on the production of suppressors. “We made the decision that we are getting out of the rifle-making business,” stated Jeff Still, Director of Accessories and Silencers at Remington Outdoor Company. “We are going to focus all of our efforts on silencers and related accessories.”[4] In 2017, Kevin Brittingham founded a new company named "Q, LLC". Along with suppressors and a bolt-action rifle of their own design, Q has also developed and marketed an improved Honey Badger.
Cease and desistedit
On October 6, 2020, the ATF sent Q a cease and desist letter, asserting that the Honey Badger pistol was a short-barreled rifle.[5] Though Q tried to resist this claim, they ceased production of the weapon, and confirmed this in an official statement on the 14th.[6][7] On October 15, the ATF gave their cease and desist a 60-day suspension, but Q chose not to resume production of the Honey Badger until the ATF made a definitive decision, as they believed "the ATF could arbitrarily withdraw the suspension at any time."[8]
Designedit
Both the rifle and the cartridge used were developed in close co-operation with American Special Operations units to create a suitable and effective replacement for the HK MP5 and similar close quarters combat weapon systems. The rifle is designed to be very convenient for military use where M16s are issued and in common use, since many similarities would exist in the fire controls, weapon manipulation, and magazines. The weapon is suppressed and it can be made even quieter by using heavy subsonic .300 Blackout ammunition. The weapon is sometimes wrongly referred to as being "integrally suppressed" which it is not. It just has a short barrel and a large conventional suppressor.
Kevin Brittingham, the founder of AAC, wanted to design a weapon which had the ease of use of an AR-15, but the portability of an MP5.[9]
The Honey Badger was developed with a standard M4 upper and lower receiver, a short barrel with a very short gas impingement system and fast rate of rifling twist, a large conventional detachable silencer, and a proprietary buffer tube and collapsible stock featuring two prongs.[10] Whilst with the added silencer, it is 7.62-15.24 cm longer than the MP5SD, the mass is nearly identical unloaded.[9]
See alsoedit
Colt MARS – shortened M16 rifle chambered in 5.56×30mm MARS.
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^"Honey Badger SD by Q Review | The must have .300 Blackout rifle". Lynx Defense. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^. January 5, 2023. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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^C, Luke (October 6, 2020). "BREAKING: ATF Issues Cease And Desist For Honey Badger Pistol". The Firearm Blog.
^C, Luke (2020). "SHUT DOWN: Q LLC Forced to stop producing Honey Badger Pistol". The Firearm Blog. from the original on October 26, 2020.
^Q, LLC. (PDF). Live Q or Die. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
^Weingarten, Dean (October 15, 2020). "ATF Pistol Brace Reversal Political Move, 60-Day Suspension of Honey Badger Decision". AmmoLand. from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ ab"AAC .300 BLK Honey Badger PDW". Gears of Guns. December 5, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
^"AAC's HONEY BADGER PDW (with video)". Tactical-life.com. November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
External linksedit
Advanced Armament Corp.’s PDW in 300 BLK: the Honey Badger Guns.com
Honey Badger by Q
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources AAC Honey Badger news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The AAC Honey Badger is a personal defense weapon frequently used in a suppressed configuration and is based on the AR 15 It is chambered in 300 AAC Blackout and was originally produced by Advanced Armament Corporation AAC 2 The weapon is named after the honey badger 3 Honey BadgerTypeCarbinePersonal defense weaponPlace of originUnited StatesProduction historyManufacturerAdvanced Armament CorporationProduced2011 2020SpecificationsMass6 5 lb 2 9 kg unloaded Length24 in 610 mm retracted with suppressor29 in 740 mm extended with suppressor Q Honey Badger 20 in 510 mm retracted 25 in 640 mm extended 1 Barrel length6 in 15 cm Cartridge 300 AAC BlackoutRate of fire 800 rounds per minute cyclicFeed systemSTANAG magazinesSightsPicatinny rail provided for optics Contents 1 History 1 1 Replacement 1 2 Cease and desist 2 Design 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editReplacement edit In 2013 AAC began focusing their efforts on the production of suppressors We made the decision that we are getting out of the rifle making business stated Jeff Still Director of Accessories and Silencers at Remington Outdoor Company We are going to focus all of our efforts on silencers and related accessories 4 In 2017 Kevin Brittingham founded a new company named Q LLC Along with suppressors and a bolt action rifle of their own design Q has also developed and marketed an improved Honey Badger Cease and desist edit On October 6 2020 the ATF sent Q a cease and desist letter asserting that the Honey Badger pistol was a short barreled rifle 5 Though Q tried to resist this claim they ceased production of the weapon and confirmed this in an official statement on the 14th 6 7 On October 15 the ATF gave their cease and desist a 60 day suspension but Q chose not to resume production of the Honey Badger until the ATF made a definitive decision as they believed the ATF could arbitrarily withdraw the suspension at any time 8 Design editBoth the rifle and the cartridge used were developed in close co operation with American Special Operations units to create a suitable and effective replacement for the HK MP5 and similar close quarters combat weapon systems The rifle is designed to be very convenient for military use where M16s are issued and in common use since many similarities would exist in the fire controls weapon manipulation and magazines The weapon is suppressed and it can be made even quieter by using heavy subsonic 300 Blackout ammunition The weapon is sometimes wrongly referred to as being integrally suppressed which it is not It just has a short barrel and a large conventional suppressor Kevin Brittingham the founder of AAC wanted to design a weapon which had the ease of use of an AR 15 but the portability of an MP5 9 The Honey Badger was developed with a standard M4 upper and lower receiver a short barrel with a very short gas impingement system and fast rate of rifling twist a large conventional detachable silencer and a proprietary buffer tube and collapsible stock featuring two prongs 10 Whilst with the added silencer it is 7 62 15 24 cm longer than the MP5SD the mass is nearly identical unloaded 9 See also editColt MARS shortened M16 rifle chambered in 5 56 30mm MARS GA Personal Defense Weapon another AR 15 based PDW chambered in 7 62 37mm Musang Knight s Armament Company PDW similar AR based PDW Magpul PDR a bullpup PDW chambered in 5 56 45mm NATO References edit The Honey Badger liveqordie com October 25 2013 Honey Badger SD by Q Review The must have 300 Blackout rifle Lynx Defense October 1 2020 Retrieved October 5 2020 Honey Badger by Q SBR January 5 2023 Archived from the original on January 5 2023 Retrieved September 11 2023 Honey Badger Cares AAC Getting Out Of Rifle Market Tactical Retailer Tacretailer com Archived from the original on August 3 2017 Retrieved November 2 2017 C Luke October 6 2020 BREAKING ATF Issues Cease And Desist For Honey Badger Pistol The Firearm Blog C Luke 2020 SHUT DOWN Q LLC Forced to stop producing Honey Badger Pistol The Firearm Blog Archived from the original on October 26 2020 Q LLC UPDATE ATF ISSUES 60 DAY CEASE amp DESIST SUSPENSION PDF Live Q or Die Archived from the original PDF on October 31 2020 Retrieved October 23 2020 Weingarten Dean October 15 2020 ATF Pistol Brace Reversal Political Move 60 Day Suspension of Honey Badger Decision AmmoLand Archived from the original on October 17 2020 Retrieved June 9 2021 a b AAC 300 BLK Honey Badger PDW Gears of Guns December 5 2011 Retrieved August 2 2017 AAC s HONEY BADGER PDW with video Tactical life com November 15 2011 Retrieved November 2 2017 External links editAdvanced Armament Corp s PDW in 300 BLK the Honey Badger Guns com Original product concept by Robert S Silvers Honey Badger by Q Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AAC Honey Badger amp oldid 1206459407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
