BEST Pistol of 2024 | Decima Divisione Balistica (XDB) Rapax 🇮🇹

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Patent: patents.google.com/patent/US11680759B2/
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[@nikos6220]

Very nice. Thx for digging that one out. Btw for all the fellow fans of history… Rapax was the 21st Roman Legion and was founded by Augustus. But of course the creator might have just chosen it for the actual meaning - predator

[@LWRoad]

Good to hear from you again, Very interesting thanks for the historical tidbit. Merry Christmas

[@nikos6220]

@@LWRoad Merry Christmas

[@evernhamanderson]

Slightly modified version of the Strike One/Archon. "Cooling" seems to me to be a pretty far fetched benefit, but what do I know? PTR is bringing Archon production to the US in 2025 and is currently importing the Archon Gen 1 B and Gen 2 B. Also offering them with optics cuts for RMR, RMS and Acro, and Threaded bbl options. Interestingly, they already have a 15 rd only option for Illinois too.

[@dilfbag]

🤘🎅🤘 Cool system. Merry Christmas!

[@LWRoad]

Thanks buddy, Merry Christmas!

[@silverbackgorilla2112]

Looks sweet. Thanks for sharing. Merry CHRISTmas again Brother!

[@LWRoad]

Thanks my friend Merry Christmas, just got back from Christmas Eve service, hailed Jesus as Lord, it was powerful. We are so blessed.

[@ecalzo]

i have shoot in idpa and ipsc here in Italy and i both knows Indizio and Passalia ... I Saw them in action .. the Rapax i think it is an improved version of the Arsenal Firearm Strike One .. i have used it and the pistol shoot nicely.. the Rapax drawback i think it will be the higher price ..

[@LWRoad]

Thanks for the info sir, sounds like a great firearm hopefully it comes here to the US

[@ecalzo]

@@LWRoad it is a very flat shooter and they like (rapax and arsenal strike one) mostly hi power factor (140-150 PF) ammo and fmj bullets .. they will shoot well and good as long as you clean them well but do not trick them or the special trigger mechanism or cam ... even polishing it will lead to high tolerances between the sear causing mini burst..

[@killacoiler1707]

Looks like another iteration of the Arsenal/Archon pistols only in an alloy frame with some different barrel tech. I mean it is fine that the architect of this firearm has now offered the same basic frame design with some internal differences under three different company and model names; the question is why? Why three different companies utilizing the same basic frame and slide aesthetic under a different moniker?

[@LWRoad]

That’s a very very interesting point

[@neutronalchemist3241]

it's like saying that the Steyr M1912 / Beretta PX4 rotating barrel is another iteration of the Browning tilting barrel design. What the Arsenal/Archon and the Rapax have in common is that the locking/unlocking is demanded to a thing that's not directly the barrel (like in the Walther / Beretta tilting block for that matter). In the Arsenal is a rising block, that makes it a variation of the Bergmann-Bayard system. In the Rapax is a rotating block, that makes it a variation of the Breda 30 System.

[@petermonck5448]

Nice pistol. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@LWRoad]

Merry Christmas!

[@BigJohnsonGG]

Looks like an old Strike One remake. Merry Christmas

[@LWRoad]

Ish, totally new patented locking mechanism, Merry Christmas Big J

[@ChrisFromThe740]

Merry Christmas i hope they have this one at Shot Show

[@LWRoad]

Merry Christmas I hope so too. You’re going this year again then?

[@frankbrowning328]

Love the idea of its operating system. However, looks like it's going to be outside of my budget

[@LWRoad]

Same, all hypothetical unless they release in the US next year, we'll see

[@jasonlou2013S]

Hey bro. i am happy to see the new pistol that will be good for home defense. I wish to see new Glock in 2024 as well!

[@LWRoad]

YES!

[@snoopywl8880]

Unfortunately a new glock for 2024v will be the g29/30 gen5 without mos options which isn't much different than the gen 4

[@BaddFrogg777]

New GLOCK with rotating barrel. GLOCK 46. Peace

[@davidneal6920]

Nice one Brother 🇺🇸 🇳🇿

[@LWRoad]

Thank you sir

[@melissasmess2773]

Straight recoiling sounds accurate. Is it a rotating locking system like the Beretta PX4 Storm? Looks nice and heavy 😛 Merry Christmas to you and yours! Thank you for sharing! 🎄🎁🔫

[@LWRoad]

The concept sounds similar but it must differ significantly to have its own patent. Smarter minds than me need to weigh in. Merry Christmas!

[@danielwatters9330]

While the Storm's entire barrel rotates, only the locking piece rotates in the Rapax. The Rapax's barrel merely reciprocates aft and fore during cycling. One side benefit will be for the attachment of muzzle devices on extended, threaded barrels. Sound suppressors in particular are prone to unthreading on rotating barrels.

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

@@danielwatters9330 So, sorta similar to the Temp recoil system S&W uses in their 5.7 pistol?

[@neutronalchemist3241]

@@InvidiousIgnoramus No, the M&P uses a gas system, where the barrel is the piston, and it rotates. The closest to the Rapax is the Breda 30 system, where the bolt locks into a sleeve attached to the barrel but, instead of rotating the bolt, it's the sleeve that rotates, locking and unlocking the bolt. In the Rapax is that "C" shaped half-sleeve that you see at 2:10 that links the barrel to the slide. As the barrel and the half-sleeve move rearward, the half-sleeve rotates, and disconnects the barrel from the slide.

[@nataliedeyton6829]

Looks cool …

[@LWRoad]

It does

[@DanielMartinez-lz3ot]

seems busy. getting dirt up into that pivoting lever system could be a bummer if it doesn't lock properly.

[@LWRoad]

Yeah hopefully it comes stateside this next year

[@TheBluePhoenixFlame]

Anyone know a possible pricing for this pistol?

[@LWRoad]

Still not sure if it is coming stateside, we should know today or tomorrow

[@Andy-ot8cu]

Clone arsenal strike one

[@LWRoad]

Ish, new patented locking mechanism

[@ratagris21]

Mama mia! Looks nice 🙂.♠️🎩🎱🏁🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦🔱🌻💮💮🌸🌼🏴‍☠️🏹

[@ratagris21]

Happy Holidays to you and your family as well as your viewers!

[@LWRoad]

It does!

[@kotm1]

i dont think cooling system for pistol is relevant, its not a submachine gun, and not full auto capable, making gun with new design like this isnt necessary, plus no optic cut in 2024, meh, but hey thanks for sharing this information

[@onpsxmember]

It may matter in a competition context and may increase longevity of the barrel. The gas operated Alien and similar gas delayed systems (H&K P7) get hot after 2-3 mags. If this system can force heated air out it may have some benefits and may allow him to use different materials too. It is too early to say without more details.

[@LWRoad]

Hopefully it comes this next year we shall see

[@Veritas419]

Ok it’s yet another iteration of the Strike One. A pistol that has been expensive, unreliable, and not very well made