Featured How does one unfold the 2000 and

Everybody at the range is like so WTF is THAT?! that no one is paying attention to the gracefulness or lack thereof of the unfolding. Don't sweat it.

 

Hey Gort,
I dont mean to be unkind, but do you know how to unfold it? I mean, youre capable of getting it open?

The reason I ask is because when I first held a Sub2K a few years back, I didnt know that the trigger guard was the release. Everyone had a good laugh, and I learned QUICKLY how to unfold it.

 

They do loosen up with use. I have noticed that my first contact is with my non trigger hand going for the latch area with the barrel pointing up. After the pointer finger/thumb activation of the latch, the rear sort of falls back and by then my trigger hand is on the grip. Both hands now where they should be snaps it into deployed status only after twirling around and clicking my heels twice. The first part is true. The last part might be as well. Oh yeah, slap it into battery!

 

One thing to suggest. If you disable the latch you can just grip the forearm & grip & unfold.

The original SUB9 didn't have a latch. Just a detent pin & a recess in the rear of the front sight. S9 on left S2K First Gen on right.

 

The Subbie was originally marketed to law enforcement in the late '90s. A tad bit late as the AR platform took that market completely. The SUB9/40, Ruger PC9/PC4 & the Marlin Camp9/45 were all victims of that market shift.

Both the Ruger & Marlin were conventional looking weapons. The Ruger was designed with a lot of M1 Carbine influence & the Marlins had very nice wood furniture. End of an era I guess.

KelTec redesigned, used a lot more plastic, cut the price point in half & the Sub 2000 was born & marketed to the general public. That's when the locking barrel latch was born.

Ruger & Marlin both dropped their lines. Ruger recently brought the name back with a new take down carbine that has only the caliber in common with the original.

 

No problem, it just seems like an incredibly vain thing to be concerned about. Im not sure if you go to the range all decked out in tacticool gear with pseudo unit patches on your jacket.
But you do you, and continue to wonder how to look cooler to total strangers.

One last thought. At 77, youre probably not doing "well" in the muscle strength and coordination department.

 

When I got my first Subbie it took what seems to be forever to get it thru my head that to fold it I had to lift up on the fore end rather than pull down as in opening a shotgun.

 

unfolding is a little ungraceful regardless, but I think the most coordinated way to do it is to hold the folded rifle with left hand, place it folded into your right hand with the buttstock around the inside of your right elbow and the grip in your right, actuate the release lever (ideally with the rapid deploy latch from mcarbo) with your left hand, and raise the barrel section up and over into place. making that series of moves smooth and fluid improves with practice....

 

Maybe not graceful, but very interesting...

I would have a drop dead gorgeous woman do it for me. Graceful or not, no one will notice anything other than her. Maybe a member of the Swedish Bikini Team.

http://www.uspsa2.org/sbt.htm

See what you guys miss out on if you don't shoot competitively?

 

I look at it this way. It doesn't really matter if you unfold it with grace. What matters is what you do with it once it is unfolded. And, with you experience, I don't think you need to worry about that. Case in point...my Dad once took a trip to Morroco. He decided to try riding a camel. Mom says he looked like a ruptured duck on skates on ice getting on an up. But he looked like Lawrence of Arabia once he got going.

 

"How does one unfold the Sub 2000 and look graceful?"

1. Unzip and take the folded gun from something like a computer bag with your right hand.
2. Set the bag down to your left.
3. Bring your right hand to the grip and put the butt stock where it will seat in your shoulder. (Think low ready position)
4. Reach over with your left hand and slide the lock upwards to release the barrel.
5. In one smooth move, rotate the barrel assembly with your left hand into the locked position. Practice this at home is a safe space.
6. Draw a mag from your belt carrier and lock it into the S2K mag well.
7. Pull back the bolt with your left hand and release it to chamber a round.
8. Bring the gun up, safety off, aim, and fire several shots. (Preferably in the target. The tighter the group, the better. Flyers will make everyone go back to what they were doing.)
9. When you're done, reverse the process

Most important of all; *do not pay any attention* to everyone saying h**y s***t! what was that? Just do your work like it's just another day at the range.

I do this on a regular basis at my LGR and that sound of a PCC racking off a few well targeted rounds turns heads.

Also, get a couple of the ProMag 30+ round mags. It'll look like you're in zombie apocalypse training.

I put a linear comp on mine to add to the dramatic effect.