Moar JAKL

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So I’ve decided that it took about 200 rounds to break in the JAKL pistol that I purchased. It runs just fine now, regardless of whether it is shouldered or fired from the hip. It still does not like to lock open on empty Pmags, however. With GI mags it’s just fine. But, mag hold-open aside, it hasn’t bobbled a single round since it’s second trip to the range where it got it’s 200th round put through it. So…I’m giving it a conditional nod.

And I bought a carbine version.

The interesting thing about the carbine version was that it had several choices for a stock. Since the back of the receiver is a segment of pic rail, you can throw any 1913-compatible stock on there. And, being a bit of a minimalist, I went with the JMAC aluminum side folder in matching green and it is….gorgeous. This thing is a nice looking stock and the lockup is tightighttight. Sadly, good looks and good manufacture do not come cheap. Oh, but wow is it a nice piece of gear. I may have to get something like that for my Ruger carbines.

The nice thing about this buffertube-less design is that it really does help to make things compact for transport while still keeping things ready for use at a moments notice. There’s always the likelihood that some day you’ll need to grab the essentials and hightail it somehwere…and when that happens, space will be at a premium. The smaller you can get a competent carbine, the better.

So, liking the JAKL so far once it’s been broken in. I’m curious to see if it’s disdain for the Pmag hold-open will remain after a few hundred more rounds. At the moment, however, I am without much reservation against this thing. No two ways around it, its the new kid on the block and as such needs a long time before a level of trust can be established that would make me feel comfortable running out the door with this thing. However…it seems promising. I ordered up a vertical foregrip and Magpul backup sights (in OD, natch) to mount to this and will be dropping a dot of some type on it eventually.

If the wrist-brace thing blows over, I could see dropping a brace on the pistol version and you’d have a very nice little piece of work. So, for now, I’ll continue putting some more .223 through it here and there and see how performance goes.

6 thoughts on “Moar JAKL”

  1. Yes. I like it for the color scheme alone. The jmac folder stock was a proper choice, no matter the price point, as that is an important point of contact when in use. My only inquiry would be whether the bird cage style factory flash suppressor would douse the night time or low light burping flames effect from short barreled discharging, or would an upgrade or change out part be prudent to reduce that give away signature. That special effects of muzzle blasting lighting up the night can be a cool factor when clearing zombies out of your garden patch, but may be a negative to the user / operator in an indoor or a multiple target dense environment. Also wondering if that flash if any would negatively effect the wearing / usage of head mounted night vision devices. If necessary a vortex type of flash hider may be needed or a good idea. Perhaps a spec ops readership contributor can chime in on experiences on such. Stay O.D. GREEN and stay frosty.

    • The pistol, no. The carbine, by virtue of its barrel length, is just fine with a stock.

  3. Very nice.

    You know, a lot of companies with no history have been cropping up, providing well thought out and great products. I remember when Colt was the only manufacturer for AR-15 pattern rifles. Now, there are at least a dozen of them, giving their customers options. The clones are very close to matching their original manufacturers.

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