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I have an interest in journalism this is my first attempt at such, please be kind of my review for the ‘Just Right Carbine’ (JRC).
So I had a chance to look over a "Just Right Carbine" ( a.k.a. JR Carbine) yesterday courtesy of the EMF Company, in Santa Ana, CA. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the balance, rigid construction, and simplicity of the 9mm blowback carbine made by JR Carbines LLC out of New York .
Apparently a " California version" will be available soon, and it appears that although a standard “bullet button” could address legal issues – there is still some confusion as to such an approach would actually work on the rifle given the differences with the standard AR magwell as opposed to the modular magwell employed on the ‘Just Right Carbine’ (JRC). Regardless there seemed to be a dispute over licensing of said ‘button’ / magazine locking technology to which I was told they had to resort to developing their own locking magazine system.
Personally I thought that although the rile seemed to be pretty well balanced, that the 6.6 pound rifle was rather heavy for such a rifle without optics or any form of built in iron sights for that matter. Even with the triangular barrel to cut down on weight, I noted that the receiver and aluminum trigger guard was pretty thick in some areas as was the Glock modular magwell, and looked like both areas could be thinned out to lighten up the rifle. Overall it looked and felt nice but I feel that most people interested in such a rifle are looking more for a physically lighter platform (perhaps more barrel fluting might be in order). Granted the JRC is somewhat lightweight at 6.6 lbs compared to any varmint/long range hunting rifle, or stock service rifle - save the time tested M1 carbine at 5.1lbs, which I must note at least has iron sights. It would seem that just based on its functionality, as a short-range brush/plinker/defense firearm the JRC is not really that “light”. I was also not too particularly drawn to the quad rails setup (sorry to all the people who like to have all them accessories including the cappuccino machine mounted on their upper), but was assured that the firearm is compatible with all AR furniture - which in turn might assist persons with concerns over issues with weight.
Although I didn’t get to fire the rifle I was told it was quite accurate and has ‘made the rounds’ with various agencies, associations, and other folk for testing. But I suppose the most exciting revelation about the firearm is in the barrel/caliber options; it seems a .45 and .40 cal version are also in the works (as opposed the standard 9mm I was fortunate enough to be able to look at), there was also talk of a 10mm (seems like they are still gauging interest on that one). Although I was assured that the caliber conversions were as mundane as a barrel change, due to the lack of other barrels at the shop I was unable to see how the barrel is swapped in and out as in the case of a caliber conversion, but was able to see that the magwell was modular in nature, so I’m sure we can expect a great deal of options should this rifle take off.
The rifle is billed as being the only true ambidextrous AR type carbine on the market today, with the operator simply having to move the extractor & bolt handle from the right side to the left side of the bolt, and uses standard AR-15 fire control parts.
At the moment they are really targeting (and for good reason) the Glock family first, with future magwell adapter kits avail for Beretta, Sig, XD and S&W coming , I was personally hoping for some Ruger P95, and CZ 75 magwell options, but who knows what the future will hold. I’m sure though that once these rifles start hitting mainstream stores and dealers, more options will be available in terms of magwell and caliber options.
But the guys at JR Carbines and EMF definitely seem to be on to something here and it looks like a real game changer for those looking at carbine options. Olympic makes stuff as does a few other smaller companies, Ruger PC 9’s and Marlin’s Camp 9’s are hard to come by and certainly not as configurable. The AR15 uppers in pistol calibers seem to get a mixed bag of reviews from requiring special lowers, special magazines, buffers, adapter blocks, with come being too “piece-mealed” together to be reliable. The initial version of the JR Carbine is available now; the second generation of the JRC rifles should be coming out by the end of the year in limited supply. Interested parties should contact EMF and inquire about initial availability of the new rifle.
pics here:
FYI: i dont have an interest in either company just thought other might be interested - ive been dreaming about a 10mm carbine that takes glock mags for some time now and thought id spread the news.
So I had a chance to look over a "Just Right Carbine" ( a.k.a. JR Carbine) yesterday courtesy of the EMF Company, in Santa Ana, CA. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the balance, rigid construction, and simplicity of the 9mm blowback carbine made by JR Carbines LLC out of New York .
Apparently a " California version" will be available soon, and it appears that although a standard “bullet button” could address legal issues – there is still some confusion as to such an approach would actually work on the rifle given the differences with the standard AR magwell as opposed to the modular magwell employed on the ‘Just Right Carbine’ (JRC). Regardless there seemed to be a dispute over licensing of said ‘button’ / magazine locking technology to which I was told they had to resort to developing their own locking magazine system.
Personally I thought that although the rile seemed to be pretty well balanced, that the 6.6 pound rifle was rather heavy for such a rifle without optics or any form of built in iron sights for that matter. Even with the triangular barrel to cut down on weight, I noted that the receiver and aluminum trigger guard was pretty thick in some areas as was the Glock modular magwell, and looked like both areas could be thinned out to lighten up the rifle. Overall it looked and felt nice but I feel that most people interested in such a rifle are looking more for a physically lighter platform (perhaps more barrel fluting might be in order). Granted the JRC is somewhat lightweight at 6.6 lbs compared to any varmint/long range hunting rifle, or stock service rifle - save the time tested M1 carbine at 5.1lbs, which I must note at least has iron sights. It would seem that just based on its functionality, as a short-range brush/plinker/defense firearm the JRC is not really that “light”. I was also not too particularly drawn to the quad rails setup (sorry to all the people who like to have all them accessories including the cappuccino machine mounted on their upper), but was assured that the firearm is compatible with all AR furniture - which in turn might assist persons with concerns over issues with weight.
Although I didn’t get to fire the rifle I was told it was quite accurate and has ‘made the rounds’ with various agencies, associations, and other folk for testing. But I suppose the most exciting revelation about the firearm is in the barrel/caliber options; it seems a .45 and .40 cal version are also in the works (as opposed the standard 9mm I was fortunate enough to be able to look at), there was also talk of a 10mm (seems like they are still gauging interest on that one). Although I was assured that the caliber conversions were as mundane as a barrel change, due to the lack of other barrels at the shop I was unable to see how the barrel is swapped in and out as in the case of a caliber conversion, but was able to see that the magwell was modular in nature, so I’m sure we can expect a great deal of options should this rifle take off.
The rifle is billed as being the only true ambidextrous AR type carbine on the market today, with the operator simply having to move the extractor & bolt handle from the right side to the left side of the bolt, and uses standard AR-15 fire control parts.
At the moment they are really targeting (and for good reason) the Glock family first, with future magwell adapter kits avail for Beretta, Sig, XD and S&W coming , I was personally hoping for some Ruger P95, and CZ 75 magwell options, but who knows what the future will hold. I’m sure though that once these rifles start hitting mainstream stores and dealers, more options will be available in terms of magwell and caliber options.
But the guys at JR Carbines and EMF definitely seem to be on to something here and it looks like a real game changer for those looking at carbine options. Olympic makes stuff as does a few other smaller companies, Ruger PC 9’s and Marlin’s Camp 9’s are hard to come by and certainly not as configurable. The AR15 uppers in pistol calibers seem to get a mixed bag of reviews from requiring special lowers, special magazines, buffers, adapter blocks, with come being too “piece-mealed” together to be reliable. The initial version of the JR Carbine is available now; the second generation of the JRC rifles should be coming out by the end of the year in limited supply. Interested parties should contact EMF and inquire about initial availability of the new rifle.
pics here:
FYI: i dont have an interest in either company just thought other might be interested - ive been dreaming about a 10mm carbine that takes glock mags for some time now and thought id spread the news.
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