Olympic Arms OA-93

Olympic Arms OA-93
Type pistol-carbine
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designed 1992
Specifications
Weight 4.46 lbs
Length 17 inches
Caliber 5.56x45mm NATO or 7.62x39mm
Barrels 6.5", button rifled, 416 stainless steel
Action Gas Operated Semi-automatic Action
Feed system 30 round STANAG magazine
Sights Iron

The OA-93 is an AR-15 derivative pistol manufactured by Olympic Arms. Lacking a buttstock or buffer tube, the OA-93 disperses recoil through a specially designed flat top upper receiver similar to the Armalite AR-18.[1][2]

The passage of the 1994 Crime Bill however required Olympic Arms to perform modifications to the basic design to continue selling them. The first revision to the OA-93 was the OA-96 in which a 30-round ammunition well is pinned and welded in place so that it cannot be detached. In addition, the OA-96 has a button in the rear which opens the upper receiver and can then be loaded via stripper clips.[3]

This was followed two years later by the OA-98 which used a detachable magazine but the body was skeletonized to reduce the weight below the 50 ounce restriction to allow the OA-98 to have one more feature to be compliant with the 1994 Crime Bill.[3]

A piston driven carbine based on the pistol was made in 1993 and after the expiration of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban from 2004 to 2007.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 Carpenteri, Stephen D. (13 December 2013). Gun Trader's Guide: A Comprehensive, Fully-Illustrated Guide to Modern Firearms with Current Market Values. Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated. pp. 333, 660. ISBN 978-1-62087-513-1.
  3. 1 2 Ramage, Ken (2006). Guns Illustrated 2007. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 123. ISBN 0-89689-426-6.

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