The FM-9D continues to win over more shooters every month. For this week’s episode of Behind The Gun podcast, Adam from Freedom Ordnance joins us to talk company roots, the real development story behind their closed-bolt 9mm belt-fed upper, and why it’s seeing a major surge in popularity. What started as a somewhat boutique platform has become far more practical and downright addictive for civilian shooters thanks to the wider availability of forced-reset triggers and similar devices, including Freedom Ordnance’s own trigger-actuating grip. Adam breaks down the engineering choices, durability tests, ammo tests, talks to us about the proprietary belt system, and of course, options for those who don’t want ot mess with belts as often. Adam also takes some time to speak to the challenges of bringing a specialized firearm like this from concept to production while standing by his policy of only taking on orders he knows Freeodom Ordnance can fulfill.
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TFB Behind the Gun #220: FM-9D Belt-Fed w/ Adam | Freedom Ordnance
Adam from Freedom Ordnance joins us this week to discuss the company’s background and the rise of their FM-9D. The FM-9D, a recent addition to the Freedom Ordnance lineup, is a closed-bolt, disintegrating-link 9mm belt-fed upper built for standard AR-15 lowers. Today, we talk about the product’s pre-FRT roots and discuss the increased popularity and legal status of forced-reset triggers, which helped transform it from a niche novelty into a genuinely fun (but still kind of expensive) practical shooter for regular citizens who don’t want to jump through all of the NFA hoops.
Freedom Ordnance official site: https://freedomordnance.com/
FM-9D product page: https://freedomordnance.com/product/fm-9d/
Freedom Ordnance on Instagram: @freedom_ordnance
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