THE TNW AERO SURVIVAL PISTOL (ASP)

​I recently took possession of a very nice all black survival pistol made by an Oregon-based company called TNW. They've been around since the early nineties producing historical firearms, then in 2012 R&D'd the ASP and ASR of which got the former. This thing is tight, clockwork reliable,  accurate and well appointed with Glock-mag compatibility, flip-up sights and the modular capability to promptly change it up into a carbine and/or switch out calibers. Mine came in 45ACP but just knowing it can be switched to 9MM, 357SIG and 10MM with the additional purchase of key components makes future swap-outs an excting option. If you have the up-front funds then for $1,300 you can buy the complete kit in a backpack already: intended as a survival weapon for pilots it seeks to cover all caliber bases. Honestly, if I were a bush pilot I wouldn’t be likely to carry the full kit and boxes of each required caliber, I’d far rather have one weapon and 200 rounds of a single caliber already loaded into mags - hence my decision to go the solo route of the 45ACP ASP. This thing shoots great with a soft rolling recoil using direct blowback. With a 16” barrel and stock it'd make a fine rifle, or with a tax stamp it’d make a sweet little SBR in an always formidable caliber. 

Prior to purchasing it I’d read almost nothing about this company, and could find only a couple of reviews of their weapons, but after a pleasant email exchange with their head engineer and watching a couple of videos I was suitably impressed enough to take the plunge. I’m glad I did. I do think that magazine reliability/affordability is a critical deciding factor for any semi-auto weapon purchase these days and with the ubiquitousness and affordability of aftermarket Glock and Korean-copy mags, the ASP is an intelligent decision for PCC fans. I haven’t had any functionality issues with mine and I’m confident that if I did they would attend to them and get me back up and running pronto.  
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In my book this is a great American product at a good price, offering billet construction, lovely fit and finish, modular changeability, reliability, good practical accuracy and the 1st choice in magazines. What’s not to like. ED

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