Okay, so maybe “Born In The USA” isn’t quite the anthem for this pistol, but RF and I both thought the 9mm Caracal C was one of the most impressive handguns we fired today. It’s a polymer-framed striker-fired semi-auto with a 15-round magazine, manufactured in the United Arab Emirates. Yeah. The U.A.E. Never heard of that before? You’re not alone; neither had we.
This shows the Quick Acquisition Sight System: a deep-channel notch positioned forward of the ejection port. It’s hump makes the Caracal’s slide look like the fuselage of a Sopwith Camel, but amazingly it works.
The Caracal C has passed the stringent acceptance requirements of the German police and military, and it shot amazingly well for both of us today. We didn’t get a firm MSRP, but it’s promised to be less than $500.
We’re really looking forward to getting one of these for testing and evaluation. Here’s a little more Gun Porn:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRVJgA-ppb8&feature=youtu.be
Interesting sights, almost like a gutter snipe with a front post.
Looks like it was designed as another Glock competitor.
The Grip seems more ergonomic than the Glock Gen 4, but the S&W MP model fills this void nicely.
I will wait to see how the Reliability and customer Service ratings prove themselves. I am sure Caracal has plans for other calibers in this platform.
I wonder if it is too late to market, but since Glock is having problems with Gen 4 models…..
Actually designed by Wilhelm Bubits. The designer of Steyr M (hence the grip ergonomics) and one of the designers of the Gen 2 Glock (probably one of the many reasons for the comparisons). Another interesting item is that at 29 parts, it has less than the Glock.
Yes, but where is it?