Noah Corek
Cocked, Locked and a Smoking Barrel
- Intent: To create a cheap, easily producible yet reliable submachine gun for Hekler'Kok to market to a variety of sources
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- Manufacturer: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Hekler'Kok Defense Industries
- Market Status: Closed Market
- Model: Frontier Sub-Machine Gun Model-01
- Modularity: Can be Easily Modified (Requires Custom Submission)
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel (Receiver, Barrel, Internal Mechanisms and Stock), Plastoid (Pistol Grip and Handguard), Rubber (Recoil Pad and Grip Wrapping) and Chromium (Barrel Lining)
- Classification: Slugthrower Submachine Gun
- Size: Average
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: 10x22mm Polymer Cartridges
- Ammunition Capacity: Small, 30 or 40 Round Double Stack Magazines or 60 Round Quad Stack Magazine
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: Low
- Damage Output: High
- Recoil: Very Low
- Ambidextrous Fire Selector (Safe, Semi-Auto and Full-Auto)
- Ambidextrous Magazine Release
- Reversible Charging Handle
- Wrapped Pistol Grip
- Collapsing Stock
- Recoil Pad
- Textured Charging Handle
- Rugged and Reliable: Though the FSMG-01 is cheaply made that doesn't mean it is of poor quality, it is in fact a very reliable as its loose tolerances allow the build up of more debris without malfunction
- Good Stopping Power: The FSMG-01 uses the same 10x22mm cartridge utilized in the FP-01 and as such has a very good stopping power when compared to its contemporaries
- Heavy: While submachine guns are generally considered to be light weapons the FSMG-01 is heavier than usually than its contemporaries due to how it is constructed
- Slow Rate of Fire: Because of the rather large caliber used in the FSMG-01 the designers reduced the weapons fire rate to keep felt recoil to a minimum in sustained fire
Following on from the success of the pistol and rifle from their Frontier series of weapons the design team at Hekler'Kok began conceptualizing various other weapons they could produce for aforementioned line. They decided that the next logical choice for the line was a submachine gun and so the design team began work on developing one.
As always they began by deciding on what materials they would utilize in the weapons construction. Taking cues from the the FP-01 and FR-01 they decided on the readily available Durasteel for use in all of the weapons metallic parts. Any non-metallic parts, such as the weapons furniture and such, were made out of Plastoid to reduce weight without compromising durability. The SMG's barrel was lined with Chromium to reduce internal wear and tear and finally a Rubber recoil pad was added to the stock and a wrapping to the pistol grip to make it more comfortable to shoot . As with the FR-01 extensive use of stamping and printing was used.
The next step in their process was deciding on the cartridge that the weapon would be used. In order to keep some ammunition commonality between it and other weapons in the Frontier line the FSMG-01 was chambered in the same 10x22mm cartridge as the FP-01.
The last step in their process was the choosing of features that would be included in the design. Ambidextrous controls like the fire selector and magazine release make it comfortable for all shooters and a reversible charging handle enhances this comfort even more. A wrapped pistol grip allows for tighter hold on the weapon, a collapsing stock to easier storage, a recoil pad helps dampen recoil and finally a textured charging handle gives a better grip when racking the bolt.
In all the FSMG-01 came out as a rather inexpensive yet reliable weapon. It began to garner use among police forces, mercenaries, bounty hunters and even some of the seedier elements. The executives at Hekler'Kok considered the FSMG-01 a financial success and as such more weapons in the Frontier series were set to be produced.
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