The TAC-1 was an American submachine gun that was produced by Demro Products Inc.
History[]
The TAC-1 was designed by Gerard Fox in 1974 and was originally produced as the Fox by the TRI-C Corporation in Meriden, Connecticut. About 1,400 Fox carbines were made before a fire destroyed the TRI-C factory in 1976. Fox then sold the production rights to Dean Machine Products in mid-1977, who produced it under a subsidiary, Demro Products. The name was changed to "TAC-1" as the "Fox" marketing name was in breach of another company's copyright.
Demro subsequently offered variants of the TAC-1, including the TAC-1M, a simplified version, and the XF-7 Wasp, a modernized version with plastic furniture. An integrally suppressed model was also developed. The TAC-1 is no longer in production.
Design[]
The TAC-1 is an open bolt, blowback-operated firearm that uses a screw-delayed blowback operation that was first used on Mikhail Kalashnikov's submachine gun prototype.
The weapon has a grip safety as well as a safety lever on the left side of the receiver, over the pistol grip. The standard version also has a combination lock above the trigger near the safety lever. In the selective-fire variants, this safety lever doubles as a fire selector. The magazine release is found behind the magazine well, and the charging knob is on the left side of the upper receiver.
The stock, pistol grip, and foregrip of the TAC-1 are wooden.
Variants[]
TAC-1M[]
Weapons with no combination lock bear the designation TAC-1M.
Selective-fire version[]
As the weapon was originally marketed towards law enforcement, the earliest models had select-fire capability.
XF-7 Wasp[]
The XF-7 variant is identical, internally, to the standard TAC-1, but has a plastic stock, foregrip and pistol grip and a folding stock.
References[]
- Long, Duncan (1986). Assault Pistols, Rifles, and Submachineguns. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-87364-353-4.