Demro TAC-1

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Demro TAC-1
Type	Carbine/Submachine gun
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Gerard J. Fox
Designed	1974
Manufacturer	TRI-C Corporation (Fox Model) Demro Products Inc. (TAC-1 Model)
Produced	1975–1976 (Fox Model) 1977–1982 (TAC-1 Model)
Specifications
Mass	7.72 lb (3.50 kg)
Length	29 in (740 mm)
Barrel length	10.5 in (270 mm)
Caliber	9mm Parabellum .45 ACP
Action	Screw-delayed blowback
Rate of fire	700 rpm (select-fire variant)
Muzzle velocity	960 ft/s (292 m/s)
Feed system	.45 ACP: 30-round box magazine 9mm Parabellum: 32-round box magazine
Sights	Iron

The Demro TAC-1 is a semi-automatic carbine chambered in either .45 ACP or 9×19mm Parabellum. The TAC-1 is the reintroduction of the Fox Carbine to the law enforcement market after a fallout between Gerard J. Fox, the inventor, and Dean Machine Inc. of Manchester, CT. Although it is visually similar to the Thompson submachine gun the operation and design is quite different. The design is a closer cousin to the Soviet PPSh-41.[1]

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

TRI-C Fox Carbine

Semi-auto carbine featuring walnut forearm, grips, stock and combination lock safety. TRI-C of Meriden, CT was founded by Gerry Fox and the first to introduce the Fox Carbine.

FoxCo Fox Carbine

Semi-auto carbine featuring walnut forearm, grips, stock and combination lock safety. FoxCo was formed after the fire that destroyed the Meriden, CT plant.

Demro TAC-1 Carbine

Semi-auto carbine featuring walnut forearm, grips, stock and combination lock safety.

Demro TAC-1M

Same as TAC-1 but without the combination lock.

Demro TAC-1MA Submachine Gun

Compact full-auto version of the TAC-1M.

Demro XF-7 WASP Carbine

Semi-auto carbine featuring high impact plastic forearm, grips and steel folding stock.

Demro XF-7A WASP Submachine Gun

Compact full auto version of the WASP.

TRI-C, FoxCo and Demro Pistol

Although it has been rumored that a pistol exists, none of these companies ever made a pistol version.

References

1. Forgotten Weapons: Demro XF-7 Wasp - An Open Bolt Semiauto From the 70s (Archive)

• Long, Duncan (1986). Assault Pistols, Rifles, and Submachineguns. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-87364-353-4.
• "The Fox Carbine". Archived from the original on July 31, 2022.