If you just want to play with it at the Range and make a lot of noise and a huge fireball.
Get it, just not a very practical weapon for any serious purpose.

 

I enjoy mine, and it's legal to carry openly, or concealed with a handgun permit, or even loaded in a vehicle here unlike a rifle or shotgun.

"The most powerful handgun in the world" would be an exaggeration, but not only can you shoot thru the bad guy's vest, you can set him on fire.
Thirty or forty times, more if you use a drum.
:alex:

Get one while you can, it's a bargain and it's fun.

 

Looks interesting.

 

Sturmgeweher did a great youtube video on how the Draco makes for just about the best priced SBR project out there. The whole thing including the $200 tax stamp only cost him $700.

I plan on doing it myself soon.

 

I have one. Shot it few times. 100% reliable. Put cut down Ultimak rail on it. I kind of keep it in “reserve” in case if I need to legally carry pistol with 75 rds magazine of 7.62x39.

 

It's 4" shorter than an underfolder. Unless you have a need for a "pistol", I'd just get an underfolder.

 

I have two. They are basically a range toy as they ship, but they are the most cost effective way to make a good quality sbr.

 

Seems like a great gun to keep in the trunk.

 

Thought about a Draco for awhile. I decided to get a PLR-16 instead. I really like the PLR. The AK receiver is just too heavy and bulky to make a decent pistol, and I already have a underfolder, so it did not make sense for me.

 

Worth Getting or Novelty

Can't it be both?
It may not be the most practical choice out there - it certainly won't be your CCW choice, I'm sure - but being relatively cheap and tons of fun usually makes something worth getting, in my book.

 

I have one. Shot it few times. 100% reliable. Put cut down Ultimak rail on it. I kind of keep it in “reserve” in case if I need to legally carry pistol with 75 rds magazine of 7.62x39.

:rofl: Something tells me if things get that bad your gonna want to carry the full size version.

 

Get an underfolder instead.

 

So no serious consideration as a viable HD weapon unless u SBR it? It seems like a heck of a PDW otherwise because of caliber. However, I know it's terminal ballistics are nowhere near it's bigger brother (full length AK-variant), but all hail the power of the Almighty CHOPPA!!! :50cal: lol!

 

so are these legal to own without stamps,extra taxes and a class III license,if so i wouldn't mind having one for some added fun.

 

I've had the AK, AR and Kel Tec PLR pistols for quite a while.

In the hands of a practiced shooter they are deadly and would make good HD and car guns, except for one thing. The muzzle flash and blast is ear shattering. You would be ruined shooting one of these things in a car or house and even shooting them outside is an experience you don't want to repeat. Don't ask.

So, even though I keep loaded magazines in my guns, I haven't got much use for them except as range guns. Which (for me) is enough reason to have them.

Between the AR, AK and PLR, IMO the PLR is the better choice. It's inexpensive, very accurate (under 2" at 100 yards), very reliable, can use a wide choice of bullets, has a lot of rails to hang junk on it, and has a no BS lifetime warranty.

 

Yes, they're legal to own as they're a pistol. If you want to add a stock, then you need the stamp because they're no longer a pistol (and if I remember right, can never be one again.)

 

Yes, they're legal to own as they're a pistol. If you want to add a stock, then you need the stamp because they're no longer a pistol (and if I remember right, can never be one again.)

Actually, that just changed a little while ago - a pistol can be converted to a rifle, and back again under ATF Ruling 2011-4. A weapon that started out as a rifle still needs an SBR stamp to turn into a pistol-type configuration, however.
http://www.atf.gov/regulations-rulings/rulings/atf-rulings/atf-ruling-2011-4.pdf

Of course, being an NFA goodie complicates this here - once it's registered, removing the stock (turning it back into a pistol) I don't expect would exempt you from transportation or transfer restrictions (i.e. still need a tax stamp or to go through an SOT to sell; must notify ATF if moving it across state lines, etc.). So in effect, it'll always be an SBR once registered, stock or no stock.

 

so are these legal to own without stamps,extra taxes and a class III license,if so i wouldn't mind having one for some added fun.

Yes, it's just as legal as any other pistol.

:banana:

 

I thought about getting either a PLR-16 or a Draco from time to time, and heard about the enormous muzzle flash and noise. Does a suppressor help mitigate it? I started thinking about a .223 suppressor that I could use on my regular AR, that I could also make use on the PLR-16 (I hope).

 

However, I know it's terminal ballistics are nowhere near it's bigger brother (full length AK-variant), but all hail the power of the Almighty CHOPPA!!! lol! -

Actually that's not true at all. Draco's clock about 2150 FPS out the muzzle where as a full size AK is around 2400. The difference is almost insignificant.
That is the true potential of the Draco. Unlike 223, 7.62X39 loses very little in short barrels. This fact is what sold me on the Draco. It has true rifle power and range but in a size that will drop in your range bag.

To the OP......GET ONE WHILE YOU CAN!!

 

If you just want to play with it at the Range and make a lot of noise and a huge fireball.
Get it, just not a very practical weapon for any serious purpose.

Pretty much. I had mine for 2 years. It spent most of the time in my trunk. It was hard to keep on target & a PITA to shoot.
I sold it as I had no real use for it.

 

Just FYI... a 7.62x39mm round will penetrate SOME body armor. (type I & II) Type III & IV it will not according to:

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/099859.pdf Page 5

The same thing can be found on Wikipedia as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletproof_vest

Regardless, its gotta hurt.

I looked at them too; look like fun! But decided that I wanted to aim a little more and started looking for a better manufactured one with a folding stock.

 

Just FYI... a 7.62x39mm round will penetrate SOME body armor. (type I & II) Type III & IV it will not according to:

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/099859.pdf Page 5

The same thing can be found on Wikipedia as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletproof_vest

Regardless, its gotta hurt.

I looked at them too; look like fun! But decided that I wanted to aim a little more and started looking for a better manufactured one with a folding stock.

It won't penetrate Level III(.30-06 rated steel plate), but it will penetrate IIIa (soft armor only).

 

Just FYI... a 7.62x39mm round will penetrate SOME body armor. (type I & II) Type III & IV it will not according to:

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/099859.pdf Page 5

The same thing can be found on Wikipedia as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletproof_vest

Regardless, its gotta hurt.

I looked at them too; look like fun! But decided that I wanted to aim a little more and started looking for a better manufactured one with a folding stock.

It will penetrate anything short of a rifle rated plate.

 

I've had the AK, AR and Kel Tec PLR pistols for quite a while.

In the hands of a practiced shooter they are deadly and would make good HD and car guns, except for one thing. The muzzle flash and blast is ear shattering. You would be ruined shooting one of these things in a car or house and even shooting them outside is an experience you don't want to repeat. Don't ask.

So, even though I keep loaded magazines in my guns, I haven't got much use for them except as range guns. Which (for me) is enough reason to have them.

Between the AR, AK and PLR, IMO the PLR is the better choice. It's inexpensive, very accurate (under 2" at 100 yards), very reliable, can use a wide choice of bullets, has a lot of rails to hang junk on it, and has a no BS lifetime warranty.

Would you [or anyone else] mind posting a pic of the plr16 compared to the draco? Cant find anything on google.