{"id":8115,"date":"2025-05-31T18:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/rock-river-arms-lar-9-retro-and-cool\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T18:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T18:40:47","slug":"rock-river-arms-lar-9-retro-and-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/rock-river-arms-lar-9-retro-and-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock River Arms LAR-9 – Retro and Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a fan of pistol caliber carbines and retro guns, my nickers were thoroughly in a twist when a Rock River Arms LAR-9 with a fixed carry handle popped up at my local auction. I wanted it so bad, and for some reason, I was one of the few in the crowd who cared. I fended off a total of two other bids to snatch up the LAR-9.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The LAR-9 has that old-school cool look and feel we don\u2019t often see from PCCs. When it came up for a crazy low price at auction, I had to have it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

After I paid so little for the gun, I felt the need to exit the auction before someone realized their mistake. I had the perfect mix of my two interests for very little money. The Rock River Arms LAR-9 looked and felt slick and delivered that retro 9mm SMG look. It vibes like an old Colt SMG<\/a>, and it\u2019s clear where Rock River Arms came from when they produced the gun.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rock River Arms History<\/h2>\n

Rock River Arms has a reasonably long AR-15 history. It was one of the few AR companies to pop up before the end of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban. Rock River Arms began producing AR-type rifles in 1997 and continues to make modern rifles. It\u2019s tough to find much history on this early LAR-9.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rock River Arms has quite a reputation. In 2003, they outperformed ten other companies to gain a 5,000 rifle contract with the DEA. Shortly after, the FBI and US Marshals purchased ARs, specifically the 5.56 LAR-15. Rock River Arms was chosen to arm the Iraqi Special Forces in post-Saddam Iraq. I learned all this, but I could not find much on the carry handle variant of the LAR-9. The LAR-9 is still produced as both a pistol and rifle with the modern flat top upper design.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Available on GunsAmerica Now<\/h2>\n
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