The following is a review from GunWorld, a quarterly publication featuring news, reviews, and articles on the latest firearms, military tech and weapons available on the market.

Hands-On With The TN-7 StrongArm
By Eugene Darden

ArmaCore’s line of cybernetic combat prosthetics have been highly praised in the pages of GunWorld. Their StrongArm series was ranked as the best on the market, with the GA-9 model awarded our pick for “must own” firearm-equipped prosthetic currently available. It is unfortunate that the same can not be said for their TN-7 model.

Utilizing a tri-barrel rotary design with a cylindrical ammunition feed system, the TN-7 boasts a high-rate of fire and uses specialized caseless Lintak rounds. Point-blank, the TN-7 is devastating, but the weapon’s extreme recoil makes ranged targets difficult to hit. Even the earlier YR-2, with its quad-barrel design, employed recoil dampeners to stabilize the unit —something the TN-7 sorely lacks. In the realm of personal defense, where an attacker is usually in close-proximity, recoil might not be a deal-breaker, but the TN-7 also suffers from an unstable rotary-mechanism prone to jamming mid-fire. ArmaCore announced that this defect was only present in the initial production run, but many customers claim that the issue is still present in the later TN-7s.

When not in combat-mode, the TN-7 prosthetic is serviceable but lacks some functionality and the streamlined design of other models in ArmaCore’s extensive catalogue.

Where the TN-7 shines is in its price-range, making it one of the most affordable combat prosthetics available. In addition, unlicensed mod-kits are already being sold on the Net, which not only fix the rotary issues, but can add recoil dampeners and larger capacity internal magazines.

While it is unlikely that the TN-7 will tarnish ArmaCore’s longstanding reputation for quality, it is still a disappointing inclusion in the company’s otherwise stellar lineup.

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