A simple new platform will be headed to shelves this summer from North Carolina's Veteran-owned Dark Mountain Arms.
The Stowaway system is a single-shot, bolt-action takedown firearm initially being offered in 5.7 NATO, but as it is multi-caliber via an easy swap of a bolt face and barrel, future options on the table include 9mm, 4.6x30, .22 LR, .22 WMR, .17 Mach2, and .17 HMR.
A packable design with a weight of less than 3 pounds (2.8 pounds for the 16-inch threaded barreled rifle and 2 pounds flat for the 5-inch barreled pistol), the gun can be stowed in two primary pieces and then easily reassembled.
The Guns.com crew met up with Aaron Voigt to talk about the Stowaway at the recent 2024 NRA Annual Meetings in Dallas. If the name sounds familiar, Voigt is the brain behind such innovative designs as the folding "fifth pocket-sized" Trailblazer Lifecard .22 pistol that debuted in 2017 and the swinging Pack 9 Pivot rifle.
Voigt said the gun recalls the old-school USAF survival rifles of the Cold War.
Dark Mountain Arms plans to sell the Stowaway platform at an MSRP of $399, with availability starting in June.
Article by Chris Eger and Alexander Reville, Photos and Video by Don Summers.
