{"id":780,"date":"2025-07-04T22:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T22:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visionzone.designswebs.com\/cryhavoctac\/?p=780"},"modified":"2025-07-04T22:33:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T22:33:55","slug":"cry-havoc-tactical-qrb-kit-full-size-ar-in-the-smallest-of-packages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visionzone.designswebs.com\/cryhavoctac\/2025\/07\/04\/cry-havoc-tactical-qrb-kit-full-size-ar-in-the-smallest-of-packages\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry Havoc Tactical QRB Kit -Full-Size AR in the Smallest of Packages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking to make your AR as compact as possible while still retaining reliability and a barrel length thats not absurdly short? In that case, the\u00a0Cry Havoc Tactical<\/a>\u00a0QRB kit might just be the solution you are looking for. The kit is currently used by the United States Air Force on their the GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon, which serves as a survival rifle for downed pilots. To learn more about the Cry Havoc QRB kit, its background, and why it\u2019s a product worth considering, we reached out to Cry Havoc Tactical president Jim Lane.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Q: Jim, thanks for your time. Can we start with how th e Cry Havoc Tactical QRB kit came about?<\/h3>\n

Jim Lane, Cry Havoc Tactical \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>Michael Selvetti thought the Cry Havoc Tactical QRB kit up and patented it about five years ago. About three years ago, they allowed me to become a partner. Two years ago this June, I left my design engineering position at Harris Corporation, which is now L3\/Harris. I decided I didn\u2019t want to play with L3, so I retired the Friday before their Monday morning merger. I was also four months from turning 65, and I had planned to retire then anyway.<\/p>\n

For three years before that, I had an 07 and a SOT. I was building SBRs, one-stamp uppers, and things like that. I found myself sharing a workspace with Ralph Seifert, Michael Selvetti\u2019s partner, who is still a 34 percent silent partner in the company.<\/p>\n

It was Ralph Seifert who convinced Michael Selvetti that he had a brilliant idea. While Michael had already started the patent process, I think he was content that he had simply built one for himself\u00a0(laughs)<\/em>. He was not thinking of mass-producing what he had created.<\/p>\n

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10.3\u2033 300 Blackout\u00a0Ballistic Advantage<\/a>\u00a0Premium Series barrel, paired with a Midwest Industries handguard, Cry Havoc Tactical QRB kit,\u00a0RCA Bolt Carrier Group<\/a>, San Tan Tactical billet upper and\u00a0lower receiver<\/a>,\u00a0Law Tactical Folder + JP Silent Capture Spring<\/a>, and\u00a0SBA4<\/a>, topped with a\u00a0Vortex Razor UH-1<\/a>\u00a0Gen 2<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ralph strongly encouraged Michael to build 100 units. Through my connection with Ralph, I jumped on the chance to buy a few for myself, and I saw immediately how truly ingenious it was. This device\u2019s ability to reduce the size of an AR as much as it did honestly floored me.<\/p>\n

I was so intrigued by the concept that I approached them and told them I wanted to invest in it myself. Realizing I was serious, they each sold me 15 percent of the company. Later on, I had the opportunity to buy the patent. I had worked decades of 70-hour weeks to be able to afford it\u00a0(laughs).<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>Q: That was a bold step. You believed in what you saw that much?<\/h3>\n

Jim Lane, Cry Havoc Tactical \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>It was, and I did.\u00a0<\/strong>I knew just how special of a product this was. It worked flawlessly. It was rock solid, it did something truly game-changing, and it did so in a way that nothing else on the market could do.<\/p>\n

I took what I saw as a\u00a0calculated<\/em>\u00a0risk and put most of my 401k into this business. I\u2019ll be honest; I am\u00a0\u201cin it to win it,<\/em>\u201d as they say. I\u2019m all in. Today, I own 66 percent of the company, and I personally own the Cry Havoc Tactical QRB kit patent. I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way. I\u2019m a workaholic, and I\u2019m passionate about what I do and the products that we sell.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Q: After you took over the reins, were there things that you decided to do differently?<\/h3>\n

Jim Lane, Cry Havoc Tactical \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>After I owned the company, we started doing things a bit differently. Prior, we had never really sold the two-pin, military model. As I was revamping the website, one of the first things I decided was to sell the two-pin military units on the open market. This turned out to be a good idea, since I now sell them at a 10:1 ratio.<\/p>\n

I also brought out a Gen 3 model, which has a few refinements, which were mine. I took the design that was there and made it better where I could, especially when it came to ease-of-manufacturing. Owning the patent, I no longer had to ask anyone\u2019s permission. It was mine to do with as I pleased\u00a0(laughs)<\/em>. I may be an electrical engineer, but I\u2019ve owned a lathe and a mill for over 25 years, and I\u2019m as mechanical as I am electrical. As such, I have no qualms about making improvements.<\/p>\n

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