At SHOT Show 2022, Atlas Gunworks debuted its new optic-ready 2011 racegun: the Ares 9mm Pistol. Aiming to ship by March, these pistols will be popping up soon at your local dealer.
Atlas will offer two variants of the Ares, one with a 4.25-inch slide and another with 4.6-inch slide, both in DLC Black. These smooth shooting 2011s are going to be a great carry option as they feature a commander-sized grip in which 120mm magazines sit flush.
Atlas mentioned that the Ares is the same size as their NYX pistol and that these slightly shorter frames print less when concealed. The frame will also be made from aluminum to save weight in this solid and robust platform.
While no flared magwell will be included on the 4.25-inch version to keep its profile down, they can be added if the customer wishes. Atlas also mentioned that custom ports could be added to the slide help mitigate recoil.
Both of these pistols feature the same flat-faced, adjustable trigger, which is excellent. The trigger includes a set screw to fine-tune the amount of reset. One can easily eliminate excess overtravel. To adjust, all one has to do is access the pre-drilled hole in the front of the trigger.
Slide serrations give plenty of friction for racking the glassy-smooth slide, and the grip panels are just amazing. The texturing is perfect, and the overall circumference gives one plenty to hold onto.
With a skeletonized hammer, a red fiber-optic front sight, a serrated anti-glare blacked-out rear sight, and an optic cut, the Ares includes all the modern features that consumers are demanding these day.
According to the representative at SHOT Show, Atlas will probably ship this pistol with 3 magazines and will offer 126mm, 140mm, and 170mm mags as well.
Current orders have a 90-120 day lead time, but Atlas told us that they are really ramping up production while making capital improvements. They are aiming to have 100 percent in-house manufacturing capabilities by the end of 2022 which will hopefully cut lead times down to about a week.
The MSRP for both versions of the Ares is $5,850. While it’s not yet posted to their website, click HERE to learn more about Atlas Gunworks.
It is obvious by the expansion of their business there is an appetite for Atlas’s guns. Perhaps the race guns are what is driving that expansion? I can imagine someone who runs an Artemis on the range loving the easy adaptation to this as a carry gun. If you took away the price difference and offered people this gun or a glock 19, I wonder how many would choose glock? Ultimately, people vote with their dollars. Atlas is growing. There is a segment of society that is voting their way so good for them.
Ok, since it’s an expensive firearm, not one that tens and thousands will be produced of and no one’s said it yet so, let me get it out of the way. Seems to be the GA “expensive anything” go to comment.
$5850 for a 9mm!!!! My Hi-Point can do just as good of a job and I can save $5700 to buy ammo and practice instead (grrrrr, I’m making an angry face because I’m not on my phone where I can insert the angry faced emoji).
LOL!!!!!!!!!
On a serious note. Looks awesome, I’d buy one if I could afford one and didn’t live where I live (can’t buy one if I had Bezos bucks anyways). And anyone that does buy one, good for you, and hope you love this gun! I feel we’ve all gotten a little too hung up on that whole “need” thing. No one needs one…but, if they WANT one and can afford it (or not and do anyways) they should buy it. Because this is AMERICA dammit!!! 😉
$1500 “race gun” with alum. frame for $6K that has no guarantee of accuracy and looks like a Glock on steroids. When I can buy a 1911 for the same price that is guaranteed to print 10x at 50 yards from Accuracy X by Steve Huff or a Bob Marvel from Night Hawk for even less?
What is a “race gun”?
Google it.
msrp is ONLY $5850 you say……I think I’ll buy one for each hand. Detect the hint of sarcasm ? Sorry, I’ll have to pass.