New Product Highlight: Palmetto State Armory Olcan
Palmetto State Armory teased the Olcan bullpup rifle at SHOT Show 2025, and it’s finally here! Is this the ultimate upgrade to your PSA JAKL?
PPT Editor. Marine vet, hunter, and long-range shooter. Articles in 10+ major publications
We review products independently. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission to help support our testing. Learn more about our review process.
I didn’t expect to wrap the final days of 2025 with the launch of a new bullpup rifle, but here we are.
The Palmetto State Armory Olcan has arrived, and you can buy one that’s ready to go or pick up a lower to turn your existing JAKL into a bullpup.
Here’s everything you need to know!
Palmetto State Armory Olcan Specs & Features
Specs
- Caliber: 5.56 NATO, .300 Blk
- Action: Semi-automatic, piston
- Capacity: 30+1
- Barrel Length: 14.5” (pinned/welded muzzle device)
- Finishes: Black, FDE
- Country of Origin: USA
- MSRP: $1,399
Features
- New bullpup design
- Compatible with the existing JAKL family of firearms
- Available as complete firearms or lower receivers
As a standalone firearm, the Olcan is a new bullpup rifle. As a lower receiver, it’s an affordable way to get into the bullpup game with a JAKL you already own. Both come in black or flat dark earth.
Olcan firearms come with a 14.5-inch barrel that’s pinned and welded to a muzzle device – take your pick from a Silencerco ASR flash hider or Dead Air KeyMo brake and add a suppressor.
The lower receiver features a Die Free Co. Kung Fu pistol grip and AR-15-style controls, including an ambidextrous magazine release (placement is just a little different since this is a bullpup).
The Olcan lower receiver is compatible with any JAKL upper receiver with a barrel of 10.5 inches or longer.
That includes 16-, 14.5-, 13.7-, and 10.5-inch barrels in 5.56 NATO, and 14.5-inch barrels in .300 Blk. It will not work with the 8.5-inch .300 Blk barrel.
As always, remember that your pistol-length JAKL is going to need some SBR paperwork before you mount it on an Olcan lower.
If you buy just the lower receiver, Palmetto State Armory will also provide a cheek riser so you’re not smushing your face into the JAKL’s Picatinny rail.
Palmetto State Armory lists an MSRP of $1,399 for the Olcan, or $499 for the lower receiver.
What do you think of the new Palmetto State Armory Olcan? Let us know below. For more great bullpups, check out our guide to the Best Bullpup Rifles & Shotguns!