Battle Rifles

There are AR-15s and then there’s the Petra from Falkor Defense. A carbon fiber AR chambered in .300 Win Mag.

Shown in prototype form, the semi-automatic Wilkinson Tactical CR-12 on display caught my eye as I was walking down the aisles of the of the 2016 NRA Annual Meeting.

I have found a rifle that may be “the one,” Springfield’s newest offering in their line of M1A rifles, the SOCOM 16 CQB or Close-Quarter Battle rifle. This gun is a logical evolution for the hard hitting M1A.

Daniel Defense’s DD5V1 is available now. This .308 lives up to the well-earned reputation that has made Daniel Defense an industry leader. Check out our review.

Aero, Ballistic Advantage and SilencerCo teamed up to build this suppressed .308 Winchester carbine upper designed to run full-time with an Omega can.

LWRC’s new long range ass-kicker is the R.E.P.R. The Rapid Engagement Precision Rifle. This 7.62 x 51 is capable of long range hits and the speed needed for rapid engagement. Is this the one-gun solution for the ultimate and fully functional battle rifle? Read our review….

The new Precision Stock model of the M1A “Loaded” from Springfield Armory builds the Archangel adjustable comb and adjustable length of pull stock into a factory rifle. This is a true scoped M1A platform, rivaling our own tests of the original Pro-Mag Archangel, as well as other higher priced aftermarket sniper stocks. As the only truly Mil-Spec .308 semi-auto in current production, the M1A is as classic a rifle as you can get. This latest article in the M1A series asks the question, is this the best factory original M1A ever?

Have you ever wanted a close quarters battle rifle that could could easily be concealed in a small case? One that assembles in seconds? The DRD Tactical M762 is a hard hitting rifle with a hard hitting price tag–but what you get for the money make just make this perfect concealable rifle.

With Christmas approaching, it is a great time to think about all of those upgrades to your guns you have been thinking about. One I have been considering for some time is putting a scope mount on my M1A, but my assumptions were that it was both expensive and difficult, requiring a gunsmith. Turns out I was wrong on both counts. There are expensive options and inexpensive options for installing a rear scope mount on the M1A, and they work equally as well. I tried both the official Springfield Armory mount, as well as a couple exact copies, as well as a new design from UTG. They all worked, and some better than others.