Immediate Thoughts – This Rifle is Awesome!
I won’t waste any time in saying that the POF Revolution is an excellent rifle. It is evident that the team at POF put a lot of thought into this design and carried through with high standards in their manufacturing and assembly.
For this review, I was loaned a 16” direct impingement POF Revolution chambered in 308 win. The first thing I noticed as I began using the rifle was its weight. The 16” POF Revolution DI weighs only 6.8 pounds. The dry weight of most similar rifles is closer to 9 pounds. Being able to drop that much weight while retaining its durability is pretty amazing. Some of the weight savings are due to the reduced size of the receiver set. Further reductions in weight come from the fluted barrel.
Get To Know the POF USA Revolution DI
Specifications
OAL (Collapsed) 34 in (16” 308 Model)
Weight 6.8 lbs
Rifling 1:10
Caliber .308 WIN
Rail length 14.5″
Weight 6.8lbs
Barrel 16.5 in
Trigger Match Grade Drop In
Furniture Mission First Tactical
Receiver Finish Black Anodized / Burt Bronze Cerakote
Handguard 14.5” MMR Muzzle 3 Port Break
Type Direct Impingement
This rifle’s overall size is another point you don’t want to miss. It feels and handles like a typical 5.56 AR-15. This is thanks to the proprietary receiver. The Revolution’s receiver is shorter than an AR-10’s and has been designed to function with an AR-15 bolt carrier, charging handle, and buffer system. Many of the parts are proprietary, but the ones that aren’t are compatible with the AR-15, not the AR-10.
Trigger Goodness!
Trigger components are contained in an anodized aluminum housing.
This rifle’s trigger is phenomenal. POF uses a single-stage drop-in trigger that consistently breaks at 4.5 pounds. It has almost zero creep, a clean break, that is followed by a short reset. The trigger components are constructed from A2 tool steel and nitride heat treated to 70 HRC to reduce wear and corrosion.
Revolution DI Barrel
The POF Revolution DI chrome alloy barrel comes fitted with a triple port muzzle brake. This brake does a good job managing recoil and muzzle rise but, like most brakes, it increases the muzzle blast.
I am generally not a fan of brakes so I would probably switch it out for a flash hider. An oversized aluminum barrel nut is used as a heat sink to draw heat from the chamber and add rigidity to the handguard.
POF USA Revolution Di Gas Block
The POF Revolution Di gas block is easily adjustable with a screwdriver or the provided wrench. I started with the adjustable gas block nearly closed and opened it one setting at a time until the rifle was properly gassed.
Another benefit of the adjustable gas system is the option to turn the adjustable gas block off. I did this once when there was another shooter at the bench to my right and I wanted to avoid pelting them with hot brass. It could also be useful if you were shooting suppressed and wanted to cycle the rifle manually to keep it as quiet as possible.
Heat Sink Barrel Nut
POF is know for its innovations. One of those is the their proprietary heat sink barrel nut that does an outstanding job at heat dissipation. It replaces a mil-spec barrel nut and has over 4 times the amount of surface material.
What that ultimately means is that it stays 18x cooler than the mil-spec option. Along with it’s other ground breaking innovations like the roller cam pin which reduces friction, it’s easy to see why they’re able to call the POF Revolution Di rifle the ultimate fighting machine.
POF Revolution Di Controls
When someone says a rifle is ambidextrous, I think, ambi-safety, ambi-charging handle, and that’s usually all. POF didn’t stop there. This rifle has fully ambidextrous controls. It only took me a minute to familiarize myself with the additional manipulation options and, after a bit of use, I like them quite a bit.
I especially enjoyed the oversized trigger guard which also houses the manual bolt lock. the bolt release is large and functions well. The only issue I have is with the safety selector. The full-size selector on the right side interferes with my grip as I take the gun off safe. It is a small problem, but many companies have fixed this by using a shorter switch on the lesser used side.
Range Report
After just one range trip, the POF Revolution Di feels as well broken in as other rifles I have been shooting for years. I contribute this to good machine tolerance and quality control. The bolt carrier is nitride heat treated and the bolt itself is nickel plated. This bolt carrier group also makes use of POF’s patented roller cam pin. These features combine to create an exceptionally smooth action.
The triple port muzzle brake certainly reduces muzzle rise. This, along with the comfortable pistol grip, made followup shots quite a bit more accurate than without it.
Notice the improved roller cam and dovetail gas key.
I shot four brands of ammunition through the rifle. They all cycled reliably and made decent groups. My best group was about 1” at 100 yards with ADI 168gr Sierra MatchKing. The worst was 2” with 150gr TulAmmo.
Final Thoughts on the POF USA Revolution Di
I think the Revolution Di is a great rifle. It excels in both form and function. Prices start around $2700 which seems steep, but I think this may be a situation where you get what you pay for. Overall, I don’t have many negative things to say about it.
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The article is about a lightweight, 6.8 lb, .308, not a 3006 that weighs between 9.5 lb to 11.6 lb.
They load different too.
None of us has money lying around anymore but it doesn’t mean we should peanut gallery innovation. We’d still be carrying flintlocks if complainers were in charge.
Nobody is making you buy a gun you can’t afford. Take your fight to the people that are forcing you to buy other things or reducing the value of what you already have.
Nice gun.
For the same money, you can buy two Springfield M1As shoot sub-moa.
Cheers.
What about bolt tilt, premature interior receiver wear, or other durability issues? The fact that it works fine for a few magazines doesn’t tell me anything.
I guess it’s about time someone copied Dark Storm Industries on a baby .308.
Dark Storm would have to have a time machine for that to be even remotely accurate.
Might want to check your sources on who copied who.
You have some avalible,? Could I put a 22″ to 24″ Barrel length on it?
POF does have some available. But 22 and 24 inch barrels are not an option.