{"id":196095,"date":"2024-01-07T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T17:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=196095"},"modified":"2024-01-07T11:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T17:27:02","slug":"51fifty-evolve-15-rifle-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/51fifty-evolve-15-rifle-review\/","title":{"rendered":"AR-15 Evolution: 51Fifty\u2019s Evolve-15 Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The only AR-15 system of its kind is well worth your trigger time<\/em><\/strong>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As a writer of all things pew-pew, my greatest joy is finding diamonds in the rough, or at least in our unceasingly mundane sea of mediocrity. In the AR world, let\u2019s call some what they are\u2026 laser-engraved, OEM forged component truck guns touted as premium and priced to match \u2013 it\u2019s mind-numbing and we\u2019re inundated \u2013 holsters might be another example but another story for a different day. Today, that diamond in the rough is 51Fifty\u2019s Apex Series Evolve-15 direct-impingement rifle and a solid search, or just trust me, reveals there is nothing else like it on Earth. To learn why, read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

51Fifty Rifles<\/a> isn\u2019t a bandwagon \u201cpremium\u201d truck gun producer born of the desire of investors to turn barrels of greenbacks. It grew legs, even a bit by accident, through the unwavering rifle-building passion of a non-veteran with a deep-seated passion to give thanks and pay homage to our nation\u2019s military, veterans and first-responders; in fact, the company grew legs simply on the back of owner, Keith Berry\u2019s build-projects donated to such service-committed folks, and one more in 2015, the first as 51Fifty formed, for his father, Ron. It was Keith\u2019s most important build and perhaps his most impactful. Ron passed on in 2017 and Keith continues growing 51Fifty in part for his memory, in part to pay homage to those he first served and continues to honor, and in part, to innovate his ass off and offer things to a watered-down segment of industry desperately in need of hot, fresh product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first visit to his SHOT Show booth was a testament to his drive, as well as his early success \u2013 his contributions in the AR community do not go unnoticed; in fact, his prototypes, at least over the previous two years of SHOT Show exhibition, have created quite a buzz and his innovations, designs like R.A.C. takedown system (discussed more in depth in a bit) and dual-ejecting receivers, are overt, front-facing\u2026 obvious. And, in a world where manufacturing, raw materials, OEM parts, and assembly often are foreign or a mix of foreign and domestic, 51Fifty is committed to 100-percent US production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

True to 51Fifty\u2019s commitment, all sourced materials and parts, as well as all machining, are exclusively American. Berry has been able to make good on his American-made commitment in part through his partnership with Optimum Parts Company. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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