ADCO Firearms offers a variety of different barrel fluting options. They recently gave us a peak at what a combination of two of those options looks like and it’s pretty impressive. The images below are what happens when you combine radial fluting with spiral fluting.
I figured that when Aero Precision started rolling out their line of .308 AR products it would only be a matter of time before they offered complete rifles. I am glad to say that, in this case, I was right. The new M5 .308 complete rifles are now available.
These new rifle look great on paper and the price is right. They are available with 16, 18, and 20″ 4150 CMV barrels. The barrels have a 1 in 10″ twist and are Melonite treated. The barrels are mounted in AP’s M5 upper receiver which has a machined in extension that serves as the attachment point for their rails.
The lower comes outfitted with a Magpul MOE Grip and STR stock on a standard mil-spec extension for the 16″ versions and a PRS stock for the 18″ and 20″ versions. It features markings and pin groove to allow the use of Battle Arms Development’s excellent short throw selectors. The lower accepts SR-25 pattern magazines which means it is good to go with Magpul’s affordable and readily available .308 PMAGS.
Check out the new Aero Precision .308 M5 Complete Rifles.
The limited edition Surefire Tan X300U are starting to show up at dealers including our friends at Impact Weapons Components. They probably won’t last long.
A friend of mine recently spent a little over $100 shipped on an Ares Gear Aegis Belt – a belt that I have been using for a while now and highly recommend. Another friend asked him how he could spend that much on a belt and his response was that he was tired being unhappy with a parade of $35 gun belts.
I have had that same experience with a lot of things. I became tired of dealing with stoppages during training so I bought my first quality AR-15. I became tired of axes that wouldn’t take or hold an edge so I paid for better axes and learned to restore older, quality axes. I became tired red dot sights with battery life far shorter than advertised so I purchased Aimpoints (9 and counting). I can think of many similar examples.
It seems that finding gear that works isn’t all that different than skill building. You learn a lot from the failures and there usually aren’t any shortcuts.
I am not saying that good gear has to be expensive or that inexpensive gear can’t be good. I am saying that I have learned to buy the quality and features instead of buying the price point. This is why I rarely comment on price here on JTT. The value of a particular piece of gear is up to you and can’t necessarily be determined by what it costs.
Have you had similar experiences? I want to hear about them. Leave a comment below so we can all learn!
Patriot Cases is known for their gun cases with custom cut foam inserts. Amazingly, they offer cases with custom foam for as little as $69 and that $69 case is about to get just a bit more interesting for AR pistol owners with the introduction of their AR pistol pre-cut foam.
The foam is cut to accommodate an AR Pistol with the SB-15 Brace installed and has cutouts that can be installed or removed to accommodate the configuration of your AR pistol. It also has room for 2 magazines and other accessories. The entire setup rides in a lockable, hard plastic case.
These AR pistol inserts will be available sometime in the next 2 weeks. Check out Patriot Cases.
