Springfield Armory has just announced an upgrade to its line of Saint Victor rifles, which includes SBRs, pistol variants, a 20-inch barrel AR-10 model, and both 5.56 and 7.62 caliber options. I was sent the 14-inch pinned and welded AR-15 rifle, and it did not disappoint. The price point...
The second gun in our lineup is the Bushmaster Bravo Zulu BFSIII. The Bravo Zulu BFSIII was a popular gun during testing because it is equipped with a binary trigger. This led to burning more ammo than we had planned on the gun, but it was still fun. Bushmaster...
One of the more unique guns in this year's lineup was the Springfield Saint Edge ATC Elite. This rifle uses Springfield’s new Accurized Tactical Chassis system and includes a fully adjustable B5 Systems Precision stock, LaRue Tactical MBT flat two-stage trigger and a coyote brown Cerakote finish. Springfield designed...
Next up we tested the Stag Arms Stag 15 Tactical Rifle. This was a solid gun from Stag Arms and is built around a 16-inch barrel with a 1-in-7-inch twist rate. They used an M16 bolt carrier group, Stag 13.5-inch M-LOK Handguard and Magpul furniture. These rifles have an...
Following last year's solid performance, the team at Rock River Arms sent us a new rifle for the competition. This year we ran the Rock River Arms RRAGE 3G rifle. This gun is designed for high-speed performance, and Rock River Arms did a good job with it. The flat-top...
One rifle I was excited to get in for the competition was the Sig Sauer MCX-Spear LT. This is essentially a modified civilian version of their Military XM5 rifle that was chosen in the recent NGSW program. First impressions were it was just plain sexy, just as you would...
The next gun on our list comes from a company that is less well-known than some of our other players. The Grunt Rifle from Lead Star Arms is designed for duty use. Upon closer inspection we found it was equipped with features normally only found on higher-priced models. Lead...
I was pleased to include another rifle from the folks over at Patriot Ordnance Factory. This year’s entry was the Wonder rifle. First off, it is eye-catching with its unique blue color. In fact, we all noted that this was one of the most colorful rifle years we had...
Last but certainly not least was the Wilson Combat 6mm ARC Tactical Hunter. To say that we were excited to get a gun in from Wilson Combat is an understatement. Just as with any Wilson gun, the fit and finish were superb. Their attention to detail is hard to...
No side-by-side testing would be complete without a gun from FN. The rifle we chose from them this year was the FN 15 DMR3. This is a designated marksman rifle that has received several notable upgrades to enhance accuracy and curb felt recoil, including a new 18-inch barrel, SureFire...
