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Bryant Ridge's Analysis: The Hellion from Springfield Armory is a groundbreaking advancement in modern firearms design, offering a radical reimagining of the traditional semi-automatic 5.56mm rifle. At the core of its innovation is the bullpup configuration, which positions the action and magazine behind the trigger. This engineering approach drastically shortens the rifle’s overall length to just 28.25 inches, while still retaining a full-length 16-inch barrel, preserving ballistic perfor …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis: Stag Arms is a firearms manufacturer founded in May 2003 and located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Stag Arms is a manufacturer of the AR-15 type rifle, marketed as Stag-15 rifles. Stag advertises that all their weapons and accessories are made in the United States. They are perhaps best known for their left-handed AR-15 rifles, which use a mirror imaged upper receiver and have the ejection port reversed for left-handed shoot …

Bryant Ridge's Analysis:Radical Firearms is a Title II NFA Gun Manufacturer with a complete and growing lineup of pistols, rifles, shotguns, silencers, and machine guns. The company manufactures a line of custom-built AR-15s, AR-10s, bolt guns and silencers in-house. Radical is a true manufacturer, not an assembly shop, with a fully tooled and operational gunsmithing facility. Radical Firearms is headquartered in Stafford, TX.Specifications:Manufacturer: Radical FirearmsModel: RF-15Serial: 21-06 …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisRock River Arms, renowned for surpassing industry giants with their unrivaled durability and craftsmanship, solidified their position as an elite firearms manufacturer when awarded a prestigious contract with the Drug Enforcement Administration. This marked the beginning of their journey in producing AR-15 carbines for the agency's use. With a reputation for excellence preceding them, Rock River Arms swiftly garnered a devoted following among firearms enthusiasts, and thei …

Bryant Ridge's AnalysisThe Colt AR-15 is a lightweight, magazine-fed, gas-operated semi-automatic rifle. It is a semi-automatic version of the M16 rifle that is sold for the civilian and law enforcement markets in the United States. The AR in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite rifle, after the company that developed it in the 1950s. Due to financial problems, and limitations in terms of manpower and production capacity, ArmaLite sold the AR-15 design and the AR-15 trademark along with the ArmaLite AR-10 …