Source: http://www.ar15news.com/2016/01/20/s...016-mega-arms/Mega Arms never fails to deliver some amazing, top quality new products at SHOT Show and this year they did the same. Some of their new products include an absolutely sick Light Weight .308 rifle, 22″ 6.5 Creedmoor barrel, Dedicated .22lr upper and their new DogBone optic mount.
MEGA ARMS Small Frame .308 Rifles.
These rifles will be available this coming summer. These are “Small Frame” meaning most of the parts are AR-15 compatible parts aside from things like the barrel, mag well, etc. This helps the 16″ .308 rifle weigh in at just 7.2lbs. Will be available in 18″, 16″ and SBR models. All models will come with an adjustable gas block. These will be available only as complete rifles.
I am quite intrigued by this; a higher quality DPMS G2 of sorts. I had been considering building my own .308 AR this year, but without some seriously exotic/expensive components, I wasn't going to get it below 7.7 lbs. Mega has stated on their Facebook that MSRP will be around 2500 USD, which I think is quite competitive, and that dealers can preorder now for a summer release. My only reservation is the barrel; I would assume it's a melonited 416R, and I'd prefer a chrome-lined CMV, and given the proprietary nature of the platform, I doubt it'd be easy to do a barrel swap. Also would like to know what kind of barrel profile it has.
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