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STAG-15 Model 2T 5.56mm

Written by Charlie Cutshaw. Author Archive »
Images by Chris Rohling

Built for greatest performance versatility, it’s a 24/7 SHARPSHOOTER!

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CURRENTLY BLACK RIFLES, AS THEY ARE POPULARLY known, are a hot ticket in the firearms industry. It seems manufacturers can’t build them fast enough to meet demand and there is good reason. The basic AR platform is one of the most flexible firearms in history. By changing upper receivers, one can go from the basic .223 caliber to any cartridge that will fit into the AR’s performance envelope. As long as a magazine can be inserted into the magazine well, caliber changes take only a few seconds.

stag3.gifAs this is written in late spring 2008, conversion upper receivers are available in calibers ranging from .22LR to the butt-kicking .50 Beowulf. The fact that the M16 family is the longest serving small arm in American military history has also had a positive influence on the rifle’s popularity. With the US Army standardizing on the M4 and M4A1 carbines, and SWAT units turning in their submachine guns (SMG) in favor of AR-15-type carbines, the collapsible stock carbine has grown in popularity as well.

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