Buy POF USA REVOLUTION 308 CMR 16″ BLACK GAS PISTON

Buy POF-USA Revolution as a 1MOA capable gun, and I found that to hold largely true with the best performing load, Black Hills’ 168gr BTHP.  Most other loads were in the 1-2″ range.  The worst performer, however, was Federal Fusion 165gr at 4.21″.  Many ARs do not like soft point bullets.  The Revolution didn’t do so well with Federal Fusion SPs, but printed a respectable 1.9″ group with Nosler Partition bullets, proving itself to be a viable hunting rifle.  I was impressed by the Revolution’s repeatable cold-bore accuracy, however.  The 168gr BTHP load would hit within 1/2 MOA of zero every time I let the barrel cool for a long while between strings.Buy POF-USA Revolution

Accuracy results, 5 shot groups fired from a bench with bipod and rear bag, groups measured center-center with a micrometer:

• Black Hills 175gr BTHP: 2″
• Black HIlls 168gr BTHP: 1.2″
• Winchester 147gr FMJ: 2″
• Federal Premium 180gr Nosler Partition: 1.9″
• Federal Fusion 165gr SP: 4.21″

Firing the Revolution off the bench was a pretty pleasant experience, even though it is a relatively light .308.  The muzzle brake more than offset the light weight.  As long as I kept the bipod “loaded”, there was no “hop”, and I was able to require sight picture rapidly.  Once I was done shooting groups, I mounted the short to midrange optic, rezeroed, and started rapidly transitioning targets from various positions.  This was to simulate 3-gun style competitions.  The light weight made it easy to control the rifle well, and offhand shots out to 300 yards were not fatiguing.  Off a barricade, braced shots on the 500 yard plate were easy to control as well.  I am a big fan of MFT’s Battlelink Minimalist stock, as I find it is light weight and sits very securely in my shoulder pocket.  The Revolution was very easy to shoulder and snap onto target quickly due to its light weight.  I did find that the muzzle brake had a tendency for a recoil impulse that drives the sight picture up and to the right a bit while shooting offhand, but it was not insurmountable.  Recoil to the shoulder was not bad from any position, despite the light weight.

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The Revolution was rock-solid reliable, with no malfunctions in all 240 rounds fired.  It fed, fired and ejected cartridges from Magpul, DPMS, and Promag magazines.  The handguards never got too hot to hold, and I saw no evidence of impact shift due to the barrel heating up.  The Revolution does use an oversize heat sink barrel nut that does cover the chamber and throat, aiding in ameliorating excess heat buildup.  The piston system also kept the action pretty clean, though I did not have a chance to shoot the rifle suppressed.  Cleanup of the nickel coated bolt carrier and chromed bolt head was a snap, and the only place I actually needed solvent was the bolt face itself.

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I’ve handled examples of “compact” .308 ARs from DPMS, Colt, and now POF-USA.  I can say definitively that the Revolution is the most well fit, finished, and balanced of the three.  It is lighter than many AR15s, yet is perfectly viable for hunting most big game species in the lower 48.  It handles well and, in my experience, was 100% reliable.  While not a sub-MOA gun like its DGI little brother, the Renegade, it is reasonably accurate and can hold its own in everything from a hard-hitting patrol rifle to 3-gun to home defense (I’d recommend throwing a can on it for indoor use) to hunting.  At about a grand more than a DPMS GenII, it is expensive, but the quality, features, and reliability are there for the money.  The only thing I didn’t like about this rifle?  It didn’t exist back when I purchased my LRP-07.

Pros:

• 7.62×51 firepower in a 5.56×45 package
• Lightweight without excessive recoil
• Well built
• Great trigger
• Adjustable, easily cleaned piston system
• Ambidextrous Controls
• Cleans easily
• Uses most AR15 Parts
• M-Lok handguards(which we now know is definitively a pro, thanks Patrick!)

POF-USA was founded in 2002 by aerospace engineer^[2] Frank DeSomma with the intent of solving two common problems with gas impingement systems in dusty conditions^[3] found with the traditional AR-15 which are carbon fouling and a short-barreled timing issue.

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To address carbon fouling and a short-barreled timing issue related to traditional AR-15s, POF-USA developed the Regulated Short-Stroke Gas Piston System. Rather than operating gas being injected directly into the upper receiver like a traditional AR-15, the technology pushes a piston that acts on an operating rod, which acts on the bolt carrier, setting extraction and reloading into motion. This action type offers several significant improvements over the direct impingement method.^{[citation needed]} Because hot gases are not injected into the upper receiver, carbon fouling in the action is virtually eliminated. POF-USA’s solution to timing problems related to AR-15’s with short gas tubes, POF-USA developed precise op-rod/piston geometry and regulated gas pressure to enable rifles and carbines to be properly timed and bolt speeds (cyclic rates) to be precisely controlled, enhancing extraction and feeding reliability, as well as reducing wear and fatigue on critical components. The gun also runs cooler, further enhancing reliability and safety.

POF-USA rifles feature NP3™ coatings and hard, corrosion resistant, nitride heat-treated barrels and gas blocks, eliminating any requirement for lubrication.

Additional innovations developed by POF-USA include the integral bolt-carrier key with the interface behind the cam pin, oversized heat-sink barrel nut, roller cam pin, and regulating gas plug