I bought a new rifle by a new maker and I'd like to share with you guys why I did and my thoughts on it. Legion Firearms' LF-15C is a NATO 5.56 chambered carbine. Photography is one of my creative outlets, so I took some photos of the rifle for fun.
Last year I was really in to building AR's from the ground up. Not because of my love for the AR-15 platform itself but for my love and access to the modularity of the platform. We all know the AR world is an extremely crowded one, which leaves us with unlimited options for customization.
I had just finished a nice gas piston carbine when a good friend of mine told me some of his buddies in Texas had a new rifle coming out and I should talk to them. I live in Washington, so immediate hands-on wasnt an option. My first thought was "yet another AR maker using the D.I. system.. snore"
I ended up talking to the co owner Jamie Wehmeyer several times and each time we talked he offered more insight on why their rifle is superior to other options in the high-end sector, and was of course also quick to point out the pros and cons of the gas piston system vs. direct impingement.
Somewhere along the way it became clear this rifle had strengths that my rifles did not. These are not "bell and whistle" additions Im talking about either - fully ambidextrous controls (like a bolt release on the right hand side that ISN'T a goofy lever crowding the trigger), nickle Boron coating on the billet upper and lower receiver and bolt group, covered in a topcoat of ceramic stronger than cerakote, and best of all reliability unusual in the AR D.I. world. I could go on, but Im not a salesman for them, so until they pay me I digress!
I received my rifle a couple of weeks ago and while I have only started putting it through it's paces I have been very impressed with it's accuracy using Lake City XM193. Cold bore X ring shots at 100 yards using an Aimpoint was more than I would have expected but what I got. I mounted the ML2, zero'd from another rifle yesterday, and the first round fired was less than a 1/4th inch from the center of the X ring at 100yds. Today after hanging a new target it took 2 rounds to center punch the X out - the first round was a "lowly" inch low.
The stainless steel barrel is chambered in 5.56 (not .223) and is polygonal rifled with a 1:8 twist. The exterior beyond the gasblock is ball milled to save weight and encourage fast dissipation of heat through greater surface area. Out front is a Battle Comp 2.0 compensator - an option for extra. I also opted for the Noveske Switch block in order to run the rifle suppressed.
The monolithic upper, thick barrel and UBR stock I opted for pack on the pounds, and this is a noticeably hefty carbine, but after holding my M1A in a sage EBR it feels like a dream.
As I noted above, this rifle's pricepoint is in the "high-end" sector for AR's, but after considering the relability, accuracy, quality, and customer service behind this rifle, I feel the price is fully justified.
Last year I was really in to building AR's from the ground up. Not because of my love for the AR-15 platform itself but for my love and access to the modularity of the platform. We all know the AR world is an extremely crowded one, which leaves us with unlimited options for customization.
I had just finished a nice gas piston carbine when a good friend of mine told me some of his buddies in Texas had a new rifle coming out and I should talk to them. I live in Washington, so immediate hands-on wasnt an option. My first thought was "yet another AR maker using the D.I. system.. snore"
I ended up talking to the co owner Jamie Wehmeyer several times and each time we talked he offered more insight on why their rifle is superior to other options in the high-end sector, and was of course also quick to point out the pros and cons of the gas piston system vs. direct impingement.
Somewhere along the way it became clear this rifle had strengths that my rifles did not. These are not "bell and whistle" additions Im talking about either - fully ambidextrous controls (like a bolt release on the right hand side that ISN'T a goofy lever crowding the trigger), nickle Boron coating on the billet upper and lower receiver and bolt group, covered in a topcoat of ceramic stronger than cerakote, and best of all reliability unusual in the AR D.I. world. I could go on, but Im not a salesman for them, so until they pay me I digress!
I received my rifle a couple of weeks ago and while I have only started putting it through it's paces I have been very impressed with it's accuracy using Lake City XM193. Cold bore X ring shots at 100 yards using an Aimpoint was more than I would have expected but what I got. I mounted the ML2, zero'd from another rifle yesterday, and the first round fired was less than a 1/4th inch from the center of the X ring at 100yds. Today after hanging a new target it took 2 rounds to center punch the X out - the first round was a "lowly" inch low.
The stainless steel barrel is chambered in 5.56 (not .223) and is polygonal rifled with a 1:8 twist. The exterior beyond the gasblock is ball milled to save weight and encourage fast dissipation of heat through greater surface area. Out front is a Battle Comp 2.0 compensator - an option for extra. I also opted for the Noveske Switch block in order to run the rifle suppressed.
The monolithic upper, thick barrel and UBR stock I opted for pack on the pounds, and this is a noticeably hefty carbine, but after holding my M1A in a sage EBR it feels like a dream.
As I noted above, this rifle's pricepoint is in the "high-end" sector for AR's, but after considering the relability, accuracy, quality, and customer service behind this rifle, I feel the price is fully justified.
