![]() ![]() Of course all these great features are included in the BPM-15 Pistol as well. BPM was also the first in the industry to offer NP3 coating on AR15s not because it was cool looking, but because it protected all those typical phosphate coated parts from rust and corrosion in a marine environment. The design is so rigid that certain Military units are using the handguard to mount precision sighting systems. ![]() BPM designed the first long extended barrel nut design for free-float handguards which does not require indexing, allows perfect torquing of the barrel, and delivers a significantly stronger rigid handguard (in my opinion it is the most solid in the industry). The in-house made bolt’s cam pin hole is reamed versus being peened which increases the strength of the bolt. ![]() There are other innovative design concepts BPM pioneered to improve reliability and durability of the AR15 platform. BPM includes their own Barnes NiBo (Nickel-Boron) coated bolt carrier group and a nice lockable hard-sided Patriot Case with die-cut foam inserts. Little things make a difference like a captured take-down detent spring that doesn’t go flying when you remove the buffer tube, a tight receiver-to-receiver fit that can even be tightened with an internal receiver tension screw, a sub-MOA match-grade barrel included even in their least expensive rifles, and softer-shooting mid-length gas systems. Barnes Precision takes a different route with the belief that the overall AR15 platform and design is excellent as is, but some smart tweaks can make it exponentially better without huge cost increases - and still maintain the integrity of a Mil-Spec rifle. Do they work better? No, generally it is about blinging out your AR versus increasing any real level of performance. Many manufacturers are creating ARs and AR accessories because they look cooler than the original. The BPM pistol comes with the excellent Sig Brace over a KAK buffer tube, which can be easily replaced with a stock, given proper approval. I know of four manufacturers in the US actually making a majority of the AR15 parts in house - LMT, Daniel Defense, Colt, and Barnes Precision - however there are a few others starting to pop up here and there. The result is a tighter fitting and feeling rifle with a higher potential for accuracy.īarnes has both the build and part quality down however, what sets them apart is the 100-percent in-house production (excluding springs, trigger, and furniture). With nearly every part being made in-house Barnes has the ability to assure every part they use comes together in the most optimal fashion. Barnes is one of those OEM manufacturers in the list who makes parts for the biggest names in the industry. Generally, as a reviewer of a continuous stream of AR15 rifles, I have to strain a bit to understand the benefits X-brand delivers vs Y-brand…because in most cases 99-percent of AR15 manufacturers all use the same parts from the same OEM manufacturers. Being a long-term fan of BPM, and reasons for that will come out in this article - I had to have one. Last year Barnes Precision Machine (BPM) added AR15 pistols to its line-up. ![]() Major Pandemic Overall, the BPM embodies everything an AR-platform can be. Looking for a SERIOUS AR15 pistol? Check out this one… READ MORE ![]()
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