460Kodiak, I have two POF ARs, one is a P415 and the other is a P308. Even if you discount the gas piston system, the POFs have a lot of desirable features (see below). If you need an AR that runs without any lubrication with excellent reliability and accuracy, maybe a POF is for you. If you don't need those features, a Noveske or LMT or a number of other top tier ARs would serve you well. It's not always about need though ...
Barrel:
7.25”, 9.25”, 11.5”, 14.5”, 16”, 16.5”, 18” heavy contour, hand-lapped button twisted rifled, fluted to reduce weight and heat
4150 Mil-B-11595 chrome-moly-vanadium alloy (machine gun rated)
70 rockwell case hardened (Nitrate) heat treated “5R” polygonal
barrels are 2 times harder than Mil-Spec & hammer forged barrels
Corrosion resistant and 10 times thicker and harder than
Mil-Spec chromed lining
“5R” polygonal right handed 1 x 8 twist hand-lapped button rifled
barrels from Rock Creek Barrels, Inc.
POF-USA muzzle device
Vortex flash suppressor or A2 flash hider (LEO/Military Only)
Chamber: 5.56 mm NATO (.223 Rem.)
Method of Operation:
Gas piston operated, rotating bolt (short stroke system)
2-position gas plug for normal (N) or suppressed (S) operating modes
C.R.O.S.™ (Corrosion Resistant Operating System)
Nitrate heat treated: barrel, gas block/tube (billet machined), gas plug
NP3™ coated (billet machined), gas piston chromed (billet machined),
bolt carrier assembly NP3™ coated (one-piece billet machined)
Handguards:
ERGO™ ladder rail covers
Sling/Bi-pod mount
POF-USA M.R.R.™ Hunting/Sniper or Tactical Modular Railed Receiver, free floating monolithic top rail system
Upper Receiver:
POF-USA M.R.R.™ Modular Railed Receiver, billet machined 7075-T6
aircraft aluminum alloy
2-piece upper receiver with free floating monolithic top rail
Oversized heat sink barrel nut
A3 flattop: NP3™, Black anodized, O.D. green CeraKote™
Charging handle: black anodized
NP3™ Plating:
NP3™ is a combination of a nickel alloy plating combined with
Polytetrafluoethylene aka Teflon. The plating components with
electroless or autocatalytic nickel is one of the most rapidly
developing metal finishing processes. The advantages of coating
uniformity, corrosion resistance and hardness are providing designers
with opportunities to protect and improve base materials in ways that
were not previously possible. Bolt & Carrier:
Nickel Teflon plated 8620 integral keyed steel bolt carrier
(billet machined), heat treated/plated per Mil-Spec
Roller cam pin NP3™ coated
.223 bolt: chrome plated heat treated to Mil-Spec
6.8 SPC bolt: phosphate heat treated to Mil-Spec
Lower Receiver:
P415, Gen III billet machined 7075 T-6 aircraft aluminum alloy
with integral oversized trigger guard
Ambidextrous bolt release lever machined into the lower receiver
Tactical Integrated Trigger System 4.5 lb. non-adjustable single stage competition trigger group
Mil-Spec, semi and full auto trigger groups (LEO/Military Only)
ERGO™ pistol grip
KNS™ anti-walk pins
NORGON ambidextrous magazine release
VLTOR™ 6-position retractable buttstock with Mil-Spec tube
NP3™, Black anodized, O.D. green CeraKote™
Sights: optional
POF-USA FTA-2005 snag free front sight
TROY flip up front and rear sights
Diamondhead flip up front and rear sights
Magazine:
Magpul™ PMAG™, C-Products™ and Mil-Spec
Weights:
6.36 - 8.26 lbs. (empty)
POF-USA Specifications:
All raw materials are manufactured from U.S. steel mills.
All heat treats, plating/coatings, are completed by U.S. owned
and operated manufacturers.
All accessory and component parts on weapons systems are U.S. owned and operated manufacturers.
All of our weapon systems are 100% pure American made.
Regulated short stroke gas piston weapons system requires no lube!