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Also of note is that the receiver set has all of the requisite M4 features a dust cover, forward assist and shell deflector. The rifle ships with a set of MOE iron sights, a Magpul stock, Magpul grip, and Magpul P-MAG. Quad rail handguards are one of those things I left back in my college days, along with futons and all-night Starcraft LAN parties.Įverything to the rear of the barrel nut is about what you’d expect. That was great when Noveske first knocked it out around a decade ago, but the firearms world has moved on since then. Like I said, DPMS followed the original RECON specs pretty much to the letter with this gun including the quad rail.
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That design would have been great on this gun, but instead we get yet another full length quad-rail Picatinny setup. Remington’s taken things a step further, developing the SquareDrop system which is actually KeyMod-compatible. These days firearms manufacturers have pretty much chosen sides in the great KeyMod versus M-LOK debate for slick-sided attachment mounting methods. Speaking of the handguard, one of the things I liked least about the RECON is the handguard design. The point of a low profile gas block is to allow a longer handguard to slide freely on top in a free-floated system but this one is about the same length as a typical mid-length gas system handguard. The handguard selected for this rifle is short enough that a low profile gas block isn’t required, but it certainly doesn’t hurt that one is added anyway. I would have preferred AAC’s muzzle brake, but then again I always prefer muzzle brakes. Remington understandably wants to encourage gun owners to stay within their ecosystem when looking to add a suppressor.
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Definitely not the end of the world - there are plenty of accurate 55 grain rounds available - but that twist rate will tend to limit the useful range of the RECON.Īs you’d expect from any AR-15 manufacturer that’s come under the Remington umbrella, the DPMS RECON sports an AAC 51-tooth three-prong flash hider. That’s noteworthy, since the gun is positioned accuracy, yet the 1:9 twist would optimize the gun for lighter, cheaper 55 grain 5.56 NATO loads instead of the traditionally more accurate 69 grain and 77 grain loads. Out on the front of the gun DPMS used a 16-inch heavy profile stainless steel barrel with 1:9 twist rifling. For the RECON they’ve followed the old Noveske formula to the letter, which is both good and bad. DPMS is probably best known for their budget priced Sportical series of AR-15 rifles but their newer Enhanced Tactical line seems to be an attempt to move a little more up market.