The BRN-180® Gen 3 upper is available in 16" or 13.9" barrels chambered for .223 Wylde, or go compact with a 9" barrel in 300 Blackout. Precision and performance, tailored to your build. When you pick up a BRN-180 Gen3 upper, the first thing you'll notice when you reach for the charging handle to check the chamber is.... there's no charging ...

The BRN-180™ is chambered in .223 Wylde - for extra flexibility in ammo choice - with 1-8" rifling, so it handles both .223 Remington and military-type 5.56mm NATO ammo with equal aplomb. Up front there's a replica of the AR-180's unusual three-prong flash hider: the hemispherical bottom prong helps prevent the muzzle blast from kicking up a ...

The new Brownells BRN-180® and BRN-180S® Gen2 upper receivers were designed in conjunction with PWS and FM Products to incorporate many improvements AR-15 creator Eugene Stoner made in the AR-18/AR-180 rifles originally introduced in the 1960s.

2025年1月27日 · It’s not an AR-15, so it satisfies that contrarian urge and I always wanted an AR-180 growing up. The Brownells BRN-180 scratched that itch and has continued to evolve as the years have passed. This year, Brownells brought the BRN-180 Gen3 to SHOT 2025, and I was able to get hands-on with the gun.

2020年7月5日 · Want a rifle fit to defend America from 1980s Red Dawn invaders? We start with a Brownells BRN-180 with a BCM lower. See what else went into our build!

2020年3月31日 · This review features a BRN-180S upper, which differs slightly from the BRN-180 uppers. The gas piston on the BRN-180S is easily adjusted between two settings: unsuppressed and suppressed, with a U or an S peeking through a …

2020年10月1日 · The BRN-180 Gen 2 Upper brings all the history of the AR-180 and modernizes it. Utterly reliable and fun to shoot, however, you might have some troubles upgrading it besides optics and muzzle device. Accuracy also varies between excellent to standard AR-15.

2024年8月26日 · The Brownells BRN-180 takes the modern AR-15 style lower and pairs with with a PWS Short stroke gas system and all of the advancements of the last 60 years. The BRN-180 is one of the best side charging AR-15’s on the market.

2025年2月1日 · The Brownell’s BRN-180 Re-Imagined. The BRN-180 from Brownells features a modern AR-15 style Lower Receiver paired with a PWS short-stroke gas system upper that incorporates all the technological advancements made over the past 60 years.

This BRN-180™ is chambered in 7.62x39 with 1-8" rifling. Up front there's a replica of the AR-180's unusual three-prong flash hider: the hemispherical bottom prong helps prevent the muzzle blast from kicking up a dust signature when shooting prone.