Description
BRN-180 FOR SALE features
Specification | Value |
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Barrel Length | 10 inches |
Weight | 4.65 lbs |
Twist Rate | 1:8 |
Muzzle Device | Triad 556 |
Cost | $1725 |
The BRN-180 10.5″ rifle by Brownells is packed with innovative features that make it a standout in the firearms market. Here are some of the key features, along with visual details to help illustrate their benefits:
Key Features of the Brownells BRN-180 10-Inch Rifle
The Brownells BRN-180 10-inch rifle is a modern take on the classic AR-180 design, incorporating several advanced features that make it a standout choice for enthusiasts and professionals alike. Here are some of its key features:
1. Short-Stroke Gas Piston System
The BRN-180 utilizes a short-stroke gas piston system, which enhances reliability and reduces fouling compared to traditional direct impingement systems. This design ensures consistent performance even in adverse conditions.
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2. Adjustable Gas Block
An adjustable gas block allows users to fine-tune the gas flow, making it easier to optimize the rifle for different types of ammunition and suppressor use. This feature provides greater control over the rifle’s operation and recoil management.
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3. No Buffer Tube Required
One of the standout features of the BRN-180 is its ability to function without a buffer tube. This allows for the use of folding stocks, making the rifle more compact and easier to transport. It can even be fired with the stock folded.
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4. Compatibility with AR-15 Lowers
The BRN-180 upper receiver is designed to be compatible with any mil-spec AR-15 lower receiver. This flexibility allows users to customize their rifle with a wide range of aftermarket parts and accessories.
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5. Picatinny/M-LOK Handguard
The rifle features a rock-solid Picatinny/M-LOK handguard that can be easily detached by removing a single screw. This design provides a stable platform for mounting optics, lights, and other accessories.
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6. High-Quality Barrel
The 10-inch barrel is button-rifled with a 1:8 twist rate, ensuring excellent accuracy and performance. The barrel is available in various calibers, including .223 Wylde, .300 Blackout, and 7.62x39mm.
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7. AR-180 Style Flash Hider
The rifle comes equipped with an AR-180 style 3-prong flash hider, which effectively reduces muzzle flash and helps maintain a clear sight picture during rapid fire.
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8. Durable Construction
The BRN-180 is built to last, with high-quality materials and a robust design that can withstand heavy use. The anodized black finish adds an extra layer of protection against wear and corrosion.
The Brownells BRN-180 10-inch rifle combines classic design elements with modern innovations, making it a versatile and reliable choice for a wide range of shooting applications.
Reliability BRN 180
This graph shows the reliability of the BRN-180’s short-stroke gas piston system compared to traditional direct impingement systems.
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Brownells BRN-180 Semi-automatic Rifle one of the countryâs top shooting-components providers, has been a longtime supporter of this country’s enthusiasm for AR-pattern rifles.
When I built a direct gas-impingement operated AR-15 at home for the first time a few years ago, this company proved to be an invaluable source of tools and information for the first-time builder and more experienced at-home hobbyists.
Although I have yet to find any reason to complain about the performance or reliability of the well-made direct-impingement platforms I’ve worked with, plenty of folks are devoted to ARs that use short-stroke gas-piston systems to cycle the action.
They run much more cleanly, since exhaust from the cartridge is not being blown back into the action. They also don’t heat up as quickly, for the same reason. However, piston guns do tend to cost more and generally don’t print quite as tight of groups as impingement-operated guns.
The debate over which is the better action type for an AR will continue. Rather than just watch from the sidelines, I opted to get into the game by building a piston driven AR in order to see the differences for myself. Once again, thanks to new-products released last year and this year, Brownells has made building a piston AR just as easy as an impingement model. BUY a our COMGPLETE BUILD HERE!
brn 180 – Gun barrel
Brownells BRN180 For sale could have gone in a variety of directions to develop in-house piston driven options for their customers. In 2019, it opted to go the retro route with the launch of the 5.56 NATO/.223 Rem. BRN-180 series of factory complete AR-15 uppers inspired by Eugene Stoner’s AR-18/180.
As a scaled-down version of the AR-16, the AR-180 sported a piston system that was ahead of its time. However, other features and factors in play at the time kept these rifles from being adopted by the military or picking up much steam in the civilian market.
Rather than try to replicate the AR-180’s stamped-and-welded steel receiver, the BRN-180 uppers are assembled around milled billet 7075-T6 aluminum upper receivers, which are compatible with mil-spec AR-15 lowers and typical AR-15 STANAG magazines. This gives customers the option of snapping this upper into a lower they already have or using it as the starting point for a simplified at-home build.
The flattop upper receiver has more of a square profile than the typical AR-15 along with an integral Picatinny optics rail. On the left side of the receiver is a cut out to accommodate the bolt catch and a small round rubber bumper to protect the finish if a folding stock is installed.
On the right side of the upper receiver is a modified polymer dust cover fitted to the ejection port, but a the familiar AR-15 forward assist is absent. The top mounted non-reciprocating charging handle has been replaced with an AR-180 type reciprocating bolt handle which protrudes from the ejection port.
Within the upper receiver, a rotating multi-lug bolt is fitted into a block-shaped carrier supported by dual recoil assemblies. The recoil rods are mounted to a removable aluminum cap that’s held in place by the lower receiver. This means the recoil assembly is fully contained within the upper assembly with no need for a spring or buffer to be installed in the shoulder stock.
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The BRN-180 upper ships with a 4150 steel, button-rifled barrel with a black-nitride finish and a .223 Wylde chamber. The upper is currently available in three barrel lengths including 10.5″ pistol, 16″ carbine and 18.5″ rifle options.
I opted to work with the 18.5″ rifle barrel with a 1:8″ twist rate and a factory-installed replica of the AR-180’s three-prong flash hider. The 14″ long aluminum handguard free-floats the barrel, has a full-length optics rail on top and M-LOK accessory slots cut throughout.
The handguard is secured to the barrel block by a U-latch. Removing this latch allows the handguard to slide off in order to provide access to the gas-piston system. The piston systemâs design is lifted straight from the AR-180 with some modifications to the spring, materials and finish to bring it up to modern production standards. The upper arrives with a standard piston cup installed, and a second cup for sound suppressors is provided.
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The rifle came together beautifully with no technical problems or component fit issues. The BRN-180M lower has a screw in place of a roll pin for the bolt catch, and the rear takedown pin detent has been moved from the buffer tube port location to a point just above the pistol grip. That detent’s spring needed to be shortened a bit before installation.
There was no need to swap out any of the originally planned components for this particular build. Once completed, the BRN-180 sailed through the bench checks, passing each one with aplomb.
For the range test, the BRN-180 build was outfitted with a Bushnell SMRS Elite Tactical 1-6.5x24mm scope using a Weaver Tactical SPR Optics Tactical Rail Mount. The rifle operated reliably with a variety of ammunition and AR-15 pattern magazines, including the Mission First Tactical (MFT) Extreme Duty 30-Round magazineshttps://westcostsecurity.com/shop/semi-automatic-brownells-brn-180-rifles/https://westcostsecurity.com/shop/semi-automatic-brownells-brn-180-rifles/https://westcostsecurity.com/shop/semi-automatic-brownells-brn-180-rifles/Formal bench rested accuracy testing was conducted at 100-yards by firing five 5-shot groups into paper targets. Gorilla Ammunition’s 77-gr. Sierra Match King open-tip match load printed a best single group of 1.84″ with a five group average of 1.88″.
Winchester’s Select Grade USA Ready 62-gr. open tip tapped out a best group of 1.51″ with an average of 1.65″. Norma USA’s Tactical 55-gr. full-metal jacket was the tightest shooting load of the test with a best group of 1.32″ and an average of 1.45″.
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BRN-180~ GEN 2 COMPLETE UPPER RECEIVER ASSEMBLY…..
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Brownells BRN-180 Review | The Perfect Piston Classic
Since Brownells does not sell the guns complete you will have to build out your lower so if you don’t just buy a complete lower parts kit, grab your favorite safety for the BRN-180.
Micheal connetum – LA –
Thank you I got the call today from my deal, the rifle just arrived, Iâm real glad to get it, Iâve have the hammerbuck for a long time, get this BRN 180 now is really exciting thanks you Westcost
fanka –
Good quality. Very well worth the money. is should be the best rifle this year
Harrison –
Yes. BRN 180 have been the best for 2years.
Robert (verified owner) –
brn180 i personally think is the best rifle i have see in many years now, since the ar15, coming for it short,our training facility is needed now
Harrison –
I agree đŻđŻđŻđŻ
David (verified owner) –
awesome combination of a classic and modern design coming together.
Nicholas (verified owner) –
Very Good delivery.
I had both the 10.5 “and 16” in 223 Wylde. They ran perfectly, had zero malfunctions, and shot very softly.
Angel nicki (verified owner) –
Got an email about these this morning. BROWNELLS BRN-180S⢠AR-15 300 BLK COMPLETE UPPER RECEIVER ASSEMBLY | Brownells Very intriguing option in 300BO. Tiny when folded. Hereâs a pick of my 10.5â 556 version for size reference.
Harrison –
Yes you picked the right one fs
Kevin (verified owner) –
Good service.
Sorry, I thought my answer was implicate.
HELL YES!!!
Better?
I’m not going to dump my AR’s and convert over but if I ‘ve arrived barely alive at the secret MAGA camp and that is what they hand me to continue God’s works hell yes, I’m ready to rock and roll.
Harrison –
Ok explosive thoughts đ there you must really like the Brn 180
Henry (verified owner) –
Title says it all. Only looking for the upper. Gen 1 or Gen 2 doesn’t matter Looking to trade although I may throw in some $$$ if the price is right My trades can be found here and here two06 – 9two9 – fivefour80
Charles (verified owner) –
no bad this one
Dominic Lusio (verified owner) –
Good service.
I understand these issues are not supposed to happen and have watched all of the videos, but I have about 2k rounds through this upper and I am just telling it like it is. The bolt will absolutely eject out the back of the receiver when it is opened once in a while, and in fact the issue gets worse over time. it is still under a little spring tension when forward and only held in with friction from the end cap. With age the nubs on the end cap loosen up and do not stay in as well.
The pmags run fine, but I have had 4 of them with over insertion issues like in the picture where something eats at the lip where the mag hits the stop. Now that could totally be the lower, but I had a S&W receiver on it for about 500 rounds when I first got it, and had the same issue. No biggie as I have plenty of metal mags and I can run pmags as well if I am gentle with them when I insert them.
it is not a personal attack on your gun, I love shooting mine, but it is not as well designed as the AR15. It has some small but fatal weak points in my opinion.
Angel (verified owner) –
Very well worth the money.
Would you trust this upper with your life?
Yes, no question at all. The PWS-made 223 wylde upper is excellent. Very smooth action. After a range session it’s so clean it looks as if you never shot it. The short stroke gas piston ar-180 action is used on some of the best guns in the world including the scar, hk 416, styer Aug, and many others. Uses standard ar15 lower so accepts standard mags, triggers, grips, etc.
Would you choose it over an AR-15?
Yes. I like the recoil impulse better. There is no twang or vibration on your cheek because there is no buffer. Because there is no buffer you can put a folding stock or telescopic stock making the size of the gun much, much smaller when storing or carrying.
It also shoots when folded such as in vehicle. My 10.5″ brn with brace folded is almost exactly the same size as an mp5 with brace folded. So you get 556 power in an mp5 sized package.
I have shot my aR15 side by side with the brn-180 at the same 100yard targets with same ammo and I can see no difference in accuracy at all. Have not tested at longer ranges
Ryan (verified owner) –
brought its experience with piston systems
academykl –
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