BRN-180 by Brownells

The BRN-180 by Brownells is one more well executed Retro Clone in their line up. And while not totally a “clone”, they hit the high points…

There are some cool guns in the history of the AR platform. One of which is the AR-18 that Eugene Stoner worked on. A piston driven AR from the ground up. Not trying to retrofit a design, but literally from the word go, designed as a piston gun.

Brownells brought it back to life with some modern touches. Such as billet receiver and hand guard, better barrel steel, adjustable gas system and some other improvements. The finished product is an awesome little gun that pays homage to a cool history.

You can purchase the BRN-180 Upper here.

Loadout

Wild Things Active Flex Jacket

The gun did really well with some of the loads I tried. Unfortunately, thanks to 2021, I couldn’t find any match ammo to try.