New Brownells BRN-Proto AR15 Replica

With the onslaught of attacks on gun ownership and the 2nd Amendment, I'm surprised that you and other gun channels haven't picked up a leading role to fight back against the ongoing BS being thrust upon the American gun owners.
But I guess none of you are true Americans any farther than your own bank accounts, EH?

Colt will charge $2400 for their rifles. Get it? Lol

When, Where and how much? I'll be waiting.

Here in Ireland the I.R.A used the AR10 in the early 60s 70s against British soldiers,and there was a rumour that Irish American marines sympathetic to the ira's cause came here and trained them on the weapons they smuggled over.

Never knew this sort of prototype existed, I knew about the AR-10 and AR-15 back then, but not this sort of frankenstein.

Eh, just another AR15.

However, the top charger is hella cool.

I actually called out 'Eyes!' at 25:47 as you're getting ready to shoot. Force of habit. ;-D

Really like the looks of the 25 round magazine.

I noticed you had the rear sight on the long range aperture. Could that be why you had to crank the front sight down so much? I never could understand why they started putting vent holes the whole length of the handguard on the bottom after the M16A1. I think there was a reason they didn't have them at the rear on the bottom so you could put your hand there and not get quite as hot. Even though I do remember getting the A1 hot enough not to hold even without the holes on the bottom but that was just when I was burning through 7 magazines. I guess if all the modern handguards have holes the whole length on the bottom it probably doesn't matter where you hold it but I would think it would be hotter toward the gas block.

It happened! it finally happened. 25-round straight AR magazines–and they function reliably!

After seen a few threads over the years on ar15.com and other forums where guys had found old 25-round prototype magazines, or had even made up their own (as recently as 2018), someone has finally reproduced them for sale to the entire community.

As someone who loves retro AR's and 'Nam era variants especially (629, anyone?), I am very excited for Brownell's expanding retro line and can't wait to run a BRN-605 dissipator with these 25-round magazines and a chopped CAR-15 stock for an extra-compact length when collapsed.

What kind of jacket is that the thing is sweet

This is really neat! As someone who loves the original Colt 601, this is right up my alley.

Awesome AR-15 Tim an thanks for showing it Sir.

Thanks to you and alot of the youtube firearms reviewers, and my tax return, I am getting the 601! The Proto, with its plain and slick look, will be next! I know, the 601 is sleek too but, that charging handle can stick out. Yet, sticking out, is what you get with the A1's, A2's and A4's. That trigger-charging handle, though I bet gets hot after a couple of mags, stays out of the way. I like that! Again, SLICK! Great video! Keep running them hard!

Hey, I’m just here to request an updated video regarding NFA firearms. Thanks.

Brownell's is scooping up all that money that the short sighted morons at Colt just want to leave sitting on the table.

What would the actual original furniture be? Bakelite?

Sounds like the mic wasn't wearing ear protection

The carry handle sights will always be my favorite

Thank you for the Brownells review and the 1980's mag dump!

Do I have a tumor?

I am so sick tired of "tacti-cool" …RETRO is most welcome.

We won’t go quietly…the legion can count on that

I’m loving these retro rifles ….because I’m retro too . I been very seriously considering the a2

I knew i saw you on IWA…. i just wasnt sure… You were passing by on the S&W booth

Very nice replica overall. I want one. I understand using an updated rifle buffer but an early edgewater buffer would've been neat. But maybe that would've caused cycling issues, idk, I'm not an expert.

It is beautyful

MAAAAC! can you please do a video of some of your favorite "boring modern rifles"? Kinda like your favorite pcc's way back when.

Was it just me that could hear a high pitched ting??

I wholeheartedly agree with the notion that the high tech tacticool ARs are boring and Im a younger guy, only 29. Ive just gotten into ARs in the past year and just about done with my first build: an M16A4, in its original configuration with the A2 handguard. Im not a fan of bulky quad rails and fancy mlok stuff. Ive always been attracted to the stock military look pre-2000s. My first gun at 18 was a WASR-10 that I kept bone stock, i remember my friends saying it was lame for not have all the rails and gadgets on it.

Could you do a video on the 308 replica of the FG 42? Now that would be cool.

I don't need all the fancy doohickees either! Just straight black powder in a barrel I made down by the crick! And those fancy bullets are for panzies I just use rocks! Rawr look how retro cool I am!

DAMMIT! Built a 601 with Brownells parts, want to buy an XBRN16E1, and now want a Proto! These damn Iowans keep costing me more money!

14:23 Correction: Jim Sullivan and BOB Fremont.

I could be happy with that, back to the basics.

Nice video! I've been called an "icehole" before. 😀

Man I love this channel!

Pete Brownell, a fellow pimp!

Your a straight gun nerd lol .

20" 1/12 is the way to go!