We do some shooting with the Primary Weapons Systems (PWS) MK216 1-M 308 match rifle, test its accuracy, go over its features, and what I think of it overall.
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Love PWS elite AR manufacturer. One of the best in the world great guns.
i think this is the best modern battle rifle maybe ever.
Hey mike, any chance you know if your pws upper will work on your aero m5 lower? Dont need another lower, just want mk2 mod 1 upper. Bought my full aero m5e1 308 because of your review. Thanks!
This rifle is soo sick👌👌
Great review.
I have had 2 of the MK218 .308s. Both malfunctioned. Sent both back for repairs and they sent both back claiming nothing was wrong and they still malfunctioned. Shit company
Does anybody know if this upper fits on any 308 lower?
There is little argument's against PWS. The Piston System is truly awesome for AR Platforms. Primaryweapons.com makes the best Long Stroke Sytems on the market today.
Absolute garbage rods, purchased an MK216 1M in November, it would not cycle. Sent it back to Idaho and they sent a brand new upper that had the same problem. Call them again and find out they had some problem with their machining calibration and the barrel extensions were all messed up on the 308s. Send the rifle back to Idaho a SECOND time. They try to send it back without test firing with the specific ammo that I had already purchased 1000 rounds of and I had to tell them I didn't want it back until it was guaranteed to work(pretty obvious right?). I finally get it back last month and take it out to test fire, it cycles 138/139 tula steel case 150g with one ftfeed malfunction. Now that I am somewhat confident it is fixed I purchase a scope and bipod and other accessories. Get it all set up and realized that the stock is rotating. Take it apart and realized the threads on the tube have stripped out because their revolutionary castle nut ratchet system has come loose after only 138 rounds fired. No, it wasn't staked because they say the ratchet system eliminates the need for it. So now have it with my local store whom I purchased it thru waiting on new buffer tube parts. I have held my tongue up to this point and resisted the urge to post negative reviews of this company, however it has now been SEVEN MONTHS and I still do not have a working rifle(much less a reliable one). At this point I will never ever trust this rifle to work when I need it and that renders it completely worthless to me. I did a lot of research before purchase and could not find a negative review of PWS. So here it is. DO NOT waste your time or your money like I did. My local store (Black Wing Shooting Center, Delaware OH) has promised to make it right and find a replacement rifle that is actually RELIABLE. I can't speak to their 5.56 rifles as I have no experience with those but I can say that this will be my last purchase from this company and I will spread this story as far as I can on all of their platforms to prevent other people from wasting their time and money like I did. Worst purchase I have ever made in my life! I have photo evidence of all of the above but am not able to share it in this particular post.
Dude paint your deck. It looks like S*!+
I am in the market for a gas piston AR 10, but I think I am going to wait for the mod 2 version if it ever comes.
Would you buy this rifle over the Caracal 816 ?
Great video! 👍🏻
There was one data point I was looking for in your review that you didn't cover. So having cleaned direct-impingement AR10s, did you notice a difference the times you cleaned this piston AR10?
Have been running this rifle for awhile. Just a note, but would be worth trying Prime+ 175gr. Mine shoots 168gr FGMM JUST under an inch, but the Prime+ was closer to .5moa. Absolute laser. Also running G SSA-E, so that helps, but also only a 1-8x.
The recoil impulse is hilariously soft when tuned properly with the right ammo. I must say though i do find the brake to be a big part of why the rifle shoots so soft and flat. I noticed a significant difference when switching to the Dead Air mount brake. Though with the Nomad on there, it is softer than with the FSC.
Love this rifle. Have since added a MK116, set up the same way.
Mike I'm looking for a .308 platform to shoot suppressed with a relatively short barrel length. Trying to keep it under $2k. Would you say this is the one? Or anything else I should be looking at?
Still loving mine 4 months and 5k rounds later
Nomad 30 has joined the crew and makes a great mate
Phenomenal rifle
Would you rather have this one or the POF 308 or the Aero Precision 308?
Wait BCM had a prototype upper receiver? AR15 or Ar10 ?
I have a PWS 7.75” 223 Wylde. Forget about it. I use a Saker 556 on it.
I have said for years now. For what you get, quality, reliability ( with cans ) this rifle is tough to beat for the price.
They have actually decreased prices over the years. Do things like gone away from Nickel bolt carriers and was able to drop the price a little to be more competitive. Great rifles all calibers.
Hell, DD made a $3000 762 and didn’t even put a gas regulator on it 🤦♂️
Good video. I just purchased one of these and will have Tuesday. I’m going to put a 4 x 14 a CSS scope on it.
Anxious to see how it groups Without a suppressor
Their customer service is garbage. I have been waiting to get back to me about a issue for over a month.