PATRIOT ORDNANCE FACTORY'S P-15 BASE RIFLE

A Solid Foundation

By James Tarr

People don’t understand just how much things have changed in the firearms market in a relatively short period of time. The “War on Terror” started in 2001, which was not that long ago, but at the time there were truly only a handful of AR-15 manufacturers. Colt was the big name, and owned the military contracts and LE market, but they weren’t putting out anything innovative, because they didn’t have to. The other AR companies in existence at the time, or that sprung up shortly afterward, had to make a name for themselves making different or better products.

POF USA, started in 2002, is one of those companies. Patriot Ordnance Factory, founded by Frank DeSomma, manufactured its own unique design of gas-piston-operated ARs, and it is the success of their gas piston guns which has kept them a household name in the AR industry for over twenty years. This article is about their new BASE rifle. It isn’t their first direct gas impingement rifle, but the BASE is built to be a “price point” rifle, giving you everything you need and nothing you don’t, at an affordable price, from a well-known, established, proven manufacturer. And it features a number of unique parts POF has designed/developed over the years to enhance reliability and durability.

[Continue reading "Patriot Ordnance Factory's P-15 Base Rifle" in the January 2025 issue]

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