So youâre in the market for an evil black rifle, but youâre on a budget. Youâve looked at Spikeâs Tactical and really want their stuff, but theyâre always sold out (theyâre always sold out). And then you look at Smith & Wessonâs M&P Sport, which is nice, youâre into the whole nitrided (Melonite) 1-in-8 twisted barrel, but everyone keeps telling you the M&P15OR is a better deal when itâs on sale (itâs not on sale).
You shop and shop and read and read and you know one thingâs for certain: as soon as you get your hands on your hot new AR youâre going to ditch that craptastic furniture and get some swanky Magpul hardware. Because, come on, youâre already going to stock up on PMAGs, right?
Itâd be nice if someone would just up and sell âem without furniture, because you know youâre going to ditch it for some MOE. And those factory sights, man, just a waste, right? Magpul BUIS 4 life, yo.
And thatâs where LOKI steps in. Empowered with Norse magic, itâs like they know what you want. You want an affordable (not to be confused with cheap) AR-platform rifle all sexed up with MOE furniture (with the thick buttstock pad, youâre not weak, youâre experienced), with a Magpul trigger guard and sights. Because thatâs what theyâre selling.
Think about it: you can either take in a decent, entry-level AR-15 or M4 in that $8-900 range, immediately go out and buy all that Magpul stuff, install it yourself, and come out under $1200. Maybe. Or you can just buy a LOKI LWS MOE M4 and get one like that right out of the box.
Honestly, if that was the only thing going for it, it would still be a pretty good deal. But thereâs more: yes, you can pick your MOE furniture color, but you can further customize your rifle before itâs shipped out. For fifty bucks theyâll cut your barrel down to 14.5âł and pin on the A2 flash hider (no tax stamp necessary, woot) or theyâll cut it all the way down to 10.5âł (tax stamp necessary, boo). Also for $50 theyâll upgrade your front sight to a flip-up Yankee Hill sight/gas block.
And for good measure, all LOKI rifles come with a hand-stoned, 4.5-5lb single-stage trigger which is included in the price.(unless you upgrade to a two-stage Geissele Super Semi-Automatic trigger, $150). Which is very nice at $1099. For that you get all the Magpul hardware on a mid-length rifle with a 16Ⳡnitrided 4150-hardened 1:8 barrel (with M4 extension), nickel-boron-plated bolt carrier group, and an M4 flattop upper.
Not into the whole hammer-forged scene? They mill âem, too. There are some people who wonât touch a LWS gun because, letâs face it, theyâre a small company without a built-up reputation. For those people, thereâs this video:
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