Picked up an Ephesian Arms AR-15 about a month ago.
Disclosure: I paid full price and Ephesian has given me nothing for free. Also, I am new to guns having got my LTC in last 6 months.
I support my local gun shops and try to buy local as much as possible. Bought my first gun at FTS guns in New Bedford. Great shop and while I was buying a gun from them the owner recommend Ephesian Arms in Fall River. When I finally made it over to Ephesian they were very excited (that's an understatement, you'd know what I mean if you've been there) that they were about to start production of AR style rifles. I got caught up in the excitement and put my down payment on one. I believe that they are CNC machining billet lowers and parts of the upper while buying the rest of what they need for assembling. Mine was built out with Magpul furniture.
Took it to the range and dialed in the scope (Vortex Spitfire 3X with a etched reticle). It zero'd very quickly at 50 yards. The 3 shot groups shooting off a bag were within an inch of each other. Just put the crosshairs on the target and the bullet followed. That was until I stopped using the bag for support. The last picture is a 9 shots without it. This gun is clearly better than I. The rifle has a 1:7 barrel and is chambered for 5.56 ammo. I was shooting Federal M193 55g.
What a blast to shoot a locally manufactured AR-15!
Please shop and buy local. Maybe it's a couple of dollars more but I can walk into Ephesian or FTS and say I need help and they are all over it. They answer all my stupid questions and concerns and are friendly while doing so. Now if only I could do something like this when calling my cable tv service.
Disclosure: I paid full price and Ephesian has given me nothing for free. Also, I am new to guns having got my LTC in last 6 months.
I support my local gun shops and try to buy local as much as possible. Bought my first gun at FTS guns in New Bedford. Great shop and while I was buying a gun from them the owner recommend Ephesian Arms in Fall River. When I finally made it over to Ephesian they were very excited (that's an understatement, you'd know what I mean if you've been there) that they were about to start production of AR style rifles. I got caught up in the excitement and put my down payment on one. I believe that they are CNC machining billet lowers and parts of the upper while buying the rest of what they need for assembling. Mine was built out with Magpul furniture.
Took it to the range and dialed in the scope (Vortex Spitfire 3X with a etched reticle). It zero'd very quickly at 50 yards. The 3 shot groups shooting off a bag were within an inch of each other. Just put the crosshairs on the target and the bullet followed. That was until I stopped using the bag for support. The last picture is a 9 shots without it. This gun is clearly better than I. The rifle has a 1:7 barrel and is chambered for 5.56 ammo. I was shooting Federal M193 55g.
What a blast to shoot a locally manufactured AR-15!
Please shop and buy local. Maybe it's a couple of dollars more but I can walk into Ephesian or FTS and say I need help and they are all over it. They answer all my stupid questions and concerns and are friendly while doing so. Now if only I could do something like this when calling my cable tv service.
