Gun magazines will soon feature Brownells’ new line of Retro AR-15 rifles. One of the biggest firearms vendors and gunsmith suppliers, Brownells recently released its own replica of the CAR-15 Commando, or XM177E2 as designated by the US military. In this article, we delve into the origins of the XM177E2, to show how far the AR-15 rifle has evolved from one of the Vietnam War-era […]