Description
The Smith Wesson 15 AXE Rifle 16 in is a used example of the M&P15 AXE, the suppressor-optimised version of Smith and Wesson AR-15 built around the Gemtech GVAC upper receiver group and a 16.1 inch 5R rifled barrel.
Smith Wesson 15 AXE Rifle 16 in Condition and What You Are Buying
This rifle is used rather than new in box. It has been fired and it will show handling marks consistent with prior use. The photographs shown are representative of the model rather than of this specific rifle, so if the exact condition matters to you, contact us before ordering and we will describe or photograph the actual gun.
Everything mechanical described below is as the AXE left the factory. A used AR-15 is one of the safer used-gun purchases there is, because the wear parts are inexpensive and easily replaced, and because the barrel on a rifle like this will outlast most owners.
What you gain is a rifle with a specification that costs considerably more new, including a Gemtech upper, a Midwest Industries handguard, a Radian charging handle and a Magpul stock.
The GVAC Suppressor-Optimised Upper
The point of the AXE is what happens when you put a suppressor on it. A standard AR-15 running suppressed pushes gas back through the action and into the shooters face, which is unpleasant over a long string and genuinely tiring in a class. The Gemtech GVAC upper is designed to mitigate that blowback.
The system pairs a pinned low-profile GVAC gas block with a mid-length direct impingement gas system. Mid-length gas on a 16 inch barrel is the softer-shooting configuration to begin with, and the GVAC components manage pressure rather than simply venting it.
The barrel is 4140 chrome moly steel with 5R rifling and an Armornite finish, in a 1:8 twist that handles the full range of common 5.56 bullet weights. A nickel boron coated barrel extension improves heat resistance and smooths feeding and bolt cycling.
Specifications
- Model: M&P15 AXE Rifle 16 inch
- Condition: used
- Caliber: 5.56 NATO
- Capacity: 30 rounds, one magazine included
- Barrel: 16.1 in., 4140CM steel, 1:8 twist, 5R rifling, Armornite finish
- Gas system: GVAC mid-length direct impingement with pinned low-profile GVAC gas block
- Muzzle device: Gemtech ETM flash hider
- Handguard: 15 in. Midwest Industries Combat M-LOK free-float, seven-sided
- Bolt carrier group: enhanced, nickel boron plated barrel extension and hammer
- Charging handle: Radian Raptor
- Sights: M&P tactical adjustable folding front and rear
- Controls: ambidextrous bolt release, magazine catch and thumb safety
- Trigger: flat-face
- Stock: Magpul CTR adjustable
- Grip: M&P grip with four interchangeable backstraps
- Weight: 106.4 oz, roughly 6.7 lbs
- Width: 2.75 in.
- UPC: 022188897838
Why Buyers Choose the Smith Wesson 15 AXE Rifle 16 in
Buying used is how most people get a rifle with this parts list. New, the combination of a Gemtech upper, Midwest Industries handguard, Radian charging handle and Magpul furniture is a considerable outlay.
If you own or plan to own a suppressor, blowback mitigation is not a luxury. It is the difference between shooting a suppressed carbine comfortably and squinting through gas for the rest of the string.
Ambidextrous bolt release, magazine catch and safety mean left-handed shooters get a rifle that works properly rather than one they have to work around.
A 15 inch free-float M-LOK handguard gives you almost the entire barrel length for lights, bipods and hand stops, and free-floating helps accuracy in a way clamped handguards do not.
Who Should Buy It
The Smith Wesson 15 AXE Rifle 16 in suits shooters who run suppressors and want a host built for it, left-handed AR owners who need ambidextrous controls, and anyone who would rather buy a well-specified used rifle than a basic new one. If unmarked condition matters to you, ask us about this specific rifle before you order.
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