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There are plenty of 16 inch 5.56 rifles out there, but very few come out of the box with a Binary trigger already installed. The Franklin Armory Binary CVR is built around the BFSIII AR-Essential fire control group, which gives you a three position selector: safe, standard semi auto, and Binary mode. In Binary, the rifle fires one round when you pull the trigger and another when you release it. Once you get the timing down, your split times shrink in a hurry, and it turns an ordinary range day into something you will want to repeat.
The rest of the rifle is straightforward, well chosen AR fare. The 16 inch LTW contour steel barrel keeps weight down and carries a 1:7 twist, which stabilizes everything from lightweight varmint loads up to heavier 77 grain match bullets. The midlength gas system is the right call here too. It smooths out the recoil impulse compared to a carbine gas setup, which matters more than usual when you are running fast pairs in Binary mode. An A2 birdcage flash hider caps the muzzle, and the whole package is American made by Franklin Armory.
The aluminum upper wears a full length Picatinny rail, so mounting a red dot or an LPVO is quick work, and the M-LOK handguard gives you clean, lightweight attachment points for a light, sling mount, or hand stop. Furniture is familiar territory: an adjustable M4 style polymer stock and A2 grip, all in black. It feeds from standard AR magazines with a 30+1 capacity and measures 32 inches overall with the stock collapsed.
This is the rifle you bring when you want to put a grin on everyone's face at the range. It handles training and recreational shooting like any solid midlength AR, and when you flip the selector to Binary it becomes the most talked about gun in the group. If you have been curious about Binary triggers, starting with a complete factory rifle is the simplest way to do it.
The BFSIII AR-Essential trigger has a three position selector: safe, semi auto, and Binary. In semi it behaves like any standard AR trigger. Flip it to Binary and the rifle fires one round when you pull the trigger and a second round when you release it, which lets you run very fast pairs once you learn the rhythm. You can also cancel the release shot by switching the selector back to semi before letting off the trigger.
No, it ships without sights. The flat top receiver has a full length Picatinny rail, so you can mount a red dot, LPVO, or a set of backup iron sights right out of the box. A red dot or 1-6x scope is a popular pairing since this rifle shines at close to mid range work.
It is chambered for 5.56 NATO, so it safely runs both 5.56 and .223 Rem. The 1:7 twist barrel stabilizes a wide range of bullet weights, from 55 grain plinking loads to heavier 69 and 77 grain match ammo. For high volume Binary shooting, quality brass cased 55 grain FMJ is an economical and reliable choice.
The midlength system uses a longer gas tube than a carbine setup, which softens the recoil impulse and makes the rifle noticeably smoother to shoot. That is a real advantage with a Binary trigger, since a flatter shooting rifle keeps your dot on target between the pull and release shots. It also tends to be a bit gentler on internal parts over the long haul.
| UPC | 818725013232 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 0010084BLK |
| Barrel Finish | Black |
| Barrel Length | 16" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .223 REM/5.56 NATO |
| Capacity | 30 + 1 |
| Safety | Lever Action |
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