Rock River Arms LAR-15M 17 HMR ($1,190)

Many reading this are undoubtedly familiar with Rock River Arms and its thorough selection of AR-15 and AR10-style rifles. In fact, anyone paying even a little attention to the black gun market in the past few decades has heard of and respected the name Rock River Arms. Their quality product offerings earned them a coveted $85 million contract with the US Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to supply their agents with a very well-equipped carbine based upon its Tactical CAR-A4. $85 million worth of rifles is significant by anyone’s standard.

While its newest addition is not a service rifle for a government agency but a high-velocity plinker chambered in the speedy 17 HMR cartridge. Historically, semiautomatic .17 HMR chambered rifles were not the most reliable, but Rock River Arms has seemingly cracked that code with their LAR-15M. This rifle features everything you need and nothing you don’t, including a nice two-stage match trigger, Magpul furniture, and a proportionate length rail system ideal for the field positional shooting positions that this rifle was designed to excel at. Its 18-inch barrel is threaded at the muzzle for suppressor use and is fitted with an A2 flash hider from the factory. See this little jewel at your dealer, or for more information, contact Rock River Arms; Tel.: (309) 792-5780; www.rockriverarms.com