.224 Valkyrie AR-15 Introduced by Savage
The .224 Valkyrie may be the most interesting AR-15 round to come out in years, but the question many have been asking in my comments section is: Cool, but where are the rifles? Approaching the 2018 SHOT Show in Las Vegas Nevada, we are already starting to get answers, and one of them is the Savage MSR-15 Valkyrie. As the name suggests, this marks Savages first offering in the .224 Valkyrie round, and one of the first factory guns of this caliber.
The Savage MSR-15 Valkyrie is an AR-15-type rifle with an 18″ free floated barrel using Savage’s 5R rifling, adjustable midlength direct impingement gas system, Elite Series Cerakoted receivers, and M-LOK railed handguard and a two-stage trigger. Interestingly, the rifle comes from the factory with Magpul’s premium UBR Gen 2 stock, which generally retails for between $170-$200 by itself. The MSR-15 Valkyrie itself is no budget gun, though, with an MSRP of $1,499.
As we head towards the SHOT Show, I suspect we will be seeing more .,224 Valkyrie factory AR-15 rifles released, with more as the show opens and manufacturers show off their newest products. Will .224 Valkyrie be the star of the 2018 SHOT Show? Hard to know, but we’ve certainly seen stranger things! ( Remember when a revolver stole the stage in 2016?)
Nathaniel is a history enthusiast and firearms hobbyist whose primary interest lies in military small arms technological developments beginning with the smokeless powder era. He can be reached via email at nathaniel.f@staff.thefirearmblog.com.
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What happened to the advertised 100 grain bullets? Though 6mm is the smallest caliber allowed for deer in most states this would be ideal for very young hunters. 100 grain 22 vs 100 grain 243. This could make 22's ethical for medium game.
A lightweight cartridge designed for very heavy for caliber projectiles, with appropriate twist rate standard, that recoils very little. Sounds like the perfect round for a youth bolt action.
So I could just add a barreled upper to any of my 5.56 ARs?