The Windham Weaponry 20 Govt. Rifle - M16A4 to the Core! 

Windham is always a great choice, especially if you like more traditional, or somewhat retro AR15 rifles.

20in guns really do everything exceptionally well.

Ive owned one of these rifles since 2015. It’s a phenomenal rifle. 10/10 would recommend Windham rifles to anyone.

I own an Original Windham Maine Bushmaster XM15-E2S match grade hbar 20" A2. It's my baby. My younger friends in the gun crowd have no idea the significance of Windham Maine Bushmaster. ❤️

I knew I was making a good choice when I decided to pick up a Windham rifle.

When I built my m16a4 I used the windham weaponry 20 inch gov barrel. I did my research on them before buying. Awesome company with great products. They are definitely underrated in today's market.

'This is my rifle. There are many like it but this one is mine......' I love my WW-15 20" Govt. rifle. Takes me back to my M16a2 glory days.

I bought the Windham A1. Very hard for anyone to compete with the quality at $799. Beautifully made.

I recently sent an older Windham, Maine Bushmaster HBAR 16” to Windham Weaponry for them to convert it to their 20” Government rifle. Glad I did! They sent me back an awesome rifle converted to an A4, 1/7 twist.

I've had good luck with the 90's Bushmaster and current Windham products. I especially like the fact that Windham has 0.030" and 0.060" taller front sight posts. Very few people know how to zero iron sights, including the vast majority of civilian, police, and military instructors. The Canadian Bull is the real way to zero the iron sights, and that knowledge was lost in the mid-80's. When we use the Canadian Bull, 80% of the problems are gone with new students and experienced instructors. Those of us that shot the AR for decades and decades were taught well. This is way back when anyone with an AR was considered a freak by the gun community. The gun stores would ask, "Why would anyone want an AR-15?" Times have changed, some chanes for the better and some for the worse. That is why we spend so much time and effort to help train the children, moms, and dads in how to use an AR properly. I lose money teaching thr truth, but it is important to undo the poor training from law enforcement, the internet, and the military. Each of those groups have skilled members that are amazing, but the typical training is not that good. That is why positive examples are so important. Teach that child or mother how to use an AR correctly, and they will be headed in the right direction. People that follow Chris have that right attitude.

I purchased one of these back in 2013 when it was around $800. Great rifle, absolutely no complaints.

Back in 2005, I saw a dude buy a Bushmaster with a fixed carry handle and I chuckled a bit because flat top at the time was becoming standard. Now, years later, I was having a hard time sourcing a fixed carry handle to make a Delta Carbine clone

I've taken my Windham Weaponry rifles out of the safe and given them a hug it's a total buzzkill they are now defunct Windham Weaponry was always my favorite hands down

In ‘81, at Ft. McClellan, when I was issued the M16A1 in basic, I realized the power and responsibility expected with being a soldier; before that, the classes and Vietnam Vet DI indoctrination were just words. I was proud to carry and care for it as it cared for me.

Had a bushy just like it. I cry every day for selling it to my buddy. A rifleman's rifle if ther ever was one. Most accurate rifle that I ever had, hands down.

I own whindham 20" government model with the detachable handle what a great rifle never thought about purchasing any other model .

I just got this for Christmas. Amazing rifle.

I bought one of these a few years ago. I went even more retro and changed out the upper receiver with a fixed-handle A2 piece to make it into an M16A2 clone. I concur that Windham makes great rifles.

That m16 looks exactly like the m16 we used in basic training ft McClellan AL June 1979. Thank you for sharing.

We are in agreement. Windham Weaponry is a premium AR manufacturer. The quality is very noticeable right out of the box and at the range. There’s a lot of flashy tactical branding on the market and Windham may suffer a little bit from the classic look, but it’s the real thing where it counts.

I built myself a 20" A4 for Christmas. I've wanted a 20" rifle for years, but never bit the bullet until Christmas this year.

I bought one of these recently second hand. Absolutely love it. I replaced the factory handguards for a KAC M5 rail and paired it up with an OG broomhandle and SureFire and it's been an amazing rifle! I've never had a problem with Windham, even their most wanted parts kit has saved a few headaches while building a few ARs. Very underrated company for sure!

Great video! Chris called it "flawless", buying 2.

I own one of these rifles and I love it! All of the guys at my local range love this gun and are surprised by it's quality. It's a lot of gun for the price.

Great rifles I do own two of them. Sad news as of this past week they have closed the doors, shut down web sites and gone out of business. Maine will miss the.

Your video skills at the range have really improved for showing a good over the shoulder perspective of the capability of this rifle on target.

I have a Colt Ar15 A2 Hbar Sporter. Manufactured in 1985. First weapon I've ever owned accurate right out of the box.

I have an old Bushmaster DCM with a 1 in 9 twist. I always wondered why. I still shoot 55gr FMJ out of it. It's still very accurate.

Heck yeah! M16 Gang Let's go ~

I am so glad I made the decision on this one. Thank u sir for the video.

Santa didn't bring me any WW products this year. But... Everything I've purchased from them has been top-notch. Bolts, uppers, etc. Glad to see this one is back!

This rifle would be interesting to make it into budget c7a2 style build.

I have had one of their 11.5” pistols and the fit and finish is amazing. Amazing company along with their products.

I put together a clone of this about 2 years ago, all Windham parts. I'm completely satisfied.

All I want for Christmas is a reliable source for C7 uppers, CAR-15 parts, and M16A1 clones.

I was born in Maine still live here ..love the old bushys .. I grew up shooting those ars !! But WW has been spot.on ..

Windham weaponry make quality products

The first AR-15 rifle I ever bought was a 90s Bushmaster. I still own that rifle today. Like you, I don't shoot it as much because of my failing eyesight, but I can still nail a quarter at 200m on a good day like when I was in the Corps.

I love the govt models, I have the old sp1, a nodak spud A1 build and a windham mpc and the windham keeps up with everything

BRAVO WINDHAM these were people I believe found theirself out of a job started own company great job best way to eliminate corporate BS

Short and to the point review. 👍

I ordered a 20" govt profile 1/7 to restore my colt sporter cica 1990. Worked real well.

I have a Windham weaponry AR owned it for years great gun work perfectly every time

I puchased my m16a4 barrel from these guys. Absolute tack driver. And the ejection is beautiful 😍

Thanks Chris, I just ordered an 11.5 upper from windham weaponry

I bought Colt’s current A4-ish rifle, it’s been back at Colt for almost 3 months to be fixed. I definitely have buyers remorse and wish I knew more about the other options before I bought it.

I have the model reviewed in the video along with a Windham HB M4, both of which run flawlessly. Windham = #1!

I think I got the most smoking deal on this rifle. $650, free shipping no sales tax. 2018 was a great year to purchase firearms and related items. My first AR 15, bought it while I was in the Marines. Currently and forever set up like my rifle from boot camp. The only difference is how the area where the buffer meets lower around the rear takedown pin. The rifles in MCRD San Diego have the newer cerroforge lowers.

I love my WW SRC. It’s a tack driver. Chrome lined 4150 chrome moly V is a barrel you usually see on higher end rifles. Bolt made of 158 carpenter steal. Upper and lower made of forged 7075 T6 aircraft aluminum with a very tight fit. It spits out any ammo you throw at it. That’s a lot of rifle for $850

It's ironic in the fact that when i had 1-9 i wanted a 1-7 and now having shot 1-7 i have come to the conclusion that 1-9 is a better twist rate for the average AR-15 owner who doesn't shoot more than 100 yards, doesn't buy heavy grain ammo, and doesn't want to buy high dollar defensive/hunting ammo.

Thank You! I hope all 2A constituents and YOU have a Happy New Year.

I used the M16-A1 colt, in the army with iron sights. Thats been 40 yrs ago and i resently few mo.s ago ive bought windham rifle AR15-A1 and i can say that i stared at the rifle for couple of months before i took it to the rifle range. I had memories came into play when i recieved the rifle and i didnt know how i was going to react to it if i had taken the to the rifle range a d fire the rifle for the first time since 40 yrs ago? So long store short i went down and loaded the chamber and fired the rifle, and the smell of the rifle and burnt powder from the spent round had brought into contact of my memories how it was in the military. I had good memories and it felt good while firing the rifle. However i can say this for sure that the windham rifle is close if not better than the colts, but when you have been assigned to a rifle that you were trained with, nothing can take its place! Even thoe you train with colts but their is a difference when that particular rifle that i was trained was my rifle and none other was like it. Thats how i feel about it. Dont get me wrong the windham rifles are vary close to the rifle i carried and if i had a choice i would choose the windham over my colt rifle. Thanks Windham for your setvice to a veteren that had a need for this re-experience in memory. Thanks again.

I agree with you 💯. I love my WW M16A4. I've owned it for about 6 months now and every time I want to head to the range it somehow ends up coming along lol I just can't leave it at home. Great video

i so enjoyed this video. So glad youre going old school with Irons etc. I love the 20"

What a Great Rifle I’ve Got 1 On Order Thanks Chris Now I Know I Made The Right Choice 👌🏼😀😊😊 Love The Shooting Footage With The Target Superimposed On The Side 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Windham Rocks

Glad to see you’re looking at the earlier versions of the AR-15 weapons platform. I’m really enjoying them since I went thru Army ROTC & served on active duty in the 1980’s. I first qualified in ROTC advanced camp on a XM16E1. I had a hard time qualifying but that was probably because the rifle was pretty beat up. The upper and lower were pretty much bare aluminum. I Carried & qualified with the M16A1 and was in a unit that was one of the first to be Issued the M16A2 and the M9 and qualified with both. Although I love my M4 clone, I recently got a AR15 A4. Really love the full size rifle and iron sights. I’d forgotten how little recoil the is with the full size rifle. Just need to get an A1. Keep up the good work. I look forward to adding Black Rifle III to its predecessors.

Love Windham rifles I have the MPC 16” barrel with the 1 in 9 twist

I recently acquired a dcm competition bushmaster. It weighs over 13 lbs. Lead in the butt stock and I believe the hand guards and a very heavy barrel.

This was the last rifle I was issued, I loved my M16A4 Did my best shooting and qualifying with it, used nothing but iron sights

My windham weaponry 20" is a great rifle and like you my eyes have a hard time out past 200yds but I enjoy shooting the old school way. Great video as usual.

Windham weaponry the original bushmaster boys making solid rifles

my favorite A3/A4 clone is by Stag Arms, the retro 15. idk how stag is these days after they sold the company but mine is from just before they sold it back when they were still in CT and basically continental machine & tool who makes mil spec parts for foreign Nato militaries, as well as the major components of the S&W M&P 15 and other popular big name rifles. CMT was always capable of producing as high a quality parts as they were contracted to make, and when my father was an FFL dealer in CT they came in with samples when they were newer. Since then I liked them as they tend to punch above their weight class as far as price point goes. Their Retro 15 upper is my favorite 20" upper i've ever shot. I learned on my father's 80s or early 90s Colt Sporter Match 20" and later took 2 training courses with it as a teenager so i always loved the 20" so when it was time to buy my own i went with the Stag. there is a difference from the military versions, mine has a 1 in 8 twist, but i love it and it shoots everything from 55gr to 77gr very well. stag had and i believe still does have an infinite shot barrel guarantee and someone on mrgunsngear's video about the retro 15 (or maybe another stag) said they had a stag rifle ruined in a house fire and stag replaced it for free. my stag sits beside me right now and is beautiful. i have about 3k rounds through it flawlessly. you can't mess with the original system of a 20" barrel and rifle length gas system, it's so easy on the parts compared to shorter versions and will last you forever if it's made right. stag's nickel boron BCG is awesome as well

I just built a m16a4 clone’ish type of rifle. It’s more of a ‘sneaky Pete’ if you will because I used the White Oak Armament free float tube and a Criterion barrel so it looks traditional but has a free floated barrel with the sling stud mounted on the tube, not the FSB. Using the carry handle I was able to hit a 66% IPSC at 600 yards. Unbelievable how accurate the platform is

Love this format, rifle length barrel with the option to mount an optic above the receiver, my favorite AR to shoot

Awesome looking rifle, I love the M16 style rifles, I have two FN m16a4 clones, I would love to find a Colt A4, but that’s probably not gonna happen, lol! I’ll definitely buy a Wyndham!

Beautiful rifle and good video. Bought back memories of rifle range qualifications at ft custer in Augusta, Mi. Would love to shoot one again for fun.

Thank you sir for another great video. I like the A4 with the 20" barrel. Probably softer shooting then my m&p 15. With a carbine set up. Hopefully you had a good Christmas. 🎄

I’ve been wanting one of these for some time. It seems to be a wonderful rifle!

SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS!! Amazing Channel!! And content! I love my Windham Weaponry M16A4 and waiting on my MPC to be here Monday! 😄👍🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thanks for this as I have WW on my wish list.

My first ar was a bushmaster m4 a3. And my sights were dead on right out of the case also.

I am a Windham fan. I have had and do have several brands

Atlantic Firearms has an awesome sale on these right now. I just bought one.

I do appreciate sharing your knowledge at least for a first time buyer of a PSA AR-15

I purchased the 16" MPC a few years ago. Very happy with that choice. 😊

I love my Windham 20 inch. Bought a palmetto dissipator upper and put a Windham bcg in it.

I need one of those with a 6 position stock......carried a M16A1 back in the day.

Ended up building an A2 clone using an old Bushmaster lower, DPMS A2 upper, PSA A2 lower parts kit, and a Windham barrel. Shoots great with M193... one of my favorite range toys!

I purchased this exact same model as my first AR-15.

I always wanted a full size rifle like I carried in the Marines. I was gonna buy the Colt AR15A4 which actually IS what we had minus the burst. But colt stopped selling them to the public a year or two ago. These Windhams seem to be the next best thing. I just may have to buy one 👍🏻 I’ve never owned a AR anything though. Just didn’t care about the short little M4 type everybody gets. I bought a AK47 instead. AK is a lot of fun but I’m getting worried that I better buy a AR before it’s to late

She's a beauty & good shooting. Thanks for showing.

There's also the BCM 20'' government profile upper. I wonder how they compare to the Windham, Colt, and others? And Stag arms makes a complete rifle too!

I miss my M16A2 I was issued in the military. Miss the burst mode, 3 round burst.

Dude you've forgotten more than most people know😎

I used this barrel for an M16A2 build. It was a fantastic barrel.

Good revue. I've been a Bushmaster fan for over 25 years. I miss QPC for the spare parts availability, but the Windham rifles are comperable in quality to the QPC days.

These was $650 a couple years ago. I shoulda snagged one

Yup Chris me too 11B 1988 -2001. Actually got to train on the A1 and A2, was issued the A2. Its ironic I stumbled upon this video because just a year ago I built the exact same rifle (A4 clone) built on a PSA M16 A4 clone lower. FN barrel A4 flat top with removable carry handle. It's identical to yours except my mechanic enhancements, an RTB nickel boron coated and Polished enhanced GI fire control group with ambi safety, fail zero nickel boron M16 bolt group and A1 length stock with the Colt buffer and spring, A2 buttpad, A1 metal trap door. Used a colt / FN A2 pistol grip and Colt / FN A2 hand guards. Standard M16 GI sling mounted to a USGI front 203 style side swivel mount. It's actually far better than my service rifle. I feel most comfortable with it than anything else. Your Wyndham rifle is really sweet, I actually considered purchasing a whole rifle from them but decided I wanted to build my own to give it that personal touch and have it exactly the way I wanted it tailored to my specifications. When all was said and done I came in at just about a grand or over and couldn't be more satisfied.

Windum weaponry is a great company, my first ar I bought was their dissipator m4 model that still runs today. And now that I prefer building whenever I need a stripped receiver they are my go to. I also grew up not to far from Windum so being able to put money back into the community is a nice bonus to me.

I have W.W. LE Patrol Carbine I bought in 2012 has been absolutely phenomenal. The model number is R14M4PHA4T-7 . It has 14.5 1in7 with Pinned YHM Phantom F.H. It came with 9" Quad Rail and A2 Detachable Carry Handle. It did come the dumb commercial spec receiver EXTENSION. I changed that out immediately for Colt 4 position. We beat the ever loving shit out of this gun . We kept it in its basic config the whole time . We shot over 4k rounds of Full Auto through it . At 22k the barrel had to be replaced . Sent the whole Upper to WW and they basically sent brand new upper back . Their CS is freaking awesome . I do not know about any other WW models except for this one and I would 100% recommend this model. I do not know if they even make this model anymore since it was bought in 2012 . Back then only the LE Patrol models had 1in7 barrels instead of 1in9 .

Love their rifles. Best bang for your buck compared to any AR manufacturer.

My girlfriends mom has a place in Naples ME… We pass by Wyndham often. I really need to stop by and see if they offer a tour. Cool video.👍

I like 20" ar's. They are sooo much smoother than the carbines. I also prefer the 55grn with 1/9 barrels. Optics really are game changers, though. RDS make target acquisition and follow up shots much faster. Acogs and lpvos make longer shots and smaller targets so much easier. Bad situations will involve moving targets or partially revealed targets behind cover. Optics really shine there.

Love the CC calls out the shots as music 🎶 Great video as always

Well for as much as it cost I would expect it to be right. In 2018 I did the PSA A2 as complete upper and lower with anything else or shipping for around $300. I did FN carry handle, Cryptic Coatings BCG, Geissele charging handle, Okay Industries steel magazine and sling for $300 more.

I purchased a Bushmaster in about 1995. That was during the assault weapon ban, so it had the heavy barrel. Then, after the ban was lifted, I bought a Bushmaster A2 barrel. Really like the gun. I assume mine would have been made when Bushmaster was doing well.

I'm proud with my AR15 7.62 X39 Windham weaponry 👍👍👍

Cant believe I bought one of these for $650 shipped in 2018. What a steal. It currently wears a TA31RCO-A4CP, KAC RAS handguard, and VCAS sling, just like my old issued rifle. Upgraded the trigger to the RRA NM 2 stage trigger, and I even have the data plate for it with info that reflects that actual model of the firearm: Windham's CAGE code, the Windham model number, and the serial. Put 5 deer down in their tracks this year from ranges of 250 yards and in. Would probably put tyrants down well too.

Thanks for this. I have been looking for a quality 20”, with a real stock for quite a while.

Chrome lined-barrel? Laser "bore sighted" sights for me? Clean machine marks? Yeah, I can live with the improvement of the M4 ramps and no F marked FSB, lol. I am not a COMPLETE nerd (close though).