New For 2024: PWS User Xchange Rifle (UXR)

by
posted on January 23, 2024
Primary Weapons Uxr New 2024 F
Images courtesy of PrimaryWeapons.com.

Primary Weapon Systems (PWS) launched its UXR, or User Xchange Rifle, a modular, multi-caliber design, into a vast market occupied by highly competitive but mechanically indistinct AR-style platforms.

PWS UXR black case red lettering rifle truck bed man over-shoulder

One look at the new gun recalls design elements from both past and existing examples of more modern, modular battle rifles. In the case of the long-stroke-piston-driven UXR, however, the patent-pending system of component interchangeability promises to allow users to “quickly convert between alternate calibers on the same serialized platform by effortlessly exchanging just three parts—the magazine well, barrel and bolt head.”

PWS UXR cutaway digital rendering rifle parts

In another departure from the typical AR format, the UXR’s 7075-series aluminum upper is the serialized component. It houses the bolt and titanium trunnion to which various barrel assemblies can be clamped and then matched to the appropriate standard or short M-LOK-equipped handguards. The charging handle is non-reciprocating, reversible and foldable, and a multi-position buttstock features an adjustable comb and hinges either right or left alongside the upper in such a way as to permit firing when folded.

PWS UXR configuration truck bed rifle parts

The lower, or “fire-control housing,” is designed to be compatible with AR-style grips and most AR triggers, and its magazine release and safety selector also facilitate ambidextrous use. A three-position adjustable gas system regulates the upper’s operation with various chamberings and loads, and separate magazine well assemblies are dedicated for use with their respective barrels, which will initially include .308 Win./7.62 NATO, .223 Wylde/5.56 NATO and .300 Blackout chamberings.

PWS UXR right-side view man installing lower receiver wood table tools indoors couch carpet

For more information on the new-for-2024 PWS UXR, visit primaryweapons.com.

Latest

heavy machine gun crew with DShK on tripod pointing in air above trees
heavy machine gun crew with DShK on tripod pointing in air above trees

Red Fifty: The Soviet 12.7 mm DShK Heavy Machine Gun

While the Browning .50-cal. M2 machine gun has been unequaled for more than a century, John Moses Browning’s genius design has had one significant 12.7 mm competitor: the Soviet DShK.

Support The NRA Youth Education Summit (YES) On Giving Tuesday

With more than 1,200 students having graduated from the program and over $700,000 in scholarships awarded since 1996, NRA's YES is an immersive leadership program for high school students eager to learn about the foundations of our nation, the importance of civic engagement and the role of the Second Amendment.

Rifleman Review: Remington 360 Buckhammer

Remington Ammunition's 360 Buckhammer is a straight-wall hunting cartridge that's designed to give deer hunters an ideal round for their Midwestern hunt.

New For 2025: EAA Girsan Witness2311 Brat, Match and MatchX

European American Armory Corp. (EAA) introduced an affordable variation of the double-stack 1911 design with their Girsan Witness2311 in 2023, continually adding additional chamberings and slide length options. New for 2025, the company is adding three new versions of the Witness2311 with the Match, MatchX and Brat models.

Review: Citadel Trakr

At less than 4 lbs., this repeating rifle is easy on the back while also being extraordinarily easy on the budget.

Freedom Munitions To Move Ammo Component Production To Idaho

Freedom Munitions has announced it will be consolidating its projectile component production from X-Treme Bullets out of Nevada into its Lewiston, Idaho, facilities.

Interests



Get the best of American Rifleman delivered to your inbox.