![]() The pistol grip is a Hogue rubber grip, which is one of my all-time favorites. The Eclipse is dressed in a more conventional AR stock, the Minimalist buttstock from Mission First Tactical. Still, they share many features, including the Dual Drop and ambi controls. This rifle isn’t quite the science fiction piece as the Cobalt Kinetics Team rifle, but then it is only half the price. The Eclipse’s magazine well is adequately flared to aid in reload speed. It does its job - this rifle barely moves when you fire it. To cap it off, there is about 1 mile of muzzlebrake, another in house invention called the PRO. The barrel is a carbon fiber job, which makes the rifle incredibly light weight. The unmatched champion of semiautomatic triggers, these boys are after my own heart. My favorite part is that it ships with an AR Gold trigger. All the controls are ambidextrous, which is pretty awesome and over due in 2017. It makes it feel like tossing a marble into a garbage can. The magazine well has been extremely flared, which also increases reload speed. ![]() The hole for the trigger is massive, you could probably still use it wearing a boxing glove. The trigger guard is Cobalt unique, in both shape and size. The pistol grip is removable and replaceable but is also machined out of aluminum. It melds to the lower receiver like they were machined from one piece. The buttstock is an in house design made of billet aluminum that is adjustable for length of pull, comb height, and butt pad height. It has been designed as a competitor from the ground up. The Team gun looks like a Storm Trooper from Star Wars should be carrying it, and I am not sure that isn’t on purpose. The Team version is a race rifle pure and simple, the Eclipse is more of a tactical style of rifle.Ĭobalt’s Dual Drop forward assist system is unique and effective. With practice on the range, I have no doubt this system would get fast indeed. The left-hand seats the magazine while the right thumb chambers a fresh round. I also like that it makes my rifle act much like my pistol. With a little bit of practice, it undoubtedly makes reloading faster. It seems like a solution looking for a problem until you run it a few times. Not only do they act as a regular forward assist in the event you need one, either will also release the bolt with the slightest of pressure. In an age when other companies, foolishly, in my opinion, are dropping the forward assist feature on their AR-15s, the Cobalt features one on each side. The heart of both rifles is the patented Dual Drop system that was engineered by Cobalt Kinetics. The two models we received for testing were the Team and the Eclipse, both lower stamped B.A.M.F (billet aluminum modern firearm). Cobalt Kinetics’ mission was to create a rifle that is precise, durable and aesthetically pleasing. They designed and incorporated updates like their Dual Drop reloading process and made changes to the buffer system to help mitigate muzzle rise. The folks at Cobalt were tired of the run of the mill AR-15s and decided to jump headfirst into the AR market. BAMFĬobalt Kinetics is based in Utah and began as a response to the status quo of black rifles. The author found the machine work to be flawless, and the rifle was served its design well as it was quick to maneuver during fast acquisition drills and reloading was speedy thanks to the Dual Drop system. The Cobalt Team rifle has a unique appearance.
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