Windham Weaponry WW-15 Review

[@TheRobman139]

I’m a long time “AK guy”; resisted getting an AR until this one came out. With the look and feel of my Vietnam-era M-16A1 that I carried during my military service (US Army infantry, 1984-88) but with modern performance features, the folks at WW enticed me into taking the plunge and joining the AR community just a few months ago. Glad I did; this is a very well made and astoundingly accurate rifle.

[@SaundersE5]

I can’t wait till they’re in stock again, been wanting one for awhile now.

[@Covert_Arrangements]

@@SaundersE5 I know where a few are for sale new $899

[@TheRobman139]

@M V I’m not a be-all end-all expert on AR-15s, but I can tell you that so far, I’m extremely happy with my Windham. I’ve only got about 600 rounds through her so far, have cleaned it once. Fit, finish, and function are excellent. Very accurate.

[@Genevasuggestions1]

@M V nothing against the S&W ARs. But the Windham guns do appear to be better.

[@felixgamesmoviesandmore6842]

Remember Lads

[@jarchiec]

My generation was still using that M16A1 format in 1985 in Korea guarding the DMZ. Still my favorite AR style.

[@miketaylorID1]

A Cold War Trooper!🇺🇸👍🏼. Thanks Archie!

[@LRRPFco52]

I was stationed at Camp Greaves 1-506th, but we had M16A2s '96-'97.

[@larrycoleman2225]

Those classic lines are sweet for us old guys that knew them in their youth. :) Beautiful reminder of our Veteran brothers who cut their teeth on those, some as the first rifle they shot.

[@thebigfellar7178]

I searched far and wide and did my durnest to make the right choice , the one constant I kept hearing was Windham makes quality rifles. Mine is your twin. They shoot dead on , so much so that sometimes you think you've had flyers , until you realise same hole shots. I have 3 other Ar's and they are garbage compared to Windham . Windham 's are pricey. But those that know , know you get what you pay for. The fixed carry handle is so cool , especially on long hikes in the mountain , It's like carrying a small briefcase lol. I'd never sell the Windham , she shoots lights out open sights. I'd sell the other 3 in a heartbeat. The 1-7 twist is great too. Almost everything now days is 1-9 Peace.

[@MacCready_]

I think they still use Green Mountain barrels, which are great.

[@ShaneABaker]

Got a Windham Weaponry as my first AR, as it was the only NY legal AR that was priced well, and it's well made. I've not had any stoppages and I've put a thousand or two rounds through it now

[@17cmmittlererminenwerfer81]

Even if I'm not interested in a particular gun, Allen's reviews are so good, I watch them just for kicks.

[@eddielongo7770]

All of windem's ARs are great quality. Here in MD the berral has to be HBC and Windem makes a version of it. Great rifle.

[@RickyJohnson-nt1km]

Better made new colts there not real.colt only 6920le tcp mitlary spc tcp defense is best ever out three ww is quality

[@johnsimms818]

I have the 20"goverment model and just love it .great weapon, reliable and accurate what else could you ask for.yea I know more ammo.

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

You get better ballistics performance through that 20" barrel too.

[@avalon1734]

I have the A1 government too. So happy this was offered. It is fantastic.

[@AnthonyScott_Little_Black_Duck]

I own a Windham MPC (a civilian M4A1) and have never had a malfunction nor any problems. Superbly made weapon and I enjoy it immensely.

[@texasgunfan]

Allen, you do an outstanding job making these videos for OEO. Thank you sir, keep up the good work.

[@joeblow4566]

Old school cat nice showing love the old-school dude I carried the Vietnam era M16 when I was assigned to an infantry battalion in Panama 1980 nice modern upgrades to this one thank you sir

[@chuckvt5196]

Great review. Very much like the M16 I was issued in the Army in 1972. I am definitely getting one of these! I am not a fan of the newer, smaller AR rifles. This definitely has my attention! Thanks!

[@Jakzeen]

I got one of these a few months ago, and it is now my favorite AR. Everyone I have let try it loves it as well, just a really fun rifle to shoot. I would love to see more companies bring these type of modern retro ARs to the market. Ask your self if you really need to hang all that stuff off your pic rails. The A1 is just so much simpler.

[@avalon1734]

No batteries needed. I bought a Colt pencil scope and bayonet to complete my package. No regrets here. Just a 100% great rifle.

[@scubaguy007]

I have a Windham Dissipator upper and it works great. I ordered it over the phone from Windham and the customer service was person was incredibly nice. I highly recommend them just on my single experience.

[@thomasarmbruster1743]

On Olde English's recommendation, I bought a Windham M4 flat-top recommended as being very high quality at a livable price. I haven't been disappointed.

[@KevinMcMullen.]

My local dealer has one of these it is very nice for the price

[@kevinkiem2959]

I carried a M16 for 10 years👍👍👍

[@bradcampbell7253]

Thank you Kevin!

[@bradcampbell7253]

I wanna wear my smoky bear!

[@petermayonejr.3420]

Yes, WW is great company building mil-spec caliber weapons. The classic A1 is the weapon I carried when I served with a USMC infantry battalion - '80-'84. I love the A1 and IMHO, WW going with an A2 1/7 twist rate, got it completely wrong; the 1/12 right-hand twist rate coupled with the M193 FMJ cartridge were the defining features with this weapon and its legendary lethality, and its ability to vaporize tissue. This 'WW15" with its heavy profile 1/7" barrel is essentially an A2 with A1 aesthetics.

[@ericb3255]

Speed kills

[@BM-nd8gy]

Great review. I've had one of their rifles for 10 years now, never has failed me once but I also have it tuned a bit! Keep up the good reviews.

[@MrPearlsareforever]

Great review of the M16 I have the same rifle very cool....

[@tomyen187]

The last 50 seconds of this video is probably sending out the most important message to the public now.

[@leegreene3059]

I like the capabilities of the modern ar but man the original carry handle, triangle handguard just look classy.

[@WFOHara-gt8ku]

Have 2 Windham AR's in the M-4gery format(MPC). Have taken them to training courses and could not be more pleased. Absolute solid shooters, you won't go wrong grabbing one in either the carbine or rifle configuration.

[@avalon1734]

I have the Windham A1 and absolutely love it!!!! If you want an accurate version of the original A1, Brownells offered it at twice the price as the Windham. They even offered a replica M203 launcher to go with it that shoots flares. My buddy has the Brownells and in a range comparison between the 2, the Windham is light years ahead of the Brownell.

[@mwalker3547]

Thank you, brother. My eldest brother was a 1st Force Recon Marine in Vietnam (may he rest in peace). I have recently purchased a WW-15 fixed stock, but it has the round dissipator around the barrel and the handle is removable. Just like this one except for that. Thanks again and God Bless all you combat vets.

[@ModernTacticalShooting]

OK I want one

[@davidkolb1942]

Old school cool with the modern improvements!

[@fargoalspach557]

I have mine coming tomorrow and I’m excited. Can’t wait to hit steel 300 yards out . Great video as there aren’t many good actual video reviews on this particular model. I’ve been waiting for some time for one to become available and as of 4 days ago I purchased

[@OldeEnglishOutfitters]

Have fun!

[@fargoalspach557]

Well shot 200 yards today at a 10” plate , super easy to get them rounds on that plate. It was snowing here today and I had those vents smoking. Such a simple beautiful rifle. I’m ready for 300 , let’s GO !

[@DougEmerson-t5b]

This is what I was issued. This one has the upgrades you mentioned. I like the simplicity of the design. I did upgrade the trigger, did an ambi safety and got a chrome BCG. It’s good to go at 300 yards.

[@mandospence]

Can you put a FRT in it and blast Fortunate Son at the range?

[@rafaelbenavente68]

I own this rifle and its fantastic, great video thank!

[@daleminnicksr.1583]

Very informative video on an old-type ww-15 Windham veteran Dale senior

[@basedusa3703]

This is a fantastic review and great history recap

[@geraldscott4302]

I really want one of these. It looks almost exactly like the M16-A1 that I was issued in the USMC in 1977, though in much better condition.

[@xstugee]

Your reviews are just superb...great coverage on all aspects of the weapon!

[@A74568Z]

Great job. Great briefing on the history of the rifle.

[@MrFlyme123]

Very good review. Thank you.

[@steven3379]

I purchased the WPC 5.56 16" version in 2020 I still haven't shot it but I will be taking it to the range soon for a "one on one" class! Thanks!

[@fargoalspach557]

300 yards no problem on some AR500 . I absolutely love this rifle ! About 500 rnds out and not one issue whatsoever. Very fortunate and blessed to own one coming from just one patriot in this country of many. If you have the chance don’t miss it believe me I waited a few months and not 2 weeks later they were sold out. Trust me you won’t regret it it’s a fine shooter. Keep it simple.

[@mikemortensen4973]

I have an A2 20 inch (not A1, like this one) Government upper from Windham but I only bought the upper. It's happily married to a DPMS lower that's one of the older DPMS lowers when they were still made in Huntsville Alabama. So far there is no talk of divorce. They both fit perfectly to each other, no slop at all.

[@unleasheth]

I have a 16" barrel from an older, albeit not used much, WW15 SRC. Glad to know I can count on it. At the time i bought this years ago i didnt know much about windham.I removed the factory handguard and went with a little bigger diameter handguard 7075 aluminum (F1 p7m) and odin works adjustable gas block. So fat so good however mine is 1x9 twist. Although I do have 1x7 and 1x8 twist barrels

[@elucky3fortune130]

Another good review! Well said Allen.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@larryroach5643]

That retro style "look" is what every AR looks like in every body's mind. It's the "AR Symbol"

[@daleminnicksr.1583]

It's my number 1 AR

[@Oldmanwithagoldpan]

I always liked the A1.. sexy ole Gal.. gonna look Into getting one of these new fangled WW types.. good review Allen. I need to get up to the shop and let y'all take some of my money.. been awhile,, since I lived in the neighborhood out there on Bard road..

[@bradcampbell7253]

Ole gal....check out your grandmother's pics from her teens and early 20's. Us kids never knew tham as beautiful women, just granny.

[@Oldmanwithagoldpan]

@@bradcampbell7253 lol. Right. But it's always mind blowing to see them old pics of granny when she was20 somethin..

[@gameragodzilla]

This gun was right up my alley as I wanted the retro aesthetic but modern functionality. So I have an A1 looking gun but still have a faster twist rate, a more robust receiver, and a brass deflector from modern ARs. For that reason, I also installed a float tube to free float the barrel, a FSB mounted rail for a flashlight, a Timney single stage trigger, a Radion Raptor charging handle, a two point adjustable sling using the old Ranger style setup, and finally a carry handle mounted optic. Given everyone is running skyscraper mounts these days, it’s no longer even absurd height over bore. The end result is a retro aesthetic gun that has the functionality of a modern AR, which I like. The only thing I’ll probably change now is to swap out the barrel for a Faxon Gunner barrel and skeletonize the float tube, just to remove some weight off the end of the gun. I like the 1/7 twist rate, but to keep it aesthetically more like an A1, it needs a pencil barrel and pencil barrels are sufficiently durable nowadays to handle normal use. But that may be later after I wear out this barrel and need to swap it out.

[@bradcampbell7253]

My fave girl is an A1 upper with m4 16 in barrel, fixed handle of course and it sits on a KE Arms polymer lower. Nothing electronic on it. But my eyesight is not what it used to be. But I have simple effective weapon ready if needed. Until then, it will be my plinking partner.

[@calebharrell5487]

Love this gun so much. Have had it about 3 months and have put 500+ through it and have had zero problems. It was 62 gr norma but imma see how some steel wolf works through her soon. My first AR had to be this sexy rifle. Love the retro

[@fargoalspach557]

Mine comes tomorrow ,also my first. Can’t fu***** Wait! Already received the M7 stabber and the cleaning kit for it.

[@chrischiampo7647]

I’ve Got This Same Rifle on Order 😮😮😀👍🏼 Thanks For the Presentation

[@fargoalspach557]

Mine arrives tomorrow 😁

[@chrischiampo7647]

@@fargoalspach557 Let Me Know How You Like It I Can’t Wait Till Mine Comes in 😀😊

[@NumbData]

This thing just looks right, I love it.

[@T30-z5w]

I wished they would have gone all the way this and used a shorter and rounder A1 buttstock, A1 profile barrel and an A1 spec lower receiver.

[@TheCOWBOYRANCHER]

My favorite model of ARs. Feel like Rambo whenever I shoot mine.

[@ontheside5942]

The one I carried in the Air Force on guard duty did not have the forward assist. I understand that was an Army requirement. I read that Stoner did not like this as it was "a solution looking for a problem" and would be dangerous. That is probably paraphrased. Opinions?

[@bigmacfullerton7870]

I have the WW SRC and it’s a tack driver with serious accuracy

[@georgeh.7238]

Talking about space age polymers and plastics, the hand grips of the M-16 were made by none other than Mattel. In fact, the Mattel logo was embossed on the grip, but was eventually removed due to complaints.

[@Iiniihelljumper]

Can I use pmags in this rifle? I just have a bunch and was wondering if this rifle will accept p-mags.

[@Ron55669]

Sure can. You’re good to go. 👍

[@alexJohnson9119]

Nice video quality and content. Thank you!

[@pipeline29]

Great review man.

[@Trump145]

Thank you my friend I joined the army in March of 1985 and we were still using those M16A1 and we still had the GI 45 auto.

[@charlesludwig9173]

I prefer the AR-15A4, fitted with a free float forearm. It’s accuracy with Mk262 ammunition and adaptability to sight and scope aiming solutions for short, mid, and long range targeting makes it quite versatile and appropriate for many shooting interests from hunting to Long-Range Service Rifle Competition. What’s problematic about the A1 for the most part is barely adequate sights, which only only have a battle sight zero function, meaning no mid range capability. At any rate, back around 1994, long after the A2 replaced the A1, the United States Army Marksmanship Unit adopted the A2 for Service Rifle Competition, which lead to knowledge of match conditioning the A2 to deliver sub MOA performance. At that point the AR truly became America’s Rifle because it was seen as capable as the ubiquitous bolt action rifle.

[@davidgcalderone]

I must fight this myth till it ends. AR stands for only ARMALITE, so many forget about the AR-17 which was a shotgun. so was it an Armalite Rifle Shotgun? No, AR was the Fairchild abbreviation for the Armalite division of the Fairchild Corporation.

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Question. Is it normal to have a little bit of play between the upper and lower receivers on these Windham guns? One of the employees at the shop that has WW15s in stock near me says that that's normal for the upper to wobble a little bit on the lower.

[@SurvivorMetalMan]

Yes. All AR’s do it. It doesn’t effect the function at all.

[@charlesludwig9173]

There may or may not be some wobble. Many years ago the Army Marksmanship Unit concluded from tests on the matter that some wobble had no effect on accuracy and thus wobble was no longer addressed in the match conditioning of Service Rifles for competition.

[@kevincollins9731]

If I were to get one that’s what I want

[@Caub-Fab-Phuv-Npiab]

Just bought one for 850 brand new never shot bought it from my friend he bought it new and never shot it Just sitting in his safe he need money so he sold it to me I love it even tho it's not exactly a1 accurate clone it's decent

[@ashemsavage6842]

I love it 😍 I will own this

[@bretmorgan9367]

i love mine

[@MisterS4League]

Will this rifle work good with a surpressor?

[@redcat9436]

I've always prefer the classic A1 to the A2.

[@FinalLugiaGuardian]

Oh and one other question. Can this be zeroed with 62 grain and 69 grain match ammo given its 1 in 7 twist even though it has an a1 rear sight? How would you zero the sights with heavier bullet weights? I apologize for the dumb sounding questions. But I just don't know.

[@charlesludwig9173]

You can easily adjust the A1 sights for a no-wind 300 meter battle sight zero, which will produce desired results from M118, M855, and Mk262 ammunition.

[@RIPPER334]

Needs a 3 prong flash hider and an A1 stock...

[@HOCKENSMITHM]

Awesome!

[@patrickmessinger7040]

That looks so much like the M16A1 I carried in the first Gulf War 1990-91, hard to believe it's retro. Maybe that means I'm going to be collectable someday. Lol. (:

[@whiltoecardhonian3054]

I didn’t even know there was such a business in Maine that made guns, I kinda feel like a dummy considering I live 30 minutes away from it 😂

[@johndaugherty4127]

All along the watchtower intro?

[@Covert_Arrangements]

The new age modern wiz bang rifles of today just don’t do it for me. All the fighting rifles I own are vintage A1 Colts and A2’s as well as a few CAR 15’s mixed in. Just something amazingly simple and rugged about a carry handle, iron sights AR15.

[@leanit5756]

Looks like an A2 buttstock to me, no? A1 is better choice for most people. With those iron sights, light barrel profiles are sure nice, and make sense.

[@frankwrogg2515]

I ronic that it was a varmint cartridge 🙂

[@M81_WOODLAND]

Ho boy. I can only imagine the cloner nerds had an aneurysm over this one. "ItT's NoT cLoNe CorReCt." To be fair: one could build this same rifle for significantly less than what it sells for. Either way it's a pretty rad rig. Something like this should be the standard modern minuteman rifle. Honestly, I'd just swap the slip ring for a delta ring. The slip ring is an unnecessary pain the arse.

[@bmac8570]

All those Windows that smokey.

[@davidtennien39]

Since they did an A1 type, why the brass deflector? I wish they ditched this. The A1s did have the tear dropped forward assist and dust cover. Ditch the brass deflector.

[@thomaswalsh5097]

If you carried this in the military…..Your old…😂. I am…….

[@pillscottvt6628]

Basic Training 1989

[@armorer94]

Nice rifle, but $1300 is a bit steep.

[@travistucker1033]

The MSRP is $940

[@TerryLee04950]

Very sad day…. As of this week Windham weaponry is no longer in business.

[@LRRPFco52]

AR stands for ArmaLite, not ArmaLite Rifle, because ArmaLite also made the AR-17 shotgun. Even the prototype AR-15s had ejection port covers, as did every production model military rifle and carbine.

[@OldeEnglishOutfitters]

Ok

[@GafJoeII]

It's out of stock everywhere.

[@ericward9159]

AR stands for Another Receipt, cause you keep buying s#it for it. Lol...

[@deusvult7947]

"Space age" looking guns are hideous. M lok needs to go.

[@blood_rayven3253]

Had nothing but trouble with mine. Do not recommend

[@bigmacfullerton7870]

What happened? What went wrong?

[@blood_rayven3253]

@@bigmacfullerton7870 Nothing, there was a sale on them a while back and I wanted to make sure I got mine, which I did. I’ll delete now

[@blood_rayven3253]

Probably the best made AR from the factory I’ve ever had

[@cameronnorton5898]

I would buy one if it wasn't for that big fat barrel. Like you said, the A1 had a skinny lightweight barrel. The thicker barrel throws off the whole look, weight, balance, feel. Not worth it. If I got one I'd need to swap out the barrel, front sight block, front handguard retainer... ugh

[@RickyJohnson-nt1km]

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[@stevenpierce4359]

Still looks great 69/71

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