Hardened Arms is a growing company based in Washington State. It makes sense that folks living and working in a land that sees limited sunshine would create a way to fight the dark and what lurks within it. Boasting dual 1150-lumen lumination built into the hand guard the LumaShark is available both as a complete rifle in one of three calibers or separately as just a hand guard.
We recently spent some time with the complete rifle and found it to be a solid setup. If you’re thinking what I was; YES, there is ample room inside the LumaShark for s suppressor. Build specs for the completed rifle meet or exceed what most AR consumers are looking for these days.
As it applies to the 5.56x45mm variant:
- Hardened Arms M4 Feed Ramp Flat Top Receiver
- Black anodized mil-spec finished upper receiver
- Feed ramps for increased feeding reliability on barrel and upper
- Laser etched T-Marked upper receiver
- 4150CMV Mil-Spec Steel 5.56 Barrel Machined In House
- Black Melonite Finish
- 1/9 Barrel Twist
- Chambered in 5.56 NATO (will also fire .223 ammo)
- 16″ M4 Profile barrel with M4 Extension
- .750″ diameter at gas block
- 1/2×28 threaded muzzle/barrel
- Low profile gas block
- Barrel dimpled to secure gas block
- Carbine length gas system
- A2 flash hider
- 12″ LumaShark(TM) Hand Guard, Free float 12″ handguard with 2 lights
- *Ergonomic built in dual 1150 lumen Illumination
*T6061 Aluminum handguard with proprietary barrel nut
*6061-T6 Type II Anodized
*Ships with Two CREE 1150 lumin lights
*Gloved hand On/off buttons
*IP68 Waterproofing to 16 feet
*Ships with CR123a standard batteries
(compatible with CR123a rechargeable)
*MLOK slots for additional accessory mounting
*Keychain tool for quick bulb changes
*1.8 IP to allow room for suppressor options
*Light weight (19.84 ounces with batteries installedMission specific options available for an additional fee:
Infrared
flush On/Off buttons
Pressure Pad (single or double format)
Red LaserProudly machines and assembled in the USA
- *Ergonomic built in dual 1150 lumen Illumination
Hardened Arms Forged Lower:
- Mil-Spec 7075 Forged Lower
- Mil-Spec Dimensions
- Mil-Spec Lower Parts Kit Installed
- M4 Collaspible Stock Installed
- Works with all standard AR15 magazines
A purpose-built rifle with integrated lamination seems destined to be a close-quarters-only type of rifle, but groupings at 100 yards show it’s a rifle ready for many roles. As you can see from the shooting impressions video there is no doubt that the LumaShark accomplishes its mission as a stand-alone hand guard and as a complete rifle from Hardened Arms.