Franklin Armory® Announces New 11.5-Inch Osprey Defense®
Gas Piston AR-15 Short-Barreled Rifle and Pistol
OPS-11™ offers consumers the most reasonably priced, impressively outfitted,
self-regulating piston AR-15 on the market
MINDEN, Nev. –– Franklin Armory®, Inc., one of America’s most innovative manufacturers of firearms and accessories, is pleased to announce the newest products in the company’s Osprey Defense® piston-driven AR-15 series. Available in both short-barreled rifle (SBR) and pistol configurations, OPS-11™ features an 11.5-inch, patent-pending forward venting gas system and self-regulating, short stroke piston that enables users to shoot suppressed and unsuppressed seamlessly without any need for adjustments to the gas block.
Chambered in 5.56 NATO, OPS-11s are sharp-looking, smooth-shooting firearms featuring high-quality furniture. Both the OPS-11 Pistol and SBR feature a proprietary slimline M-LOK handguard with built-in barrier stop that enshrouds the low-profile piston system and are topped with Franklin Armory’s Triumvir® linear-compensating flash suppressor. The OPS-11 SBR is enhanced with a B5 grip and B5 SOPMOD adjustable stock, while the OPS-11 Pistol comes with a B5 grip and an SB Tactical SBA5 pistol brace.
Both the OPS-11 Pistol and OPS-11 SBR are similarly priced to offer consumers the best value in any piston-driven AR-15 on the market. The base OPS-11, with a fine-tuned semiautomatic trigger, has an MSRP of $1,349.99. The Binary Firing System® (BFS™) equipped configuration has an MSRP of $1,539.99. A complete OPS-11 upper is also available at an MSRP of $849.99
SHOT Show 2025 attendees are encouraged to shoot the new OPS-11 at Industry Day at the Range (Bay SR-38) or to visit Franklin Armory’s booth (#20349). More information on the operation of the Binary Firing System can be viewed in the video “How Binary® Works.”
To learn more about the new OPS-11 Pistol and OPS-11 SBR, visit FranklinArmory.com. You can also keep up to date on new product announcements by following the organization on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. To inquire about testing and evaluation for the new OPS-11, Binary® triggers and, other Franklin Armory products, please email media@franklinarmory.com.
About Franklin Armory®
Safeguarding the God-given right to protect self and property is Franklin Armory’s enduring mission. From the “Battle Born” State of Nevada, the firm engineers and manufactures quality firearms and accessories for sporting, defense, and law enforcement applications. Highly adept at creating innovative products that are 100% designed, machined, and built in America, the People of Franklin Armory are genuine Facilitators of Freedom™.