A 2013 New in Box Review of a Vintage DPMS RFA2-16 "Still in the Box"
Published: May 2, 2026
Duration: 22:03
A Time Capsule Finally Living Its Story
The DPMS RFA216 is a gun that belongs to a very specific chapter of American rifle history — the last years when fixed carry handles and A2 stocks felt current, when military nostalgia from Vietnam and the Gulf War still drove civilian purchasing decisions, and when the AR platform was still in the middle of its metamorphosis into the modular, flat-top, free-float world we know today.
Sixteen years after it was packed in foam and forgotten, it got the range trip it was always meant to have. So...