Global Ordnance Debuts The Monolith Tomorrow At Shot Show 2024
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By Drew Bryant
January 21st, 2023, theloadoutblog.com

Global Ordnance is dedicated to infusing their distinctive perspective, expertise, and design into the realm of monolithic rifle design. The company is proud to unveil the new Monolith rifle at Shot Show 2024. The Monolith is a bufferless AR-styled rifle that seeks to blend technology and functionality under one roof. The Monolith features bufferless recoil system, a heavy duty BCG, a high quality barrel and much more. The new Monolith seeks to blaze a path and try a design that offers more than the normal affair when it comes to building a new rifle. Below is the complete press release from Global Ordnance.
Press Release
Sarasota, FL – Global Ordnance, a leading force in the defense and commercial firearm industries, will unveil the MONOLITH bufferless AR-style rifle series at the 2024 NSSF SHOT Show. This extraordinary technical design seamlessly combines cutting-edge features for an unmatched shooting experience.
The Monolith will be available in 16.1” rifle, 12.6” pistol, and SBR configurations. It harnesses all of the advantages of a new bufferless operating system while incorporating a unique single-piece integrated barrel system and fully ambidextrous controls.
Monolith Key Features
• Simplified Design: Monolith uses over a dozen fewer parts than a traditional AR.
• Bufferless System: The Monolith’s operating system eliminates any need for a buffer assembly, streamlining its structure for increased efficiency and reduced weight.
• Integrated Components: The single-piece Monolith barrel is a precise and flawlessly engineered combination of Dead Air’s Keymo Brake muzzle device, gas block, and barrel extension; no need to pin and weld!
• Refined Gas Flow: A 45-degree gas port ensures perfect gas flow and decreasing traditional gas port size, optimizing the Monolith’s performance as a suppressor host.
• Enhanced rifling: The Monolith boasts superior barrel rifling for unmatched accuracy.
• Heavy Duty Bolt: Monoliths features a rugged, heavy-duty bolt for reliability and longevity.
• Interlocking Upper Receiver / Handguard: An innovative interlock feature between the upper receiver and handguard promotes added stability while simultaneously contributing to the platform’s accuracy.
• Integrated Folding Adjustable F5 Modular Stock: Monolith’s versatility is further enhanced by the inclusion of an integrated, folding, adjustable F5 Modular Stock assembly.
• Ambidextrous controls: The Monolith prioritizes manipulability with ambi controls, including a newly patented bolt release.
Compact, accurate, lightweight, and feature-rich, MONOLITH exemplifies Global Ordnance’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of firearm technology and design.
Experience the future of firearm design firsthand. Meet the Monolith bufferless AR at Booth #72227 in Caesars Forum, SHOT Show 2024.
And for more on the Monolith stay tuned to our coverage at Shot Show 2024 all this week.