What Are the CMMG AR15 and AR Pistol Platforms and Why Do They Matter?

If you’re not familiar with CMMG, or you are, but never quite understood what CMMG Platforms were then we’ve got you covered! Our platform names are our way of differentiating the different types of AR platforms that CMMG offers, with the biggest differentiators being the magazine they accept, which then dictates what caliber they come in.

Choosing the right platform is a complicated thing for some people. It really comes down to what caliber you are looking for, and then what magazines make the most sense for you. For example, if you own a Glock 9mm pistol, you would likely be best served by running your 9mm CMMG in an MkGs platform so that you’d have magazine interchangeability between the two firearms. 

Here’s the full rundown of each of our platforms

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