Hey,
A bunch of guys at my PD are hot to trot on the Ruger AR 556. I told them to stick with a Colt. I told them to check M4 Carbine. No one ever listens to me! I found out the hard way. I guess they will too!!
Let me know anything you might know about the Ruger. Thanks!
Heavy.
Many parts are proprietary (i.e., bolt, piston, etc).
Thank you!
The question is why??
C4
I guess the price is right… $687.00 out the door. I tried to tell them Grant!
It’s a DI gun.
Your thinking of the SR-556
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That’s the SR556.
The AR556 Weighs 6.5 pounds. 1 in 8 twist 6 groove. Gas operated carbine (no piston) DI. Shoots fine. Mine isn’t ammo picky and I haven’t had any problems with it. Got one of the first ones out last year. As late as they (Ruger) were getting in the game, they seem to have got it right but it’s still a bit early to tell.
It’s just another AR my collection.
Oops. Indeed I was. My brain railed right that way, as I recalled seeing a thread on that version recently, as well.
Thanks for the catch, guys.
Hey,
I just looked at one of the rifles today. I was not impressed at all. The rifle was so tight that a plastic punch needed to be used to push out the rear pivot pin.
I really did not like the CNC’ed FSB. It just seemed kind of cheap looking. The staking on the carrier key did not look good either. The guy I was with is now going to buy a Colt. I showed him the difference side by side. Colt was hands down the winner!
Not defending the Ruger, but upper and lower being take tight isn’t necessarily uncommon. I have had several rifles I have put together, or handled, that due to tolerance stacking were tight to get open until they had broken in.
That said, the Colt would be the rifle I would have been leaning to so it worked out better in my opinion if that is the rifle he is going with.
I’ve had a similar experience with my Daniel Defense v3. It started so tight that I needed a punch to push it out, and even to this day the rear pin is much tighter than my Colt 6720 (which I bought over 2 years later).
I’ve shot mine quite a bit and am generally pleased with it.
I tried to install a Troy VTAC drop-in rail to replace the factory plastic handguards but found the QD sling swivel stud on the bottom of the gas block was in the way. I pulled the barrel and sent it to Marvin Pitts for some quick machine work. Now the QD sling swivel socket is gone and the Troy rail fits fine.
The one thing I noticed on the AR-556 that made me cringe was an unshrouded firing pin.
One of our guys at work has one and was showing it off. I pulled the BCG out of the gun and was looking at the staking of the carrier key. Basically it wasn’t staked at all. There was slight dents on the side of the carrier key, but it wasn’t enough to come close to touching metal to the bolts. More of a decorative staking job. And the profile of the barrel made for a heavy gun.
Yes they are cheap. But so are a lot of other AR’s out there right now. For the current price of a Colt 6920 OEM-1, I’d rather save up a few more dollars and go with something different.
But if you are trying to compete with the S&W Sport, then it might be a viable option.
I was unaware that tight tolerances was a deal breaker when purchasing a rifle…
My carrier is adequately staked but that’s an easy enough fix. But I agree about the barrel profile. Heavy AR’s are out and Ruger would have made me much happier by using a lighter profile. I also think they really could have separated this gun from other entry model rifles by using a midlength gas system.
A few “wish theys” aside the gun runs well and shoots as good as anything else I have that’s topped with iron sights.
The one thing I noticed on the AR-556 that made me cringe was an unshrouded firing pin.
Why is this cringe-worthy?
Because it’s sole reason for existence is to please lawyers when it doesn’t even matter anymore. Not sure how much it makes a real world difference for a plinking rifle though.
My friend was going to buy one for like $700 but wound up with a M&P Sport instead for $600. I was really trying to get him to get the Colt OEM1 from Grant for $725.
Any one have a flash suppressor off of one for sale?