Comments on: Ruger SR-556: AR-15 has arrived http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/ Firearms not Politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jlewis406 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-72916 jlewis406 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:41:59 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-72916 I have a SR-556C and this morning I put the 500th round through it. I have owned it just about a month now. I had some difficulty sighting it in, but I am almost positive it was caused by the new Burris AR-332 that I slapped on top of it. After I swapped out the mount with a GG&G ACOG mount and re-zeroed the gun it has shot excellent. Today I shot at a rather busy range in Tucson. I didn't feel like pelting the guy next to me with brass every few seconds so I turned the piston on the 0 position. This allowed me to shoot, then slowly pull back the charging handle and let he case land on the table instead of bombarding my fellow shooters who were trying very hard to make 500yd shots. In the past I have also cranked it to 2 or 3 to put the brass in front of me. I typically shoot on 1 with factory loads as the gun functions smoothly, and doesn't cause a whole lot of wear and tear on the innards. (IMO most of the carrier tilt is caused from shooting on 2 or 3) I was shooting XM193. At 100yds I shot a 1/2, 10 shot group. I am not the best rifleman in the world, so this was good enough for me. I then shot 200, 300, 400 and 500 yds at steel targets. With the BDC on my optic is was no problem. Hit a 12 inch target at 400 yds 8 of 10 shots without a solid rest (using my backpack) so I was pretty happy about that because as I stated before, I am not the best crack shot on the block. I have not noticed any carrier tilt yet, but I usually shoot with the piston valve in the 1 position. Compared to other AR's I have shot and my issued M4 and M16 this gun is SUPER EASY to clean. I only need to wipe down the carrier, and pull the bolt and wipe it down as well. No scraping or scrubbing. The hardest part is removing the piston valve and cleaning that. A .50cal bore brush works great for this. The rifle is a tad heavier than your standard AR, but that doesn't bother my at all. It is solid and when you shake it there is no "rattle" what so ever. Even the take down pins are solid and fit very tight. Over all I would say that I am VERY pleased with this rifle. The only thing that I am questionable about is how tight the barrel is. It is quite difficult to put a 5.56mm bore brush down it. I have been using military issued brushes. I have not gone out and bought any commercial ones yet. This may also be attributed to the fact that the gun has only 500rds through it, and the barrel is chrome lined. Not sure if this would cause it to be tighter. Time will tell I suppose. I have a SR-556C and this morning I put the 500th round through it. I have owned it just about a month now. I had some difficulty sighting it in, but I am almost positive it was caused by the new Burris AR-332 that I slapped on top of it. After I swapped out the mount with a GG&G ACOG mount and re-zeroed the gun it has shot excellent. Today I shot at a rather busy range in Tucson. I didn’t feel like pelting the guy next to me with brass every few seconds so I turned the piston on the 0 position. This allowed me to shoot, then slowly pull back the charging handle and let he case land on the table instead of bombarding my fellow shooters who were trying very hard to make 500yd shots. In the past I have also cranked it to 2 or 3 to put the brass in front of me. I typically shoot on 1 with factory loads as the gun functions smoothly, and doesn’t cause a whole lot of wear and tear on the innards. (IMO most of the carrier tilt is caused from shooting on 2 or 3) I was shooting XM193. At 100yds I shot a 1/2, 10 shot group. I am not the best rifleman in the world, so this was good enough for me. I then shot 200, 300, 400 and 500 yds at steel targets. With the BDC on my optic is was no problem. Hit a 12 inch target at 400 yds 8 of 10 shots without a solid rest (using my backpack) so I was pretty happy about that because as I stated before, I am not the best crack shot on the block.

I have not noticed any carrier tilt yet, but I usually shoot with the piston valve in the 1 position. Compared to other AR’s I have shot and my issued M4 and M16 this gun is SUPER EASY to clean. I only need to wipe down the carrier, and pull the bolt and wipe it down as well. No scraping or scrubbing. The hardest part is removing the piston valve and cleaning that. A .50cal bore brush works great for this.

The rifle is a tad heavier than your standard AR, but that doesn’t bother my at all. It is solid and when you shake it there is no “rattle” what so ever. Even the take down pins are solid and fit very tight. Over all I would say that I am VERY pleased with this rifle.

The only thing that I am questionable about is how tight the barrel is. It is quite difficult to put a 5.56mm bore brush down it. I have been using military issued brushes. I have not gone out and bought any commercial ones yet. This may also be attributed to the fact that the gun has only 500rds through it, and the barrel is chrome lined. Not sure if this would cause it to be tighter. Time will tell I suppose.

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]]> By: Roosterius Maximus http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-70245 Roosterius Maximus Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:40:30 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-70245 I see quite a few comments critizing Ruger for "just another AR" or bashing them for their overpriced, borrowed design. I haven't seen 1 single thread about it's actual performance. Let me inform you:I have 2 AR's, a Colt & the Ruger. I paid about $1600 for mine(the Ruger)... about $200 more than a "good", close competitor(a gas gun, not the piston design of the SR 556). My Colt performs exactly as I believe it should, ie- I have no qualms with it but the Ruger shoots better, hands down. The Colt is older and was less expensive but I do have to say that Ruger, while some of their ideas maybe 'borrowed', did not "half-ass" it. I've got a brother, a brother-in-law and a couple of buddies that own different brands of AR's. Some of those have had "a little work done"....mine shoots every bit as good, if not better right out-of-the-box,factory trigger, factory barrel, etc. I'm not a Ruger spokesperson, in fact I've not been all that pleased with them over the past 15-20 years. I'll admit, I do own 3 other Ruger firearms...a couple of which are badass, another one- not so much! So, in essence, I'm not paid by Ruger to tell you these things; I'm just telling you the truth as I know it. A friend of mine(who doesn't own an AR style rifle) went with me yesterday to do some handgun work. I took the 556. He sat down and busted standard orange claybirds(stationary), consistently at 200M. That's a guy who doesn't own(nor am I sure he's ever fired) an AR. He had a blast & even commented that now he "had to have one"! Long story short, this weapon is fine! Believe or Not...that is your choice but I know the truth I see quite a few comments critizing Ruger for “just another AR” or bashing them for their overpriced, borrowed design. I haven’t seen 1 single thread about it’s actual performance.
Let me inform you:I have 2 AR’s, a Colt & the Ruger. I paid about $1600 for mine(the Ruger)… about $200 more than a “good”, close competitor(a gas gun, not the piston design of the SR 556). My Colt performs exactly as I believe it should, ie- I have no qualms with it but the Ruger shoots better, hands down. The Colt is older and was less expensive but I do have to say that Ruger, while some of their ideas maybe ‘borrowed’, did not “half-ass” it.
I’ve got a brother, a brother-in-law and a couple of buddies that own different brands of AR’s. Some of those have had “a little work done”….mine shoots every bit as good, if not better right out-of-the-box,factory trigger, factory barrel, etc. I’m not a Ruger spokesperson, in fact I’ve not been all that pleased with them over the past 15-20 years. I’ll admit, I do own 3 other Ruger firearms…a couple of which are badass, another one- not so much! So, in essence, I’m not paid by Ruger to tell you these things; I’m just telling you the truth as I know it. A friend of mine(who doesn’t own an AR style rifle) went with me yesterday to do some handgun work. I took the 556. He sat down and busted standard orange claybirds(stationary), consistently at 200M. That’s a guy who doesn’t own(nor am I sure he’s ever fired) an AR. He had a blast & even commented that now he “had to have one”!
Long story short, this weapon is fine! Believe or Not…that is your choice but I know the truth

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]]> By: DAG http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-67983 DAG Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:07:25 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-67983 I have to start with the price. Yes a little steep. I've had this rilfe for about two years now. the first shot out of the box was a bulls eye at 25 yards. Very nice. The rilfe is a touch heavy, but managable. I do like the full rails, thous aading the weight. The stocked butt stock is a little lose. Nothing Magpul cann't handol. How ever. I put about 2500 rounds though it, and last week I took it to a 300m range, and after about 45 rounds I thought I'd go check the target. I took my finger off the trigger, fliped the safty and BANG!!! Scard the $#!* out of me. I drop the mag, and opened it up, check to see if there was something visably wrong. Nothing. SO I loaded and pulled the charging handle and BANG!! The only two times a firearm has fired without me pulling the trigger. By now the safty is locked in the fire position and the hammer will not lock in the down position. I understad were and tair, but after 2500 rounds a trigger asembly should not be failing. Needless to say, I am very disapointed. My $1600 AR is worthless at the moment. I'm going to see if my dealed can send it back to Ruger. Hopefuly thay will remady this problum. Untill this, I was very happy with the Ruger SR 5.56. I would love to see them make a semi auto 308 in a AR plat form. I have to start with the price. Yes a little steep. I’ve had this rilfe for about two years now. the first shot out of the box was a bulls eye at 25 yards. Very nice. The rilfe is a touch heavy, but managable. I do like the full rails, thous aading the weight. The stocked butt stock is a little lose. Nothing Magpul cann’t handol. How ever. I put about 2500 rounds though it, and last week I took it to a 300m range, and after about 45 rounds I thought I’d go check the target. I took my finger off the trigger, fliped the safty and BANG!!! Scard the $#!* out of me. I drop the mag, and opened it up, check to see if there was something visably wrong. Nothing. SO I loaded and pulled the charging handle and BANG!! The only two times a firearm has fired without me pulling the trigger. By now the safty is locked in the fire position and the hammer will not lock in the down position. I understad were and tair, but after 2500 rounds a trigger asembly should not be failing. Needless to say, I am very disapointed. My $1600 AR is worthless at the moment. I’m going to see if my dealed can send it back to Ruger. Hopefuly thay will remady this problum. Untill this, I was very happy with the Ruger SR 5.56. I would love to see them make a semi auto 308 in a AR plat form.

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]]> By: Keith Applegate http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-67734 Keith Applegate Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:41:34 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-67734 I wasn't aware of anyone, ever, producing a stainless steel AR-15. And why would anyone want to? Since the AR-15 already has an upper and lower reciever made of aluminium there's no need for the corrosion resistance of stainless. And the increased weight would be a deal breaker for most. I wasn’t aware of anyone, ever, producing a stainless steel AR-15.
And why would anyone want to?

Since the AR-15 already has an upper and lower reciever made of aluminium there’s no need for the corrosion resistance of stainless. And the increased weight would be a deal breaker for most.

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]]> By: DANIEL WHITE http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-67728 DANIEL WHITE Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:55:59 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-67728 price of ar-15's .. also price of stainless steel ar-15 price of ar-15′s .. also price of stainless steel ar-15

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]]> By: Kota http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-67328 Kota Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:59:29 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-67328 ok first off, i gotta comment on what Bobby said about the 5.56, one, the 5.56 is a very powerful round, i have an AR-15 and it is one of the best rifles i have ever owned, second i think the SR-556 is a fairly nice looking rifle although i still prefer mine though because it has the traditional handrail that the original M-16 had, anyway i think ruger should come out with a new rifle, somethign that could both be used by civilians and the military, also something that is under $1,000, something to redefine rifles but keep the classics around, the person to do that will change history forever...and i think Ruger can do it. ok first off, i gotta comment on what Bobby said about the 5.56, one, the 5.56 is a very powerful round, i have an AR-15 and it is one of the best rifles i have ever owned, second i think the SR-556 is a fairly nice looking rifle although i still prefer mine though because it has the traditional handrail that the original M-16 had, anyway i think ruger should come out with a new rifle, somethign that could both be used by civilians and the military, also something that is under $1,000, something to redefine rifles but keep the classics around, the person to do that will change history forever…and i think Ruger can do it.

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]]> By: aaron http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-66688 aaron Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:42:37 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-66688 Just saying I have a friend with the Ruger and believe it is overpriced compared to the deal I got from Stag Arms. Nothing more Just saying I have a friend with the Ruger and believe it is overpriced compared to the deal I got from Stag Arms. Nothing more

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]]> By: Rocky http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-66572 Rocky Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:12:07 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-66572 What does the stag have too do with the Ruger 556??? What does the stag have too do with the Ruger 556???

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]]> By: aaron http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-66513 aaron Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:55:53 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-66513 I like Ruger alot. However I got a Stag Arms Model 8 piston driven with Pelican hard case, 2 mags, 60 rounds ammo, quad rail w/bipod, Eo Tech HWS, and much more in 2012 Survival Kit. Look it up at stagarms.com. Rifle is freaking awesome and get alot more for your money. BTW I had to pay a little extra to get the 8 instead of the model 2t the kit comes with. I like Ruger alot. However I got a Stag Arms Model 8 piston driven with Pelican hard case, 2 mags, 60 rounds ammo, quad rail w/bipod, Eo Tech HWS, and much more in 2012 Survival Kit. Look it up at stagarms.com. Rifle is freaking awesome and get alot more for your money. BTW I had to pay a little extra to get the 8 instead of the model 2t the kit comes with.

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]]> By: Wormfood http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-66058 Wormfood Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:55:10 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-66058 I have had my Ruger 556 for almost two years now. This will be my 3rd post regarding it. One of my posts was under David K, one under this moniker. I have just shy of 3K rounds through it. It is accurate, and easy to feed. New shooters have impressed me often with it; several nailing paper plate size steel gongs at 325 yards off the bench repeatedly. It cleans easy with all the major parts being chromed; I can hold the bolt carrier in my hand promptly after firing thirty rounds. I prefer the rod driven system. It is a touch on the heavy side compared to other AR-15s. Avoid the Russian Wolf ammo, as stated in my post under David K, the coating on those rounds melts and sticks the casing in the chamber if allowed to sit, causing the casing rim to be ripped off by the extractor. Russian Bear ammo coated in zinc feeds and extracts great. Even with all the competition today, this is still a contender with any AR-15 at its price point. No buyers remorse here! I have had my Ruger 556 for almost two years now.

This will be my 3rd post regarding it. One of my posts was under David K, one under this moniker.

I have just shy of 3K rounds through it. It is accurate, and easy to feed. New shooters have impressed me often with it; several nailing paper plate size steel gongs at 325 yards off the bench repeatedly.

It cleans easy with all the major parts being chromed; I can hold the bolt carrier in my hand promptly after firing thirty rounds. I prefer the rod driven system.

It is a touch on the heavy side compared to other AR-15s.

Avoid the Russian Wolf ammo, as stated in my post under David K, the coating on those rounds melts and sticks the casing in the chamber if allowed to sit, causing the casing rim to be ripped off by the extractor.

Russian Bear ammo coated in zinc feeds and extracts great.

Even with all the competition today, this is still a contender with any AR-15 at its price point.

No buyers remorse here!

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]]> By: Rich http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-65775 Rich Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:00:32 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-65775 Yikes. For someone looking to buy their first AR these comments are all over the place. Positive and negative. I asked my friend who was a 6 year Army sniper to recommend and AR and he instantly said "The new Ruger 556.) Enough said for me. With nothing else to compare it to, I'm buying one with the proof in the shootin. Thanks everyone. Yikes. For someone looking to buy their first AR these comments are all over the place. Positive and negative. I asked my friend who was a 6 year Army sniper to recommend and AR and he instantly said “The new Ruger 556.) Enough said for me. With nothing else to compare it to, I’m buying one with the proof in the shootin. Thanks everyone.

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]]> By: aaron http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-57626 aaron Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:21:01 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-57626 When I was in the Marines my M-16 jammed on me religiously on the ranges and live fire exercises. Scared shitless I would be sent to war with such a weapon. Shot alot of rounds through my friends new ruger ar and no problems. Mebbe their is something to the new piston driven system? The Marines Corps taught us when you have a jam it was tap rack bang. Tap the magazine rack the bolt and shoot again which was bull shit because you almost always had a double feed and it didnt work. Think Ruger may have gotten it right. Only M-16 impersonation I have been impressed with. When I was in the Marines my M-16 jammed on me religiously on the ranges and live fire exercises. Scared shitless I would be sent to war with such a weapon. Shot alot of rounds through my friends new ruger ar and no problems. Mebbe their is something to the new piston driven system? The Marines Corps taught us when you have a jam it was tap rack bang. Tap the magazine rack the bolt and shoot again which was bull shit because you almost always had a double feed and it didnt work. Think Ruger may have gotten it right. Only M-16 impersonation I have been impressed with.

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]]> By: Rocky http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-52858 Rocky Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:55:55 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-52858 Yes the open sights are truly wonderful! I am able to group one inch or less at 100yds. with them. I love this rifle! Yes the open sights are truly wonderful! I am able to group one inch or less at 100yds. with them.
I love this rifle!

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]]> By: Keith Applegate http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-52826 Keith Applegate Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:06:37 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-52826 YIKES !!! Someday I'll learn to proofread. (and type better) The 2nd sentence of my 4th paragraph above SHOULD have read; More gas increases the unlock SPEED and the speed that the bolt carrier moves. (someone really should have called me out on that one) YIKES !!! Someday I’ll learn to proofread. (and type better)

The 2nd sentence of my 4th paragraph above SHOULD have read;

More gas increases the unlock SPEED and the speed that the bolt carrier moves.

(someone really should have called me out on that one)

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]]> By: bpartwthog http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-52823 bpartwthog Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:10:46 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-52823 Haven't been on the blog for awhile, had sent my sr556 back to Ruger to fix a feeding ramp issue. I received my rifle back in four days after they had received it. Flawless, simply flawless, the rifle shoots great. I had a date at the range the day after I got the rifle back, perfect is the only word I can use to describe the way it functioned. I put about three hunderd rounds thru it, couple different brands, slow fire, fast fire sideways and upside down. Gun spit the rounds out as quickly as I could pull the trigger. Great job by Ruger for fixing the gun in a timely fashion and simply standing behind their product. Gun is now standing its post with Hornady Tap ammo as my number one deterent firearm...... Haven’t been on the blog for awhile, had sent my sr556 back to Ruger to fix a feeding ramp issue. I received my rifle back in four days after they had received it. Flawless, simply flawless, the rifle shoots great. I had a date at the range the day after I got the rifle back, perfect is the only word I can use to describe the way it functioned. I put about three hunderd rounds thru it, couple different brands, slow fire, fast fire sideways and upside down. Gun spit the rounds out as quickly as I could pull the trigger. Great job by Ruger for fixing the gun in a timely fashion and simply standing behind their product. Gun is now standing its post with Hornady Tap ammo as my number one deterent firearm……

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]]> By: Keith Applegate http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-47480 Keith Applegate Sat, 20 Nov 2010 04:34:25 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-47480 The 4 position gas plug on the Ruger is an obvious copy of the 4 position plug used on the Daewoo piston rifles. Since my only piston 5.56 rifle is a Daewoo K2 (and I have two uppers for it ) I am very familiar with their operation. They both have a position that allows no gas to enter the system making the gun a single shot straight pull bolt action rifle. The other three positions control the amount of gas that reaches the piston. I leave my Daewoo on S which is the smallest port allowing the least gas to operate the rifle. My rifle runs flawlessly with every factory load I have tried (including steel cased ammo from Wolf, S&B and Herter's) as well as all of my handloads, so that's where I leave it set. In fact I have no reason to use anything else. Now since it runs great that way, why would I choose to open it for more gas? More gas increases the lock time and the speed that the bolt carrier moves. If you are ripping rims that nmeans your rifle is unlocking too soon. It means that the case has NOT had time to release its grip on the chamber wall. So if your rifle works well on the lowest setting why worry if it doesn't on a higher setting? I suspect that if I were to set my Daewoo on a higher setting (either M or L the middle and largest port settings respectively) I'd probably be ripping through case rims too. The 4 position gas plug on the Ruger is an obvious copy of the 4 position plug used on the Daewoo piston rifles. Since my only piston 5.56 rifle is a Daewoo K2 (and I have two uppers for it ) I am very familiar with their operation.

They both have a position that allows no gas to enter the system making the gun a single shot straight pull bolt action rifle.

The other three positions control the amount of gas that reaches the piston. I leave my Daewoo on S which is the smallest port allowing the least gas to operate the rifle. My rifle runs flawlessly with every factory load I have tried (including steel cased ammo from Wolf, S&B and Herter’s) as well as all of my handloads, so that’s where I leave it set. In fact I have no reason to use anything else.

Now since it runs great that way, why would I choose to open it for more gas? More gas increases the lock time and the speed that the bolt carrier moves. If you are ripping rims that nmeans your rifle is unlocking too soon. It means that the case has NOT had time to release its grip on the chamber wall.

So if your rifle works well on the lowest setting why worry if it doesn’t on a higher setting? I suspect that if I were to set my Daewoo on a higher setting (either M or L the middle and largest port settings respectively) I’d probably be ripping through case rims too.

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]]> By: Real Grunt http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-47378 Real Grunt Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:07:56 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-47378 I served in the USMC and I thought the AR was junk, thats putting it nice.But it is nice handeling,accurate,and shooter freindly. I did not like how picky with dirt,and jamming POS it was. My brother got a Berret Rec-7 6.8 and it ran great. And that red neck did thing to that gun that is realy bad. That maid me a beleaver that there are good ones out there. I bought one for 1500 at cabela's . And that gun runs dam good , shots staight. I broke the barrel in and now have 250 through it with out cleaning. I never liked them after seening fristhand men going down over them. But I think ruger built a dam good gun. I even put the AK in the safe and now carry the Ruger SR-556 in the truck every place I go with the 1911 and 870. Ohrah I served in the USMC and I thought the AR was junk, thats putting it nice.But it is nice handeling,accurate,and shooter freindly. I did not like how picky with dirt,and jamming POS it was. My brother got a Berret Rec-7 6.8 and it ran great. And that red neck did thing to that gun that is realy bad. That maid me a beleaver that there are good ones out there. I bought one for 1500 at cabela’s . And that gun runs dam good , shots staight. I broke the barrel in and now have 250 through it with out cleaning. I never liked them after seening fristhand men going down over them. But I think ruger built a dam good gun. I even put the AK in the safe and now carry the Ruger SR-556 in the truck every place I go with the 1911 and 870. Ohrah

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]]> By: Travis Tucker http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-46266 Travis Tucker Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:30:52 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-46266 I still get the ripped casings on setting 2. No matter what the ammo. It doesn't shoot wolf great at all. I don't shoot crap ammo much but when I'm broke I would like to fire some wolf. Since my last post 2,000 rounds of Eagle Tactical have been fired. Great feeding on setting 1 but when you turn it up to 2 jam first shot. I'm going to send mine in for repair since it's deer season and I don't upset the hunters. Really pissed me off though for 1,500. If it's not fixed on the first try. Selling it and grabbing another Colt Match Target. Those are the daddy of the AR platform when using a scope like me. I still get the ripped casings on setting 2. No matter what the ammo. It doesn’t shoot wolf great at all. I don’t shoot crap ammo much but when I’m broke I would like to fire some wolf. Since my last post 2,000 rounds of Eagle Tactical have been fired. Great feeding on setting 1 but when you turn it up to 2 jam first shot. I’m going to send mine in for repair since it’s deer season and I don’t upset the hunters. Really pissed me off though for 1,500. If it’s not fixed on the first try. Selling it and grabbing another Colt Match Target. Those are the daddy of the AR platform when using a scope like me.

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]]> By: bpartwthog http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-46204 bpartwthog Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:00:57 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-46204 David- just sent the rifle back today. I am holding back my disappointment till I get it back, hopefully cured of its wows. Bullit casings are catching on the claws leading the bullit into the barrel. When it jams it jams tight. Put only couple hundred rounds thru the rifle jammed to many times to remember David- just sent the rifle back today. I am holding back my disappointment till I get it back, hopefully cured of its wows. Bullit casings are catching on the claws leading the bullit into the barrel. When it jams it jams tight. Put only couple hundred rounds thru the rifle jammed to many times to remember

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]]> By: David http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/05/16/ruger-sr-556-ar-15-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-46023 David Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:38:37 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/?p=6398#comment-46023 bp. Really? I have used over 10 ammo manufacturers and both 556 and 223, have maybe 1500 rounds, and not a single failure to feed, extract or any other type of failure. bp. Really? I have used over 10 ammo manufacturers and both 556 and 223, have maybe 1500 rounds, and not a single failure to feed, extract or any other type of failure.

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