New Springfield Armory AR

**D_M** · 11-01-16, 07:42

They released the SAINT on Saint's Day... How cute.

**Scrubber3** · 11-01-16, 07:42

So the Saint was just another AR for a market saturated with ARs? Well, at least they got the parts on it right and made it a midlength. For what you get, the price is okay. The barrel seems to be where they skimped.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure SAINT is an acronym for something.

Springfield Armory something something something....

Does anyone have any ideas?

EDIT: S.A. Independent National Trainers.

**themonk** · 11-01-16, 07:49

Originally Posted by ar_noob

You can get a Colt 6920/6720 for the same money as the SAINT MSRP right now. If you can only have one, which would you choose?

Colt if you can find one

**Singlestack Wonder** · 11-01-16, 08:09

So springfield releases their first AR style rifle with some features duplicating the top tier Colt, BCM, and Daniel Defense offerings? Why not buy one of the originals they are attempting to duplicate?

**ar_noob** · 11-01-16, 08:12

TTAG published their hands on.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/201...-armory-saint/

Originally Posted by themonk

Colt if you can find one

Now I want to ask 6920 Magpul edition or 6720, but that's off topic I guess

**SomeOtherGuy** · 11-01-16, 08:28

Originally Posted by Scrubber3

So the Saint was just another AR for a market saturated with ARs? Well, at least they got the parts on it right and made it a midlength. For what you get, the price is okay. The barrel seems to be where they skimped.

This. While it's a decent feature set for the price, I'm not seeing anything even slightly interesting.

I would have been much more interested to see a well-engineered, ultra lightweight updated M1A, or an import of some cool foreign gun that we don't otherwise get (like Springfield Armory did a long, long time ago with FAL and G3 type rifles), etc.

Not impressed with the "SAINT" acronym either. Trying WAY too hard.

**ABNAK** · 11-01-16, 08:33

Here we go with the Melonite crap again. Stop it, just please stop it! Get off your cheap arses and CHROME LINE the barrel!

**D_M** · 11-01-16, 08:33

Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy

This. While it's a decent feature set for the price, I'm not seeing anything even slightly interesting.

What it boils down to, for me at least, is that this rifle isn't proven and looks like a range toy. For the money, I can build some really nice rifles, using parts that I would actually trust my life with. My current build is right under $900, and features a 15" Geissele Mk8, Ballistic Advantage Hanson Barrel, BCM BCG, and has B5 Systems furniture. The SAINT looks like a ripoff compared to that.