Sig 556 rifles

[Littlelebowski]

At another forum I moderate on, a well known guy is saying the Sig 556 is jsut about assault rifle perfection and worth the price increase over say a Charles Daly AR15.

How does the rifle actually run in high round count classes and as issued en masse (if it is)?

[diving dave]

My Department range staff has been testing some Sig 556 carbines and has pretty much been beating the hell out of them..without cleaning. So far, they have ran great. The only complaint I've heard is the trigger is a tad heavy.

[hickuleas]

I have some 556's. And have put around 500 rds. in one with no issues. This is off topic but my main complaint is the weight. Make sure you hold one before buying.

[decodeddiesel]

My Department range staff has been testing some Sig 556 carbines and has pretty much been beating the hell out of them..without cleaning. So far, they have ran great. The only complaint I've heard is the trigger is a tad heavy.

Any ideas of overall round count, or max single day round count?

[benthughes]

I love my Sig 556, my only beef is that it's heavy ( compared to my DI S&W). It chews through everything I feed it and is easily a MOA gun. I've got it set up with a 1-4x Optic and Bi-Pod. It would make a great rifle to run suppressed as is my plan.

Ben

[armakraut]

It's a SIG 55X Barreled Action that takes M4 mags.

It's up to yo to decide whether it's worth double what a Charles Daly costs.

[Iraqgunz]

I am attempting to resist the urge to buy a 556. Right now it's a stalemate.

[decodeddiesel]

I want to see someone run one in a multi-day high tempo class (ie 1000+ rounds in 2 days with minimal weapon's maintenance).

[markm]

I am attempting to resist the urge to buy a 556. Right now it's a stalemate.

Don't do it. A guy I know has one. I did a write up on it a while back. It really falls short of a good old AR carbean in too many areas... maybe all areas. But I suppose some of what I think sucks about the gun is subjective.

[SHIVAN]

In dry fire manipulations with my P556 I find the mag release a LONG way away from my finger, one of the key ergos to speedy reloads on an M4 is that you don't usually need to shift your grip to eject the mag.

Once the paperwork comes back, I'll have a better idea of how it runs in an SBR configuration.

I'm also looking forward to getting the updated KZ handle to get the charging handle away from the Aimpoint mount.

It's my intention to use this at the next carbine class I attend.