Stgw 90 (SIG 550-1)

[prdubi]

No not the butcher bullshit 556


The 551A1..the closest US made one that used Swiss mags not Ar mags.

That one I was told was an exact clone.

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[TheAlsatian]

My SIG 551LB, an ex LE carbine and my SIG 553 SBR.

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[prdubi]

What is the 551LB

Was that an ex NFA LEO rifle that was de NFAd or ?


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[TheAlsatian]

What is the 551LB

Was that an ex NFA LEO rifle that was de NFAd or ?


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It was a standard 551 that had a muzzle extender to make it non NFA. I had Estes Adams fit a Swiss 551LB (thanks JoshNC) to it.

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[Bret]

Since we're showing off our toys, top to bottom:
Swiss Arms SG551LB
Swiss Arms SG751 SAPR with 17.8" barrel
Sig USA 556 Classic SBR
Sig USA 556 Classic
Swiss Arms SG553R

[SteyrAUG]

No not the butcher bullshit 556


The 551A1..the closest US made one that used Swiss mags not Ar mags.

That one I was told was an exact clone.

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Again, it was a US SIG 556 receiver where they swapped out the lower for a Swiss lower and subbed out the furniture for swiss. The receiver and the barrel are from a US SIG 556. It isn't anything close to an exact clone.

[TheAlsatian]

Again, it was a US SIG 556 receiver where they swapped out the lower for a Swiss lower and subbed out the furniture for swiss. The receiver and the barrel are from a US SIG 556. It isn't anything close to an exact clone.

They actually didnt have real Swiss lowers either. They were made to resemble Swiss lowers and did use Swiss mags. They were countoured differently and did not have moveable trigger guards. They were alloy I believe.

[SteyrAUG]

They actually didnt have real Swiss lowers either. They were made to resemble Swiss lowers and did use Swiss mags. They were countoured differently and did not have moveable trigger guards. They were alloy I believe.

Not surprised.

I actually grabbed one of the WCA 551s where they did substitute everything Swiss and it was still mostly crap. Looked cool but the rail was still "screwed on" into a stamped receiver and of course no sling point so you had to attach to the rear of a folding stock which resulted in a mousetrap contraption.

Add on sights were crap / garbage and performance was dismal. Then when people started getting into the QC of random size gas ports and other SIG USA wonders I quickly sold it. Thankfully I was able to snag a "dealer sample" SG551 not long after.

[JoshNC]

Damn , I think these are the most realistic, well made, assault rifles in the world.
Wish we could have them, but realistically that will never happen.

You can have one in the US. JDI is the current SwissArms importer. You have to order it, ie NOT in stock. And you will have to order the 550 “conversion kit” which is a barreled upper receiver with gas system and I think handguard. Then order the lower, stock, bolt group. Will cost you around $4k.

[JoshNC]

No not the butcher bullshit 556


The 551A1..the closest US made one that used Swiss mags not Ar mags.

That one I was told was an exact clone.

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Exeter never made an exact clone of any Swiss 55x rifle. They did import the last batch of 553s with M prefix serial numbers that were originally intended for M&M (CO Gun Sales/Armati, not to be confused with Michaels Machines). JDI ultimately took over import after that.