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    A little blurb by Jim Higgs of Gunsite/Kentucky Army Guard:

    Ruger SR-556 Interim Report

    Greetings fellow Ravens, if I have already shared this please forgive the repeat. Just got off a long class and had over 700 email messages to go over.

    We finished out an 8 day cycle and I let everyone shoot the Ruger I had time to let them shoot. We put right at 1100 rounds through it. Not a single malfunction to this point, using Mag Pull, Lancer, H&K and standard G.I.
    mags.

    It still looks nice and clean and I am not going to clean it other than perhaps to try to get the copper out of the barrel after a good session on paper at 100 to measure the group (I won't get to do that this week I think).

    I have not had a chance to put it to the accuracy test (other than hitting targets of opportunity out to 300 meters but that is no measure as they were not small).

    I did remove the factory trigger and dropped in a Rock River 2-stage (not because I wanted that specific trigger but it was available to me while I was stuck at the training site). Have not measured it but I suspect it goes
    about 3 pounds. Probably the last 400-500 rounds were fired with this in
    place.

    I took a chance and did my normal demo of shooting 5.56 brass utilizing only the front sight. It went OK.

    The gun is still heavy. I did get a chance to heft LWRC, LMT and Bushmaster piston guns this week (but not shoot them) all were lighter but all had thin barrels also. If any of those are adjustable it was not readily evident (perhaps there is an adjustment under the rails/handguards).

    In any case the Ruger may not make me a fan of the AR but it is sure useable. In a larger caliber with a lighter barrel I could sure warm up to it. Even as it is I probably will keep this gun. Probably will use it in the next class that comes up.

    Jim H.

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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Never said that in the least. Also, the Colt's we have for sale have been the going rate for Colt's FOR YEAR's. Just RECENTLY the the market (because of economy) has dropped way off.


    C4


    Its been about one month(it was posted on this fourm on 5-19) that prices have fallen.. just bought a few 6920's for $1325 shipped.And they have went down a little more in price still.Are you going to lower your price to reflect the market?As i am looking for another 6920 or 6940.

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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Of course these are issues w/ the Ruger as they do not know anything about AR's (especially piston AR's).
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    Did LMT take care of these issues?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NetJunkie View Post
    My LMT Piston with 2K rounds doesn't show that much wear.
    How much wear does it show? Pictures, please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MR.J View Post
    Its been about one month(it was posted on this fourm on 5-19) that prices have fallen.. just bought a few 6920's for $1325 shipped.And they have went down a little more in price still.Are you going to lower your price to reflect the market?As i am looking for another 6920 or 6940.


    I guess not....

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    Quote Originally Posted by nogoodnamesleft View Post
    Did LMT take care of these issues?
    Yes and no. They do a better job with the carrier tilt and strength of the receiver.

    I still do not care for them as I shoot a can and they just channel the extra pressure back to me the shooter.


    For those that think I am Anti-Ruger Piston AR, you would be mistaken. I really do not care for ANY piston AR and am equally critical of all of them.



    C4

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    Prices are down across the board, and it pays to comp shop for your favorite. There are some deals to be had.

    Anybody get agency and I/O pricing for the SR-556 from Ruger yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skintop911 View Post
    Prices are down across the board, and it pays to comp shop for your favorite. There are some deals to be had.

    Anybody get agency and I/O pricing for the SR-556 from Ruger yet?
    At Shot, Ruger did NOT have an LE program (like S&W does). While they may have agency pricing, they don't (or didn't at my time of asking) have I/O pricing.


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    I ran out this morning and put another 30 rounds through my Ruger. Ammo used was WOLF 75gr HP.

    I returned to my original spot from Sunday and used the same tool box and rolled up rifle case as a rest. This time I did not use my Larue Poor Boy with the Aimpoint.

    Ten rounds at 300 paces from the prone.



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    Grant.. are you going to answer my question??

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