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[cce1302]

Ruger SR556.
Piston-drive with Quick Change barrel
It's a flat top upper with quad rail forearm and folding battle sights.
I've got a few coming.

cool. Probably won't fit my budget right now though...

 

[shooter521]

Ruger SR556.
Piston-drive with Quick Change barrel
It's a flat top upper with quad rail forearm and folding battle sights.
I've got a few coming.

And as an interesting Hoosier connection, one of the faculty members at Purdue University Calumet published a technical report on it back in July of last year...

From Purdue Cal's "Summary of Faculty Productivity":
Purdue University Calumet | School of Technology

Higley, J. B., A First Evaluation of the SR556, an internal, confidential report evaluating a product design for Sturm, Ruger, Inc., Newport NH., July 2008.

 

[J D]

And with a suggested retail price of $1,995.00..........

 

[cce1302]

And with a suggested retail price of $1,995.00..........

Pretty cool, but I've got my sights set on something else if it's 5.56 and costs 2 grand.

 

[shooter521]

Pretty cool, but I've got my sights set on something else if it's 5.56 and costs 2 grand.

SCAR?

 

[cce1302]

SCAR?

no, the MSAR STG-556

 

[Seancass]

Or two bushmasters? or 4 mini-14's? Not that i'd actually want a mini-14.

 

[JByer323]

Wow, Magpul, Troy Industries, Hogue... I'm not even mad.

 

[leveraction]

I believe it is an AR style try searching for model AR-556 hope thats helpfull

 

[chezuki]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/35913-it_s_an_ar.html

 

[cce1302]

I believe it is an AR style try searching for model AR-556 hope thats helpfull

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Ruger SR556.
Piston-drive with Quick Change barrel
It's a flat top upper with quad rail forearm and folding battle sights.
I've got a few coming.

 

[gunluster]

Way too late to the game.......