Ruger SR 556

[stragler]

Took my SR 556 (piston operated) out for the first time today. It shot real well and the cleaning after firing seemed eaiser than with my R-15 VTR (gas operated) Is there anything different I need to know about this new platform. Has anyone had any experience with it

 

[Jeepdude1987]

No experience with those, but congrats on what I understand to be an very good firearm.

 

[Yotecallr]

I too understand they are a great firearm, but you might go over to www.ar15.com and see what they say.

 

[pukindog]

Here's a direct link to the Piston AR forum at ar15.com:

http://www.ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=3&f=126

 

[stragler]

Thanks for the replys, I will check them out.

 

[JMAudio]

Hey, keep us up to date on how that Ruger is working out for you. I've been looking into those lately myself.

I love my Ruger pistols - they're built like tanks !

 

[burkeboy34]

I've had my river SR 556 for over w year now and it has become my all time favorite. I have mine set up with a Burris black diamond scope with the ballistic mil dot. With hornady tap fpd preone with bipod I can set soars cans @ 100 & 200 yards and half gallonmilk jugs at 300&400 yards and use the different marks and consistently blow them up with one shot.my river will out shoot both my TC encores or any of my bolt guns. I have shot aprox. 1500 rounds with no problems and on paper with the taps shoot under inch groups. All you need to do special with it is clean the piston like they show you in the book and do a trigger job lol. Congrats on your new toy, I really love mine and the coyotes hate it.

 

[burkeboy34]

Sort about river my stupid phone doesn't like the word ruger and tries to change it and soada cans to different words lol.

 

[stragler]

Burkeboy34 thaks for the reply.
I have mine on the Nikon M-223. Been a lot posted lately on the M-223 but mine works just fine. I don' care if the individual dots are off the ballistic chart as long as I know what the true yardages are. Yes I am definetly going to do something w/the trigger.

 

[huntsman22]

I've got the burris 1x4 on mine.

Have no trouble ringing steel at 300....

or at 500, either...

Can't wait to put it on fur, this winter.....

 

[GRIZZLYONE]

Originally Posted By: huntsman22I've got the burris 1x4 on mine.

Have no trouble ringing steel at 300....

or at 500, either...

Can't wait to put it on fur, this winter.....


I likes this set up here. That 1X4 Burris is all this rifle needs! Grizz

 

[huntsman22]

I dunno 'bout that.... Be nice to have more magnification, from 5-1000.....

 

[burkeboy34]

I have to have at least a 10 power to see my water bottles @ 400. My eyes are not what they use 2 b lol. And I use my Burris on 14, makes it alot easier to smack yotes.