Well it looks like it maybe a semi auto AUG, or Galil for me. I've never seen any SIG 550 for sale other than some add. Im not paying $3-5K for something I can't feel and look at, plus mags are going to be real hard to come by at any price. The valmet's mags are hard to come by too. I know I can find mags for a AUG and Galil. What about an HK 93 or Robinson Arms 96? I know the RA uses a gas piston and has a better extractor/ ejector than the AR15. My complaint with the ar15/ m16 is after many thousands of rounds through about 6 that I've owned so far, I had one primer blow out and went under the trigger locking it up, several torn rims with and stuck cases, double feed jams and brass shavings in the ejector making it useless. Had that happen before in a 700 remington too. Those damn button ejectors. I prefer a fixed one.Now my ar15s and M4 are not jam a-matics like I might make them out to be. Often I can fire several hundred of round through each one with out any problems but over the years and many types of ammo I've had more problems out of them than say an AK47 or glock 17. I shot some 8-10K rounds out of several ak's and only had one jam. I've owned 3 glock 17's and poured 10K plus rounds between the 3 of them not a single jam. I know I can get a gas piston conversion for my AR15 but there's still the problem with the extractor/ejector. Also too, I buy what ever kind of ammo is on sale or what I can get my hands on. When the good stuff dries up like the SA battle packs did a couple of years ago then I goto wolf , heck I even used some old tarnished Isreali stuff that I found for $99 a thousand . Yeah give hell because I buy cheap ammo, but atleast Im blasting and practacing. And some times the ammo takes strange turns such as now with 7.62x39 ammo and you just have to use what you can find. I don't need a rifle that only runs on Federal and winchester.
What do you think is the best combat rifle in .223?
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HK Shooter
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I also like the clean shooting FN FNC. The FNC is a little heavy though for all day carry. The new SCAR rifle looks very promising and I would love to have one in Semi.
Now since I like HKs, I do have to say the G36 seems to work great for the Germans (and any other country that sighned up) although I heard the plastic mags wear out too fast and you don't want to do too many mag dumps.
My HK53 is great but compared to the newer systems, I think it is a little outdated. Still enjoy it to shoot for fun, but I would not take it into combat....
Now since I like HKs, I do have to say the G36 seems to work great for the Germans (and any other country that sighned up) although I heard the plastic mags wear out too fast and you don't want to do too many mag dumps.
My HK53 is great but compared to the newer systems, I think it is a little outdated. Still enjoy it to shoot for fun, but I would not take it into combat....
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....you can't go wrong with an aug...i just don't like bullpups...a galil or valmet is an excellent ak varient...can't go wrong there either...durable and reliable...a sam-7 at under a thousand is hard to beat too...what a rifle!!!!!
...sig is comming out with a sig 556 for the civilian market at around 1,299 list price...flash supressor, pistol grip, two or three stock options and all...check out their website...
...sig is comming out with a sig 556 for the civilian market at around 1,299 list price...flash supressor, pistol grip, two or three stock options and all...check out their website...
... it doesn't look right...does it...i'm hoping for a fixed stock or side folder...i am sure something will become avaiable soon...anyway that is only the origional configuration...i hear there will be others...
Mike Duke
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Everybody wanted a 550 series gun. including me. I don't know what the hell that thing is. Nobody is going to buy that. Why wouldn't you just make what people want.
Still take an Aug over the Sig.
Still take an Aug over the Sig.
Patrick Floyd
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Glockdude1
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Patrick Floyd said:
Too bad the Tavor is not allowed in the U.S.
What's so bad about the old Armalite AR-180?
I bet it functions as good as an AK, just so long as you got anti-walk pins installed.
I like mine a lot, but I have other .223 rifles I like a lot as well.
Hard to pick just one.
I bet it functions as good as an AK, just so long as you got anti-walk pins installed.
I like mine a lot, but I have other .223 rifles I like a lot as well.
Hard to pick just one.
Ok, I give! Why is the A2 flash suppressor on upside down in this photo of the Sig 556?
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Edit: The link did not copy. The photo can be seen in post # 25 of this thread, posted by Ullie. It is the bottom photo.
SIG556frontsight.jpg (30.9 KB, 9 views)
Edit: The link did not copy. The photo can be seen in post # 25 of this thread, posted by Ullie. It is the bottom photo.
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