[Hillbilly Katt]

If it ain't free float, it ain't accurate. Colt's 1:7 ain't stabilizin' nothin'.

If it ain't mid-length the recoil will punish your shoulder which won't matter because the bolt will break by the end of the first magazine.

Gotta have picatinny 360 from the grip past the muzzle so you can hang all your crap.

For some reason I'm picturing a whole group of tacticool hipsters following this comment like it's the gospel! LOL

 

[Mikey the Barbarian]

Friends don't let friends buy Ruger's

 

[G2670Boss30A]

I have the basic S&W m&P15 sport and it works great shoots junk ammo. For what I do with a AR platform this is all I need. (shoot targets at the farm) seems like a well built gun and have about 1500 shots through it now. No problems.JMO

 

[Deltic]

Your pic reminded me of this.

 

[fasteddie565]

Sad to hear the few issues with the Ruger. I have bought several for clients and they have performed flawlessly. Great rifle at a great price.

 

[QNman]

A friend bought one and we took it out shooting. It felt cheap, has low end proprietary parts and had a bad bolt catch. I'd prefer the S&W by a long shot.

What parts are "proprietary"?

 

[0311INF]

What parts are "proprietary"?

Off the top of my head, the delta ring and FSB and flash hider.

 

[QNman]

Off the top of my head, the delta ring and FSB and flash hider.

"Proprietary" meaning they're different, sure. But all can be replaced by standard parts, no? I don't own one, but I'm sure that would have been relayed by a reviewer somewhere.

 

[0311INF]

"Proprietary" meaning they're different, sure. But all can be replaced by standard parts, no? I don't own one, but I'm sure that would have been relayed by a reviewer somewhere.

I don’t know for sure, but likely so.

 

[Hillbilly Katt]

Friends don't let friends buy Ruger's

*Rugers
Those are the kinds of friends I don't need

 

[ff154]

I’ve got several Rugers in my safe. Pistols, revolvers, and rifles. One of which is an AR556 MPR. Its been a great rifle. No problems at all.

 

[badger3actual]

Just picked up an MPR with an 18” barrel. I mounted a Trijicon MRO and Midwest backup irons to it-just need to find time for a range trip now.

 

[dla]

What do you guys think about Rugers m4 style rifle as opposed to the Colt m4 ?.....what about Smith and Wesson m&p m4 style rifles ?

I bought a Ruger AR556, 16", $499 about 4 years ago. I put nearly 2k rounds through it and decided to upgrade the trigger (nice 2-stage) and add a red dot (H503GU). Probably put another 2k through it when I thought it would be cool to hunt deer with it, so I added a scope. Reloaded some 77gr TMK and discovered the rifle would shoot tiny groups.

Am I happy? Yes. Would I do anything different? Yes, I would buy the 18" MPR instead ( wasn't available when I bought the AR556).