SR556

[ericire12]

I'm just afraid that the trigger pull will be about 20 pounds like my GP100 felt.  I loved the GP100 but I could not keep it on target with a double action pull.  Put a lot of holes in the upper right quadrent until I took it to a good smith who lightened and smooth the trigger.

For me to spend 2k on a rifle it had better darn well be national match quality and give me 1 moa at the least.

If I am going to spend $2,000 on an AR, I'll go buy TWO Stag ARs!

[ericire12]

Bane Ruger video here:
http://www.downrange.tv/blog/?page_id=6


Unauthorized version here:

I was standing at Ruger's booth when Michael Bane showed up to film. Captured the event on my FlipCam....and here it is for your readers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNmIlSdM3hw

[Big Frank]

I'd rather have the rifle Para USA has with a folding stock.

[Rastus]

..............What I think would sell even better is a .308 battle rifle.  ...........
Ruger are you listening?

Yeah.  .308.

Also...an SR9 that didn't have a 10lb trigger...or a trigger upgrade you could buy to get to the 4-7 lb range.

Although I must say I am pleasantly surprised with the LCR, which I own.  My SR9...gave that to someone with hopes of a real trigger some day so I can buy another one or two and make it my carry weapon...

[fightingquaker13]

Yeah.  .308.

Also...an SR9 that didn't have a 10lb trigger...or a trigger upgrade you could buy to get to the 4-7 lb range.

If you're charging me 2K for a rifle, it damn well better not need upgrades.
FQ13

[Sponsor]

[Big Frank]

For $2K it should come with a bayonet lug and and bayonet.

[fullautovalmet76]

The one thing I noticed here that most have overlooked is the ammunition question. Assuming that I would want to spend $2K for this rifle, where will I get the ammo to shoot it? As of this date, ammo is still scarce and a purchase of this rifle would be nothing more than buying a $2K club.

And this next comment touches Para too:
The AR market is extremely crowded right now. I do not see the rationale to get into this market with nothing more than a "me too" product.

The AR market reminds me of the SUV market in the early to middle part of this decade. In business school I learned that one of the signs that a market is saturated is when manufacturers that normally produce luxury goods of type X, start producing luxury goods of type Y, though type Y is produced by everyone and their kid brother. And we know what happened to the SUV market when gas prices started rising past $2.75 per gallon.....

We are seeing the peak of the AR market and that means consolidation and lower prices may not be too far off in the future.....

Ruger could have wowed me with the best AK 47 ever produced, but that title is owned by Valmet of Finland......

[1911 Junkie]

But it comes with 3 mags.

Now it doesn't seem overpriced at all.

[fightingquaker13]

Well said on every point, but I'll tell you why Ruger is doing this. Colt's contrct with the military is coming up to expire. They want to get it. The same way they were hoping to get the military to adopt the mni as a carbine (which would have been easier if it took the @$#$ AR mags). The problem is that the army is starting to reconsider .556 and looking at a heavier caliber. Ruger is saying "Me too, and mine is better". Maybe. But now would have been the time to innovate and come up with something new and shiny in say .308.
FQ13

[PegLeg45]

The one thing I noticed here that most have overlooked is the ammunition question. Assuming that I would want to spend $2K for this rifle, where will I get the ammo to shoot it? As of this date, ammo is still scarce and a purchase of this rifle would be nothing more than buying a $2K club.

And this next comment touches Para too:
The AR market is extremely crowded right now. I do not see the rationale to get into this market with nothing more than a "me too" product.

The AR market reminds me of the SUV market in the early to middle part of this decade. In business school I learned that one of the signs that a market is saturated is when manufacturers that normally produce luxury goods of type X, start producing luxury goods of type Y, though type Y is produced by everyone and their kid brother. And we know what happened to the SUV market when gas prices started rising past $2.75 per gallon.....

We are seeing the peak of the AR market and that means consolidation and lower prices may not be too far off in the future.....

Ruger could have wowed me with the best AK 47 ever produced, but that title is owned by Valmet of Finland......

Like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky.....comes a voice with reasoning.............  +1


Like paying $2000 for a brand new bowl ............ while ice cream still costs to much to eat.

***edit***
that's why I don't have any other brand of AR now also.

Now as others have mentioned, since they already make a Mini-30, why not make one in .308....but the ammo thing still applies if the price is too high.