Ruger AR unveiled

frenchy · 07-01-2009, 02:49 AM

Ruger brought out their super secret 2yrs in the making AR on guns and ammo tv today.Lots of very nice features! No price yet.

ar10 · 07-01-2009, 03:01 AM

link?

troy2000 · 07-01-2009, 04:11 AM

The Ruger SR-556

SwedeSteve · 07-01-2009, 11:05 AM

Looks pretty nice !! But I probably won't like the price tag !!

jmp8927 · 07-01-2009, 12:00 PM

"Suggested retail: $1995.00" Pricey...but dang that thing is nice!

GUNZABLAZIN · 07-01-2009, 02:42 PM

I'll believe it when I actually see a number of them in production, Ruger has a rep of putting a gun in advertising and never comes to be!!!

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tappedandtagged · 07-01-2009, 07:08 PM

^ With AR type rifles becoming so popular, Ruger will surely put this one out. There's a huge market for it now, so might as well partake in the profits.

Packerfan2600 · 07-07-2009, 11:58 PM

wow looks like an awesome gun but i dont even want to know what the price tag will be haha

anyone know if its 223/5.56 interchangeable?

tappedandtagged · 07-08-2009, 07:43 PM

^ There's an thread disusing this in detail, but to make a short reply, if its marked 5.56, you can basically use either, but if its marked 223, only use 223.

ArkansasHunter · 07-08-2009, 07:47 PM

I've been looking at it and I like it. They have a retail price posted at Ruger's web site and it's a little to rich for me. But I sure would like to have one.

Does anyone know anything about the gas piston they've adapted to it ?

SightNSqueeze · 07-08-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jmp8927

"Suggested retail: $1995.00" Pricey...but dang that thing is nice!

That's too bad for Ruger and what could have been a real revolution in gun buying. I remember many moons ago when Ruger came out with the Mini-14. It was about $160. Almost every federal, state and local law enforcement agency and even some third world armed forces had to have them in large numbers. That's the difference between visionary planning over a period of years, and tomorrow morning's bottom line.

SightNSqueeze · 07-08-2009, 09:39 PM

I just have to ask. Will the Ruger SR556 accept standard M-16/AR15 mags, or will Ruger pull another fast one the way they did with the Mini-14 requiring a differently designed magazine. If this rifle is not magazine-compatible with M-16/AR15 rifles, will it at least be magazine-compatible with Ruger’s own Mini-14? Probably not.

dman24 · 07-10-2009, 02:00 AM

There was a little bit in an article in rifle magazine about this rifle. It said that they had already started production I believe. It is an interesting article about the state of the industry, and how all the plants are at peak production and can't keep up with demand.

TXplt · 07-10-2009, 02:02 AM

^^ Our local gun store had one and it's a nice gun (got to handle it right out of the box). Looks like a high quality gun with alot of great features. Don't exactly remember but I'm pretty sure the store manager tested it with standard mags while we were BSing about something and they fit just fine.

Still, I prefer the American made AK-clones and 7.62x39; cheaper and better availability. Also, bulletproof functioning (pardon the pun).

dsschuler · 07-10-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SightNSqueeze

I just have to ask. Will the Ruger SR556 accept standard M-16/AR15 mags, or will Ruger pull another fast one the way they did with the Mini-14 requiring a differently designed magazine. If this rifle is not magazine-compatible with M-16/AR15 rifles, will it at least be magazine-compatible with Ruger’s own Mini-14? Probably not.

I saw it on guns and ammo t.v. they said it is a standard lower and will accept standard AR mags.

nathangdad · 07-10-2009, 09:07 PM

of a basic design that has been done to death for at least a decade or two.

But, if it turns into a winner in the marketplace, then good for Ruger.

If you buy one and it turns into a winner for you, then good for you.

TargetGunFan · 07-10-2009, 09:35 PM

I doubt it will be anything but a fringe AR, I do believe that it is gas piston and not DI.

07-01-2009, 02:49 AM	#1
frenchy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: central CA. Posts: 420	Ruger AR unveiled Ruger brought out their super secret 2yrs in the making AR on guns and ammo tv today.Lots of very nice features! No price yet.

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tappedandtagged Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southwest Arkansas Posts: 840 Blog Entries: 1	^ With AR type rifles becoming so popular, Ruger will surely put this one out. There's a huge market for it now, so might as well partake in the profits.

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tappedandtagged Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southwest Arkansas Posts: 840 Blog Entries: 1	^ There's an thread disusing this in detail, but to make a short reply, if its marked 5.56, you can basically use either, but if its marked 223, only use 223.

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ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas. Posts: 17,196	I've been looking at it and I like it. They have a retail price posted at Ruger's web site and it's a little to rich for me. But I sure would like to have one. Does anyone know anything about the gas piston they've adapted to it ? __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

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SightNSqueeze Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Intercoastal Sea Islands, SC, USA Posts: 2,725	I just have to ask. Will the Ruger SR556 accept standard M-16/AR15 mags, or will Ruger pull another fast one the way they did with the Mini-14 requiring a differently designed magazine. If this rifle is not magazine-compatible with M-16/AR15 rifles, will it at least be magazine-compatible with Ruger’s own Mini-14? Probably not. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Was "Your" Voice Heard Today? NRA-ILA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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dman24 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 236	There was a little bit in an article in rifle magazine about this rifle. It said that they had already started production I believe. It is an interesting article about the state of the industry, and how all the plants are at peak production and can't keep up with demand.

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TXplt Traveling Libertarian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 4,720 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 2	^^ Our local gun store had one and it's a nice gun (got to handle it right out of the box). Looks like a high quality gun with alot of great features. Don't exactly remember but I'm pretty sure the store manager tested it with standard mags while we were BSing about something and they fit just fine. Still, I prefer the American made AK-clones and 7.62x39; cheaper and better availability. Also, bulletproof functioning (pardon the pun). __________________ Old fighter pilots never die.....They just wind up in Texas Last edited by TXplt; 07-10-2009 at 02:05 AM.

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nathangdad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,164	Somehow, I fail to get the two year developement of a basic design that has been done to death for at least a decade or two. But, if it turns into a winner in the marketplace, then good for Ruger. If you buy one and it turns into a winner for you, then good for you.

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TargetGunFan Cardinal Richlieu Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 2,459 Blog Entries: 2	I doubt it will be anything but a fringe AR, I do believe that it is gas piston and not DI. __________________ We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. -Aesop