Posted by heggenstaller, May 15 2009, 04:59 PM
Complete this sequence: SR9, LCP, LCR, ?
If you didn’t answer SR-556, you may still be a Mensa-certified genius, though it certainly didn’t take one to predict Ruger’s next gun in a line decidedly geared toward tactical and self-defense roles would be an AR. That’s right, Ruger joins the ever-lengthening list of companies who now make the hottest-selling rifle on the planet.
Ruger broke the news this morning at the 138th NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Phoenix, AZ. I was there. Here’s what I learned. Spread the word.
Ruger’s first AR is a piston gun, and it has an adjustable, four-position regulator.
The SR-556’s heavy-contour barrel gives it a wonderfully muzzle-heavy feel.
There’s a quad-rail fore-end on the gun, made by Troy Industries. The backup iron front and rear sights also come from Troy.
Ruger ships the gun with 30-round MagPul PMags. Three of them, I think. I repeat: A Ruger gun that comes from Ruger with 30-round magazines.
The Hogue overmolded grip is nice; the trigger pull not so much.
A collapsible buttstock rounds out the package.
Want more? Read Shooting Illustrated.
heggenstaller, Jun 18 2009, 07:39 PM
"We're giving shooters everything they need to start shooting immediately," a Ruger spokesperson told me this morning.
Well, almost. Now if Ruger would only include a case of .223 ammo...
MSRP: About $1,900.
Adam