Best 5.56 rifle right now?
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I have pretty much every non restricted semi auto available. For the less expensive MCR is fine for a range toy you might get a stoppage that requires some disassembly if you slam a mag in too hard It is heavy and is fairly accurate. Keltec su 16 is nice and light seems to be reliable, older ones were known to fail, and fairly accurate. T97 is very reliable, has a weird location for the safety, mine is only accurate with some loads most are not very accurate. The Benelli MR1 reliable but not as accurate as other options.
That pretty much covers the less expensive non restricted semi auto. I will give an honorable mention to the ruger american ranch. Yes it is a bolt action so your split times will be maybe 20 hundredths of a second longer working the bolt. But it has a nicer trigger and is more accurate then any of the above and more accurate than other more expensive 223 non restricted.
Of the less expensive 223 options if you were doing 3 gun competition probably look at the mcr or the keltec or the MR1. The goofy safety and weird mag change of the type 97 will slow your times a bit. Now if are preparing for a post apocalypse book of elijiah affair the T 97 would be my pick. It will likely work when others might fail and the weird safety at the end of days well
To paraphrase a scene from black hawk down. "Delta or no Delta that is a hot weapon safety on at all times in base" "this is my safety sir"
That pretty much covers the less expensive non restricted semi auto. I will give an honorable mention to the ruger american ranch. Yes it is a bolt action so your split times will be maybe 20 hundredths of a second longer working the bolt. But it has a nicer trigger and is more accurate then any of the above and more accurate than other more expensive 223 non restricted.
Of the less expensive 223 options if you were doing 3 gun competition probably look at the mcr or the keltec or the MR1. The goofy safety and weird mag change of the type 97 will slow your times a bit. Now if are preparing for a post apocalypse book of elijiah affair the T 97 would be my pick. It will likely work when others might fail and the weird safety at the end of days well
To paraphrase a scene from black hawk down. "Delta or no Delta that is a hot weapon safety on at all times in base" "this is my safety sir"
I have been a firearms enthusiast for over 30 years buying and selling. My observation Canada is a fairly small market an importer will cobble together some money try and get all the necessary approvals and risk a container of something interesting. It eventually like maybe years or never shows up. If it does he distributes to other retailers. So or awhile every one and there dog will have inventory but eventually the interesting modern sporting rifles will all sell out so it might be years or never before than return. So unlikely that you will see a new T 97 available again.
SL 8 while it looks cool I do not have as it takes expensive nearly unattainable 5 round magazines. There is an expensive nearly unattainable magwell conversion for stanag magazines.
If I were buying today I would give most consideration to the su-16 tactical as it is widely available now. In a few or several months they will all likely sell out then it will likely be another decade or never that keltec does another special canadian run again.
If it would fit your budget the x95 would be fine for any modern sporting rifle purpose and would probably function reliably post apocalypse.
SL 8 while it looks cool I do not have as it takes expensive nearly unattainable 5 round magazines. There is an expensive nearly unattainable magwell conversion for stanag magazines.
If I were buying today I would give most consideration to the su-16 tactical as it is widely available now. In a few or several months they will all likely sell out then it will likely be another decade or never that keltec does another special canadian run again.
If it would fit your budget the x95 would be fine for any modern sporting rifle purpose and would probably function reliably post apocalypse.
CdnLibertarian
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The used market is broken, guys are selling used stuff more than the brand new price, it's absolutely insane.
Can't argue with you too much there. Some people don't price their items for what you or I might deem a reasonable price. But if you're vigilant, you'll find that some people do. I've seen X95's listed for 2300$ before. They move fast though so a guys gotta check often and be ready to pounce when they show up.
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I really want one but they're not in stock anywhere except the used market.
I was wondering if there are any Canadian models that are worth getting like the MCR, Sterling Arms, the Raven...etc
I fired a t97 quite a bit this past weekend. My brother in law swears by it. Gen 3 , nothing wrong with it, he takes terrible care of it, only cleans it every 500-1000 rounds and it goes boom every time, surprisingly accurate too. I will be purchasing one once funds are available. Even used they seem to be quite reliable and desirable, can find them on here and GP for 1000-1500 average around 1300 I’ve seen.
The Sterling R18 is apparently decent.
I just ran my new BCL Siberian in its first 3-gun match, it ran flawless. I like the ergonomics. I had my doubts about BCL (NEA), but I figured I'd pick one of these up just for the hell of it, and see if they've improved like people have been saying they had. It's solid, seems well built, all the fasteners lined up with their respective holes/dimples/whatever, and were all tightened properly and had thread locker applied. The trigger is junk, but it's a standard milspec trigger, so no surprises there. The trigger guard/grip intersection is sharp and terrible, and the grip itself kinda sucks. I'd recommend putting a new grip on it. But other than that, nice gun. 100% I'd recommend one over a WK/MCR.
I just ran my new BCL Siberian in its first 3-gun match, it ran flawless. I like the ergonomics. I had my doubts about BCL (NEA), but I figured I'd pick one of these up just for the hell of it, and see if they've improved like people have been saying they had. It's solid, seems well built, all the fasteners lined up with their respective holes/dimples/whatever, and were all tightened properly and had thread locker applied. The trigger is junk, but it's a standard milspec trigger, so no surprises there. The trigger guard/grip intersection is sharp and terrible, and the grip itself kinda sucks. I'd recommend putting a new grip on it. But other than that, nice gun. 100% I'd recommend one over a WK/MCR.
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I’m a fan of HK SL8. It’s a good benchrest rifle. Due to being primarily polymer with a heavy profile barrel it balances a bit weird and front heavy so shooting off hand feels weird. With a rest I find it shot PMC bronze in about 1.25in at 100m. I imagine it could do better with hand loads. I will point out it is marked as a .223 so 5.56mm is probably a no no depending on how you feel about that topic. I will note the 5.56 I have tried shot like 2in or bigger at 100m.
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For sale…just no one ever replies when you message them for one. I’m on the prowl for one though
