SIG 556 lower on PE90/550 upper. -UPDATE-

OZZ said:
Come on now, magpul followers/chrome silicone springs made old mags very reliable and now Pmags make that point even better.

Swiss mags have nothing on the AR mags now..... and the ergos are way better than a AK style IMO.
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it only took em like 30 years or so.

But true, the new Pmags seem to be just fine.

It's probably because I was trained in the army on a 550, where there never was a complaint about AK-style mags, they just require a different handling. I doubt that one is all that much faster then with AR-mags.
 
Kampfhamster said:
it only took em like 30 years or so.

But true, the new Pmags seem to be just fine.

It's probably because I was trained in the army on a 550, where there never was a complaint about AK-style mags, they just require a different handling. I doubt that one is all that much faster then with AR-mags.
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The PE90 is on my list of firearms to buy, and I have no complaint with rock in magazines and I really love the way a stock pe90 carbine 14.3 handles and feels.

The only thing that really bothers me is that the magazines for the sig are so expensive and I'm a little reluctant to purchase such an expensive firearm and then spend almost the same amount just get a "safe" number of magazines. With the 556 lower, I could stock up on pmags, and would also allow me to share magazines with my future AR purchase. Just seems like an economical idea to me.
 
nemesys said:
Is anyone selling the lowers in Canada?
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No.. But there are a 'few' around.. but they're rare.


Kampfhamster said:
It's probably because I was trained in the army on a 550, where there never was a complaint about AK-style mags, they just require a different handling. I doubt that one is all that much faster then with AR-mags.
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It's all in how you were trained, I was trained on C7'S so this is more natural for me. And it's a lot faster because I'm used to unloading with my right hand while my left is reloading. A one finger unload is always faster. However I've seen some pretty damn fast euro reloads with rock in mags. It's all in what you're used to.

All things being equal and if we didn't have capacity regulations I would stick with the SAN mags.. They are better built. But guns are for shooting, and I like shooting, not loading mags. So doubling mag capacity wins. The other huge advantage for me is LOP. I switch up between tight stance and long stance, and a collapsible stock is comfy as hell. Again, it's all in what you're used to.
 
Those lowers may become more common in the coming years as the 556 is being trialled for service with a foreign military who will produce them in-house.
 
A store owner in Mi told me that the 556 with the folder are registered as handguns and most components are being made in Germany now.
He also said that our Swiss Arms are very rare in the US.

Does this sound right?
 
Lawrence D said:
A store owner in Mi told me that the 556 with the folder are registered as handguns and most components are being made in Germany now.
He also said that our Swiss Arms are very rare in the US.

Does this sound right?
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The 556 Pistol is a "handgun" but if the gun has a stock or even a vertical foregrip (like on an AR pistol) then it instantly becomes a Class III SBR (Short Barrel Rifle) under US laws.

The 556 is pretty much entirely US made. At the very beginning a small number of the components were imported from Germany but not anymore.

Mark
 
Questar said:
The 556 Pistol is a "handgun" but if the gun has a stock or even a vertical foregrip (like on an AR pistol) then it instantly becomes a Class III SBR (Short Barrel Rifle) under US laws.

The 556 is pretty much entirely US made. At the very beginning a small number of the components were imported from Germany but not anymore.

Mark
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Thanks Mark, that clarify things.
 
Questar said:
The 556 Pistol is a "handgun" but if the gun has a stock or even a vertical foregrip (like on an AR pistol) then it instantly becomes a Class III SBR (Short Barrel Rifle) under US laws.

The 556 is pretty much entirely US made. At the very beginning a small number of the components were imported from Germany but not anymore.

Mark
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Actually they originally used some Swiss made parts. Now the metal parts are US made and the stocks are made in Israel, and Taiwan.
 
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