Why is the Ruger SR-556 so heavy?
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TheGamerXxX
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You compared it to another Piston driven? or a DI. If a DI. then Obviously it's the piston rod/piston that add on weight.
Im sure there was somebody on here that weighed all the parts for comparisons.
Lighting it up? Take off the Handguard. Wear some heavy heat gloves
Im sure there was somebody on here that weighed all the parts for comparisons.
Lighting it up? Take off the Handguard. Wear some heavy heat gloves
To my knowledge it's pretty well ballpark in line with other piston driven AR (of the pricing category). Honestly you could shed ounces, maybe a half LB overall if you're really careful of the components. This is not going to be a 5-6lb rifle though, the piston design has more metal than a DI.
Take a look at the barrel under the handguard. It's has a heavy barrel under there plus all the piston parts and 10" Troy quad rail adds to the weight.
Take a look at this video at 10:25
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Take a look at this video at 10:25
[youtube]pl1RasTOfEM[/youtube]
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mebiuspower
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Less recoil, it's a tactical advantage!!!
True but still a good video for seeing how one of these Ruger SR556's come apart.
The simple answer is because it's a piston AR. But as mentioned the barrel is also a heavier contour. This is an easy way to try and mitigate accuracy degredation due to having a piston set up on the barrel. Ie barrel harmonics.
If you want a light AR then go DI or for a piston system look at the ADCOR. They figured out how to use a piston system without having to resort to a heavy barrel to meet accuracy requirements.
If you want a light AR then go DI or for a piston system look at the ADCOR. They figured out how to use a piston system without having to resort to a heavy barrel to meet accuracy requirements.
Or a PWS
I love mine, I'm still waiting for a chance to handle an ADCOR. The PWS is very light for a piston gun and still very accurate.
As to why your Ruger feels heavy. Heavy barrel+quadrail=muzzle heavy rifle. Have you actually weighed it? Maybe you need to do some exercises and build a little muscle
lol JK. Just shoot it, you'll get used to it. It's not fair to compare it to a DI rifle. It's one of the downsides to running a piston gun. You should be more concerned with the fact that a DI rifle with a barrel of equal quality is going to be more accurate than your piston rifle.
Just have fun, don't worry about the weight. If I let you shoot my HK SL8 you would think your Ruger is light in comparison.
Im not at all worried about it. I was just curious. I built a cheap DI AR and when picking up the 2 the Ruger was substantially heavier. I can totally understand the quad rail being a bit hefty, and a heavy barrel is definitely something that makes sense. But I don't understand how a piston system could be THAT much heavier.
Again, I'm not a wuss... I shot an XCR for a year and loved every heavy second of it. I was just curious why one AR would be so light and another so heavy. I really like the ruger overall, especially for the money. Its a pretty hard setup to beat dollar for dollar.
Thanks for the answers, makes sense now.
Again, I'm not a wuss... I shot an XCR for a year and loved every heavy second of it. I was just curious why one AR would be so light and another so heavy. I really like the ruger overall, especially for the money. Its a pretty hard setup to beat dollar for dollar.
Thanks for the answers, makes sense now.
Exactly, sitting at the range shooting away requires little effort to carry it.
I have one comming, can hardly wait to get it, looks amazing. I have a scope and bi-pod to mount on it, will make it heavier, but resting it on the bench will not be a problem.
Or a PWS
I love mine, I'm still waiting for a chance to handle an ADCOR. The PWS is very light for a piston gun and still very accurate.
As to why your Ruger feels heavy. Heavy barrel+quadrail=muzzle heavy rifle. Have you actually weighed it? Maybe you need to do some exercises and build a little muscle
Just shoot it, you'll get used to it. It's not fair to compare it to a DI rifle. It's one of the downsides to running a piston gun. You should be more concerned with the fact that a DI rifle with a barrel of equal quality is going to be more accurate than your piston rifle.
Just have fun, don't worry about the weight. If I let you shoot my HK SL8 you would think your Ruger is light in comparison.
Curious, why do you say "You should be more concerned with the fact that a DI rifle with a barrel of equal quality is going to be more accurate than your piston rifle."
would a similar barrel on a DI be more accurate? why?
Speak for yourselves - some of us don't sit and shoot once the rifle is zeroed.
