SIG 516
 

Pretty good review in American Rifleman this month
Shot sub 1 MOA with blackhills HP 69gr @ 100yd

Also did a pretty good torture test. In mud the consistence of wet cement.

Lastly that adjustable gas is pretty cool too.
Standard,Normal & you can even turn it off making it a single shot manual cycle. I guess a good thing if all else fails?

Retail $1300


Anyway...........
http://www.americanrifleman.org/Webc...137-sig516.pdf

Re: SIG 516
 

What no love for this puppy? :504:

The more I look at it the more it seems like a pretty nice set up.

I was hoping maybe some here had shot one too.

Re: SIG 516
 

i have two and i have never taken them out of the box yet . but there other that ar still in the box that i need to shoot

Re: SIG 516
 

I didn't realize they were already on the shelves. What are they selling for?

Re: SIG 516
 

Very nice rifle.

Re: SIG 516
 

Let us know when you do:wink:

I think this price sug retail of 1300 is pretty darn good ...especially when compared to the new Ruger at 1995

I imagine after the newness dies down a bit you will find some great deals but even at 1300....Not Bad at all

Re: SIG 516
 

Nice mud! Reminds me of Army (Raining) Training Mud.

Did you toss it into a brackish puddle for rinsing?

Re: SIG 516
 

Local dealer was at the SHOT show saying he was gonna order a bunch. No price yet.

Re: SIG 516
 

At this point we don't really know what the street price will be on these. I agree there is a substantial difference between MSRP but it remains to be seen what the SIG will really sell for. We know the Rugers are selling for less than $1500 all day long.

If I was in the market for a gas piston AR and if they end up selling for less than the Rugers, I would certainly give them a look. It might well just come down to which accessories you like the most. Maybe the SIG uses the style and brand of components you like or maybe Ruger does. If you buy the SIG and then spend $200-$300 changing out parts, you didn't really save anything.

As anybody can tell you, competition is good. The more high quality AR's we have on the market, the lower the price delivered to me will be! If the SIG is produced in quantity for less than the Ruger, it may well drive Ruger to lower their prices. As well as others.

Gregg

Re: SIG 516
 

The SIG is a decent base from which to start a rifle build.
for a few hundred dollars, you can get a gastube, front sight block, a proper DI bolt carrier, and a bolt with gas rings.... Build up a good reliable Direct Impingement AR-15 rifle, as Eugene Stoner intended.
Or you could call up Armalite, and get one complete rifle, new in the box for 900 paper notes.

Re: SIG 516
 

Yeah agreed...When I saw the MSRP at 1300 I thought wow we may see that at 1k or less once the stores have stock.

Also some of the features like the adjustable gas flow & the
quality of some if the add ons not to mention it shot sub 1moa out of the box @ 100yds....well sounds pretty decent at that price range. We will see.........

Re: SIG 516
 

Local guy has the Ruger SR-556 for 1399. I still can't find anyone selling the Sig 516 or come up with the real world price.