hazmat
09-16-2012, 11:08 PM
So, while I haven't officially drank from the AR Kool-Aid pitcher yet, I did finally break down and get one.
But not just any old run-of-the-mill Bushmaster/Remington/DPMS/Black Tactical/Midway USA/Brownells/Pick-A-Manufacturer rifle in a caliber I'm not really all that interested in (but may have to, depending on what goes on with the Mrs, but that's a story for another day).
Not me. I have standards. And one of those standards revolves around rifles that don't shit where they eat. And it has to be in a caliber that starts with a 3. And it can't be prohibitively expensive (i.e. over $2k).
Well, I found such a rifle in the form of a Sig Sauer 716. Sticker price at the fun store was $1699 plus tax. I put out feelers early last summer on issues associated with the platform, and using a little bit of ORM (those who have served in the AF know what I'm talking about), I went ahead and put one on layaway.
After a VERY successful fun show this last weekend, I had enough dough to get said shootin' stick out of hock.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/hazmat97/IMG_20120915_175405.jpg
The only addition to the pic above is I managed to find a Sig Sauer red dot for it, that with a small sized riser, co-witnesses excellent with the supplied BUIS. Other than that, what you see is how she sits right now.
So, on first blush, the rifle is all business. As far as accessories go, it came with only the one 20 rd SR-25 PMag, a GI-style cleaning kit, extra pieces for the MagPul grip, low-pro rail covers, and a sling with push button attach points.
Haven't had a chance to fire her yet, which probably won't happen until this weekend. I'll get the target and stand out, and see how well it groups with my hunting loads. (One of this rifle's uses is going to be my get-out-of-the-truck-and-walk-in-the-woods gun so I'm not trying to swing a full size Remy 700 around whilst out putting the big sneak on some southern WY elk next month.)
But not just any old run-of-the-mill Bushmaster/Remington/DPMS/Black Tactical/Midway USA/Brownells/Pick-A-Manufacturer rifle in a caliber I'm not really all that interested in (but may have to, depending on what goes on with the Mrs, but that's a story for another day).
Not me. I have standards. And one of those standards revolves around rifles that don't shit where they eat. And it has to be in a caliber that starts with a 3. And it can't be prohibitively expensive (i.e. over $2k).
Well, I found such a rifle in the form of a Sig Sauer 716. Sticker price at the fun store was $1699 plus tax. I put out feelers early last summer on issues associated with the platform, and using a little bit of ORM (those who have served in the AF know what I'm talking about), I went ahead and put one on layaway.
After a VERY successful fun show this last weekend, I had enough dough to get said shootin' stick out of hock.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/hazmat97/IMG_20120915_175405.jpg
The only addition to the pic above is I managed to find a Sig Sauer red dot for it, that with a small sized riser, co-witnesses excellent with the supplied BUIS. Other than that, what you see is how she sits right now.
So, on first blush, the rifle is all business. As far as accessories go, it came with only the one 20 rd SR-25 PMag, a GI-style cleaning kit, extra pieces for the MagPul grip, low-pro rail covers, and a sling with push button attach points.
Haven't had a chance to fire her yet, which probably won't happen until this weekend. I'll get the target and stand out, and see how well it groups with my hunting loads. (One of this rifle's uses is going to be my get-out-of-the-truck-and-walk-in-the-woods gun so I'm not trying to swing a full size Remy 700 around whilst out putting the big sneak on some southern WY elk next month.)