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Posted: 7/25/2011 7:57:18 PM EDT
| Just wondered what kind of accuracy people are getting with their SIG 556 rifles with mil surplus ammo ? |
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Quoted: Thanks for the input. Seems like they are at least as good as the best ARs. I seen one going used locally but was concerned about throat erosion (if it had been fired rapidly) because the bores are not chromed. Apart from that they seem very nice. Despite the lack of CL barrel, one member on here has about 12K through his with no loss of accuracy. Mine runs a LOT cooler than my AR, I can mag dump all day and still hold onto the damn thing...my AR gets uncomfortable to hold on the handguards after a few dumps in a row. |
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I've had three different SIG 556's, and currently have the most accurate one of them. One of the three SIG's had horrible accuracy (4-6 MOA) and it went away quickly, as I did not want to deal with SIG-USA and a warranty claim. IMO, an accurate DI AR is quite a bit more accurate than any of the SIG's I've had. My current SIG will shoot 1.5-2 MOA with good quality target ammo and 2-3 MOA with Silver Bear 62gr HP ammo. It's hard to get max accuracy with a long stroke piston gun.
That said, my "keeper" SIG has been functionally flawless with several K's of steel case Silver Bear for Winter 3-gun matches, and is plenty accurate to hit steel plates at 100-200 yards. YMMV |
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Quoted: thanks for the responses. sounds like some variation in results. Perhaps a trade off - sacrifice a little acuracy for better reliability - also cooler running and no need for chrome Way cooler running. I can mag dump over and over with my Sig556 and its still cool enough to hold. If I do that with my AR, the MOE guards get painfully hot and I have to let it cool off for a while. |
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