Sig 556

rangermonroe · February 10, 2006, 09:38 PM

I was perusing the photos on sigforum, and was wondering if anyone else noticed that the flash hider was on upside-down?

Or is it just me?

kymasabe · February 10, 2006, 09:44 PM

Nope, you're not alone. Looks like it wasn't tightened. Look at the washer under the flash hider, it's loose.

rangermonroe · February 10, 2006, 09:50 PM

Are any more quality photos of this thing available, I did not see but one on the SIG site.

cslinger · February 10, 2006, 09:54 PM

There is a thread over at the SIGFORUM with lots of very good pictures.

Chris

CobrayCommando · February 10, 2006, 09:55 PM

I don't want to hijack you're thread but what exactly makes the SIG 55x rifles so special?

Understand that I am not trying to knock them, I simply have no experience handling them and don't know much about them.

How, for example, are they better then a Galil, HK 416, Vektor R4 etc?

cslinger · February 10, 2006, 10:02 PM

The SIG rifles have a pretty good history as far as there development, design and rigorous testing. Are they better? I dunno. At their heart they are a piston driven rifle with the accuracy of an AR and the reliability of an AK.

They are very nice rifles but my guess is they are not greatly superior to any other high end .223 rifle. I do want one though, being a SIG guy and all.

rangermonroe · February 10, 2006, 10:42 PM

Mostly because we are americans and it's "new!"

IMO SIG makes a good product, and I like those. In the EBR category, this is the first of theirs that I can buy...and I want one...cuz its new.

I think it is sexy looking. I can't wait to play with one and develop a more sound opinion.

As it is new, I would love to own one before it shows up in a Hollywood movie.

"Daddy? Don't you have one of those?"

"No, son. I have two." <giantevilgrin>

February 10, 2006, 09:38 PM	#1
rangermonroe Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2005 Location: savannah Posts: 758	Sig 556 I was perusing the photos on sigforum, and was wondering if anyone else noticed that the flash hider was on upside-down? Or is it just me?

February 10, 2006, 09:44 PM	#2
kymasabe Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,747	Nope, you're not alone. Looks like it wasn't tightened. Look at the washer under the flash hider, it's loose. __________________ God's creatures big and small, eat them one, eat them all.

February 10, 2006, 09:54 PM	#4
cslinger Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,045	There is a thread over at the SIGFORUM with lots of very good pictures. Chris __________________ "Is there anyway I can write my local gun store off on my taxes as dependents?"

February 10, 2006, 10:02 PM	#6
cslinger Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,045	The SIG rifles have a pretty good history as far as there development, design and rigorous testing. Are they better? I dunno. At their heart they are a piston driven rifle with the accuracy of an AR and the reliability of an AK. They are very nice rifles but my guess is they are not greatly superior to any other high end .223 rifle. I do want one though, being a SIG guy and all. __________________ "Is there anyway I can write my local gun store off on my taxes as dependents?"

February 10, 2006, 09:50 PM	#3
rangermonroe Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2005 Location: savannah Posts: 758	Are any more quality photos of this thing available, I did not see but one on the SIG site.

February 10, 2006, 09:55 PM	#5
CobrayCommando Junior member Join Date: November 21, 2004 Posts: 1,631	I don't want to hijack you're thread but what exactly makes the SIG 55x rifles so special? Understand that I am not trying to knock them, I simply have no experience handling them and don't know much about them. How, for example, are they better then a Galil, HK 416, Vektor R4 etc?

February 10, 2006, 10:42 PM	#7
rangermonroe Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2005 Location: savannah Posts: 758	Mostly because we are americans and it's "new!" IMO SIG makes a good product, and I like those. In the EBR category, this is the first of theirs that I can buy...and I want one...cuz its new. I think it is sexy looking. I can't wait to play with one and develop a more sound opinion. As it is new, I would love to own one before it shows up in a Hollywood movie. "Daddy? Don't you have one of those?" "No, son. I have two." <giantevilgrin>