I prefer the Ruger AR .556 to my M16 A2 service rifle.

@TheOldMan1911 LWRC ? DI or Piston? LWRC is kinda weird - they're quality but they are kind of proprietary and you get the feeling that maybe you could have gotten something better for the price. My buddy had a DI carbine that sucked with cheap ammo -2.5 to 2.75 groups @ 100 yds with lake city 55gr xm193 - his S&W M&P15x had better groups and COST LESS I get the same when I look at my $1,400 BCM midlength and shoot it in comparison to my PSA " premium" barreled midlength- both are reliable and both shoot 1.5- 2.00 inch groups with xm193 and xm855.... To me ruger ar556 is neck and neck with del ton echo 316s, PSA PA-15s, S&W M&P sport IIs, and Windham weaponry ARs...

Just bought the 16in MPR today

How many rounds have you shot through it?

@@adrianr.2603prob 700-800. Don’t shoot as much as I’d like.

@@ToastyZach Bought the same one at the perfect time in dec of 2019 for $599. It has been great with zero malfunctions except for a bad mag. Surprised at how accurate its too. With my 62gr gold dot hand loads and 1-8x Im getting .5 moa and about 1 moa with just 55gr PMC.

I have a RA140 on another rifle it's a clean trigger. I was made a believer by my AR-556 just a total workhorse. I was running BCM, Larue, Aero and Geissele prior to being issued this, I trust it and have no issues trusting my life to it. Just a no frills gun the runs.

I currently have a Ruger AR-556, I don’t have nearly 7300 rounds on mine. I’ve got a 7” BCM Mlok rail and a Magpul fixed carbine stock. Just iron sights (rear is a folding Troy battlesight) a Magpul sling, and a streamlight pro-tac hlx on a cantilever scout mount which is excellent because it pushes the light bezel forward of the front sight base and reduces the shadow caused by the gun… I really like it quite a bit, I’ve had zero malfunctions with many different magazines and ammo types. It just runs everything I put in it.

If you’ve never had a malfunction, are you pushing the weapon/training hard enough?

@Stephen Cooper Who did your can't mount for the light. Always good to hear you've had good luck.

@The SmorgMan I will say I've run the hell out of this hard on the ground in the dirt with high schedules of fire. The only malfunctions I've head were created by an insttuctor(dick stick) or ammo related I did have a mag go down once but I had been having issues and trashed it.

Glad you found it helpful I've always liked videos that break down real kit that is really being used by professional end user there is a stark difference between people that varied thier gear everyday vs people that just keep it in a safe and shoot it once or twice a month maybe

So True!! I own cheaper guns that i have run the crap out of and I have had more expensive rifles fail. I watched a new MCX have a safety lock up on the rifle and render the trigger inoperable during a class. That said you did get what you pay for but a lot of times you can and do get more than you pay for.

Thank you and I could see the SFAR excelling in that role for sure.

those SRs look sweet with the quad rail. I can't say I blame you I have an older LE only colt I picked up back in 11 got it for a song since there were other ars flooding the market. I want to put it together into a block II if I can find a RIS 2 rail I can afford.

@@unclefreedom213 if you ever get a chance to shoot one, do it! The short stroke piston is so soft shooting!! I love the look of the quads myself but really like the feel of it with them removed, which you can do. It was the first time I ever felt a forend without them and the Troy rail is actually really slim without them. This was back before there was an aluminum rail that wasn't quad. At least any that I knew of back in 08', I believe. I paid $2500 for it back then! I honestly believe that it will be a collectors piece in the future. Being Rugers first AR15. It's one of the few factory short stroke piston operated. They only make them a few years before going to the stupid and pointless "takedown" model and then dropping them altogether for the AR556 for 1/3 the price.

Damn I wanna get an MPR now these comments have sold me on it

Agreed 100 percent

Fantastic glad you have your first! Now make it your own and do what works for you

I never thought of it that way though I will agree it is a lot simpler to take the handguards off and you don't have to fight it to do so.

Absolutely love my Ruger. Great reliability and accuracy right out of the box.

Thank you!

I have not run steel cased through the gun yet my department provides ammo and I'm a reloader. I can say from other guns that brass has always proven to be more reliable. You got a good deal on the gun that's for sure and you're a brave man to run a single point sling.

Thank you

Thank you! Best of luck on your journey don't be afraid to try stuff never know what you may really like. That said about 550ish is the add on from light to sight including the trigger.

Those ALG triggers are amazing for what they are no doubt.

Thanks! Thats kind of my goal I guess, if it's bad it's just bad. i also beat up my gear and actually use it all the time and the way I figure it is if it's working great on my end a casual end user should be good to go with it.

I love the mag thing I had a bcm lower that hated gen 2 pmags no clue why something in the finish out of spec after a year it started going fine on them. Hell the ruger even runs hexmags

I definitely agree I have seen good things out of the M&P series they released one last year or so with a 5R rifled barrel

What you think about the Sabre line?

Folks sleep on the FN produced CHF barrels for PSA because they are from PSA. I have a few and they have been damn good decently accurate and tough. I have not had good luck with Aero's BCG I've had 4 or 5 to this point and broke 2 or them. I do like PSA for their BCGs though they are all manufactured by Toolcraft, are they a fail zero or BCM or Sharps, no but they are solid and I have not had one fail yet. I do have some more complicated guns with more gadgets and gizmos but simple will always just work for the most part.

I really want to try one or a couple of the Sabre Line the specs look great on paper and the upgraded parts are items I would buy anyway.

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the ammo work up. I have a top 10 ammo video for AR coming up shortly.

Absolutely, I have a Ruger MPR that is just fun to shoot. It don't care for a lot of dirty steel case ammo, but runs like butter with brass case.

I love the look of those with the full quad rail on it. Good call on the romeo 5 I have one that is creeping up on 15k rounds never a loss of zero or any issues. Did you get the juliet magnifier?

My MPR is my go to. The only pew I own that I didn't change the trigger.

@Uncle Freedom Yeah I can't believe how solid the gun has been. I was thinking of getting the romeo and juliet combo, but got a $100 sight mark 3x which has been functioning well. It had very good reviews online and it was in front of me in the gun store so I just picked it.

@@readyalready4697 Right so smooth!

Glad to hear you're having good results

I will check them out. Everybody needs an STD is the best marketing line LOL.

So, I was not able to locate his videos or even his Amazon ad where he was selling them. They were relatively inexpensive, I’ll try and find out what happened or where you may be able to find one.

Thanks! it's been very impressive to say the least. The few issues that have arisen are out of 10 guns total that are being subjected to more abuse and wear than normal. If I were just a concerned American I would stake my well-being on this rifle no questions asked.

Hey I still have one too also grabbed a mini 30. There is nothing that bumps like a 14

@@unclefreedom213 hi, great vid! have heard from you, some of your commenters, as well as other forums, about the front fixed site pins falling out or coming undone. im a complete newb, is there any type of preventive tightening i could do to keep mine from coming undone, or just keep an eye on it, if front sight doesnt have any wiggle then dont worry about it ? thanks, mike

Thank you

Thanks for stopping by we still also run shotguns one with buckshot and slugs and dedicated less lethal with bean bags

Good idea I'm gonna look into those when I get off shift. I hate stacking the tolerance of the mlok pic rail sections I would rather it be a direct fit to the mlok. I feel like it would be a slimmer profile too, which would be nice with as chonky as the light is

Thank you for the support and I do now

Why is that?

Folks think I'm kidding I have seen M16a1 come through the academy fun switch and all. we were qualing them and I walked up behind him and started playing Fortunate Son on my phone.

Should've went with the Colt that's not an entry but buy once cry once.

You won't be mad at that reddot and if you do have an issue, Primary Arms is solid at fixing them. I will say the the costs to value ratio on the ruger are pretty stellar.

I would agree Colt is not entry especially not now. I will say even against my higher end rifles this Ruger holds its own with a lot of use. There is something to be said for a solid performer that didn't break the bank.

It's always amazing when for once we get more than we pay for.

Thanks and 💯

the RPR is amazing for sure I have one in 6.5 though I wish I could pick another up and may in 6.5 prc

@@unclefreedom213 I got mine in the 6.5 Creedmoor, and have zero complaints, thus far! Matched with a Vortex optic, I'm reaching out to 800 yards with little difficulty, and starting to make good progress at the 1,000 distance, too!

Those MPR look pretty sweet does it have the same thick barrel contour like the standard 556. Also what powder are you running for the 77gr otmtac. I have not been able to get them to shoot very well.

@@unclefreedom213 It's a straight contour .750 gas block. I've been using AR-Comp to get velocity with the 77gr and get 1 MOA groups sometimes better ( .6" ). For factory ammo that ADI 55gr blitzking is awesome and a decent price, not worth reloading blitzking bullets at the price. Well packaged for long term storage too.

Thank you

They punch far above thier weight. Socom profile CHF barrel and it's been reliable. I was kinda snobby about ARs until I was issued this one it won me over

Thank you my friend.

Thanks I truly do appreciate it!

Sweet how long have you been running it?

​@@unclefreedom213 year and a half, I tried some of the other cheaper dots Romeo 5, Vortex Crossfire, an AT3 RD50. I'm just not a fan of the 2 MOA dot I feel it's too big for anything past 100 yards, which is the minimum I like to target shoot at with the rifle, since I go to BLM land to practice.

@JayDubz91 I agree buggerbdotbus excellent at CQB distance but can be terrible for anything precision work.

Even better news us we make the whole state pretty much all but 3 agencies learn to shoot and qual on irons. Batteries and optics do fail and some agencies still don't allow dots.

That they are no doubt. It has definitely earned my respect and trust.

That was kind of the boat with these, I read similar reports of the taper pins walking out from other end users. Once that was corrected zero issues department wide and I agree just stupid accurate. The BFG sling is just not where it's at, I love BFG gear most of the time but this just is not one of them. I have been told before about the Edgar Sherman slings I will have to look into them. I have been very impressed with the @BlueAlphaBelts sling, very comfortable and works well in conjunction with body armor which can sometimes be an issue.

@Uncle Freedom I'll h have to check out blue alpha belts.

I thought the same thing, I've almost always had to beat the hell out of them to get em out. Apparently it's a well known issue Ruger sent the pins and extras immediately and since I've reset them never another issue. It's almost like the factory ones were too small. I've even see other comment on this video they have had the same thing happen.

You know that's a good point I have some button tops at home that I use in my Fenix lights (PD35tac and tk20R). Gonna have to check that this weekend. I know in my PROTAC 2LX they do not work and you have to run the circuit protected Streamlight brand but have never tried the button top in the HLX.

Agreed excellent triggers

It's kind of a timeless setup. It really made me want to do a 6920 and set it up like my initial block 1 with the CCO comp M2 and broom handle forward grip just so I can be nostalgic about when I used to be cool in the early 2000s

Very true, my department is cool with it, but you gotta stay in 4.5 mark for liability sake.

Thank you my friend.

Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback, I'm having fun with and am looking forward to what's next as well. Be going into some good and bad pistol and rifle ammos this week. All of which I have personally tested and fired through barriers and gel.

I know some solid guys from Cali it sucks yall have to Sharkfin your gear. I wish you guys were a free state the hiking there is amazing

Sadly not a lefty just a camera flip but u still appreciate the shout out. Next time I'm on range with a fellow instructor of mine we will run down his rifle and he is a lefty with a pretty dope rifle as well.

@@unclefreedom213 lol ok my bad i guess i should have caught that, but yeah that would be definitely be cool to see his setup, thanks

@Chris Walsh I know he's game lol and s he'll of a shooter though I would never admit that to his face..

Thank you!

Thank you! I try to film on my off days and release them over my weekend. You should be happy this weekend because i will be releasing videos on my top handgun and rifle defensive ammo as well as some no-go ammo that I would never run in a defensive situation. I do my best to stay safe and I will definitely keep it up, I've been shocked at how well it's taken off. Thanks again!

the MPR is a solid gun I am curious what other brands are available to you? This ruger is still running solid at around 10k rounds

@@unclefreedom213 My budget is up to 20000SEK (around 2000 dollars). There is a PSA with a stainless barrel in .223 for 16000SEK, MPR for 18,300, CMMG MK4 Resolute for 20000 and a Stag Arms 15 SPR for 20000.

Thank you! Glad I could help.

@@unclefreedom213 I actually have a question. I came back to look at the different loads you mentioned, and was wondering how your ammo selection for duty works. Does your department specify a list of ammo that is allowed? Do they specify that it just can’t be fmj? Does it work the same with handgun rounds?

@Conro Man after my own heart great question. I am the person within our department that specifies what ammo can be carried. I will be uploading a video today talking about top 10 handgun, rifle rounds and top 10 nogo for the same. I have put a lot of dirt time into ballistics testing through barriers and gel. Typically a department will designate an ammo that has been proven as a performer. That said I have seen a lot of departments running aubpar ammo for budget reason or because 15 years ago someone said it was good. Ammo advancements have come a long way. I am the only person running a long distance ammo as that is a part of my job. Duty ammo is Hornady TAP urban and is issued by the department anything outside of that you clear it with me and pay for yourself. If it's really good stuff like the Tap patrol we will order it in for everyone. Handgun is solely issued by the department as that is the primary weapon for all officers. I switched our ammo to Hornady Critical Duty 175gr for the .40cal. We have one officer that runs his personal pistol in 9mm which we provide with 135+p critical duty. All off duty firearms both rifle and concealed carry handguns are issued the same duty ammo you carry at work.

@@unclefreedom213 thank you so much for your really detailed response! I look forward to the video.

Definitely worth the go and yeah no clue why the BFG sling is so damn stiff

And even with the add-ons, it's cheaper than any BCM or DD.

I've said it before in relation to this rifle. You get more than you pay for. I agree on all fronts I have BCM, Larue, Aero, Cheytac and several other ARs and would have never given the AR556 a chance. It was issued to me and I have run it like a scalded dog and it just keeps performing beyond expectations. My Cheytac had all kinds of issues and was never this smooth. I genuinely enjoy shooting my ruger and shoot it I do

Damn right they should. "Hey Bill, good to see you. I'm gonna new about a dozen 2x4s today and let me get that RPK while we're at it." ........ Just think of the possibilities

@@unclefreedom213 I think we’re ganna need more 2x4’s 😂

I will agree the Slingster is kinda the shit

@@unclefreedom213 I have one on a Zastava & my DD MK18

You running the pistol or sbr? I really want one of those. I see you are a man of culture.

@@unclefreedom213 I need my pistol brace, I have a bullet in my left arm. So we need to get this brace BS worked out FML! The Ruger 5.56 always looked solid to me, for a good price. Maybe I'll get one for my oldest son to shoot.

I agree with you on the brace shit it's just stupid. Hell the whole NFA is stupid antiquated legislation that needs to go. Sorry to hear about the arm and is just further reason this crap rule needs to be struck down. I feel like teaching our kids yo shoot and handle guns is about one of the best things we can do. The ruger has earned my respect no doubt.

I tried one of the BCM ones as well, but it just did not feel as solid. I have been really impressed with the SL. Zero complaints from me and it's tough as hell.

I certainly did he's a Corgi/ Balck Lab mix..... looks like a Corgi in a lab costume i refer to him as a Corgador.

Thank you!

I was just lookin at the med kit from @flatlinefiberco Would live to get my hands on that to test out.. They make solid gear and I'm glad I have this sling on my rifle.

Thanks, I really do like the rifle, and it's been reliable beyond belief and accurate.

I have heard of that but not witnessed it personally. But hearing about it again makes me want to look into it further. I did call.mine a made in Weds. rifle

Thank you

So true is the fit and finish or accuracy as good as something like, let's say, my Larue. No, it's not, but it's also not trying to be. It is what it is..... and what it is, is punching far above it's weight for accuracy and reliability and I trust it literally with my life day to day. I feel like I can't give it a better score.

@@unclefreedom213 I made a video about mine years ago. I still shoot it and love it.