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Last edited by fmunk; 05-05-2014 at 08:37 PM.
Fool-proofing serves only one purpose: identify bigger fools.
I have a Gen2 556R. It's great, except for the following:
1. Front take down pin detent is sticky and may not always engage the pin upon reassembly. This causes the pint to walk out during shooting.
2. The classic swiss style front handguard is sized a little small in relation to the gas block and rattles. This is a long standing issue with the 556 classic. Being a long standing issue, a sig and a rifle costing more than $1000, there's really no excuse that it's still an issue. I am thinking of using some JB Weld or some other epoxy to add a little bit more material to the front end of the handguard to take up the slack.
As for the selector, I have the Krebs and it works great. Manticore Arms has a nice one too.
Last edited by fmunk; 05-05-2014 at 08:35 PM.
Fool-proofing serves only one purpose: identify bigger fools.
Troy makes a rail system that will work on the 556R, with the exception that there is no place to lock the stock to when folded. A few minutes at a quality hardware store, and you could probably come up with a solution. The two stage trigger is another variable. Sig needs to offer a single stage trigger as an option.
I am familiar with that trigger. There are some custom springs that you can also acquire to make it even better. The difference between that and the stock trigger is night and day. It has improved geometry which reduces drag/resistance so your BCG moves freely with no hang up.
I blame the manufacturers of the mags more the Alex. He can't control what gets shipped out by them. And he is to small to put pressure on them to tighten up.
I blame the manufacturers of the mags more then Alex. He can't control what gets shipped out by them. And he is to small to put pressure on them to tighten up. Other platforms have the same issues from what I've read. Am I misinformed?