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Lots of guns that make Paul Helmke cry

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3 Responses to “Lots of guns that make Paul Helmke cry”

  1. Weer'd Beard Says:

    I don’t see why Sig, who makes a VERY serviceable 556 felt the need to also make a Piston AR.

    They’ll probably make money from it tho. Won’t make me get it any more.

  2. Gun Blobber Says:

    Weer’d: I have pondered this question myself. My best answer comes somewhere in this SIG booth video from SHOT show:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow8ySAsrj9M

    The Sig rep makes it clear that they’re pretty much msking it for law enforcement agencies. Sig obviously has a great reputation with LE from their pistol lineup, and many LE’s won’t look at a patrol rifle unless it’s an AR. I guess this is for training and commonality of parts purposes, but it seems like a pretty dumb policy to me. In any case, I guess Sig doesn’t want to leave that money sitting on the table. But my take from the video is that they’re not terribly gung-ho about selling the AR to civilians.

    What blows my mind is that their new piston AR seems to be based on a completely different design than the 55x series. They really need to make a 556 upper that fits on an AR lower. Yes, it would probably be ungainly, but I think they could make it fit. They might have to offer a redesigned hammer, but other than that, I think it would work. At $999 I think they would sell like hotcakes.

  3. Gun Blobber Says:

    Oh and thanks for the link Uncle!

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