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| 3 xi’s in the collection…
Roswell Crash - July, 1947, CIA Formed - Sept, 1947
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| quote: Mailed a letter to the boys saying take it off the registry, never heard back.
Is your current address the same as when you registered it? Also, did you wet sign it? Those are the two things that have given me problems, when it comes to removing from the registry. Where the ol' 556 is concerned, I made the mistake of visiting the 550 owners group FB page yesterday; lots of badass guns on there. The 55x is my favorite rifle, other than the AR15, but it'll never be as practical, in my mind, due to it's heft and relative bulk. I have retired a couple Swiss shooters of mine, and put them in long-term storage, after a detail cleaning. I still have three or four rifles in the regular safe, as well as a few other uppers that are ready to go, if I want to shoot a particular configuration. I am actually picking away at a 556 project right now: a 551A1 with welded sight and crest, cut-down barrel with pinned/welded can, SF weaponlight handguard, on a black steel Swiss lower with Swiss stock. I love the 55x, and I have given it every chance, in a contemporary military use-case, but the AR wins that battle, for me. I hope to be able to afford to fully "gucci" my 553 eventually. There's a couple really slick ones on that FB group. Speaking of the 55x heft, a silencer makes it really bad, and a can is non-negotiable, for me. I love the classic 551/2/3 looks, but I will not shoot one of those guns without a can; too damn loud. |
| Posts: 1244 | Location: Northeast GA | Registered: February 15, 2021 |  
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| I have a 556 Patrol (short gas system) that I SBR’d years ago. Fantastic rifle, love the diopter sights, but as a reloader, she is HARD on brass. Even with a custom gas port for a suppressor, it gives a nice crease to the shoulder of every case before flinging it into the next county. I am mildly hesitant to shoot it due to lack of replacement springs for it (possibly obtainable from Europe, I’m told). That said, the wonderful diopter sights make it easy to shoot without any optic, and it will digest any variety of 5.56 ammunition with extreme gusto, making it my go to SHTF rifle. |
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| quote: Originally posted by barndg00: I have a 556 Patrol (short gas system) that I SBR’d years ago. Fantastic rifle, love the diopter sights, but as a reloader, she is HARD on brass. Even with a custom gas port for a suppressor, it gives a nice crease to the shoulder of every case before flinging it into the next county. I am mildly hesitant to shoot it due to lack of replacement springs for it (possibly obtainable from Europe, I’m told). That said, the wonderful diopter sights make it easy to shoot without any optic, and it will digest any variety of 5.56 ammunition with extreme gusto, making it my go to SHTF rifle.
Yeah all the Sig 55x rifles are hard on brass. Doesn't wolff springs have some replacement springs for the 556 platform? |
| Posts: 7549 | Location: West Jordan, Utah | Registered: June 19, 2007 |  
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