Springfield Armory gets into the AR market

[survivalshop]

This is new path for SA , the Saint ,AR 15

http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2016/11/01/must-see-video-springfield-armory-introduces-new-ar-15-popper-palooza/

[planeflyer21]

I've seen that on their website looking for other information.  I really like the handguard and flash hider.

[jtallen83]

I got to handle one at the LGS last time I was home, on the higher end of the fit and finish scale but didn't see anything that made me want one.

[blue109]

They hyped it so much they actually turned people off when the released it, but outside of that it looks like a great rifle for the price. 

[washguy]

Wow I hope S pringfield didnt come online too early with this rifle...arnt they taking a chance with this new format?      Wash

[392heminut]

On 12/10/2016 at 6:46 AM, jtallen83 said:

I got to handle one at the LGS

Me too. Seemed like a pretty well built gun and I wouldn't kick one out of my gun safe!

[98Z5V]

It's supposed to be the schit - with heavy BCM influence.  Can't go wrong with that. 

[beachmaster]

The run about a grand, and have mid length gas right?

 

I mean, another budget AR from a company paying attention to the details could never be a bad thing, even if it isn't really "new".

 

With that being said, I got emails from about 25 different places that just said "Springfield Saint" with some chick with a giant rack lathered up in baby oil, and never even knew what it was all about. I started just deleting any email that had Springfield in the name because they were all the same.

 

To see that all the commotion was about an AR that was maybe a little more refined, but still another AR was... idk, a let down?

 

Its just eh

[392heminut]

3 hours ago, beachmaster said:

The run about a grand, and have mid length gas right?

 

 

They're less than that. I think the one I saw was $799, and yes it has a midlength gas system.

Edited December 14, 2016 by 392heminut

[beachmaster]

Heck, $800 and a mid length system?

Sounds like something that the average Joe could buy, run, and never do anything to.

Pretty cool.

[392heminut]

I really liked it, the furniture is pretty nice. My wife's best friend is looking at buying one right after Christmas and asked me what I thought of it. She said it was pretty much set up just like she liked. I told her it would be great with a nice 1-4 scope and she told me "I like the iron sights, that's what I learned to shoot with!" Her dad used to do a lot of long range rifle shooting back in the day and I guess he raised that girl right!

[shepp]

I think it's a sharp looking rifle

[Sisco]

Would prefer they put their creative efforts towards a 308 AR. Or maybe something taking from both the 308AR and the M1A? I really don't know if there is much compatibility there, but it might be kind of interesting to develop. Wonder how a direct gas impingement M1A hybrid would shoot?

[392heminut]

I can understand them doing an AR-15 first, there's a lot bigger market for them than a 308 AR. If their AR-15 is successful I wouldn't be surprised to see them come out with a 308 AR somewhere down the road.

[planeflyer21]

1 hour ago, 392heminut said:

I can understand them doing an AR-15 first, there's a lot bigger market for them than a 308 AR. If their AR-15 is successful I wouldn't be surprised to see them come out with a 308 AR somewhere down the road.

I doubt it.  They have a tight grip market on the M14 replica market.

All they'd have to do is come out with a M1A Loaded with bayonet lug and all the mil-spec accoutrements (like that wing-nut attached muzzle brake, grenade sight, an E-2 stocked version) and they'd sell 10 million more.

[mineralman55]

On 12/15/2016 at 8:51 PM, planeflyer21 said:

I doubt it.  They have a tight grip market on the M14 replica market.

All they'd have to do is come out with a M1A Loaded with bayonet lug and all the mil-spec accoutrements (like that wing-nut attached muzzle brake, grenade sight, an E-2 stocked version) and they'd sell 10 million more.

I hope you're right. After years of work designing, measuring, testing, building a business model, etc., a friend is going to begin mil-spec production of real M14 receivers (a la TRW). Probably black nitrided finish. I'll get one for sure.

[Sisco]

2 minutes ago, mineralman55 said:

I hope you're right. After years of work designing, measuring, testing, building a business model, etc., a friend is going to begin mil-spec production of real M14 receivers (a la TRW). Probably black nitrided finish. I'll get one for sure.

Keep me posted about those. 

[mineralman55]

http://forums.thecmp.org/showthread.php?t=201477

The author is a friend. We've worked on a number of rifles and I wish I knew as much about M14s as he does. I'm going to see about a time line for these.

[unforgiven]

3 hours ago, Sisco said:

Keep me posted about those. 

+1

[planeflyer21]

Very cool MM!  I'd be in line for a black nitrided or melonite finish M14.  Medium weight barrel, non-castrated flash hider, NM sight set and a scout rail would be the cat's meow.

[Sundown]

Imagine, building a rifle in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the they can't sell to the citizens of the state?

Our idiot AG, Maura Healy decided to call our ARs illegal. Another wasted of breath and taxpayer dollars and to top it off the NSSF -not the useless NRA is taking her to court over it.

[unforgiven]

This AR 15 from Springfield Armory is jus ok. Many here have put together better for less. Just my 2 mags.